Joint Combatives Class: Saturday Morning Group – 29/08/2015

Theme

Use of RMA pedagogy to supercharge kali-based combatives.

Objectives

• Introduce fundamentals of RMA

• Structure

Interaction of musculoskeleture to create mechanically strong shapes appropriate to task at hand.

• Breathing

Use of breath to regulate emotional and physiological states, to enhance strength and to drive motion.

• Selective Tension

Control of tensional states to facilitate intended actions, eg. power generation, resistance, redirection, escape.

• Poise

Seamless transition between successive situation-appropriate structures leading to good combative movement.

• Illustration of basic applications of fundamentals with basic RMA drills
• Adaptation to Kali-based combatives
• BONUS:  Fence Basics

Intro to 4 Fundamentals

Structure

• Explanation: As above
• Illustrations: Kali Angle #2 block, boxer’s straight right, two-hands shove, Triangle point of weakest stance integrity; Upper body force couples

• Drills: Marionette/Bee Sting drill; Triangle point manipulations.

Breathing

• Explanation: As above

• Illustrations: Burst breathing to regulate heart rate, power breathing for lifting and striking power, assisted passive/flow breathing for force absorption

• Drills:  Bodylock Spinal Readjustment drill;  Slow Callisthenics; Shock Absorption.

Selective Tension

• Explanation: As above
• Illustrations: Ballistic strikes, grapple escapes, blending redirections
• Drills: Pushing drill – static and walking; pushing drill variation w/live blade; grapple escapes; sticky hands variations

Poise

• Explanation: As above
• Illustrations: GROUND ENGAGEMENT, Trinity attacks, dependent attacks, zoning.
• Drills: Dependent striking; Trinity striking; GROUND ENGAGEMENT; zoning drills – single-step (Zombie) to multiples (Ghost – stay close without touching)

Adaptations to Kali

• Illustrate tweaks to techniques taught using

• Blending
• Heavy strikes
• Trinity attacks to structure
• Stance integrity manipulations
• Any other principles

Note: Disarm not always practical.  Gain and maintain control of weapon limb and attack the MAN.

Fence

• What is it?

• Physical, verbal, cognitive barrier between opponent and yourself.
• Unconscious (subtle) vs Conscious (explicitly trying to take control of situation, whether simply with dialogue or with physicality also).

• Creates space to allow you perception and reaction time.
• Feeler for both optimum striking range as well as opponent’s intent.

• If Fence touched three times, GO.

Three types

• Pleading
• Staggered
• Exclamation

Attacking off the Fence

• Kali - clear hands, step off-line, attack from outside line

• Two-hands shove - structure and power generation; can be used solo or to enhance any of the following
• Boxing - one-two/two-three 
• Kickfighting - create space and round/straight kick
• Grappling - establish grips, control and reposition for lock, choke or takedown