Albuquerque Taekwondo and Self-Defense Club

Most macho dudes think self-defense is buying guns to defend their stash of canned goods or to protect them from zombies. But we also need to protect against the unseen. These fotos are of my first future food crops. Sprouting is so super-easy. Those are mung bean sprouts that I started yesterday. Should be ready in a few days. My cherry tomatoes may take a bit longer.

This was the first of a series of seminars the Beau is presenting to teach us how to get out of a hostage situation. It wasn't that easy but was possible! I can easily get out of the smaller zip ties but these were a lot thicker. Had to use a different technique to break them. There is more to come!

Wrestle training with dummies - 976503

Another great demonstration of how do to a proper takedown.

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This is a real honor: Andrew Webb will be hosing Al McLuckie at NMMA & F at Menaul and Eubank on July 20, 2019. Al McLuckie is a certified Systema instructor. Systema is a Russian martial art for very close quarter combat. This is a MUST for anyone who really wants to get in close to destroy an opponent - no messing around! Hope to see you here.

This is a typical Kung Fu San Soo lesson. They don't show the most important part, though. The tip of your tongue has to extend, inside the mouth, directly past open teeth as far as it will go. Copied from Kung Fu San Soo 2.0 site.

We finally got our sign up! Thanks to Dave, Phil, and especially my landlord Jeff Parsons. It really looks professional and the nice part is that ATA is going to give us $2,000 worth of gear from WMA, it's equipment sales organization. One thing that differentiates us is that we take students of all cognitive and physical abilities plus students of any age. OK we start at four y.o. And, of course, I know something about age since I'm a certified Septuagenarian, at lest for a couple more years!

We are now New Mexico Martial Arts and Fitness Centers. We not only have classes in ATA Taekwondo but also in Kung Fu San Soo, Pencak Silat, Bladed Weapons, Tai Chi, and Systema.

Bladed Weapons class on Friday 6/28/2019. Andrew, grey shirt, started out with a Systema drill for very close-in knife work. Then we worked with a Kali Sombrada. Since it is a drill, we are not in close at the normal fighting range, but are leaving room for our partner to counter and then we continue with our own counter. When the drill is learned, the moves continue non-stop, even switching roles. It was a fun drill.

This was a group picture taken during my trip to Indonesia in May. It shows the group from camp, mainly wearing the same type of shirt and some others from the community who joined in. We practiced and (they) performed in a Bandung museum. Pendekar Bambang is second from left standing. I'm the old guy

PENCAK SILAT seminar in Tokyo comin up. Interested contact me at [email protected] for details, etc.

Pukulan Patikaman Silat Kuntau Borneo Indonesia

https://youtu.be/3Bl_-ahMuwI

Pukulan Patikaman Silat Kuntau Borneo Indonesia

I love martial arts. At age 76 I wonder how long I can keep up with Taekwondo, Kung Fu San Soo, Kali, and Silat. Can I make it into my 80s? Then I saw Jimmy Carter on the news this morning. Was that a 10 foot 2X4 he was carrying at age 94? He's going strong building houses. What an inspiration! Maybe I have a way to go!

Got back to ABQ after finally getting the sensitivity back in my legs after Hot Springs. Saturday started with our 2 1/2 hour Silat class (I'm a student) taught by Dave Moore.. This is the best deal in the country! Every Saturday for $25 per month! Silat, so far, is insane. In most Arts you want to take up the space of your opponent. In Silat, it is done so fast, you don't know someone is in your space until your are looking up at him from the floor. It was a fantastic class. Then on to my Kali class (also a student) with three hours of banging sticks and knives. Kali is from the Philippines and they borrow some Silat from their neighbors in Indonesia. So there are some of the same moves. We did a few Sombradas (use it as a keyword in YouTube) including one using the punyo. The punyo, were the stick to be a sword, would be the hilt. In this case, in my estimation, the punyo is nastier than what, with a sword, would be the pointy end (sorry Arya!). Now I'm really tired. But it is all great stuff. Let me know if you are interested in either Kali or Silat and I can hook you up.

Two grueling days for an old man. Couldn't hardly walk the second day. Received my certification on Wednesday to train instructors. This was at the ATA Taekwondo World Expo in Little Rock, Arkansas. On Friday morning, on the way home, I stopped off at Hot Springs at the one traditional bath house to soak away the pain. It worked!

Photos from the Silat Seminar. Guru Tim Anderson is in the middle of each photo (back row). This was an amazing seminar. To see what is going on, look up Guru Tim Anderson Silat on YouTube. Fantastic stuff.