Sunday, July 13, 2008

Sanda exhibition

Yesterday night was the first of the two sanda event in the month of July before the big fight in august.
10 matches from different clubs were featured and the crowd respond was overwhelming.
We hope to take this sport to a new level in Singapore and hopefully cultivate a few international sportsman for the Youth Olympics.
Next event will be held in bishan on Sunday,20 July.Hope to see you there !




Me and a few sanda brothers taking a snapshot with judges,referees and Mr Teo Ser Luck,Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports & Ministry of Transport.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Guess what martial art is this!

GUESS WHAT MARTIAL ART IS THIS !
In theory it seems to work beautifully,but it never works in fights except on fools.
This post is for your enjoyment ,please do not take it seriously.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Karate,taekondo and boxing

Back for another post regarding japan's karate,korea's taekondo and western boxing.
Karate involves more on the hand and basic kicking meanwhile TKD focus on delivering knockout kicks onto all parts of the body.TKD also include fabulous kicks like jumping back trust,back hook and sisscors kick,etc
On the other hand,as we all know boxing involves powerful punches that will knock you out !
Here is the rough video about karate.

Another about TKD while we hope all this videos helps you for our survey.

Last but not least,the boxing video.

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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Muay thai and sanda

A common question,what is the difference between traditional muay thai and chinese sanda?
In this post,we will clear your doubts with 2 videos of padwork.One using the muay thai and other using sanda.
Look carefully in the different technique used,for example the difference in front kick.
Meanwhile elbow and knee is allow in muay thai rule,on the other hand,sanda uses grapple and moves like back fist.Refer to the attached video.
There you go with the muay thai clip.

Next the sanda video

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Friday, July 4, 2008

Flying arm bar

The eye catching flying arm bar is another take down which can be applied effectively.
The arm bar can hurt and immobilise your opponent till submission.
However a simple reversal is included in the video attached.The method is getting to the side of the arm bar and make your sweet escape,meanwhile you can use methods like foot lock to counter attack.
For instructions,check it out at http://youtube.com/watch?v=76bEAM5MjrQ

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Flying scissors

In today's post,we will look into a method of take down which is the wonderful flying scissors.
It is an excellent way to bring your opponent down in just a matter of seconds.
Meanwhile there are two main kinds of flying scissors.First would be the basic sliding in which is silat's favourite.

Next would be the more complicated reverse scissors which is easier to bring your opponent down.
It may seems difficult,but practice makes perfect !

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Flying elbow

Flying elbow can be use effectively as an attack however one must be flexible and swift in order to execute the move effectively.