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Well, for those of you that have seen Keating's Material on the Filipino and Western Knife, guess what?
Yeah, you're going to see some things you have already viewed in past material like Knifecraft and The Deadly Backcut.
But wait a minute, before the groaning starts...there's more...a whole lot more.
In many ways, when I finished this tape, I was sort of concerned because Keating is letting alot out of the Trick Bag on this one. I like my Rabbit in the Hat until someone launches on me.
Then I thought, as I usually do..."What idiot who makes a living out of robbing people for pocket change is going to think about this stuff?" So, as is usually the case when it comes to videos with "Sensitive Material," I came back to square one.
What this is, truly, is a Gateway. You see, when I first heard about it, I figured that it was going to be an advertisement for The Riddle of Steel Seminars. And by that I mean, it was going to be 75% advertisement material and 25% of technical things to whet the appetite of the viewer so the advertisement sank in.
Then, I thought, "Hey, that won't sell and Peder Lund is not going to do that and neither will Keating." Where is the opportunity to promote something like that, at that point? That is like Billy Blanks charging for the one hour Infomerical for the Tae Bo System. This is clearly not that mindset, material or attitude.
So, you see, the content of the tape sells The Riddle of Steel instead of it being an Infomercial to sell The Riddle of Steel.
Is it a "Training Tape?" Yes. And a damned fine one too.
Some of the things will be eye-opening to people in Filipino and other Blade-related Disciplines that have not had street experience. You are going to see some excellent street-savvy material in the first third of the first tape. Keating takes you to an alley in Baltimore without you going there.
Gives you tools to explore and that are lifesaving. To some, they will say, "Well Don, I did learn that on the street very early." And that might be true. There is more here than meets the eye.
So, here is how it breaks down;
TAPE ONE
The Jet Boat Intro, this is not lengthy and gives you a taste for the ride, this does give you a taste of the Riddle that is above and beyond the training aspect. It has beautiful scenery. So...where is the meat? I know some people will be asking that. "I thought you said it was not an Infomercial Don!"
It's a glimpse at an experience, but there is more...
So, in the beginning, you see the Knife Manipulation Drills, you know, the Spin and the Twirl. This is basic, right? There has to be something in there for everyone. It's a starting point.
Next comes some psychological aspects and ploys, I won't give the Game away, but suffice it to say, playing with people's mind is a real killer in the REAL WORLD. The real world is not a drill. Some people will not be scared of you and Keating shows you how to keep the attacker guessing, etc.
Keating then touches on the Filipino Knife, but this is not a seminar on Filipino Knife, it is a Seminar on Survival. Period...and it is a nice look inside to say the least.
Keating then goes into Unarmed Vs. The Knife and teaches what alot of us have viewed before, the tapping into passing, etc., then Robert Langford takes over.
Robert concentrates on getting the pass and the eye spear into the disarm flow. Excellent, simple in elegance.
Some of these are from Silat or have a heavy Silat "feel" to them, with references made to Chinese Arts. Then Robert gives you a glimpse, an idea of the amount of time he has spent performing these movements by performing the one disarm with one hand.
My Wife immediately referred to it as, "The Mantis Disarm." [There is a private joke in there, aye J?]
James re-enters to find the disarm during simple robberies where the attacker has the knife. Very good application even for the critics who would say, "You can't do that real time." OK, let's find a middle ground, you can do it in a robbery.
This is a segue into a good section on "Returning Blades," and what I think is the practical application of same. Sometimes, the Returning Blade is taught in a "stale" manner with no life, or the attacker is expected to be very committed and not Cagey, well, this is a good piece on the tight and close application of them.
Then, in under two minutes, Keating performs the hand/wrist exercise to develop the fast action required and how that is found in Chinese Kung Fu Systems as well as Goju Ryu. Very good.
TAPE TWO
Well, get the beverage and snack close because you do not want to miss the fluid action in this tape, that's for sure. There is some dynamite stuff in here.
Cutting Techniques with Michael Kaye, Ph.D. How to make your own targets that won't hurt your blade or cost you an arm and a leg. Again, I won't give it away...it is very good. Mr. Kaye then goes onto Orienting the Edge properly and how you can use self-exploration to make sure you are getting the most efficient cut from your own feedback in test cutting.
He demonstrates this as well as the infamous "Beer/Soda Can" cutting, very impressive.
Onto Robert Langford again. If you liked the Bandana Material, you are going to be pleasantly surprised to see Robert explain the "Blowouts," the Disarming very in-depth. Targeting, finding the "Snap." The Snapping/Taut Disarm "Blowout" and the Failsafe to the Blowout. What if the Blowout fails? This leads into the wrapping and ejection of the knife. Inside and outside, attacker in forward then reverse grip. Excellent material.
The next part will be the most controversial to some that think the Western Arts of Fencing have little to nothing to offer the Student of the S.E. Asian Blade Forms.
Keating refers to this Section as, "The Right Hand Path, Bowie Knife Tactics."
In the Intro, Keating touches on the Crossada [knife not movement] but in that, he explains the major difference between spearpoint and clip point. Not an advertisement for the Crossada at all in my opinion.
Keating then explains Timing, that all important aspect, and then hands it over to Robert Langford. Robert does a great demo of non-telegraphic movement, and how the empty hand relates to the knife on the thrust.
Timing, Non-Telegraphic Movement, returns to timing. Robert knows the subject well and will reappear with some of the same valid information with regard to response to offered stimuli later in the Backcut Portion.
Keating more or less gives the ballgame away with giving the "Secret" to Fencing away, what he calls, "Front Wheel Drive and NOT Rear Wheel Drive." You will understand when you see the very interesting, two-man drill he uses. Again, excellent material.
This is very much the Finishing School on Going to Point. Targeting, perception, depth perception, illusion. It is material that is valid and useful even if you NEVER intend to play with Bowies/Fencing Tech.
This leads into the In Quartata, and again, the demonstrations are eye-opening and educational. Very in-depth and several different ideas and methods are shown. The meat of the subject, distilled down.
Exploiting someone's weakness of not guarding their centerline properly and tying themselves up with various guards that can be beaten.
This leads into Passata Soto, the "Pass Low," in three versions. The leg traps in the third version of Pass Low is linked with Silat, and all of the material is excellent.
Something I would consider to be an absolute must have skill if you live where there is snow and ice. Keating did not say that, I realized that immediately. That's the beauty of how James shares things. Some people sit and wonder...other's are used to this sort of presentation and find their own worth out of it.
Suffice it to say, if you are in an environment where you might fall on your ass, you will find this enlightening.
Finally, the Backcut. Something I was a big fan of from the last release of material. This section is explained in depth, I cannot say enough good things about it. Keating shows precisely how the clip point during a backcut can acheive a ripping, thrusting cut, effortlessly that cannot be acheived usually by ordinary means.
Robert takes over and takes it all more in depth, step by step. Then, as I said earlier, goes into the science of hand to eye speed and how the brain reacts, perception. I cannot say "excellent" in every paragraph folks. Buy the tapes.
Robert is incredibly fast with the backcut. Incredibly skilled individual and really shines equally with full speed Bandana disarms and the Backcut portion. Wait till you see it.
The pure mechanics, the science, the feints, returning to go to point, all are covered well and if you watch, you are going to see several tapes worth of material in here that you only need to use rewind for.
You will hear all sorts of little street and training tips in these tapes, all very valid. Like I said, I can't put everything in here...
There are no "Personal Testimonials" or any of that other "Filler" material although Mike Janich captured what is probably the most beautiful footage and pleasing to the eye just because of the environment. But he did that as a matter of the environment, a skilled Cameraman and Producer, but Idaho sure helped him out alot. The backgrounds are beautiful. Sometimes, without any camera movement, they are even distracting if you like rugged, beautiful terrain.
It was nice to see at least three familiar faces in the various shots, D, D and L, wish I could have been there on this one.
Great stuff.
Contact Comtech Call (541)-938-2175 or
comtech@bmi.net
If they are sold out:
Available here, click on this LINK
[This message has been edited by Don Rearic (edited 05-10-2001).]
Yeah, you're going to see some things you have already viewed in past material like Knifecraft and The Deadly Backcut.
But wait a minute, before the groaning starts...there's more...a whole lot more.
In many ways, when I finished this tape, I was sort of concerned because Keating is letting alot out of the Trick Bag on this one. I like my Rabbit in the Hat until someone launches on me.
Then I thought, as I usually do..."What idiot who makes a living out of robbing people for pocket change is going to think about this stuff?" So, as is usually the case when it comes to videos with "Sensitive Material," I came back to square one.
What this is, truly, is a Gateway. You see, when I first heard about it, I figured that it was going to be an advertisement for The Riddle of Steel Seminars. And by that I mean, it was going to be 75% advertisement material and 25% of technical things to whet the appetite of the viewer so the advertisement sank in.
Then, I thought, "Hey, that won't sell and Peder Lund is not going to do that and neither will Keating." Where is the opportunity to promote something like that, at that point? That is like Billy Blanks charging for the one hour Infomerical for the Tae Bo System. This is clearly not that mindset, material or attitude.
So, you see, the content of the tape sells The Riddle of Steel instead of it being an Infomercial to sell The Riddle of Steel.
Is it a "Training Tape?" Yes. And a damned fine one too.
Some of the things will be eye-opening to people in Filipino and other Blade-related Disciplines that have not had street experience. You are going to see some excellent street-savvy material in the first third of the first tape. Keating takes you to an alley in Baltimore without you going there.
Gives you tools to explore and that are lifesaving. To some, they will say, "Well Don, I did learn that on the street very early." And that might be true. There is more here than meets the eye.
So, here is how it breaks down;
TAPE ONE
The Jet Boat Intro, this is not lengthy and gives you a taste for the ride, this does give you a taste of the Riddle that is above and beyond the training aspect. It has beautiful scenery. So...where is the meat? I know some people will be asking that. "I thought you said it was not an Infomercial Don!"
It's a glimpse at an experience, but there is more...
So, in the beginning, you see the Knife Manipulation Drills, you know, the Spin and the Twirl. This is basic, right? There has to be something in there for everyone. It's a starting point.
Next comes some psychological aspects and ploys, I won't give the Game away, but suffice it to say, playing with people's mind is a real killer in the REAL WORLD. The real world is not a drill. Some people will not be scared of you and Keating shows you how to keep the attacker guessing, etc.
Keating then touches on the Filipino Knife, but this is not a seminar on Filipino Knife, it is a Seminar on Survival. Period...and it is a nice look inside to say the least.
Keating then goes into Unarmed Vs. The Knife and teaches what alot of us have viewed before, the tapping into passing, etc., then Robert Langford takes over.
Robert concentrates on getting the pass and the eye spear into the disarm flow. Excellent, simple in elegance.
Some of these are from Silat or have a heavy Silat "feel" to them, with references made to Chinese Arts. Then Robert gives you a glimpse, an idea of the amount of time he has spent performing these movements by performing the one disarm with one hand.
My Wife immediately referred to it as, "The Mantis Disarm." [There is a private joke in there, aye J?]
James re-enters to find the disarm during simple robberies where the attacker has the knife. Very good application even for the critics who would say, "You can't do that real time." OK, let's find a middle ground, you can do it in a robbery.
This is a segue into a good section on "Returning Blades," and what I think is the practical application of same. Sometimes, the Returning Blade is taught in a "stale" manner with no life, or the attacker is expected to be very committed and not Cagey, well, this is a good piece on the tight and close application of them.
Then, in under two minutes, Keating performs the hand/wrist exercise to develop the fast action required and how that is found in Chinese Kung Fu Systems as well as Goju Ryu. Very good.
TAPE TWO
Well, get the beverage and snack close because you do not want to miss the fluid action in this tape, that's for sure. There is some dynamite stuff in here.
Cutting Techniques with Michael Kaye, Ph.D. How to make your own targets that won't hurt your blade or cost you an arm and a leg. Again, I won't give it away...it is very good. Mr. Kaye then goes onto Orienting the Edge properly and how you can use self-exploration to make sure you are getting the most efficient cut from your own feedback in test cutting.
He demonstrates this as well as the infamous "Beer/Soda Can" cutting, very impressive.
Onto Robert Langford again. If you liked the Bandana Material, you are going to be pleasantly surprised to see Robert explain the "Blowouts," the Disarming very in-depth. Targeting, finding the "Snap." The Snapping/Taut Disarm "Blowout" and the Failsafe to the Blowout. What if the Blowout fails? This leads into the wrapping and ejection of the knife. Inside and outside, attacker in forward then reverse grip. Excellent material.
The next part will be the most controversial to some that think the Western Arts of Fencing have little to nothing to offer the Student of the S.E. Asian Blade Forms.
Keating refers to this Section as, "The Right Hand Path, Bowie Knife Tactics."
In the Intro, Keating touches on the Crossada [knife not movement] but in that, he explains the major difference between spearpoint and clip point. Not an advertisement for the Crossada at all in my opinion.
Keating then explains Timing, that all important aspect, and then hands it over to Robert Langford. Robert does a great demo of non-telegraphic movement, and how the empty hand relates to the knife on the thrust.
Timing, Non-Telegraphic Movement, returns to timing. Robert knows the subject well and will reappear with some of the same valid information with regard to response to offered stimuli later in the Backcut Portion.
Keating more or less gives the ballgame away with giving the "Secret" to Fencing away, what he calls, "Front Wheel Drive and NOT Rear Wheel Drive." You will understand when you see the very interesting, two-man drill he uses. Again, excellent material.
This is very much the Finishing School on Going to Point. Targeting, perception, depth perception, illusion. It is material that is valid and useful even if you NEVER intend to play with Bowies/Fencing Tech.
This leads into the In Quartata, and again, the demonstrations are eye-opening and educational. Very in-depth and several different ideas and methods are shown. The meat of the subject, distilled down.
Exploiting someone's weakness of not guarding their centerline properly and tying themselves up with various guards that can be beaten.
This leads into Passata Soto, the "Pass Low," in three versions. The leg traps in the third version of Pass Low is linked with Silat, and all of the material is excellent.
Something I would consider to be an absolute must have skill if you live where there is snow and ice. Keating did not say that, I realized that immediately. That's the beauty of how James shares things. Some people sit and wonder...other's are used to this sort of presentation and find their own worth out of it.
Suffice it to say, if you are in an environment where you might fall on your ass, you will find this enlightening.
Finally, the Backcut. Something I was a big fan of from the last release of material. This section is explained in depth, I cannot say enough good things about it. Keating shows precisely how the clip point during a backcut can acheive a ripping, thrusting cut, effortlessly that cannot be acheived usually by ordinary means.
Robert takes over and takes it all more in depth, step by step. Then, as I said earlier, goes into the science of hand to eye speed and how the brain reacts, perception. I cannot say "excellent" in every paragraph folks. Buy the tapes.
Robert is incredibly fast with the backcut. Incredibly skilled individual and really shines equally with full speed Bandana disarms and the Backcut portion. Wait till you see it.
The pure mechanics, the science, the feints, returning to go to point, all are covered well and if you watch, you are going to see several tapes worth of material in here that you only need to use rewind for.
You will hear all sorts of little street and training tips in these tapes, all very valid. Like I said, I can't put everything in here...
There are no "Personal Testimonials" or any of that other "Filler" material although Mike Janich captured what is probably the most beautiful footage and pleasing to the eye just because of the environment. But he did that as a matter of the environment, a skilled Cameraman and Producer, but Idaho sure helped him out alot. The backgrounds are beautiful. Sometimes, without any camera movement, they are even distracting if you like rugged, beautiful terrain.
It was nice to see at least three familiar faces in the various shots, D, D and L, wish I could have been there on this one.
Great stuff.
Contact Comtech Call (541)-938-2175 or
comtech@bmi.net
If they are sold out:
Available here, click on this LINK
[This message has been edited by Don Rearic (edited 05-10-2001).]
