by Seiichiro » Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:02 pm
Nice videos. One of these days I'll make it out to NYC to watch a dog brothers seminar. What I wouldn't give for an FMA or JKD school around here.
One of the things you do get out of kali is not having an idle hand. Your off hand is just as important as your primary, and you switch them all the time. A while ago we had another Filipino guy around here, John (Madog might remember him from AIP), that studied escrima. He mainly did the samurai thing, but was really good with double sticks. He taught a few of us coordination and footwork techniques from escrima that really balance out your sides.
I don't think parries are worthless. Just need to think faster and more clearly. I mean, for a non-shield fighter, you can't rely on dodges and sneak attacks all the time. Sometimes you need to get up in there and that means learning how to parry and counter.