Summer Kung Fu Self-Defense Intensive: 23 and 24 August 2008
Montreal, Canada
Days 21 and 22
For these training days I have asked students to summarize the techniques and comment about what they learned.
On Day 22, we continued to look at self-defense techniques using the Circle Punch in much the same manner as we have done in the past. However, on this day I taught how to angle the attack by shifting the angle of the shoulders and what that means in terms of target selection and acquisition.
Day 23’s summary was written by Chimera II, and is as follows:
Training Summary:
Today we focused our training efforts on practicing the front kick and incorporating it into a series of defense movements. We started the class with a series of repeating leg raises, followed by front kicks, carried out while advancing forward. We then worked on leaning sideways with our knees raised, a positioning movement necessary for aiming and launching effective side kicks.
Having practiced the above, we spent a good deal of time training with a partner on aiming and proper execution of the front kick along with dodging and avoiding its impact. The feasibility of blocking a sidekick with the arms was contemplated but, upon demonstration, deemed futile. The key to this exercise was rapidly adjusting to where your opponent repositioned themselves and being prepared to launch another kick right after. This helps to acknowledge the realities of an actual confrontation and helps prepare for them.
It is only when the techniques we learn are applied in practice that we are able to explore their capacities and adjust them to our own.
Chimera II
The status of the Summary Class is in question so I will assume that Days 21 and 22 were our last classes. Overall, I feel that the students have come a long way from the first days of this session. Even those students who trained with me for the 2007/2008 Self-Defense Survey Course have improved their foundation and are, for the most part, ready to focus on Flying Fist - dissection and application, and other forms/skill sets. I am pleased with your dedication and progress; also, I am confident that you have taken physical and intellectual possession of the moves you learned and should you so desire, you can grow with what you already know. I am honoured that you shared this summer with me and it was a pleasure to teach you. I had a good time and I hope you all did as well.
I am looking into when/where and if we will have continuing classes for 2008/2009 and what structure those classes will take. Please let anyone who is interested in training that a new session is in the works so they should indicate their interest as soon as possible.
Finally, I am looking at having a one hour session for Pre-Beginner/Introductory Classes
This class is held once a week, on Sundays, and lasts for 1 hours. Thus far I have only one person who is interested. I do not plan for the class to be physical and any of my previous students who would like to focus on a particular training point are welcome to attend.
Here is the link: Pre-Beginner/Introductory Classes.
Thank you for a successful session and I look forward to training with you all in the future.
Congratulations and Best Regards,
Troy Marquis, BA, Sifu
Tai-Mar Kung Fu Self-Defense - Autodefense
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Salam
Thank you fo your summary. I am also interested in having a summary for the whole course inshAllah tomorrow
DF