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Combination #13

Posted on May 26, 2008 by matt

I know a lot of folks roll their eyes at combination #13, but after attending a Lubid seminar regarding Filipino Rope techniques, I had a new perspective on it, and found lots of useful tricks.  Here’s a video of Fred … Continue reading →

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Knife Defenses

Posted on May 11, 2008 by matt

Traditionally, kempo teaches knife defenses against basic thrust or slash attacks, but I have changed my thinking to a  more ‘Filipino’ based paradigm. Since arts like Modern Arnis and Kali fit so well with Kempo, it seemed natural to blend … Continue reading →

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Injuries and Training.

Posted on May 4, 2008 by matt

Last week I sprained my ankle in a spectacularly mundane fashion. It was during a test, and I was demonstrating a drill where the subject is attacked by surprise by one of several attackers. It went really well, just about … Continue reading →

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