Thomas Livingston, a former Villari’s chief instructor has sent in combinations 95 and 96 from a Fred Villari seminar. So, we now have a second version of 96 (straight from the horse’s mouth) and finally a new combination for the archive. I thought the well had run dry. Thanks Tom! Find them on the 91-100 page.
Some more kempos from Bob Fritz
In addition to the kempos by letter, we have now reached 50 numbered kempos contributed by Bob Fritz, an instructor at Dragon-Phoenix Martial Arts. For detailed discussion, please feel free to hop into the associated thread in the forum if you haven’t already. You will have to register, so please take the time to do so.
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Review of Extreme Impact
As you know, I’ve been exploring quite a bit of Iain Abernethy’s Applied Karate, but he’s also got a series of videos called Extreme Impact. It’s designed to be short, to the point, and high intensity.
I downloaded one of them on a whim, and at first I was pleased at the price, about $15.00 US. When I finished downloading, I was somewhat disappointed at the short run time (20 minutes) especially since there’s a minute or two of credits. Although they said the video was lower quality than DVD, I found it quite acceptable, and the ability to put it on my iPod was a huge plus. Upon watching, I felt better about my purchase, as there was no fluff, and about a dozen new drills I could use to work on my jab. I did find his mechanics of the jab a little disconcerting since he drops his hand in a pretty clear preparatory motion, but his results certainly speak for themselves. Am I completely thrilled? Perhaps not, but really it seems a good value. I am a cheapskate after all. I’ll update this post when I get more time working on these drill ‘in the lab’.
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