K.S.K. Martial Arts E-Newsletter

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March 2010

DVD: COMING SOON!!!

During the month of March we have been hard at work preparing the newest installment of the Armas-Kali Affiliate Curriculum DVDs, SINGLE STICK: Phase-2.

We are happy to announce it is almost complete and may be available in April!!! This DVD will cover Defensive & Offensive techniques, training drills, Right & Left templates for the Box-Sumbrada flow, five disarms and how to find those disarms in random flow. Over 90min. of hard hitting Kali action, broken down and easy to learn.

This DVD combined with the other two previously released (SINGLE & DOUBLE STICK: Phase-1) will complete the needed curriculum for achieving your first Instructor or Student rank in the Armas-Kali Affiliate Program.

TRAINING CAMP: COMING SOON!!!

Start making room on your calendars! Currently Guro T. Kent Nelson is working on the details for holding the first K.S.K. sponsored “Filipino Martial Arts Camp”.

And by “Camp”, we mean camp. This 3-day event will be out in the country and feature available On-Site space for both Tents and RV’s in order to help people save money on overnight accomodations. Running water, Electricity and a Restroom will all be available on site to those who choose to “Camp-Out”. Motel accomodations 10min. from training grounds.

The camp will feature seminars through out the day by Guro T. Kent Nelson on various Filipino Weapons such as Single & Double Stick, Single & Double Knife, Espada Y Daga, and even some Filipino Staff. In the evenings we will be holding a free weapons tournement (participation optional) and even a bon-fire if the weather is nice.

This will be a great training opportunity for those who are studying the Armas-Kali Affiliate program. Any rank, system, and experience level are welcome.

Look for this event to be held sometime in July. There will be significant discounts for preregistration. More details to follow. Come join us for 3-days of training and FUN!!!

DVD: DOUBLE STICK: Phase-1

Preview: http://www.tkentnelson.com/MAnew.html

Last month we announced the newest DVD release in our Armas-Kali affiliate curriculum, DOUBLE STICK: Phase-1. This DVD will take you through everything in the curriculum for this section of the training, covering Mirror Image Drills, attack patterns for both open and closed positions, footwork, range and free flow drills. Filmed in professional grade digital, for a crisp clear picture, this DVD features interactive menus, smooth transitions, quality sound and all techniques have been separated into their own chapters, allowing you to skip right to whatever you want.

This DVD is perfect for someone either starting off in a weapon art, or wishing to learn the Armas-Kali system from the ground up. It is also great for an experienced martial artist looking to add on to their weapon training.

A Perfect Blend of PRACTICAL & EFFECTIVE Combined with ARTISTIC FLOW.

In this volume you will be learning quick application techniques, which with minimal training, you can use to directly defend yourself in a life or death situation. This DVD can be used for both personal study and Affiliate Student or Instructor ranking material.

You can check out a preview for this awesome DVD on our website by clicking on the link below, and of course you can always order it through our Products Page.

http://www.tkentnelson.com/MAnew.html

RANK PROMOTIONS

We here at KSK Martial Arts would like to give a special congratulations to Cliff Schartzer, who achieved his INTERMEDIATE: Level-1 rank in the art of Kai-Shin this month.

Cliff is a very dedicated student who began his training here with us back in 2006 as a private student in our knife curriculum. He has since progressed into the full Kai-Shin & Armas-Kali programs and rarely misses a training night. He has driven through blizzards to get to class and has trained with us on the hottest and most uncomfortable of days. Always willing to help another fellow student learn and grow, Cliff has made himself a very valuable member in the KSK Family. Keep up the great work Cliff!!!

(attached is a picture of this promotion)

INOSANTO INSTRUCTOR CAMP (March)

This month Guro T. Kent Nelson and three of his private instructors, Sifu David Hatch, Simo Lynda Hatch, and Shawn Kitzman traveled across the country to Marina Del Ray, CA. together to attend the March Inosanto Instructor Camp.

This four day camp started out each morning with a class in Jiu-Jitsu, instructed by none other than Jean Jacques Machado, one of the five founding brothers of Machado Jiu-Jitsu. It was then followed by a full day of Kickboxing, Trapping, Silat, Panantukan, and Filipino Martial Arts weaponry taught by the legendary Guro Dan Inosanto himself.

During their visit Nelson & Kitzman had the opportunity to accompany Sifu & Simo Hatch to a special invitation-only meeting at the home of Balintawak Eskrima Grand Master Nonato “Nene” Gaabucayan. While there, Gaabucayan shared and demonstrated some of the teaching methods of his specific Balintawak curriculum.

Sifu Hatch studied privately for over a decade with Balintawak authority Manong Ted Buot, who trained directly under Balintawak founder Grand Master Anciong Bacon. Kitzman & Nelson were also lucky enough during this trip, to have a few extra training sessions with Sifu Hatch where he shared some of his own Balintawak training methods with them as well.