November will be a busy month for seminars and specialist workshops. The first one of these will be on Sunday November 6th at Fit Rooms in West Kensington. Please check the "Events" section for more information on the upcoming CQC Pistol – Dual Tier Seminar.
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New format for classes
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Just a quick heads up regarding class content…
As mentioned on Monday, we are hoping to develop more than just the technical ability of our students: We want to increase the speed, power, and overall fitness of our students as well. With this in mind, Mondays will focus mainly on conditioning, impact training, and combatives. Thursdays will focus mainly on syllabus, weapons, and technical work. There will be plenty of overlap between the two though, so students who are only able to attend one class per week won't end up missing out on 50% of what we teach. However, we do recommend training twice a week to get the most out of the system (which is quite vast).
Full-contact sparring will be held at the end of the month as usual. Some classes may include light sparring in their content though, so gumshields, cups (for the men) and chest protectors (for the women) are wise investments for those who wish to participate.
If there are any questions or concerns regarding this new format, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Classes resuming on October 3rd
Saturday, September 24th, 2011Monday and Thursday classes (7pm-9pm) will be resuming at SOAS Vernon Square from Monday October 3rd onwards. Please click on "Classes" for more information.
In-Fighting Seminar, September 4th
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Boxing instructor Greg Howard and weapons specialist Andrew Janson will be delivering a seminar covering extreme close-quarter fighting (also known as “In-fighting”). Topics covered will include: Close-quarters striking, technical drills, small-blade applications, and general skill development. To book a place, please contact Andy on 07973 240 177.
Please see the "Events" section for further details, including venue info and attendance fees.
Annual Summercamp 2011 – grading results
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011Described as "The hardest Rapid Arnis grading ever" by Chief Instructor Pat O'Malley, Rapid Arnis practitioners from all over the UK braved three gruelling days of non-stop testing, fighting, and conditioning to achieve their respective grades. Congratulations are in order for the following individuals, not just for the excellent level of ability they showed, but for surviving the various cuts, bruises, broken noses, and stab wounds, to come out smiling on the other side. Well done chaps!
James Janson – Blue 2
Carl Rein – Brown 1
James Dismore – Brown 1
Ed Quartey – Black
Paul Murray – Black
Andrew Janson – 1st Degree Black
SOAS Closed for Summer
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011Our regular classes at SOAS are closed for the summer holidays, and will resume in October.
In the meantime, we will be running various workshops, seminars, and intensive courses. Please check the website regularly for details on these as they become available.
Personal classes will continue as normal.
Specialist workshop – March 13th
Saturday, March 5th, 2011Nigel Herterich will be coming over to pay us a visit on March 13th for Specialist Workshop. There are only 12 places available for this workshop, and they are available to everyone, regardless of experience level.
Here are the details:
Date: Sunday March 13th
Time: 2pm-6pm
Venue: Fit Rooms, 254-258 North End Road, SW6 1NJ
Content: Bone breaking and dislocation; Takedowns and finishes; 3rd party intervention
Cost: £30 in advance; £35 on the door
I will be collecting money for this event over the next week. You can either drop it to me at class (SOAS, Monday and Thursday) or transfer it to me via Paypal or bank transfer.
This is an excellent opportunity to train with one of the top guys in Rapid Arnis, and is certainly not to be missed.
No more Wednesday classes
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011After much deliberation, i have decided to close the wednesday classes at Ladbroke Grove. This is mostly to do with a lack of time on my part to promote and maintain the class, so if my schedule permits in the future, we may re-open it.
My thanks to all the staff at PGFC for their support, and the use of their excellent facilities. We look forward to working with you again soon.
RA LONDON – BACK IN ACTION FOR 2011!
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011Welcome back!
I hope you're all well-rested from the festive season folks, cos we've got lots of training to do this year, starting now!
Wednesday classes at Ladbroke Grove start today, 8pm-9.30pm.
Mondays and Thursdays at SOAS start next week, 7pm-9pm.
I also STILL need to sort out membership books with a lot of you – especially if you attended the recent grading. I know admin's often not a strong point for a lot of us (especially me!) but this is ridiculous. Gimme a hand here guys, and speak up!
Also, i'm finally going to get around to ordering those club T-shirts. If anybody else wants one, please let me know ASAP so we can order them all together. I'll be seeing Fari today just before class (around 7pm).
See you soon!
Andy
Rapid Arnis Grading in Torquay
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010On November 28th, the following members of Rapid Arnis London were assessed and achieved the following grades with flying colours – well done chaps!
Paul Murray – Brown II
James Dismore – Blue II
Carl Rein – Blue II
James Janson – Blue I
Thanks also to Kaveh for coming down to train alongside us on the Saturday, and Ed Quartey for helping to guide the seniors and assess them on the Sunday. Most of all, a big thanks to Pat O'Malley for providing some top class training over the weekend, and a gruelling and thorough assessment of our skills.
THE FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS
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