MCC - 403 Stick Form # 3 (Section 7)

DISCLAIMER:
These clips are for entertainment and general informational purposes only. We are not instructing you, or encouraging you to do or to believe anything, except to view, enjoy, and think. Never forget that martial arts, like any contact sport, presents the risk of injury, sometimes serious, disabling, or even fatal. Actual techniques should only be practiced in a controlled environment emphasizing safety, under the direct supervision of a Black Belt level instructor (in whom you have trust and confidence), and only after you have been cleared by your personal physician.
Many thanks to Bryan Smith, Bobbi Youtcheff and Betty Hansen for assisting with the filming.
A good orientation is our article The Arnis Connection (www.ironcrane.c... talks about the unique character of Arnis, and about how well it integrates with empty hand technique. Though universally regarded as a Filipino fighting style, there are similar arts in other cultures which exhibit comparable features, strengths and characteristics. Likewise, Filipino stick fighting arts are forever evolving and pushing the limits of performance, to include borrowing and integrating what is useful from other styles. I was first influenced by the late J. Cui Brocka, and then spent multiple years working regularly with his top student, David Bird, who remains one of the finest Escrimadors on the West Coast, if not anywhere. It was David Bird, wanting to make the public more aware of Arnis (it was the mid 1980's), who choreographed a competition kata which is the direct inspiration for much of what you see in Stick Form #3. Through Sifu Bird, I had opportunity to meet Datu Kelly Worden who over the years has also established a firm foothold at the top, in effect creating his own system after years of working with recognized masters. I am also forever inspired by my brother (in the martial arts), Sifu Russ Kauffroath (www.angelfire.c..., who, along with his partner Damien Romero, has taken Arnis into new areas of growth and evolution at a breathtaking pace.
My background includes studies of the Chinese, Korean and Filipino stick and blade arts, and like many others who have spent time in the stick arts, what I do today is an amalgam of the totality of my experiences. Here we are demonstrating some of our training methods developed over the years which encourage a transition from learned, repetitive technique, to instinctive response. In this instance, we're introducing the basic blocks, counters, and angular moves, then showing how they can be integrated into a practice form for repetitive development of efficiency in movement. Always wear safety glasses! I encourage you to research, explore and learn all you can. When you find something good, bring it back and share with the UA-cam community.
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