Here’s another attack from long range, focusing on attacking your opponent’s blindside. This can be a good attack at long range, or can serve as an entry point to press closer into serrada. Once again, we are aiming to get clean hits that wrap around our opponent’s guard. Coming from the blind side, these hits can be even more difficult to see coming and defend against.

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This is a little angling drill that we’ve been working on to avoid a linear clash at long range. This type of approach can be used in getting past a rigid forward defense, or can be used defensively to slip a linear attack. The goal is to counter by having hits wrap around your opponent’s guard. If you can hit him behind the ear, you’ve done well.

In this instance, we were working on an entry to the open side, and maintaining long range. If you are going to the open side, this is generally advisable because by going in too close, your opponent can engage with his secondary weapons. This could be punches with his non-stick hand, kicks, grabs, etc.

This same type of approach can be used as entry to your opponent’s closed/blind side. This is actually preferrable if you can get it. From there, you can either launch your shots from largo, or move in to check and control aggressively. The technique demonstrated actually works nicely in attaining this goal of blind side entry in that if you go to the open side and score on him several times, he will tend to turn that way to defend. From there, his back is exposed, making the closed side entry all the easier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CC0mwlxT7E

Joshua was nice enough to video and upload some of our basics, which newer club members can use as reference. We did stuff nice and slow so it’s easy to follow.

Basic Strikes:

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Basic Blocks

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Methods

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Maestro Manolo del Rosario wrote up a little article here that you all might be interested in.

We’d like to say thanks to PG Hufana of Bellevue Martial Arts Academy for hosting the latest World Filipino Martial Arts Expo.  Also thank you to all of the excellent instructors and competitors who attended the event.

LESKAS club members enjoyed working out with all of the instructors.  Here’s a shot of Paul, Jason and Bill enjoying the seminar with Ama Guro Raffy Pambuan. 

LESKAS Seattle, along with The Seattle Jujutsu Club and Kyokushin Seattle will be co-hosting a Krabi Krabong seminar taught by Steve Wilson on Saturday, October 27th.

Krabi Krabong is the Thai weapon art that was the fore-runner of Muay Thai.  Steve Wilson is one of the only Americans certified by the Thai government to teach this art.

Where: Seattle University Connoly Center

When: Saturday, October 27th 10-4

What to bring:  light shoes, sticks (roughly axe handle length)

Cost: $50 (payment at door)

If you are interested in attending, please contact Ryan Greene at 206-706-6422 to ensure that we have sufficient space.

As an impact weapon system, we focus on hitting hard.  To practice striking with force, we use a tire, which is pretty much a stickfighter’s heavy bag.  Here’s a link to the YouTube clip in case you can’t see it here.

We’ll be posting new photos and videos on this site, but for anyone interested in some historical pictures and a few old video clips, please click here.