Mano-Mano Sikaran Clips

[ChrisS]

Here are some videos of Mano-Mano Sikaran from the Ferrer School of Martial Arts, under Amang Guro Vic Ferrer.

Master Ferrer demonstrating roundhouse kicks
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NhXAcagnKpA

Master Ferrer on the heavy bag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ojAgwPiTE

Master Ferrer teaching a cross step kick
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nOVUfgbFO2Y

Master Ferrer teaching a side step, side kick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47fEL_Iik7o

Master Ferrer and senior black belts
http://youtube.com/watch?v=U4Q0ocA06bc

Master Ferrer and various students
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXnJzHWA4FI

[arnisador]

Thanks! That's some great follow-through on the roundhouse kick.

[Sheldon Bedell]

Looking at the first clip Master Ferrer seems to do the roundhouse with an almost stiff leg. I see little or no snap or thrust in the kick. Is this correct or just my perception because of the camera angle?
In the cross step video Master Ferrer seems to be doing a snap side kick with the edge of outside edge of his foot, is this always done on an upward angle? Do yo also do a roundhouse with this step motion?

Interesting clips thanks
sheldon

[ChrisS]

Thanks for the comments, both.

In the first video, I think it's somewhat the camera angle, and somewhat the kick. Those high roundhouse kicks have no recoil, no snap back in the knee, which is intentional -- think a Cro Cop knockout kick. That kind of follow through. There is an amount of chambering before the kick extends, though.

As for the cross step video, he is actually executing a roundhouse kick, which can be thrown at an upward angle, directly horizontal, or at a downward angle, depending on the target. Both the cross step video and side step video are more to showcase the stepping movement, along with a kick that works well -- however, almost any kick could be used.

Chris

[Sheldon Bedell]

thanks for the answeres and again thanks for the clips

[clowd]

Great clips! was it you who upped these to youtube?
Watching the instructional video was awsome, it showed as much accuracy as vic does in class!

[ChrisS]

I didn't upload them, no, just linked them here. There should be more coming sometime soon, I'll keep this thread posted.

Chris

[JohnJ]

Nice clips! Regards to Vic, we met a few years back at the FMA Expo in Vegas.

[Ruth]

These videos are amazing, he is a real master and I it always a pleasure to see a master in action. Found a link to some of the videos here (http://www.bushidocodeclub.com/some-cool-videos-61.html) as well