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PHASE 1: Blade-to-Blade

Level 1: Basic Blade to Blade

  • Principles of Reflex Development (PNS-CNS-Motor Output
  • Footwork the Primary Defense and Offense Delivery System

  • Anatomy (Arteries 13% Oxygen to Brain, Veins 64% CO2 to Heart and then Lungs and back to Heart and Arterial System, Heart 16%, Liver 25% of Arterial Blood, Spleen “the blood bank”)
  • Basic Angle Templates 1-3 (Cut, Thrust, Thrust Twist Cut) and Targets (Blood loss, Mechanical Trauma, Pain) On Foot Work Diagram
  • Angles with Check on Backhand attacks
  • Angles with Checks after each attack
  • Power Assist Option on Thrust Twist Cut
  • Meeting the Force Standard (Defense Sets 1 and 2) with downward X to Face Follow Up
  • 3/4 Count Follow Up (Cutting Only)
  • Follow Force Standard (Defense Set 3)
  • Defense Set 8 Left Hand vs Right Hand (OPTIONAL)
  • 6 Count Training Series (OPTIONAL)
  • 2 Count Follow Up Series (Cutting Only) (Weapon Hand, Off hand, Off Hand Jam, Off Hand Slam Down and Hold, Off Hand Punch)
  • Punch Hubad to Practice Defenses, Follow Ups, Counters, and Left

Level 2: Drilling and Methodology

  • 2 Count Drilling By the Numbers (Agak/ Abecidario/ Numerado Style)
  • How to Feed at random to force the correct response
  • Meet the Force Reverse Grip (Defense Set 4)
  • Follow the Force Reverse Grip (Defense Set 5)
  • Perform Defense Sets 1-5 in Drilling
  • Perform Defense Sets 1-5 with Follow Ups in Drilling

Level 3: Advanced Defenses, Drilling, and Counters

  • Counter Strikes with Thrusts in 3/4 and 2 Count
  • Drilling with Mixed Feeding Sets 1-5
  • Drilling When to Meet and When to Follow
  • Sword and Shield Drill (1 Count Direct Defense Stop and Pass) (Sumbrada Style)
  • Blade-to-Blade Disarms and Techniques (C Clamp, Chicken Wing, Tip Up Thumb Strip, Wrist Lock, Thumb Strip off their Arm)

Level 4: Integrated Drilling (AS FEEDER AND RECIEVER)

  • All Previous Materials in an Agak and then Sumbrada Style Free Play Demonstrating the Defense Methods, Follow Ups, and Techniques
  • Feeding in proper format to make receiver do proper response.
  • Advanced Defense Sets 7 and 8
  • Punch Hubad to Practice Weapon Draws From Concealment (Break Distance-Draw-Return to Play and Terminate)

NOTES:

  •  Set 1: Scissors
  • Set 2: Hammer Variations
  • Set 3: Follow Force Standard
  • Set 4: Meet Force Revere
  • Set 5: Follow Force ReverseSet 6: Left vs Right
  • Set 7: Standard Grip Phalanx
  • Set 8: Reverse Grip Spike (Meet and Spike)