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PostSubject: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeSat 01 Sep 2007, 18:42

Just home from Day One of the Fifth International Combatives Seminar. We had over fifty turn up to experience what has become the best event on the Combatives training calendar.
Here's a photo of the class, we took loads more pics, to be posted later

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The theme of the day was "aggression", and all the guys and gals really got stuck into some serious drills. Full details later.
Just popping out to meet up for the course scoff.
Cheers

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeSun 02 Sep 2007, 23:48

A great two days. Thanks to all the instructors and students for making this, for me, one of the best Internationals. Thanks to Si Squires and John Pardoe for their super-human performance in the padded suit, and, of course, to Den for bringing us all together.

We're all going to have our work cut out to surpass this one in 2008.

Cheers,

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeMon 03 Sep 2007, 09:23

An absolute honour to be involved with such a commited bunch of guys.

Big thanks again to Den for the 5th year running - always a highlight of te year and this one pushed the bar!

Many thanks to John Pardoe for doing over 2 thirds of the fights (bearing in mind he had done a 3 mile run with hill sprints that morning!). He's a legend!

Big thanks to Richie for taking thos pics - some of them are THE best pics taken of action at a seminar I have EVER seen!

All in all a really great day. I'll be hobbling for a few days thanks to BIG Pat who nailed me good and proper...along with the rest of the crew who nailed both John and I in a bar raising final session!

Thanks for letting me get involved and thank you to all the instructors, my friends and all of the attendees!

Hard luck for all the injured/resting folk who still got involved: Gavi,n Norwegian Legend "S", Slacky, Lynx, Mika!

Top Weekend!

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeMon 03 Sep 2007, 11:51

Another 2 great days of training.
I have to thank all the instructors for their efforts - so much thought goes into the preparation of their presentations and drills to ensure that the students receive beakthrough learning experiences on many levels. It really is cutting edge stuff. And it's great to see how effectively they're utilising the material they picked up at last year's NBI course.

Everyone who attended the course gave 100 percent effort, enthusiasm and determination, and it was an absolute pleasure to train with them.

As with every year, I'm blown away by Si and John's herculean efforts in the 'smurf suits'.

And special thanks to Den once again for organising what I believe is the best training course available.
I agree with Phil, we really have got our work cut out to beat it next year!
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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeMon 03 Sep 2007, 12:06

A quick THANKS!!! before I've got to head off for my little adventure.

I have to agree with the above posts.

It was really hard to sit back and not join in more this time. I had been looking forward to this for months and even spent some serious time thinking of how to take down the Smurf... Hmmm I guess I'll have to use those things another time?

You all did a great job with the stuff that was taught and it was really, really amazing to see so many fantastic performances - especially in the finishing scenarios..

Goddamn it - guys and girls! WOW!
GREAT fights by the girls! So inspiring and ... well... just wow...

Got to head off now! Don't want to be late and miss out on all the fun!

Train safe and have fun!
Keep kicking ass...
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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeMon 03 Sep 2007, 13:37

Top w/e Den....and of course the various instructors and participants. Gets better and better!

Some great drills / presentations which will of course be making their way down south I love these events.....like a kid in a candy store

As has been said these guys keep making it tougher and tougher to think of something new and something that will mess with their heads / bodies...awesome!

And lots of new faces again....great stuff!

Hope to see plenty of you before #6 in 2008
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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeMon 03 Sep 2007, 21:29

Another highly motivating and adrenaline fueled weekend!
Big thanks to all of the instructors who presented each of their respective modules, I must say that I have learned so much from each of them throughout the weekend. It was also a great opportunity to once again train with some old friends and also make new ones.

Special thanks to Den, Si, John P, Alan, Phil W, Jimmy Fatwing, Mika and Slacky for making it another great seminar. I always come away inspired after seeing your presentations.

Hope to see all of you at the next seminar.


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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeMon 03 Sep 2007, 21:32

A big thank you to Den and all the other instructors for providing a challenging weekend, a lot of information and principles to assimilate.
Looking forward to the next International
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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeMon 03 Sep 2007, 21:49

I,m just back from training guys so all I;m going to say is that was a great weekend, final scenario today was superb and I'll catch up with you all tomorrow.


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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeTue 04 Sep 2007, 07:37

Thanks for a great weekend Den and to all the instructors for a high quality of content. Si and John stood up well to the onslaught of fights, thanks to them for ending the weekend on a high. Everyone looked really strong in the fights against the suit.

Also thanks to everyone who attended training with you made it a great weekend too.

Cheers

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeTue 04 Sep 2007, 10:25

Here's the overseas participants group:

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With guys from Ireland, Norway, Germany, Belgium and Sweden.

Here's Mika presenting his lecture on the Development of the Fairbairn Method 1942-45
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More later.

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeTue 04 Sep 2007, 10:33

Hi everyone,

Thank you to Den, all the instructors for their excellent presentations and drills, Si and John for the scenarios and hard fights, and everybody that attended, trained hard and made the weekend the quality one it was. All of us from Leeds had a great time!

Hopefully see some of you soon.

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeTue 04 Sep 2007, 11:43

Thanks for a great weekend to all.
Some spot on drills to take away and play with.
Special thanks to the men in Black.
I think the 3 mile run and hill sprints before the next scenario for all
could be a good idea.

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeTue 04 Sep 2007, 12:23

Well, after a weekend like that I thought I'd best stop lurking and sign up! My thanks to Dennis and all the instructors for a great seminar and to everyone who came for making the weekend so enjoyable. It really is fantastic to have had the opportunity to work with such a good bunch of folk.
You'll definitely be seeing me at the next one!

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeTue 04 Sep 2007, 20:07

Thanks to Den and all the Instructors for an excellent weekend, great content delivered in the most professional manner.

I got a huge amount from it.


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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeWed 05 Sep 2007, 10:20

Hi everyone,
That was a great weekend. As always I came away with new inspiration and new ideas. Now I'm looking forward to using them in training over the coming months.
Special thanks of course to Den and all the instructors who made it what it was.
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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeWed 05 Sep 2007, 11:29

I was given some super gifts during the weekend. Al Beckett had a mirror-plaque made with the CQB Services logo, and the Liverpool Gutterfighters presented me with a SOG Bowie knife to commemorate our ten years of training together. Thanks guys, I really value these gifts and the thoughts behind them.

International Seminar 2007: AAR SOGKnife-1

Here's a couple of shots from the Classic Strikes module...


International Seminar 2007: AAR MikademoAxehand

[Mika demonstrates the Axehand]
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International Seminar 2007: AAR SteveTigersclaw
[Steve working on Tiger's Claw with Ivan]

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeWed 05 Sep 2007, 17:52

Definitely another awe-inspiringly great weekend of training.

I particularly liked the focus on aggression, awareness, and empty hand combat rather than weapons. Don't get me wrong, I love weapon skills & am always one of the first to sign up for weapon-oriented seminars, but I think it works very well to have the two main days of the International strongly oriented to empty hand combatives, and save the weapon material for the Monday bonus session (another reason I'm gutted I missed Monday this time). All the instructors presented superb modules -- better than ever. The benefits of their NBI programme with Marcus were certainly evident, a year down the line.
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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeWed 05 Sep 2007, 18:12

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The benefits of their NBI programme with Marcus were certainly evident, a year down the line.
Ian, several guys have made that comment in emails to me. I'm really gratified that the material Marcus presented is being put to such good use.
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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeThu 06 Sep 2007, 01:10

Here is the program for the seminar. There are a couple of full reviews in the pipeline which will go into more detail on each topic. Also, loads more photos will be posted.
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SATURDAY SCHEDULE
]INTRODUCTION by Den

The Development of the Fairbairn System 1942-45 by Mika

Combative Conditioning by Den

CLASSIC STRIKES: Presented by The Instructor Cadre.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Gav-Si-Steel
[Whenever combatives guys get together they exchange ideas. Here Gav, Si and "Mr Steel" discuss a technique]

INSTALLING THE AGGRESSION CONTROL SWITCH; by Den

SWITCHING ON/ SWITCHING OFF” –SI SQUIRES

RAPID TAKEDOWNS [COMBAT THROWING TECHNIQUES]; Ola/ Mr Steel

STATE MODULATION and AGGRESSION TRAINING: PHIL

TABATA PROTOCOLby Den

COURSE DINNER [CHUNG-KU]


SUNDAY PROGRAM

CHEMICAL COMBAT; by Slackbladder


THIRD PARTY INTERVENTION DRILLS JAMES F +PHIL
International Seminar 2007: AAR Classpic
Class members watch a demonstration of a drill]

VISUAL SCANNING DRILLS; by Al Beckett

HIGH-INTENSITY TRAINING by Ian Davies & Tony Da Costa

THE STRONG SHALL PREVAIL; by Larry Blundell

SENSORY OVERLOAD & MEMORY DRILLS; by Patrick Ryan

HIGH-STRESS SCENARIO ; by Si Squires

MONDAY PROGRAM

Combative Conditioning: Reactive Training

360 DRILL

GROUND SITUATIONS & STRIKES

COMBATIVE KNIFE

KIT FORUM

STATE MODULATION SCENARIO

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeFri 07 Sep 2007, 16:52

Hi,

It was a fantastic seminar with good organisers, good instructor and a fantastic bunch of people to share it with.

I also apologise for going on Sunday without saying bye to everyone, I was suposing to see evryone at th Chung Ku.

Kind Regards,

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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeMon 10 Sep 2007, 08:02

Hi,

The International was a blast!

In addition to all the great technical and conceptual drills that were presented I also learned two things:
1. My conditioning is that of a 80 year old heart patient the day before his triple bypass…
2. The Combatives community is made up of a great group of guys and gals. No egos to be found anywhere.

Thanks to Den and the instructors for putting on such an inspiring and educational event.

I.
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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeWed 12 Sep 2007, 14:31

Hi guys ,
just wanted to say thanks to everyone that was there over the weekend. It was my first international so i wasn't quite sure what to expect but as is allways the case the humility and proffessionalism of everyone involved was amazing especialy when you look at the calibre of the instructors. I think my personal favourite had to be the takedowns presentation. I think we'll all remember the focus of the drills eh "FINGERS IN DA EYES.. FINGERS IN DA EYES !!!" Brilliant 3 days. By far the best training experience Ive had. Had one of my personal training clients do a quick arm workout using the concepts Tony and Ian went through and she didnt speak to me for a week Ha Ha. Extra kudos for Tony and Ian for doing their presentaion as Slacky giggled away on the gas and air. Some people will do anything to get out of tabata! Hope you get better soon Slack. Cant wait for the next seminar. See you soon guys
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PostSubject: Re: International Seminar 2007: AAR   International Seminar 2007: AAR Icon_minitimeFri 14 Sep 2007, 22:22

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL COMBATIVES SEMINAR

The seminar was held in the Prescot Leisure centre in Prescot Merseyside on 1, 2 and 3 September 2007. I had travelled to Liverpool the day before. On the way from Manchester to Liverpool I met fellow combative-practitioners Stephan and his lovely wife Tu Ly from Germany. After checking in at the hotel, I went to the pub to see who else from our group was in. There I met Den together with the internationals. I was happy to see a lot of familiar faces and also saw some new people. People joked about my late arrival and thought I had been trying to hook some pretty stewardesses at the airport. Unfortunately I didn’t find the time for that.

Next morning after breakfast we travelled to the Prescot Leisure centre. On every seminar it’s nice to see how people take care of each other like organising transport and sharing rooms which fellow combatives people.

Inside the venue there was an air of excitement. There were a lot of people, most were Brits but others were from Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Irish republic and I was from Belgium. While everybody was saying hello to old friends and introducing each other to new people, the Gutterfighters were working like ants to get everything set ready. Kit was unloaded, a table was set up, posters were hung onto the wall, the schedule was discussed etc…
After everything was set-up and everyone had paid, the course started.

The course kicked off with an intro by Den.

This year it was already the 5th international and Den explained how hard it is to make it every year better than the last one. Many people trained on past internationals tough there were few that did all five of them. Me being one of those few made me feeling a bit old.

FAIRBAIRN METHOD
The intro was followed up with a presentation about The Development of the Fairbairn System 1942-45 by Mika our guest instructor from Sweden. Mika has researched this period in which Fairbairn went to the United States to train the OSS in what’s known today as Camp David. There was a lot of interesting information told like the life of three people of Fairbairn’s instructors’ cadre.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Mikacloseup-s
Mika also showed us some cartoons of those instructors including Fairbairn which were made by one of the recruits in the camp. Although nice to look at I guess the recruit never showed his work to the instructors as next training could be very painful….

However this inspired me to do the same and as there is almost a year between now and the next seminar I included them here:

As the course was mainly hands-on we had a light warm-up under Den’s guidance. We did lots of different exercises to get the heart rate up and the blood pumping.

Thereafter every instructor got a small group of students to teach them the various open hand strikes as shown in the manuals of WW2.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Philchinjabdemo

[Phil demonstrates Chinjab on Si Young]
I liked this way of doing things as we nearly got private instruction and our instructor Phil made sure everyone got the strikes right.

INSTALLING AGGRESSION
Den explained there were two themes for the coming weekend; the first was aggression and the second awareness/scanning. As aggression is a necessary tool for confrontations it’s vital we learn to access an aggressive state.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Aggressiondrill-1-s
[Steve and Brian from The Liverpool Gutterfighters, working an aggression drill]
With guided visualisation Den helped us to find our aggression control switch where after we did some drills on controlling the amount of aggression while hitting the pads. Various drills were used to access and install this vital mental “switch”

Simon Squires module followed neatly from Den’s. Si taught us how to switch this aggression on and off.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Siteaching

This is very useful as aggression is a good tool for certain situations but as we might have to complete an entirely different task after the confrontation we need to be able to switch it of to think clearly e.g. to apply first aid or give a statement to the police.

COMBAT THROWING
The next module was about RAPID TAKEDOWNS; and was superbly presented by our Norwegian instructors Ola and Mr Steel.

International Seminar 2007: AAR OlaSteelexplaining
[Ola on left and Mr Steel. Note, Mr Steel taught with a recently broken arm]
The module started with a specific warm-up, this warm-up was fun but also hard. One drill was called walking like a gecko and was working on the core muscles. It looked easy but doing was very hard…
International Seminar 2007: AAR Lizardcrawl

After this warm-up we were shown various ways to take a person to the floor which is a useful technique as having the bad guy landing upon his arse usually gives and more time to escape and will alter his attitude.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Fingersineyes
[Mr Steel emphasises "fingers in eyes" on Steve, as Paul, Si and Dave watch]
As an Aikidoka I felt like a fish in the water during this module which I enjoyed very much.

AMPING UP THE AGGRESSION
Another top module was presented by Phil W. He explained that when doing drills like fireman rescuing people from a burning building or armed police-officers in a hostage rescue situation it’s very important to train as real as possible and to use your mind and imagination. Phil showed us a video clip of an old lady being robbed and battered which made many of us boiling inside. We carried this feeling into the drills that followed the presentation.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Hoodie

These drills were designed to invoke those ‘dark feelings’ and after the job is finished to return to normal state again. It reminded me a bit of Star Wars where they talk of the dark side of the force, it’s this bad dark side that gets Luke through the fight with his dad and it’s his ability of ‘state management’ that helps him to gain back his control and so helps his dad fulfil the prophecy.

FINISHING EXERCISE
After debriefing the last module Den gave us an explanation about the Tabata Protocol. The first time I heard about Tabata I believed it was some kind of food! Tabata was a Japanese doctor who researched fitness and developed the Tabata-protocol. The drill consists of 20 seconds doing any kind of exercise 10 seconds rest and repeating this for eight times.

I remembered the Tabata drill I did it after the EPIC course earlier in the year and how I couldn’t walk properly during the following days. This made me selective about which exercise to choose.

After this Tabata protocol we formed a big circle with all the instructors in the middle for a positive self-talk.

At the end of the day we posed as a group for a couple of pictures taken by Gutterfighter Richie who enjoyed practising his second big hobby; photography.

POST TRAINING SCOFF
We went back to the hotel to clean ourselves up a bit for a Chinese meal in the Chung Ku restaurant and had some great conversations about various subjects.

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International Seminar 2007: AAR Chung-ku-2secure
[Den, Mika, Lynx]

This concluded the first fantastic day of this great event.
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.... part two of Nick Engelen's review:
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SUNDAY PROGRAM


Day two started for me with a nice tasting English breakfast that hopefully would keep my energy levels up during the intensive day.

DRUG WARS
The day kicked off with a superbly presented and very informative module on Chemical Combat by Slackbladder. It wasn’t about teargas, mustard gas or worse but about the influence of stimulants like PCP, heroin, etc…

International Seminar 2007: AAR Slackylecture-S

As a lot of crimes these days are about drugs and are committed by people under influence it’s vital to know what we are dealing with. To quote Sun Tsu: “Know your enemy and know yourself.”


INTERVENTION
After this presentation the physical part of the day started with a module by James Fatwing and Phil W. on third party intervention. This is for situations when for example the girlfriend is harassed or when a friend is attacked in a pub.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Jamesdemo-s
[James intervenes to protect "girlfriend" Si from the unwanted advances of Phil]

As we didn’t have a real warm-up we started of lightly, intervening and protecting the third party with our body where after we hit the pads. We practised various scenarios like when the third party suddenly regains his/her courage and wants his share of the cake by attacking the assailant.

The intensity went up when we were shown how to carry an unconscious person by Mr. Steel from Norway and James and Phil.
International Seminar 2007: AAR Rescuecarry

The drill following this involved as you might guess carrying someone towards safety.

SCANNING
This was followed by a module on VISUAL SCANNING DRILLS; by Al Beckett.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Alteaching
[Al demonstrates a drill]

As confrontations are unpredictable we need to keep control of our surroundings in case we are blindsided by an accomplice of the opponent or during a bar fight some drunk thinks it’s cool to join the dance.
International Seminar 2007: AAR Goggles
[Al introduces his vision-impairment goggles]
We were guided through various drills to learn to use eyes and ears to detect the danger and react to it.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Nickonpads
[Nicks shows good aggression during this phase, as Al coaches and Jamie holds the pads]

Unfortunately our good friend Slackbladder accidentally dislocated his elbow, and needed medical assistance.


THE STRONG SHALL PREVAIL
While two nice looking nurses were looking after Slacky we ate our lunch during HIGH-INTENSITY TRAINING by Ian Davies & Tony Da Costa. They presented the results of a very specific intensive but short weight training regimen, which has produced measurable results. The module was very informative and I admired their practice what you preach approach.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Highintensity
Ian presses the weights as Tony explains the principles]
After this presentation we had the opportunity to sweat again during the hands-on phase with another Liverpool Gutterfighter Larry Blundell.
International Seminar 2007: AAR Larrysandbagdrill-s
[Larry here shows an exercise with the heavy Sandbag]

Larry, a big fan of kettlebell training gave a short explanation about history and use of the kettlebell where after which we could have a try. Many of the class had never picked up a kettlebell before, and several expressed interest in adding this device to their training.
At the Liverpool Gutterfighters they use many items of strength equipment which are easy to obtain, such as Sandbags.
Den also showed the Ch’ishi, an Okinawa n weight to strengthen wrists, grip and arms. Keeping the stress scenario in mind I tried to conserve my energy.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Chishi-2

[Den demonstrates the Ch'ishi "strength stone"]
KEEPING TRACK
Another great module about SENSORY OVERLOAD & MEMORY DRILLS; was presented by Patrick Ryan.

International Seminar 2007: AAR Patrickteaching-s
The drill consisted out of a physical stressor where after we received some information to memorize. After taking the information in we were subjected to pain followed with a session against the pads where after we had to answer some questions about the given information. The drill was concluded by one more round against the pads after which we had to smile to the safetyman. For this drill we needed everything we learned in the past two days, aggression, switching on/off and scanning.

In between two modules a little ceremony was held in which the Gutterfighters presented Den with a SOG Bowie knife for the 10th anniversary of the Liverpool Gutterfighters Combatives Group.

HIGH STRESS
Last but not least for today was the stress-scenario. This involved everything we had learned throughout the day against either Si Squires, or John Pardue, in the latest generation of their padded suit.

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[Mark drives in with a Tiger's Claw against the punches from the suited aggressor. Photo by Richie]
While waiting in the corridor for my turn I tried to comfort some first-timers.
When it was my turn to go I gave 100%. Before the drill we were told that the new suit was tougher to defeat and we would only get 10 seconds before the whistle would be blown. It’s hard to believe for myself that I managed to get the black smurf on his knees in time. After regaining my breath I was congratulated and enjoyed the fights of the other people having their go. All performed very well. Well done.

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[Nick after confronting John Pardoe in the suit.]
Especially watching the women perform was a joy for the eye. The Amazon warriors and the Valkyries would be proud of them.

After saying goodbye to the people who had to go back to work next day I got a ride back to the hotel. To my surprise our friend Slacky was sitting in the pub telling jokes while enjoying a big pint of Guinness. After a couple of drinks we decided to head into town for a Chinese meal. The ride was very interesting as we did lots of sight- seeing as we got lost.

The ride back went smoother thanks to Richie’s Tom-Tom-Go.

The day was concluded over a cup of tea by master brewer Alan.

This ended the second day of this great seminar.

BONUS SESSION

Day 3 [Monday morning] started again with a nice British breakfast. All the guys who were still in town limped down to the centre for the last lap.. When training started that day I realized I really needed the energy. Den handled all the training on this final extra session. The warm-up consisted out of Den’s “Reactive Training, a mixture of aerobic and anaerobic exercises.

After the warm-up Den showed us the 360 degrees reactive training drill which involves no-go targets resembling innocent bystanders.

Next came a module on ground situations which involved restricted striking.
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[Big Dave Mac during the grounfighting module]
Following this there was a module on knife to hone our accessing a knife in various scenarios.

We also discussed some kit like knives and torches as well as a police-medic’s vest and its kit.
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[Richie shows specialised medic kit]

The training was concluded with a state modulation scenario. It involved a confrontation in which we had to intervene for a third party where after we had to change state to call in help or apply first aid. It was hard and confusing but a great learning experience.

This concluded the last day of this great seminar. Everybody said each other goodbye where after we went on our ways home. Ground transport to the airport was arranged thanks to Peter from Manchester. Without his help I would probably still be in Prescot Liverpool.

During the ride to the airport we discussed the last days and the fact that the attendees and organisers of this event are such a great bunch of quality people to share a weekend with.

Hereby I want to say a big ‘thank you’ and ‘well done’ to the organisers.

It was a great weekend with superb presentations, great people to train with, to eat with, to talk to and to have as a travel companions. Thank you all very much.

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Review by Nick Engelen.
Photos by Den
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