Modern Arnis Double Zero with Sifu Roy

Modern Arnis Double Zero with Sifu Roy

ArnisWarmUpDrills-01 with Guro Phil R.

Guro Phil R. teaches the cane Warm Up that is taught at The Studio

American Karate-Do, Black Belts Side Kicking practice

JRRMAS Staff members NL, JC and DG practice defensive (not stepping in) Side Kicks in a recent Adult American Karate-Do class. NL is leading the class. All are demonstrating excellent form.

Lesson 1:

Side Kicks are both a classical and a modern basic technique

The kick also crosses over to real life self-defense

from both a standing and a lying position.

It is one of the most powerful techniques in Martial Arts, especially for women.

For men the legs are twice as powerful as their arms,

but for women the legs are four times as powerful as their arms!

So learning to kick is a must for women's self-protection,

especially the side kicking action

that uses the joints of the hip and the knee working in unison.

The Side Kick is a very powerful kick indeed!

Lesson 2:

Remember to drive your knee straight up (as in a front kick)

and learn to use the momentum of the initial vertical action of the knee

changing it from vertical to horizontal

The 'secret' to a quick and powerful Side Kick

is keeping the knee up as the initial power of the vertical knee drive

turns the 'corner' to a horizontal thrusting action using the hip and the knee joint

Be very clear about the 'line of power' at the end of your kick!!

American Karate-Do, Wallace Roundhouse Kick Exercise

JRRMAS Staff member DG demonstrates his excellent kicking form. This is an exercise I learned from Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace back in the 1980's and has become an intergral part of the American Karate-Do curriculum for both the Youth and Adult groups.

Lesson 1:

Doing the kick slowly gives you the best indication of your kicking ability. Your knowledge of the kick will be revealed by going slowly. This knowledge includes:

Kicking knee position,

Supporting foot position,

Hip position,

Upper body position

Slow kicking will also reveal :

Your stretch,

Your strength

And most importantly your balance.

Slow kicking is healthy for practitioners of all Martial Arts

and for praticioners of all ages!

Slow kicking is a tried and true method that has come down through the ages.

Many thanks to Bill Wallace for pointing us in the correct direction!

American Karate-Do, Line Work "smoothing out the combination"

JRRMAS Staff member DG talks about smoothing out the combination. DG is the newest American Karate-Do Black Belt. He was promoted in January of this year and is doing an excellent job with the programs that he is helping with on Staff. He is currently involved with the Little Dragons, Youth Karate-Do and Adult Karate-Do programs. DG is often seen hosting free-sparring clinics/sessions after classes on Monday and Thursday evening. He is having very positive effect overall on the three Karate programs at the Studio.

Coming up shortly, I'll be posting a video clip of DG practicing/demonstrating the 'Wallace' slow Roundhouse Kick exercise....stay tuned as his skill and ability in kicking is truly remarkable!

Lesson 1:

When the Cross (rear hand) retracts, it's like pulling on a lever that drives the rear knee up for the Front Kick. In a combination the moment the first technique starts to retract the next one starts it's journey to the target and as that new one starts retracting, it set's the next technique into motion and so on...... Smoothing out the relationship between the techniques in the combination. Feints and fakes and minor timing changes (broken motion) can also be added to the combination to increase the chances of creating an opening that you can take advantage of.