A video posted of Shihan Manny Esmeraldo of The Dojo in Stamford, CT, starts with a demonstration of some combinations (you can play ‘name them’ in the comments) and on to some kempo techniques, but then ends with what I only hope was a speed drill. The instructor appears to have good speed, accuracy and flow, but the attacks become so feeble, as to render them as ‘token arm to work with’. What do you think?
Demonstration of combinations, kempo techniques and…um…something.
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Combinations 11, 19, 28, 29, 30 with some variations. Don’t know what the ending was maybe kenpo punch techniques ? Didn’t like the weak attacks at one point the attacker just put his arm out in front of him without even pretending to punch.
I actually know what the guy is doing at the end. They are called the inside and outside 25 hands. It is a flow drill that has a few Ed Parker Kenpo techniques in them done lefty/ righty it ends up being a 100 hand set. It is taught upfront with the hand just out there and walking the body.. I will look again – i dont know if he does both sets.
Of course. You did the inside 25 at Chris’s, yes? I almost posted an inside 25 video too. He probably got it from Kovar, because he apparently works with them. I should have put two and two together. When you do it it doesn’t look like floppy arm feeble attacks though.
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.
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.