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[rivercitywarrior]

Such a great group of people! Our students and our staff are wonderful and it shows. Come check out the classes at RCW and see for yourself why everyone in the neighborhood is training at River City Warriors. 

Want to become like John Wick or Jason's Bourne, look no further than the weaponry arts of Kali and street self defense of Jeet Kune Do. Need the ultimate work out while blasting through stress, enter Muay Thai Kicknoxing. Finally Gracie Jiu Jitsu is the great neutralizer, handle anyone of any size in our BJJ classes. 

RCW, it's as authentic and irreplaceable as you are!

[rivercitywarrior]

One of the great equalizers, a sharp blade. 

Last week I talked about BJJ being great for self defense, and it truly is. However, the warrior methods of Kali (the bladed art) can be utterly disparaging in the wrong circumstances. This clip filmed with our instructor Guro Dan Inosanto may be dated, it’s from the late 70′s, however the information is still valid today. 

In fact I’ve had a lot of interaction with local law enforcement and authorities stating the “new” awareness of knife attacks. Inosanto was one of the first of his kind to do a preliminary study with the LAPD back in the day. The argument as it stands today is can you take an aggressor down with a knife? Even if you’re armed LEO with a gun? With the gun holster? How many feet per second can the knife wielder cross? Watch the video to find out. 

As you’ll see, a knife is a very real, very dangerous situation. Within 5-10 feet it is an incredible tool for attack or defense. Here at RCW we teach Kali, and like all tools they take care and discipline to handle. We advocate that a pocket knife can be a very valid tool for self defense and offer congruent instruction. 

Personally I like Kali for its efficacy, and also the ability it offers to defend ones self under duress. Where boxing or Jiu Jitsu might fail once the cardiovascular tank is spent, or with multiple attackers, Kali begins to shine. It can be done for a workout, but it can also be done with minimal effort. Think of the saying “let the tool do the work.” 

Many of our students and practitioners understand the value of a fire arm for self defense. As points brought out in the video illustrate, it’s also important to combine with projectile training one of hand to hand defense. Check out our YouTube page for further clips on self defense: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxOUn-aCRpa5QwLesCclsQ

You can also scroll the blog as we often post clips of class so you can watch hands on training as it happens. To see what JKD and Kali can do for you, contact us through any of the email links around the page and we’ll be happy to offer you a free trial. Thanks for stopping by! 

- Guro Joe

[rivercitywarrior]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZgstq0WmDA)

A quick Inosanto Kali and JKD trapping exercise. This is a fundamental that can be found performed by Guro Inosanto himself. It's one of the basic mitt routines in the Jeet Kune Do program. 

At RCW we walk through this material step by step for the beginner student. It's important to thread a layer of foundational skills in JKD that develop all ranges of combat. Without proper instruction the trapping of JKD will never function in a boxing context. Recently high level fighters in the UFC have begun to see the value in Jeet Kune Do and sought out Guro Inosanto for instruction. The man is a living legend, and nearly 80 years old, all credit to source material goes to him. 

This clip might be rough around the edges, we’re going to start posting videos of our classes like this on a frequent basis. We want to give people a raw look at daily training, rather than offering instructional videos. This is the content and skill development we are doing in daily classes. If you want to learn how to protect yourself and your family, you're always welcome at River City Warriors.