The training weapons in the first sparring type look like they have pretty sharp points. Have you guys had any injuries in this type of sparring? Or thrusts are not allowed under this type? How I wish I could at least get to watch your training sessions live. The amount of learning would be immense. Thank you for sharing. I will be waiting for more uploads from you guys. More power!
If you watch it again it ends with a stab to his midsection. It was not hard but enough to end that session of sparring. It is not fun being stabbed with these at all. One could break bones with these via a hard chop. So some sense of control and protecting your training partners is required to spar with these synthetic blades by Hog Mountain. Glad you enjoyed watching. If you ever make it out to the Philippines, do visit the different systems that publicly teach and do come to one of the open public sparring sessions.
@@egjundis Thank you so much, brother, for the quick reply. I am in the Philippines, just not in Manila anymore. I used to belong to the RRK Luneta training group under Mang Henry. I'm now living in Cabanatuan city, about 160 km north of Manila. I only have had experience sparring with padded sticks so I am always fascinated by others using hard training weapons for sparring. I appreciate your response, brother, thank you for the explanation.
@@bladesociety add me on Facebook. You guys have one of my favorite tasting longaniza in all the Philippines. I'll have a pretty good video coming out soon. The next part of the interview with Mang Romy Macapagal. Hope we meet some day. Pugay!
@@egjundis Pugay po sir! Unfortunately, I dont have FB. YT is all the social media I have :) Thank you so much I will definitly be waiting for the second part of the interview!
@@bladesociety I assume you are the main guy in the videos on your channel? Nice skill. I've been lucky to have sparred with Doc AA, Ipe, and some other RRK folks. So the lineage is strong. Even more important to me is that Mang Henry's legacy is strong and alive. He is forever part of my memories of Tatang and Mang Andy! Mang Henry's skill back in the 90s was already amazing to me and he's still so impressive.
They have a rattan core - so injuries can happen. One person got a dislocated finger for an unarmored hand. But with control and skill, they are pretty safe for beginners to use. Remember traditionally the earlier generations used rattan as the training tool for it's relative safety compared to Philippine hardwoods. Training methods and not just tools keep people safe.
Note - there are also synthetic padded sticks that will not break bones. They suck for certain kinds of FMA stick or blocking work. But are a great safety tool for certain kinds of training and sparring.
The titles show the names of the tools. Each can be found on Facebook. The synthetics at the start are from Hog Mountain in the US. For the Philippines one can contact Jozef Elefante of RRK for the padded sticks and synthetic blades. Also for the Philippines Kalahi Brand gear,
Impressive sparring sessions,Sir👍💪
The training weapons in the first sparring type look like they have pretty sharp points. Have you guys had any injuries in this type of sparring? Or thrusts are not allowed under this type? How I wish I could at least get to watch your training sessions live. The amount of learning would be immense. Thank you for sharing. I will be waiting for more uploads from you guys. More power!
If you watch it again it ends with a stab to his midsection. It was not hard but enough to end that session of sparring. It is not fun being stabbed with these at all. One could break bones with these via a hard chop. So some sense of control and protecting your training partners is required to spar with these synthetic blades by Hog Mountain. Glad you enjoyed watching. If you ever make it out to the Philippines, do visit the different systems that publicly teach and do come to one of the open public sparring sessions.
@@egjundis Thank you so much, brother, for the quick reply. I am in the Philippines, just not in Manila anymore. I used to belong to the RRK Luneta training group under Mang Henry. I'm now living in Cabanatuan city, about 160 km north of Manila. I only have had experience sparring with padded sticks so I am always fascinated by others using hard training weapons for sparring. I appreciate your response, brother, thank you for the explanation.
@@bladesociety add me on Facebook. You guys have one of my favorite tasting longaniza in all the Philippines. I'll have a pretty good video coming out soon. The next part of the interview with Mang Romy Macapagal. Hope we meet some day. Pugay!
@@egjundis Pugay po sir! Unfortunately, I dont have FB. YT is all the social media I have :) Thank you so much I will definitly be waiting for the second part of the interview!
@@bladesociety I assume you are the main guy in the videos on your channel? Nice skill. I've been lucky to have sparred with Doc AA, Ipe, and some other RRK folks. So the lineage is strong. Even more important to me is that Mang Henry's legacy is strong and alive. He is forever part of my memories of Tatang and Mang Andy! Mang Henry's skill back in the 90s was already amazing to me and he's still so impressive.
Looking good, my friend.
We gotta cross sticks and blades again someday!
Hello! Do those padded sticks have something hard inside? Or is it safe for beginners to use during sparring without body armor?
They have a rattan core - so injuries can happen. One person got a dislocated finger for an unarmored hand. But with control and skill, they are pretty safe for beginners to use. Remember traditionally the earlier generations used rattan as the training tool for it's relative safety compared to Philippine hardwoods. Training methods and not just tools keep people safe.
Note - there are also synthetic padded sticks that will not break bones. They suck for certain kinds of FMA stick or blocking work. But are a great safety tool for certain kinds of training and sparring.
@@egjundis thanks for the follow-up! Where can I buy these synthetic ones? I think these are a great start to eliminate first the fear of getting hit.
The titles show the names of the tools. Each can be found on Facebook. The synthetics at the start are from Hog Mountain in the US. For the Philippines one can contact Jozef Elefante of RRK for the padded sticks and synthetic blades. Also for the Philippines Kalahi Brand gear,
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