Journal subgeek's Journal: antas anim [modern arnis] 1
this weekend there was a modern arnis training camp hosted by the school where i train. i was there. my head instructor put together a great weekend. there was one injury, which was unfortunate. a woman who joined the school pretty recently but was very enthusiastic and a fast learner dislocated her kneecap. that part was bad. the rest was good.
we were fortunate enough to have two of the masters present at our camp, dr. randi shea and ken smith. ken has been studying up on pressure point applications and is happy to tell (or show) you how various vital points can be used to enhance the effectiveness of techniques we already know and work new techniques into the modern arnis framework. dr. shea didn't teach as many sessions, but had some good instruction to share as always. he's really good at breaking down student's movements to make them more efficient.
master ken smith has been developing double-stick tapi-tapi, which as a phrase probably doesn't mean much to people reading this. i'll try to explain for those who care. we have something called tapi-tapi, which is stick fighting with a counter-for-counter continuous flow. it can be choreographed or free flowing. up until recently it's been single stick only. i only got the very basic principles involved, but it's really fascinating to me.
i also tested for my green belt, which is level six in modern arnis. i was promoted. in number of belts, this marks the halfway point to black belt. for a change of pace, i was really happy with the way my test went. maybe not everything was 100% perfect, but i rocked it pretty steady. the masters paid me some nice compliments too. it's good to feel like i'm progressing.
it was good to get some focus back this weekend. i feel it's been lacking in all aspects of my life.
Congrats on the belt testing! (Score:2)
Then get back to work!!