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Thanks for taking the time to comment. At Trinity we approach most of this type of material as an exercise in developing coordination and line familiarization. A way to play. The person who taught the drill, Grand Tuhan Leo Gaje, actually did teach military and law enforcement. We may also have not done the best presentation as we are just going through notes from a seminar. I certainly agree that most people in North America are not going to be involved in a large double blade duel of any sort.

Hi, thanks for taking the time comment. This is a clip from our video notes after attending a seminar with Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje back in 2007. I don't really have an answer for your questions on the drill. But as to being perfect and not making mistakes - I don't think that can ever happen. The Dog Brothers talk about the idea of "Dying Less Often". Training doesn't give a guarantee, but can improve your percentage chance of surviving. How much depends on how much training you do. How much training for a knife encounter is enough? As much as you can, reflected by how likely you think it is to happen to you.

The sticks are a part of the larger Filipino martial art of Kali. They have a self-defense aspect, as training with them makes you more familiar with how weapons are used against you, but most people will never be in a stick on stick (or large blade on large blade) confrontation. In this case the stick helps to make a footwork drill more interesting.

Thank you 😃 - and thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!

Thanks for watching! :-)

I appreciate the positive feedback!

@@toronto_Savate-and-JKD love the more distance than dutch kickboxing and the use of shoes and the more moving strategy. Although I am from Holland :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for taking the time to comment :-)

He's the best. We have him coming back to Toronto in a few weeks for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Dragon Tiger Kung Fu club here.

@@toronto_Savate-and-JKD : ) 🙏🏽

I appreciate you taking the time to comment. The hook, in this combination, is being thrown to hide the change in foot position and transition from punching range to the Savate kicking range. It isn't meant to be a damaging or even scoring shot, it is a distraction. You can't use the shin in Savate and must use the shoe. This requires a different range than many other arts / systems, and requires the Savateur to be proficient in deceptive range changes.

Yep :-)

I don't know much about Tekken, but in the origins of Savate they would attach nails and razors to the edge of their boots - so the game is being fairly accurate.

Thank you for the positive feedback!

Thank you for taking the time to comment :-)

Thank you, my friend :-)

The positive feedback is appreciated. Thank you.

Hey, as always I appreciate people taking the time to comment. I do sense a trend here that you enjoy commenting on my weight and conditioning. I am overweight and not in great shape - the same does not apply to the late Professor Salem Assli. He was highly trained and skilled and in his 60s in this video.

@@toronto_Savate-and-JKD . That's only because I myself have become old, fat and overweight, and I hate it. But regardless the late professor Aslii was so good because in his youth, he dedicated so much time to physical conditioning. And I believe despite of age, that this could also be accomplished again. Calisthenics and weight training is the key, and old supplements also, hormone replacement therapy is such a thing and we all should be demanding it!

I appreciate you taking the time to comment - but the comment is vague. Would you care to elaborate as to what you find "sad"?

I appreciate you taking the time to comment. We are working on a fundamental combination series from the Jun Fan Gung Fu progression - the high kicks are just a challenge for training. The O'ou Tek series is ABC (Attack By Combination) from the JKD 5 ways of attack.

Yeah, evasion is always a good option - but blocking can be disruptive and open different lines. The drill was presented with evasions but they decided to experiment with some blocking ideas. Both are good tools.

Yep, that's 2008 - she's even better now :-)

Thank you for taking the time to comment. The positive feedback is very much appreciated.

I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Sometimes the stick is just a stick. I'm not confused. This is pretty standard material from the Inosanto Lacoste blend system. I'm also not particularly concerned with being "unrealistic" as we practice these drills for coordination and fun - where we live real life doesn't include stick & dagger or sword & dagger confrontations.

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Hey, thanks for taking the time to comment. The title of the video is "STICK & Knife" so, though the stick often represents a blade it is also sometimes just a stick. If you give me a time reference for the "flourishy waddling" I'll try to answer. We practice these drills for coordination and fun more than anything.

flourishes are used in anyo but for this case those movements were strikes, they didn’t make contact and weren’t full force cause they don’t need to be for a demonstration/drill. and side note, flourishes do look cool but are sometimes also functional in kali. in a sport/art/combat system that focuses on armed stick combat, flourishes can be effective for defense by making areas not worth hitting by adding the risk of getting hit and also for distancing which can be seen in a wide variety of media that utilizes knife combat

Hey, thanks for taking the time to comment. Is it Kali in general or just my presentation of this drill that you find to be "nonsese"?

You are quite ignorant. This is Savate, not Muay Thai. A different sport. There are also some interesting matches between Savate and Muay Thai practitioners, and there are some who compete in both. Also, and more importantly, Professor Salem Assli was a full instructor in Muay Thai under Arjahn Chai Sirisute and quite skilled in the art - it just isn't what he is showing here.

Thank you, Sifu! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and the positive feedback.

@@toronto_Savate-and-JKD You're welcome. Just wish I had more time to watch all of them. Good night.

I appreciate you taking the time to comment with such constructive criticism. Yes, I am overweight. Thanks for watching :-)

Thank you, I appreciate the positive comment!

Thank you very much for watching and for your positive comment.

Thank you, Sifu! If you go look at the video clip from your last seminar you'll see an old student of yours commented.

Thanks for the comment. Scott is running through some JKD entries to chokes. Bruce Lee's curriculum from back in the 60's. What is your issue with the material presented?

@@toronto_Savate-and-JKD The material presented is completely impractical, and would absolutely never work without a willing training partner just standing there, letting Scott first hit him, and then choke him. Skilled fighters don't throw jabs flat footed, and then leave the jab fully extended for their adversary to block, then parry, and then strike, and then choke. Completely unrealistic demonstration. Unskilled, raging adversaries throw wild haymakers and are completely unpredictable. There is no way Scott's technique does anything effective in this situation either. Practical and highly functional would be keeping distance so neither skilled nor unskilled opponent is able to hit Scott. Give the training partner a pair of 16 oz boxing gloves and tell him to take Scott's head off and don't hold back... let's see Scott perform under those conditions.

@@agreat8745 Let me start by thanking you for taking the time to give a detailed reply. Now, there is a difference between "fighting", "sparring", and "drilling". What is going on in this video is not the first two - where your comments would have more validity. This isn't even drilling, this is just walking through the material, after having seen it presented once, just so that we could record it. Scott is a highly trained tactical officer with a huge background in martial arts, who has likely had more real world experience than most people. He has also competed as part of team Canada in the Savate World Championships, and has sparred and grappled with resisting opponents. This just isn't that.

I'll let him know about your comment, I'm sure he'll appreciate it. We generally have him in for a seminar once a year (sometimes more often).

Appreciate the positive feedback, thank you!

I appreciate your taking the time to comment, thank you.

Most of the techniques translate to empty hand, or empty hand vs stick. Mostly we practice for coordination and enjoyment.

@toronto_Savate-and-JKD I'm just being silly. All training is good training so long as its not bullshito

no, it's in case you misspell in case

@@skipskiperton4992 so they're spelling sticks?

@@crashthecat yes, but as effective as they are, you are still going to need a tutor

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Thanks!

Thanks! It was a long time ago, but they were some really good times and people.

Thank you! That is the plan :-)

Ha, thanks Sifu :-)

Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the video! :-)

Thanks!

Thanks!

@@toronto_Savate-and-JKD 🙏

Hey, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Saying never get your leg caught is like saying never get punched in the face. You can say it all you like, but that doesn't mean it won't happen...and when it does you best have done some training in how to deal with it.

I'm just under 240lbs in this video - yes, I'm overweight. I also miss having hair, but little I can do about that. In this video I'm running through a Panantukan, or Filipino Boxing, counter from the Jab / Cross. I'm also just under 6' tall, and once again there is little I can do about that. We understand these techniques are not guaranteed. They are just ideas and options. Thanks for the comment.

Thank you, she will appreciate the positive feedback. My instructor always said she was much better than me and should be teaching.

He is in his 70's.

...and would have been around 60 in this video I think.

@@toronto_Savate-and-JKD great, I use to train with a student of his and attend one of Dr Jopets seminars. Great teacher.

She is a great kicker with excellent control.

Thanks for the positive vibe!