gagimilo
12-27-2007, 06:01 PM
I was thinking about writing some FMA instructional video reviews here, but I was wondering if that would be of any interest to anybody? Also Should I run them under the same thread or start a new one for each review? What would you guys like to see?
I'll start off with the first in the series of Master Tom Sipin's Doce PAres videos, entitled "Basic Single Stick".
First of all, I liked the personality that Mr. Sipin brings to view here. he is well articulated and systematic in his presentation. I' would say that he dedicates just enough time to the points tha he is trying to bring across, without too much elaboration, but but without making the viewer feel as if the information is lacking. Some of the explanations relating to the terminology used are given on-screen, so it is easy to follow him. Now, the outline of the video:
1. GRIP/BASIC STRIKES - as obvious from the title of the chapter, Mr. Sipin addresses some points of the grip and then proceeds to basic striking motions, such as horizontal and diagonal cslaching motions (plansa), extracting figure 8 motions from those, also the retracting backhand strike called media, as well as four types of thrusts - straight, forehand, backhand and songkiti.
2. ADVANCED STRIKES/TWIRLING - here Mr. Sipin goes on to introduce upward and downward circular strikes, as well as a techique called arko, i.e. sort of a double circle strike. From there, he moves to showing how to put someof those techiques in combinations (amarra/patuyok) in 4, 6, 13 and 19 counts.
3. 12 ANGLES OF ATTACKS/BLOCKS - Mr. Sipin shows the numbering system used for striking in Doce Pares, followed with appropriate blocks fo each one, as well as methods to practice them in place and while moving around.
4. BASIC ABECEDARIO - in this tape, the term abecedario refers to counter striking sets/combos practiced after each of 12 strikes from the previous chapter. Those counters are done after the blocks demostrated earlier.
5. TAPI-TAPI - this chapter is dedicated to training drills for the live hand and its use in checking and countering. Master Sipin first goes into details of doing it against angle 1 strike (high horizontal), tehn follows to the angle 2, and finally shows how to put these two together, and later add some more counters.
6. REVIEW - the final chapter once more goes quckly into a recap of what has been covered in the video, which is a nice wrap up to end the presentation.
This video is aimed first and foremost at beginning practitioners, but I believe it would also be a good introduction for people practicing other styles and looking to see what can be found "on the other side of the fence", either in the sense of learning new techiques, but even more so in the sense of learning about different training methodologies. Even though the video superbly done, in a clear and understendable manner, Mr. Sipin points out that any aspiring student should go and find an able instructor, in order to profit the most from the learning experience.
Bottom line - I really liked this one would like to see more instructors doing so well organized "learning tools". i believe that 4.5 stars would be an adequate grade for this video, if that is of any importance.
I'll start off with the first in the series of Master Tom Sipin's Doce PAres videos, entitled "Basic Single Stick".
First of all, I liked the personality that Mr. Sipin brings to view here. he is well articulated and systematic in his presentation. I' would say that he dedicates just enough time to the points tha he is trying to bring across, without too much elaboration, but but without making the viewer feel as if the information is lacking. Some of the explanations relating to the terminology used are given on-screen, so it is easy to follow him. Now, the outline of the video:
1. GRIP/BASIC STRIKES - as obvious from the title of the chapter, Mr. Sipin addresses some points of the grip and then proceeds to basic striking motions, such as horizontal and diagonal cslaching motions (plansa), extracting figure 8 motions from those, also the retracting backhand strike called media, as well as four types of thrusts - straight, forehand, backhand and songkiti.
2. ADVANCED STRIKES/TWIRLING - here Mr. Sipin goes on to introduce upward and downward circular strikes, as well as a techique called arko, i.e. sort of a double circle strike. From there, he moves to showing how to put someof those techiques in combinations (amarra/patuyok) in 4, 6, 13 and 19 counts.
3. 12 ANGLES OF ATTACKS/BLOCKS - Mr. Sipin shows the numbering system used for striking in Doce Pares, followed with appropriate blocks fo each one, as well as methods to practice them in place and while moving around.
4. BASIC ABECEDARIO - in this tape, the term abecedario refers to counter striking sets/combos practiced after each of 12 strikes from the previous chapter. Those counters are done after the blocks demostrated earlier.
5. TAPI-TAPI - this chapter is dedicated to training drills for the live hand and its use in checking and countering. Master Sipin first goes into details of doing it against angle 1 strike (high horizontal), tehn follows to the angle 2, and finally shows how to put these two together, and later add some more counters.
6. REVIEW - the final chapter once more goes quckly into a recap of what has been covered in the video, which is a nice wrap up to end the presentation.
This video is aimed first and foremost at beginning practitioners, but I believe it would also be a good introduction for people practicing other styles and looking to see what can be found "on the other side of the fence", either in the sense of learning new techiques, but even more so in the sense of learning about different training methodologies. Even though the video superbly done, in a clear and understendable manner, Mr. Sipin points out that any aspiring student should go and find an able instructor, in order to profit the most from the learning experience.
Bottom line - I really liked this one would like to see more instructors doing so well organized "learning tools". i believe that 4.5 stars would be an adequate grade for this video, if that is of any importance.