Kali Tudo (tm) Training Camp 2/6-7 in LA

[Crafty Dog]

Woof All:

I am delighted to announce a DBMA Training Camp dedicated to our "Kali Tudo" (tm) subsystem to be held in the very agreeable South Bay area of Los Angeles (about 9 miles south of LAX Airport).

I know we have many Canadians here so allow me to offer for your consideration that there are worse things to do on a February weekend than to go to the beach and watch the girls roller skate after a day of training. :-)

Joining me in the teaching will be world class MMA Wrestling coach Kenny Johnson.

I know Kenny via Rigan Machado. Kenny was the MMA Wrestling Coach on Team Noguiera on TUF. He coaches Anderson Silva, BJ Penn, Lyoto Machida and others of that ilk.

We got to know each other when I asked him for a lesson to help me with certain wrestling based questions I had:

a) a wrestling hold we use in DBMA that we call "the Rico" because I learned it from Rico Chiaparelli during my days at the RAW Gym; and
b) my terrible underhooks.

Kenny was very intrigued by what I was doing and we began light sparring and exchanging knowledge. This has continued. A month or so ago he came by my Monday Kali Tudo class and we taught together. (The class was video-ed and may well appear in a DBMA Vid-lesson and/or the upcoming DBMA DVD: "Kali Tudo 3")

The Adventure continues!
Guro Crafty

[Crafty Dog]

PS: 25% discount for Canadian and US military personel and 10% for LEOs.

[Crafty Dog]

Rough Draft of upcoming newsletter

Woof All:

As some of you may have noticed, I enjoy naming things in a way I find
humorous. For example, in our "Kali Tudo" (tm) subsystem a particular
movement is named "The Dracula" (see our first KT DVD for an intro to this
material).

In this regard, this past weekend I named a particular Dracula-based
combination as "Dracula brings the stake, hammer, and cross." The stake is a
particular uppercut (often done as a bolo punch) followed by a hammerfist
and a cross. Rhythmically it is a triplet and it is devastingly
effective-- as the saying goes "No brag, just fact." In training you must
be careful not to rock or knock your partner out!

Punning horrifically using the homonym "steak" for "stake" I start riffing
about wanting your steak well done, medium, rare, or bloody , , , and
humorously someone asked how Dracula could use a cross. I explained that
many years ago there was a movie called "The Fearless Vampire Slayers" by
Roman Polanski (yes the one who hides in Europe from US rape charges
concerning drugging a 13 year old girl) which starred Sharon Tate (who was
later murdered by the Manson family). Anyway, there is a scene where a
vampire bursts through Sharon Tate's window and she, bosom bursting out of
her nightie, whips out a cross and holds it towards the vampire to repel him
and the vampire responds in a heavy Yiddish accent "Ach! Haff you gott ze
wrong vampire!"... As Dracula I can bring the cross, unaffected by it,
precisely because I am Jewish." Then, in an example of the strange,
deranged erudition that runs through the DBMA tribe someone brought the
following to my attention:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/Shokel/011025_Vampires.html#fn0 (http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/Shokel/011025_Vampires.html#fn0) Riffed
someone else "Why did Dracula cross to the head? Because he already threw
the stake and hammer."

But, as I so often do, I digress , , , :-)

Anyway, the larger point here is that it is a matter of deep fascination to
me to see the formulaes of the Art begin to reveal themselves to me. Since
its inception in our "Kali Tudo" (tm) DVD, the Dracula Game has continued to
grow and to deepen into one of the most important and formidable games
within Kali Tudo; but as fun as it can be to blow someone's mind in MMA
sparring, the deeper point as I see it is in the reification of the promise
of the Art to have "consistency across categories"-- that our movements are
the same whether we know if the opponent/enemy has a weapon or not.

In the real world there often will not be time to discern whether a furtive
movement is the load of a punch or the access of a weapon and select either
a response for an empty handed attack or a weapon attack. Thus we seek
"consistency across categories" i.e. our movements are essentially the same
regardless of the fight in which we find ourselves. In "the interface of
gun, knife, empty hand" (a "Die Lesss Often" fight in DBMA parlance) it is
of profound help not to need to know whether the opponent/enemy has a weapon
in his hand in order to select the correct response. Our movement is the
same and the quicker for not having to make that determination. In the
split-second realities of DLO situations, this is vital! Furthermore not
only does the Dracula work really well in MMA, it is also a fundamental
closequarter DLO technique, including for IFWA (In Fight Weapon Access).

In this regard I would like to mention that this winter's DBMA Training Camp
approaches soon-- February 6-7 to be precise at the Boxing Works Gym in
Hermosa Beach (Los Angeles) CA.

This winter's camp will include the Dracula Game and more-- including guest
instructor Kenny Johnson, whom I via Rigan Machado. Kenny is a world class
MMA Wrestling coach. For example, he was the MMA Wrestling Coach on Team
Noguiera on TUF. He coaches Anderson Silva, BJ Penn, and others of that
ilk. We got to know each other when I asked him for a lesson to help me
with certain wrestling based questions I had (re "the Rico" and also my
lousy underhooks) He was intrigued by what I was doing and we began light
sparring and exchanging knowledge. This has continued. A month or two ago
he came by my Monday "Kali Tudo" class. We taught together and the rapport
was really good. I think people will really enjoy this camp with the two of
us working together.

We know that with a camp that you must travel to us, so as we always do in
DBMA, we are keeping our cost to you down. Subject to confirmation by our
Vice President in Charge of Reality Cindy (a.k.a. my wife) The cost of the
camp will be $200. The LEO discount will be 15%. For active duty service
personel the discount will be 25% and veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan the
discount will be 50%. Anyone with combat citations, the camp will be free.

For up to date conversation about the camp, the thread of record is
http://dogbrothers.com/phpBB2/index.php?topic=1955.0 (http://dogbrothers.com/phpBB2/index.php?topic=1955.0)

Walk as warriors for all our days!
Guro Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny

[bluesbassist]

...Anyway, the larger point here is that it is a matter of deep fascination to me to see the formulaes of the Art begin to reveal themselves to me. Since
its inception in our "Kali Tudo" (tm) DVD, the Dracula Game has continued to grow and to deepen into one of the most important and formidable games within Kali Tudo; but as fun as it can be to blow someone's mind in MMA sparring, the deeper point as I see it is in the reification of the promise of the Art to have "consistency across categories"-- that our movements are the same whether we know if the opponent/enemy has a weapon or not.

In the real world there often will not be time to discern whether a furtive
movement is the load of a punch or the access of a weapon and select either a response for an empty handed attack or a weapon attack. Thus we seek "consistency across categories" i.e. our movements are essentially the same regardless of the fight in which we find ourselves. In "the interface of gun, knife, empty hand" (a "Die Lesss Often" fight in DBMA parlance) it is of profound help not to need to know whether the opponent/enemy has a weapon in his hand in order to select the correct response. Our movement is the same and the quicker for not having to make that determination. In the split-second realities of DLO situations, this is vital! Furthermore not only does the Dracula work really well in MMA, it is also a fundamental closequarter DLO technique, including for IFWA (In Fight Weapon Access).


As I learn more of the KT material the concept of "consistency across categories" is what I find more and more fascinating. The way the concepts of movement integrate with each other whether I'm using single or double stick, knife, staff or empty hands constantly bring out these "ah hah" moments. I read something recently where Guro C explained how the KT idea of the "zirconia" came from the DB Kali drill "Lameco 5a". Bing! Ah hah, of course it does. This is but one example of these ah hah moments. Added to the idea that the movement idioms are virtually the same no matter what I'm implementing is the corelational idea that they also remain consistent no matter what weapon my opponent might have. This goes right to one of the core concepts of my own personal martial art: Keep It Simple, Stupid. The less my reasoning mind needs to think in an altercation the better.

Thank you for all your work Guro C. I hope, God and finances willing, to be able to attend the camp.

[Crafty Dog]

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[Crafty Dog]

"Hi Marc. I was curious as to what demographic you are looking for to attend this camp. Will this be a more beginner-intermediate class for those with some to moderate martial arts experience or is it geared more for those with substantial experience? Thanks for any information."

"If past experience is any guide, we will be a varied group. There will be some young studs, there will be some middle-aged farts looking for some crafty outside of the box stuff to use on the young studs back at home, and there will be some martial arts types looking for "portals into the magical dimension where martial arts and crafts actually work" (c DBI)"

[Crafty Dog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVuKXNwGRxo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVuKXNwGRxo)

[Crafty Dog]

updates on our forum


http://dogbrothers.com/phpBB2/index.php?topic=1955.0

[Crafty Dog]

17 people signed up already.

Kenny Johnson came by this morning's Kali Tudo class and we worked out the outline for the Camp.

I am feeling very jazzed.

[Crafty Dog]

I discovered that Guro Inosanto trains regularly with Kenny. He speaks very well of him.