Martial Arts Training at Home

Filipino Training Drills Here is another great clip a Filipino marital artist. Using this clip my son and I will take these moves one at a time and turn them into a drill we can practice. I believe this information is correct: The master in the video is Mandala Baldwin “Nonoy” Garrucho, founder of Sundangan [...]

onda Rousey Breaks Miesha Tate’s Arm – Viewer Discretion Advised (Gracie Breakdown This is a great arm bar move, that I will practice with my son, this is a common position to be in and knowing how to end the situation quickly using this move is one you want in your bag of tricks.

This video features Guro T. Kent Nelson demonstrating with student Jerry Kramer on how to mix your “Entries” from the arts of Filipino Panantukan, Okinawan Suikendo and Indonesian Silat. this is a perfect example of learning to flow while practicing. The Take Away: Learn each part of these entries and then put them together. You [...]

Having fun with your marital arts. After you have put many hours in training and learning the basics of your marital art, you should begin to flow with all the different entries and counters that you have learned. Here’s a great example of flowing at about 50% speed and notice how one partner does not [...]

Here’s a example of how many of the arm locks that are taught in Kali, Kuntaw and Silat will look in action. Now you can see what would happen if you followed through with many of these techniques. Practice Tips: I usually play these videos and learn these locks one at a time. Since we [...]

This video is amazing . . . it opens up the reality of why we should reach higher and keep going forward in our training. Over time martial arts will become a part of you in a way that speaks volumes when you apply it while training. I can’t wait to become a Journeyman Black [...]

Martial arts videos have flooded the internet and become very popular for new students trying to learn everything they can about there area of interest.  I have  folders and libraries of video on my computer broken down into specif areas of my training.  One folder might be for “Kali sticks” or “Kali stick disarms” and [...]

Training in Kali and Kuntaw for the street I would never want to be locked up on the ground,  but you never know when that could happen.  So I have incorporated these BJJ locks into my training.  Knowing when and how to take advantage of a lock when the opportunity is there, could be the [...]

Practing martial arts take downs after your on the ground can be practiced over and over again until the counter is second nature and fast and efficient.  I have been devolping training dummies to help with areas where I want to use full contact and full force. This video is just a demo of how [...]

The  techniques I’m learning in  Panantukan & Silat are very easy to learn.  You can even train without a training partner using a homemade martial arts dummy. I always make sure to stay focused on basics like: Using good footwork that feel natural and second nature.   Using the female triangle when stepping off line and [...]