Rogue series

 

1. Guard stage five variation, defence and get up

2.
Distance
Block
Frame
Power slap

3. Punch def clinch

4. Standing base push and pull def

5. Tehodoki wrist grab def 6

6. Front attack
Choke waki gatame
Hair grab

7. Rear attack sleeper def

8. Rear attack waist grab def

Newaza

1. Mount escape trap and roll including all variations

2. Get up

3. Shrimp escape to guard including heavy leg variation

4. Guard get up with slap and kick and shrimp

 

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White Tiger Weapons

  

Kali –  Krabi Krabong – Kobudo

Stick – Knife – Staff – Sword – Spear

The wind element in STMA is weapons.

Just as the wind moves over the land, moving objects with it’s unseen power, so you move across the floor with your footwork, wielding your stick in your hand.

The sticks cut the air like wind, the crack of wood on wood is like thunder, the stick moves fast as lightning and when it strikes the enemy it lights up his nervous system with a  flash of pain.

In the body the Wind refers to the breath.

Krabi Krabong
Krabi Krabong is the weapons art of Thailand, the military weapons forerunner to the unarmed combat art of Muay Thai and the ring sport of Thai Boxing.

Kali
Kali is the weapons art of the Philipines, referred to as Filipino Martial Arts or FMA.

Knife
Though we do Japanese tanto training from Kobudo and Ninpo, the bulk of our knife training is from Kali

Kobudo – Bokken, Jo and Bo, Tonfa and Nunchaku

Okinawan and Japanese traditional weaponry.

 

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White Tiger Unarmed Combat – Self Defence – Threat Response – Street Fighting

The Water element stands for adaptability. It is the rivers moving over the land, running to the ocean, the rain that falls from the sky.

Water cannot be broken, snapped or grabbed.

In STMA, water is the Self Defence-Unarmed Combat element.

Based on Kempo, Karate, Wing Chun, Jun Fan, Jujutsu, Ninpo Taijutsu, and the empty hand phase of Kali, it is adaptive, defensive, evasive, yet powerful when it crashes in.

Water can arode a mountain and a flood can clear a village or knock down the strongest tree.

“Be like water” Bruce Lee advised his students.

In the body water refers to the blood and the liquids that make life possible.

Classes include: Tool development, lineups, defence and counter drills, attack by combination, HIA traps, locks, chokes, immobilisations, takedowns, KOs, multiple opponent drills, the fence, threat escalation, conflict management.

We cover Energy Drills such as Hubud from Kali, and Chi Sao sparring from Wing Chun, to develop practical, effective  Close Range Combat.

Whether you want to work in security, or just want an effective Self Protection system, we have it all right here.

We’ve adapted the functional training for the streets of UK at the start of the 21st century, so it really is a new streetfighting system. It contains the drills we and our doormen and security personnel practice and use, and it’s fully effective in those scenarios.

Our system is currently taught to Police Officers, Door Supervisors, Prison Officers and Security personnel

Learn from a 7th Degree Black Belt with over 30 years experience

 

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White Tiger Ninjutsu – Ninpo Taijutsu

There are 9 schools, or Ryuha that have been passed on to modern times 

1. TOGAKURE RYU NINPO
2. GYOKKO RYU KOSHIJUTSU
3. KOTO RYU KOPPOJUTSU
4. KUKI SHINDEN RYU HAPPO HIKEN JUTSU
5. TAKAGI YOSHIN RYU JUTAIJUTSU
6. SHINDEN FUDO RYU DAKENTAIJUTSU
7. GIKAN RYU KOPPOJUTSU
8. GYOKUSHIN RYU NINPO
9. KUMOGAKURE RYU NINJUTSU

only 3 of these are actually “Ninjutsu” or Ninpo in the truest
sense

the other 6 were MAs practiced by Ninja clan that became complete
schools – some are based on Kempo, some are Japanese JuJutsu or Kenjutsu

What makes them “Ninja” is that they were used by the Ninja against the samurai,
tactics preceding techniques as always

This is seen in how a Shuto is done different in Kempo to Kyukushin Karate to Shotokan and why Taijutsu’s Kiten Ken is a unique technique not a variation on Karate or Kempo’s Shuto.

The core of our practice comes from the Gyokko ryu of Koshijutsu, a unique
unarmed combat system similar to Kempo Jujutsu, as well as the harder “bone breaking” method of Koto Ryu.

We back this up with the weapons system of the Kukkushinden ryu school of Happo Bikenjutsu. These include Hanbo, Jo, Bo, Ninjato and Katana, as well as concepts for Spear and Halberd weapons. This school also has a complete Dakentaijutsu Unarmed Combat method.

We pair this school with the chokes and strangles of Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu.

We have the Shinden Fudo Ryu, itself made of two schools, one for Dakentaijutsu striking and one for Jutaijutsu grappling methods.

From Togakure Ryu NINPO School we look at the “Four Treasures” including the use of Shuriken, Metsubushi, and Shuko, along with methods for Taijutsu and Mutodori sword defence.

 

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White Tiger Kickboxing

The Fire element stands for Power, energy, attack. Fire is all consuming, it burns up everything in it’s path.

In STMA Fire is the Kickboxing element. It is the forward driving power of the boxer or Thai boxer. The powerful punches on the focus pads, the mighty kicks, knees and elbows on the Thai pads. It is the power of karate as it breaks through wood boards.

The opponent has no option to retreat into the corner. If he tries to hit back we cover, evade, take his bows on our gloves or shins, and hit him back even harder.

In the body Fire refers to metabolism, the use of energy.

Boxing

This is Western boxing, hands only fighting.

Kickboxing – Full Contact

This is basically boxing with the addition of the 4 primary karate kicks

Freestyle karate

Primary drilling is done on the focus mitts.

Sparring uses the lighter mitts and is touch or semi contact only.

Semi Contact Kickboxing

This is the same as Freestyle karate.

Lo Kix KB

Same as FC KB but includes low kicks to the leg, and involves the leg block.

Thai boxing

With KB we have taken our drilling mainly from karate and boxing.

Thai boxing takes training methods from Muay Thai, a different MA.

This involves the use of the knee, and training on the Thai pads.

Savate Boxe Francais

A whole new dimension to long range kicking, drilling and sparring.

 

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White Tiger Jujutsu

Our Jujutsu is based on Traditional Koryo Jujutsu, Kempo Goshin Jutsu and Sports Jujutsu.

We train through all 7 dimensions of grappling combat.

Newaza
Groundgrappling, as in Judo, Jiu Jitsu, and wrestling. Pins, chokes, and locks.
We grapple with gi jackets and without.

We also have Ground Fighting as in Vale Tudo and Cage where we keep the gloves on and allow striking in ground range.

Nage – Throws
As in Judo. We practice all kinds of throws, hip, shoulder, sweep, reap, sacrifice, etc.
As well as gi grappling, we use the wrestling concept of tieing up without grabbing the clothes.

Takedowns
Not the same as throws.
Double and single leg takedowns down from the outrange fall into this category.
After a takedown you have the option of following into grappling, locking the leg from standing, striking, or breaking away.

Catch kick takedowns
Fighting at Kickboxing range we catch or “shelf” the kick and perform our takedown.

Karate Sweeps
Fighting at Kickboxing range we sweep the leg to takedown the opponent, as part of an attack combination, or in defence

Projections
As in Aikido, when we are grabbed on the wrist, sleeve or collar we use arm and wristlocks to project the opponent to the mat.

Handachi
This is when you are down and the opponent is standing.
Aikido and Jujutsu have different methods for this which we drill at class.
Self defence Handachi would apply if you were sitting in a chair when attacked for example.

Learn from a 7th degree Black Belt with over 30 years experience.

 

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White Tiger Grappling

The Earth element stands for strength and stability. It is the mountain that does not move, the tree standing firm. In the body it stands for the bones and muscles, the physical structure of the body.

In STMA, earth is the grappling element. You stand firm, pull your enemy in and pull him to the ground. You keep him there, even after you walk away. You feel confident. There is no need to run away from the enemy or even “defend” as such. You invite him in and take him down.

The way we do this class is start on the ground. We do some stretches from yoga that are relevant to the muscles used in grappling, then play some moves and transitions as a warmup. Then we pair up and play pins. We use the Newaza from Judo and the basic ground moves from wrestling and Jujutsu as they complement each other perfectly and don’t leave any gaps.

Each pin has an escape and we play these, also drills such as pass the guard-escape the mount. Then we look at finishes from each position – chokes and locks. Then we look at the counters and reversals.

Then we stand up and look at throws, simple moves from Judo and wrestling such as Kata guruma – cross hip, seoinage – flying mare, o soto gari, classic, effective throws, and moves such as morote gari and other leg takedowns, and how not to get caught in the guard. Also pad drills on the ground, punching the pads while in the mount and guard.

Then by adding back in strikes to vertical grappling, the Thai clinch drill, and HKE, we can progress to kickboxing on the mat, and from the clinch, go to ground, practice ground and pound, and grappling, Vale Tudo format.

Come and learn from a 7th degree Black Belt with over 30 years experience

 

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ShiroTora Kempo Ju Jutsu

     

Kempo Ju Jutsu or Kempo Goshin Jutsu

is a complete unarmed combat system

based on Japanese empty hand Martial Arts

the rapid hand strikes of Kempo,
the kicks, punches, blocks and strikes of Karate,
the devastating and effective self defence techniques of Jujutsu,
the joint locks and throws of Aikido,
the throws, chokes, strangles and ground fighting of Judo,

Practical Realistic and Effective Close Quarter Combat

This is backed up by:

Stick, knife and weapons training from Kali Escrima,
Padwork and Sparring from Kickboxing and Savate,
Trapping, Energy Drills and Chi Sao sparring from Wing Chun

* Self Defence for the Streets of Britain in the 21st Century
* Multiple opponents
* Weapon defence including gun and knife
* Street proven techniques and tactics

Learn from a 7th Degree Black Belt with over 30 years experience.

 

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ShiroTora Karate

I come to you with only Karate,
My empty hands,
I have no weapons.

But should I be forced to defend myself,
my principles or my honour,
should it be a matter of life or death,
right or wrong,

then here are my weapons,
Karate,
my empty hands.

 

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Zen – The Void – Creativity

The VOID

The 5th element in the Godai system is the Void.

Void is nothingness – the space that must exist for the other elements to manifest in.

It is the space between the stars, the space between the atoms.

In the body, it is thought, the creativity that is the manifestation of all action.

If the other 4 elements are the gears of the car, Void is the neutral position, the space you shift through that makes gear changes possible.

In STMA, the Void state is when you are no longer manifesting one art, and are liberated from all structure, moving freely. It is what Bruce Lee called “Jeet Kune Do”. The state of Mushin or Wu Wei. The place we all want to be.

 

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Shiro Tora Martial Arts

The 4 elements of STMA are:

Unarmed Combat

Kickboxing

Grappling

Weapons

 

 

Those familiar with the Godai concept of 5 elements in Oriental philosophy will know how they relate to the chakra system of consciousness.

Some of you will have read  about this subject and how they relate to the psychological and physical aspects of combat.

We are now able to relate each of the 4 elements of STMA to the 4 elements of earth, water, fire and wind.

Grappling – Earth – Chi

Unarmed Combat – Water – Sui

Kickboxing – Fire – Ka

Weapons – Wind – Fu

The 5th Element, Ku, Void, is Creativity

 

 

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White Tiger Martial Arts

The 4 elements of STMA are:

Unarmed Combat
Kickboxing
Grappling
Weapons

Those familiar with the Godai concept of 5 elements in Oriental philosophy will know how they relate to the chakra system of consciousness.

Some of you will have read  about this subject and how they relate to the psychological and physical aspects of combat.

We are now able to relate each of the 4 elements of STMA to the 4 elements of earth, water, fire and wind.

Grappling – Earth – Chi

Unarmed Combat – Water – Sui

Kickboxing – Fire – Ka

Weapons – Wind – Fu

The 5th Element, Ku, Void, is Creativity

 

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Women Empowerment – Self Defence, Martial Arts, Kickboxing

Ladies from Surrey, South Croydon and South London area interested in training, are all welcome to watch and try the classes in Shiro Tora.

At STMA Women who want to train in Martial Arts, Self Defence, Kickboxing, train alongside the men, NOT in a separate class.

Traditionally our dojos have always offered:

Ladies and womens classes in Self Defence
Ladies and womens classes in Martial Arts
Ladies and womens classes in Kickboxing
Ladies and womens classes in Muay Thai – Thai boxing
Ladies and womens classes in Wing Chun Kung Fu
Ladies and womens classes in Kali and Filipino Martial Arts
Ladies and womens classes in Self Protection and Rape Prevention

 

A lot of ladies join kickboxing classes to enjoy the sport and sparring. This is particularly good for women with a background in aerobics, dance, fitness, and those who have attended classes such as Body Combat.

A lot of ladies come to class interested in Self Defence and Self Protection, and the increasing need for Rape Defence training.

A lot of women join Martial arts to learn traditional arts and earn their belts.
We have several female members who have trained up to Black Belt and one female 2nd dan instructor.

Come and join our classes and become Totally Empowered!

White Tiger Combat Conditioning

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Attributes

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Strength training program

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Weight training for Martial Arts

White Tiger Combat Conditioning

Our combat conditioning program includes the following elements:

Strength training using weights and resistance

Flexibility including stretching exercises from yoga, pilates and junan taiso

– isometric stretching
– relaxed stretching
– dynamic aka ballistic stretching

Fitness aka cardio training

We also have exercises to develop Attributes
– Coordination, balance, distance and timing
– agility, awareness, grace, reaction, rhythm, speed

 

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Weekly classes

Main Group Class is held every week at the STMA Croydon dojo

South Croydon

 8pm to 10pm

£7 a session Pay As You Go

 

 

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Private lessons, courses

Private lessons

NOT AVAILBLE AT THIS TIME

Private tuition available at your home or a venue of your choice.

Personal one-to-one tuition or group tuition available.

The going rate for private clients is £25 an hour, or £50 for two hours.
This is based on what we would make on a class of 10 students paying £5 each. It is the standard rate. Whether that is one client, two or a team of five, that is the going rate.

Courses and seminars

We can hold courses or seminars at your club for you and your students.

The usual rate is £35 for one day or £50 for 2 days for each attendee.

Contact us for details.

 

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Over 18s only

 

Over 18s Only!

Due to the content and standard of our training it is only suitable for persons over the age of 18.

Our curriculum includes:

Full contact sparring through all ranges
including boxing, kickboxing, grappling and weapons.
Weapons training and sparring including knife.
Street Self Defence and Urban Combat techniques and concepts.

 

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How a class works

Each Class session is divided into three sections:

Weapons, Unarmed, and Kickboxing

Kali and Kobudo

There is also drilling from Krabi Krabong with sticks and staff

For this section students need to acquire and bring their own weapons

A pair of sticks and a knife.
A pair of tonfa.
A set of nunchaku, both foam safety and wood/chain.
Bokken, hanbo, jo and bo

Unarmed Combat – Self Protection – Threat Response – Street Fighting 

This is a set of drills students practice with each other.

There is no punching and kicking the air, though we do incorporate shadow boxing.

There is no hard oriental “discipline”, we train in a relaxed and friendly manner.

There is no half hour “warm up”, just some basic stretching.
This is not an aerobics class or a yoga class, it is a Martial Arts skills class.
You spend your time building skills.

If you want to get fit go to aerobics.
If you want to get muscles go to the gym.
If you want to get flexible go to yoga.
If you want to learn to fight – come to see us.

This is real time one-on-one CQC drilling, taken from our core arts of
Karate, Kempo, Jujutsu, Taijutsu, Kali and Wing Chun

This section includes Energy Drills, Trapping and chi sao sparring

At some sessions we put the mats down and practice

Ground Fighting and Ground Grappling

Kickboxing

For Kickboxing you need your own protective gear for partner drills and sparring.
Everything we teach is brought out in kickboxing sparring sessions

Drills and techniques are taken from Karate, Boxing, Savate, and Muay Thai

There is Kickboxing, boxing and karate style sparring

There is impact work on focus pads, Thai pads, and shields.

 

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STMA Classes

The Main Class is held every week at the STMA Hombu Dojo, South Croydon

 Monday  8pm to 10pm

£7 a session Pay As You Go

No joining fee, no membership fee, no contract

 

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STMA Camp

Caterham Outdoor venue

Kempo Jujutsu
Newaza Ground series, grappling on grass, the original environment
Aiki Jutsu projections

Koryu and Ninjutsu systems
Koto Ryu
Gyokko Ryu
Dakentaijutsu and Jutaijutsu of Shinden Fudo Ryu
Kukkishinden Ryu
Takagi Yoshin Ryu

From Togakure Ryu NINJA School we will look at the “Four Treasures” including the use of Shuriken, Metsubushi, and Shuko

Unarmed Systems:

Kempo Form 5 – Striking Self Defence sets with Takedowns and finishes
Kempo Form 6 – Weapons defences – Stick and club, knife, gun
Aiki Jutsu – immobilisations and projections
Ninpo Taijutsu – sets from the different Ryuha, and Mutodori Sword Defence
Jiu Jitsu – Shoot and Clinch standing series, then Newaza Ground Fighting

Weapons to be covered:

Knife – both single and double
Kali sticks – single and double
Largo stick
Hanbo of the Kukkishin Ryu
Bo staff and Tonfa
Bokken sword and Jo staff

This Camp is open to all current members of STMA – we will also be inviting former members from the Caterham, Shirley and Sanderstead Dojos – Everyone will be welcome and everyone will have the chance to train in both old and new techniques and drill, with both old and new friends

As always our 3 objectives are the same:

Get a good workout
Learn something
Have fun!

For more information, to get in touch, or for directions (new members) email us at

enquiries@ShiroTora.co.uk