From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #578 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Thur, 14 Dec 2000 Vol 07 : Num 578 In this issue: eskrima: Re: Full Contact Stickfighting eskrima: Congratulations new stickfighter eskrima: . ========================================================================== Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. 1200 members strong! Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource An open FMA discussion forum provided in memory of Mangisursuro Mike Inay, Founder of the Inayan System of Eskrima. Replying to this message will NOT unsubscribe you. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe eskrima-digest" (no quotes) in the body (top line, left justified) of a "plain text" e-mail addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. To send e-mail to this list use eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com See the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) FAQ and the online search engine for back issues of the Eskrima-Digest at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Mabuhay ang eskrima! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tim Rivera Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 10:37:43 -0600 Subject: eskrima: Re: Full Contact Stickfighting > From: "Eric Primm" > > Three of my training partners and I decided to give it a try. i'm one of those training partners (hi eric), and i thought i'd jump in with some other perspectives. > I was very scared starting out. But I was more curious than afraid. i was scared also, but i wouldn't let myself admit it. i had to keep it buried, so i wouldn't talk myself out of it. i was also very curious, and hadn't used my fencing gear in a while, so i thought i'd put it to use. :) > Now the question. After letting it sink in, I remember being really > defensive. I couldn't initiate any offense without getting whacked in the > helmet. Could anyone help me out? I would hit the hand trying to initiate > an entry but my opponent would hit me in the head. from my (limited) view, every one of us concentrates too much on the stick hand and arm. just like you can catch new people there almost every time, it seems that after a little bit in the art, it becomes too much of a focus, and you forget about your head and body. it's something you need to consciously move away from (i'm working on it). has this been anyone else's experience? also, does anyone here have different 'games' they play during their sparring? one that occurred to me after this first match (and how much we focussed on the hand/arm) was to eliminate the hand and arm as a target, thus working our closer range skills more. > From: Gary > > It really depends on what sort of Full Contact sparring rules you are > using, and what aspect you stressed on, that is real fight or sport fight. although i'm not eric, i'll comment on my view of this. we didn't really have rules other than keep it aroun half-power, and have fun. (i suppose we borrowed from the dog brothers "no wind" and "be friends at the end of the day") the way i view it, any hits you receive are too many, and you can never hit your partner too much. i don't like to go in for scenarios like "i hit you here first, so your hit wouldn't have completed or it would be too weak," for two reasons: 1) it doesn't always work out like you'd like, and 2) you should try not to be hit at all anyway. > In a real fight similuation, it really depends on what you are using, if > you use a stick, than you should stop after you hit your partner or your > partner hitted you, since a successful strike by a ratten will break the > bone, even if you hit to the hand. i think you mean 'especially' if you hit to the hand? and i will have to respectfully disagree with that last statement- during my matches with eric (and others) last week, i had no thumb protection (a mistake i won't repeat anytime soon) and i took so damn hard shots there that were well over half power, and all it did was hurt like hell, and swell up later. i suppose it would depend on your definition of 'successful,' however. tim ------------------------------ From: Terry Tippie Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:33:24 -0800 Subject: eskrima: Congratulations new stickfighter Ahem. I have a couple of new stickfighters. My wife and I are pleased to announce the birth of David Anthony Tippie and Eric Harlan Tippie, born on Saturday, December 9th at 1:55 PM and 1:57 PM respectively. Mom, dad and sons are tired but happy. Indeed, this will be a merry Christmas. Regards, Terry Tippie Pacifica, CA USA ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 20:43:10 PST Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #578 **************************************** To unsubscribe from the eskrima-digest send the command: unsubscribe eskrima-digest -or- unsubscribe eskrima-digest your.old@address in the BODY of an email (top line, left justified) addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. Old digest issues are available via ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com. Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry and the Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply.