Seminar at SIU

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April Workouts

So far this month we've focused on Largo and evasion and hata. Had a great group a week ago - Ken, Jay, Greg and Renato all came to flow.
Last night we switched to sickle to improve evasion, body movement and staying 'in'.

New Website

The New Website is finally up!
Hoping to add new content every month.
http://visayaneskrima.org/

What we worked on - March

Last week of March we worked on Largo cane style striking with power. Using heavy canes, we looked at the body mechanics, weight shifting, torquing, and releasing the strike.
Worked on half speed flow using the same body mechanics but releasing the weapon quarter speed, working now with a lighter weapon. Also worked on expression of the strikes, calling out strikes to give feedback to the feeder - good for hata.
Lastly, worked on feeding 2 connected angles in one strike.

What we worked on ..... March 2010

This week we did some asymmetric flow - sword vs empty hand, to emphasize body angulation and the positioning of the checking hand (touching from the center).
Moved to short blade flow with pendulum and then on to pangamot touching points.

Upcoming VCKE Seminar in Illinois

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Book Recommendation

The Life Giving Sword by Yagyu Munenori
Strategy and tactics have really not changed so much in 400 years .....

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