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Comment on Walk through the combinations 1-60 by pete hamilton

pete hamilton — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:33:48 +0000

I did buy his kempo book. He has a lot of insight and gave me different perspectives on various techniques. I admit initially to having similar opinions of Master Venturino. However, if we stop and think of all the frauds on Internet media, perhaps he is performing the forms/combos well enough for an experienced MA to see it, but masking the forms/combos to protect the art from knuckle heads. Perhaps a reach, but maybe he doesn’t have the ego so many of us seek to satisfy. Suppose he does have a disability, who serves who? Does the art serve the practitioner, or does the practitioner serve the art? Look up what Bruce Lee said about that and adapting, and why he developed JKD. I think we need to stop holding the arts as ‘sacred’, and start helping each other. Maybe then we can find what we really seek.

Comment on Jim Brassard Teaches Combination 2 by Todd

Todd — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:30:05 +0000

Good points in video, and by both commentors. Yes #2 is a basic “foundation” combo to teach you fundamentals. I always moved to the side in one motion, pretty much anyways, not as 1 step – 2 step, but in a fluid continuous motion. I’d execute the block (if you want to call it a 3 block at this point) while I was moving to the side position. So I’d never actually be doing a “right angle box step”, more of a rounded off 45. Plus I’d never do a “hard” block, just a “glance” so as to avoid what Brassard is saying might happen with a hard 3 block. More of a “stop” than a block. Much of a block isn’t necessary, cuz you are moving out of the way. The block isn’t really the issue of this combo.
Also, I have it as an uppercut back two knuckle under opponent’s chin. This, I believe, is the principle taught of beginning to move his head/upper body backwards. Then shuffle past him (towards your right) and further push him back, off balance to his rear, with a Right Outward Elbow (with your forearm horizontal and with your left palm against your right fist for support and power) to his solar. If all this is done correctly then he should be ready to fall backwards. Then the Right arm Ridgehand “scoop” to his Achilles, need be nothing more than a “clip”. His center of gravity should be well behind his left heel. I have it has continue with your Right Ridgehand scoop, and bring his foot all the way up high (he on his back now). Tuck his left leg (thigh/knee) behind your Right Knee, then strike straight down with a Right Shuto to his groin. Or, in the alternative, place your Left Palm against his left heel and push his foot towards his head, and strike with Right Shuto to the groin.
But Brassard does make some good points. Could be a 2B. But he’d need to shuffle in across a greater distance to get behind opponent, from his position. We need to see his part II video. But if striking/blocking to his arm that way, and bringing him down a bit, then an uppercut back two knuckle is not going to be possible. If I was presented with that situation, I’d just grab the guy’s hair with my left hand, pull him forward a bit, and give a right chop to the base of his cerebral cortex….Zzzzzzzzzzzz!!! (i.e. the same thing I do whenever a BJJ guy tries to tackle me and take me down……..Oh!! sorry!! can’t do that, that’s against THEIR Rules!!!!….. dq’d). But with him in a slightly forward and bent over position, the Right Ridgehand Scoop isn’t going to work too well. But you can do a right arm scoop behind his right knee/hamstring. Even better, if you shuffle in behind him, you can use your Left arm to scoop behind his left knee together with grabbing at the front of his hair with your right hand and pulling him back. Now that could be quite rude!!! There are possiblities there. Come to think of it, there are some interesting things you could do.
If you do it as Brassard is doing it, and guy doesn’t bend over too much, then you could do an immediate Right Back Fist or Hammer to his right side. Then you could be turning to your right and do a Left Palm strike to his chest. Then you could do a takedown on his left leg in a number of ways similar to #11 combo, moving in facing straight on to him. Finish with his left foot high, and striking to groin. i.e. takedown could be a right hand behind his heel from the outside, together with a left palm/shuto at just above his left knee. Pull/Push. That’s interesting….. I kinda like that. I just made that up.

Comment on Combinations 1-20 on Video by Todd

Todd — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:29:17 +0000

my log in didn’t work, did you kill me off?
Yes, there were some things “added”. But they didn’t look too “pretty”. But how many people can rely get those “rolls” to work well in those combos? I know I never could. Most people don’t even try. Plus I think these two kids were hampered by too small and thin of a mat on a hard pavement. So they didn’t even try, they just did a roll. In actuality, how I was taught 6 and 7 was to kick before the strike comes in, so there isn’t even any block. Yes, no need to add a strike to 6, as it is a “foundation” combo upon which to build others. What is that Left arm wraparound he does on #1? I do it with my Left Palm Heel pressing upwards on Tricep Tendon just above the elbow. What did he do on #3? #4 had some good stuff to it, #5 had two kicks “added on” at the end. Yikes!! I have totally forgotten #11. Left out #13. Ahh yes!! Good ole #14. I use to love that one. I got really good at that one. Something is awry with #15. I do it with a twist stance off to the left, outside of punch together with a …..what do you call it?……ur going to make me look that up…..A Double Broken Chicken Wing Block, with my Right Hand forwards to opponent. Then I step forward with my Left Foot, behind him, while pushing down (slamming) his right arm with my Right Hand (his hand into his own groin). Move behind him, Left Ridgehand around his neck, strike into front of throat, almost simultaneously a Right Palm (fingers pointed down) into the small of his back to arch him backwards. Lay him out over my left knee, Right hand, Rake down, then Rake up, Right downward elbow to sternum, immediate Back fist to groin. I always found that the key is to “layout” the opponent. I forgot about #16, some what. No #18. Aarrghh!! There is #19, one that never worked too well for me. I always ended up smashing the guy’s face into the floor.

Comment on Last Call for Muscular Dystrophy Donations by matt

matt — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:14:04 +0000

I like seeing your name there too. Many, many thanks, and yes I look forward to doing a seminar next year to raise the money – I’ll take any excuse to work with your folks. You’ve got great people.

Comment on Last Call for Muscular Dystrophy Donations by Jesse Dwire IV

Jesse Dwire IV — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:16:47 +0000

I just like clicking the link to see my name…haahahaa. hope all is well. Cant wait for next year when you do a seminar at the dojo to help raise money for the event…

Comment on Fred Bagley doing Lost Leopard by dan salimone

dan salimone — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:13:56 +0000

i was a 4th dan under mr bagley and ran his school in boston for several years…and saw this form many times and was taught part of it..
it is the snow leopard from the jade book

Comment on Jim Brassard, similar to Professor Kimo’s Parting Wings by Pat | Paragliding Lessons

Pat | Paragliding Lessons — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:01:39 +0000

Karate is one of the sports that require right amount of focus and dedication. It’s a physical sport and it will really help to train with the best trainers to get the tips that will make it easier for your martial arts skills to be enhanced.

Comment on knees by paulo morin

paulo morin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:12:04 +0000

je demeure au canada,nouveau-brunswick.Cela fais au moins une douzaines d’années que je n’ai pas pris de cours,mais j’ai toujours pratique quotidiennement, ce que j’ai acquéris au fil du temps et en plus d’avoir été sur you tube cherché quelques technique et depuis environ 2ans j’ai trouvé vôtre site,je n’osais pas faire de commentaire au cas ou c’étais un arnaque mais je vérifiais à chaque semaine. En passant vous avez un très beau site tout ce qu’un adepte des art martiaux peux souhaiter.j’ai 42 ans présentement,j’ai commencé le shaolin kempo karaté à l’age de 19 ans.Je ne suis pas encore ceinture noire mais continu d’apprendre sur le style tout ce qui me tombe sur la main.

Comment on Demonstration of combinations, kempo techniques and…um…something. by matt

matt — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:25:52 +0000

Hi Manny – the ‘feeble attacks’ in question is a reference to your ‘attacker’ putting his arm out in a ‘floppy’ manner. Jesse identified it (I should have noticed the 25 hands, but that’s his area). Basically, your responses were good, but it brought the demo level down. If your attacker either put some zip into his presentation, or used straighter punches, your demo would have looked sharper.

Comment on Demonstration of combinations, kempo techniques and…um…something. by manny

manny — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:57:51 +0000

Nice to “meet” you guys…..Im interested to know what the “floppy arm feeble attacks” comment is directed at and what that means……this was part of a demo I did a few years back…and yes the flow at the end is a 100 count striking set I learned from Kyoshi Kovar that I stuck to end the show.