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  • #1

    Ranges

    Just to get the FMA forum rolling here's a few threads:

    What is the preferred training range of the FMA practicioners here on the forum. Not how many ranges are there, but which range do most people here train in and why?

    Do alot of you train in transitioning between ranges? Which of the ranges are the most important to train in? Which don't you want to be in?
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  • #2
    Woof!

    My preference is to train long range or what Marc calls
    Snakey Stick Range. I work on being able to mask my initial movement so that I can hit without being hit. The traditional system I was taught (Sopons Style from GM Alfonso Seneres) also focuses on this range. GM Seneres said I had to move my stick around in order to hide my intentions.

    The transitions I work tend to bring me from this range to closing range as quick as possible...usually a charging roof block where I can close and take my opponent down or so that I can continue hitting him. I don't like being in medio range, I also don't train this range too often as it is really difficult to pull off.

    As a defense to this type of close, I work on my left handed stiff arm using a tire that I swing. I use the stiff arm in conjuction with a side step. This works pretty well, but Eric has always found a way to take me down.

    Hope this made sense,

    Woof
    Alvis W. Solis
    Hound Dog!

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    #3
    hm.

    when my training partner and i fight, i find i tend to stay at largo mano, and crash through to corto for a disarm/takedown. we've exchanged blows in medio, and do so frequently, but it really seems like a transitional stage..and our weapons are lightly padded as well..so we don't pay the MASSIVE dividends you fellas do for a mistake.. we're new to the stick sparring aspect.. so we're still making some basic discoveries.. such as the usefulness of figure 8's, and how they can actually be applied for offense/defense other than to "look cool". at medio range, i tend to throw lots of figure 8's just to keep up with his onslaught, whether to attack the body or the weapon.

    boxing goes the same way for us. i either thow jab/crosses or try for a takedown.. as of yet, my infighting is kind of sloppy.

    i'm looking forward to the arrival of my dog brothers series, so i can learn more about snakey stick..and how you fellas apply it.

    look for me to be hooting and hollering about how much i love the tapes, or how much i hate them. either way, i'm anxious. can't imagine it being the latter...

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    • #4
      How often d oyou guys fight. Being that you like to crash through, what does your partner like to do? Is he getting good at countering you close?

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      • #5
        Range ...

        The system I train in is "Sikal" and is a hybrid of elements from Kali and Silat systems. The Kali portion provides good tools for closing from largo to medio and from medio to corto. We'll finish at largo if possible ... but we find this to be pretty rare. Usually the fight goes to medio before it's finished. If we can finish it at medio, good. If it ends up in corto, then that's where our Sikal blend really comes out. The Silat we do loves the extreme close-quarters fighting so if we close to corto, we usually end up using the Silat.

        Our preferred range? Wherever we finish the fight. (Not trying to be flip ... it's just the way we try to see it).

        Regards, Mike

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          • #6
          hm..

          the guy i'm fighting usually attacks my legs or moves straight in for a take down when i close. he can get the occasional disarm as well.

          we fight twice a week, usually.

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          • #7
            ranges

            Hi,

            I probably don't have the sparring experience of alot of you guys (Alvis, Chad, etc...), but...

            I tend to fight in Largo, medio, and corto.

            At largo I target the hand/wrist, at medio I like to either let a shot fly by and counter... or block and counter, and at corto I like to close to the "plum" and pummel or go for the takedown.

            Alvis... I always wondered about the use of the tire. How do you train it, and what are the benefits?

            Thanks!!!
            ~Kev

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