Battlefield Kali Single Stick Notes

Volume 1

Intro

Salutation @3:24

Resistance Training

Sparring Discussion

Testing Criteria @12:04

  -Fighting Proficiency

  -Technical Precision

  -Power Generation

Equipment @13:10

Fighting Proficiency @16:40

Hand Sparring

Technical Precision @22:09

  -Posture - Upright Posture

  -Side Holding The Stick Forward

  -Tip Of The Stick Up Toward The Top Of Your Head

  -Open vs. Closed Position @27:24

  -Keep Your Hand Moving

  -Moving Your Feet @29:51

  -Ranges 

    -Standing 

      1) Out of Range

      2)  Long Range (can hit each others hand)

      3) Middle Range (can reach each others head)

      4) Close Range (can reach with punyo and clinch)

    -Ground

      1) You Are Standing, Opp. Down

      2) You Are Down, Opp. Standing

      3) Both On Ground But You Are On Top

      4) Both On Ground But You Are On Bottom

Strikes (Types of Impacts) @36:.5

  -Witik (Hit and retract)

  -Labtik/Slash (Goes through target)

  -Thrust

Strikes (Types of Strikes)

  -Jab

  -Circle (starts and ends on the same side)

  -Slash (starts on one side of the body and ends on the other)

Angles of Attack - Asterisk @43:27

Fundamental Footwork @45:42

  -Step & Slide Advance 

  -Step & Slide Retreat

  -Step & Slide Right Side

  -Step & Slide Left Side

Types of Defenses @46:56

  -Evade

  -Block

Three Basic Targets

  -Head

  -Hand

  -Leg

Basic Hand & Leg Evasions @47:56

  -Hand Evasion - Pulling Hand Back or Up Toward Open or Closed Side

  -Head Evasion - Pulling the Head Back with Small Step (Pull Back)

  -Leg Evasion - Stepping the Leg Back (Lead shoulder stays forward)

Evasion Preferable to Blocks @51:53

Basic Blocks @53:02

  -Inside Deflection

  -Outside Deflection

  -Roof Block

  -Reverse Roof Block

Why No Checking Hand @55:27

Blocks In Detail (Using A Sword) @1:02:57

  -Tip Slightly Forward

  -Hit the Opp. Stick With Your Block

  -Roof Block, Tip Slightly Down

Disarm@1:05:49

  -Concept of Defanging The Snake

  -Meet & Follow. The Problem with Following the Force

Hitting the Hand Drill (Asterisk & Thrust) @1:08:11 

Power Generation @1:10:45

Volume 2

Fighting Proficiency 

Hand & Head Sparring @1:47

  -Don't Trade Strikes

  -Don't Hit The Hand When Your Head Is In Range. Won't Stop The Swing.

Technical Precision @5:50

  -Using the Jab for each angle of the asterisk    

  -Footwork: Circling Right & Left @7:14

  -3 Timings on Defense @8:41

     -Evade Then Hit

     -Simultaneous Evade and Hit

     -Interception (attack on opp. preparation to attack)

     -Same with blocking (block then hit, block and hit, hit then block)

Head Evasions

Evade Head Strike and Coming Back with Hand Strike @11:54

Evade Head Strike and Coming Back with Head Hit @13:14

Block and Return @16:32

  -Note about footwork

Sparring/Drilling

-Soft sticks

-Hard sticks

-Isolated games

Faking the Hand Hitting the Head @25:49

  -Forehand 

  -Backhand

Faking the Head Hitting the Hand

  -Forehand

  -Backhand

Disarm

Grab Stick & Hit the Hand @30:20

Power Generation @33:54

1. Open Side

Jab, Jab

Jab, Slash

Jab, Circle

Circle, Jab

Circle, Circle

Circle, Slash

Slash, Slash

Slash, Circle

Slash, Slash

Closed Side

Same as above

2. Block and Return @37:42

3. Power Blocking @42:03

  

Volume 3

Fighting Proficiency 

Hand and Leg Sparring

Technical Precision

Angles of Attack Using Thrusts @4:28 

Enter With a Squat to Hit the Legs @8:35

-Use if opp. is more defensive

-Swing hard at leg from out of range to get them worried about defending low.

Evading the Leg Shot While Hitting to the Head @13:35

-Step back and hit

-Hanging Step

Shortened Arc @15:50

Using Thrusts 19:46