After the Filipino Martial Arts, what's your Back Up Art?

[Artiste De FM]

Looks like this forum isn’t so bad after all. I was reading that archery one and i thought a bunch of high school kids got together to make this site at first. Looks like I was wrong.

In response to the thread title, FMA is a good backup art, but not my first.

Hello, Bowyer.

Yes, I read that thread you refer to and to be direct. We all look like Mahatma Ghandi after reviewing that piece of Work. lol.

Thanks for your response as well. There's actually some overlap between our training both with the FMA and Grappling arts.

ADF

 

[Artiste De FM]

First of all I would like to go back and emphasize some of the points stressed by PG Blackgrave... However, for the sake opf the original question, I do Russian Systema (a lot, not even sure if that would be called "back up", maybe parallel), as well as regular weekly dose of ground work of the submission wrestling/bjj type.

Hello, Hetman.

Well, I too will take the opportunity to state clearly that I agree with Punong Guro Blackgraves stance. In nearly it's entirety. What else is there to say? We all Learn at Different rates. We all take Different Paths. We all Reach the Same Destination, God Willing.

I do feel Human Movement is just that, Human Movement. If that " Realization " is the Ultimate Destination then I would proclaim that all of us are at Different points on our Respective " paths. " How we express ourselves is naturally going to reflect at where we are on the Journey. Kali Illustrisimo and it's Descendants have only my Utmost Respect.


ADF


Hetman, in your Russian style... is there an abundance of Leg Submissions / Destructions / Attacks?

 

[Hetman]

Actually no, those are more characteristic of Sambo, especially in its sporting form.

In systema emphasis is on fluid movement and ability improvise in any given situation. No particular techniques or approaches are stressed (strikes, locks...whatever), they are utilized depending on the situation at hand.
I would say that the methodology is mostly directed (at least where I train) at developing wider psychological and corporal "comfort zone", i.e. overcoming some inhibitions accumulated through time, hence opening wider array of possibilities in fighting.

I would say that the bottom line is that at issue is more of a discovery process, rather than the learning one. What I mean is that one is guided and encouraged to find his own solutions for training situations, rather then made first learn and then hopefully absorb techniques and movements from outer source. My experience has shown that once you discover something for yourself - it stays with you, even with minimum maintenance in training repetition. On the other hand, solutions acquired from without need lot of repetition to integrate.

Sorry for what may be a longer ramble than asked for.