Larga Mano: Enter the Bugsay
Sonny Umpad's larga mano is a devastatingly effective long-range weapon that generates tremendous power and helps refine body angulation. His flavor of larga mano is unique because of his ability to utilize the long stick in all three ranges of largo, medio, and corto. This manipulation is what he calls the bugsay, an oar in Cebuano. Before practitioners can learn the bugsay, they must first learn how to play largo proficiently. From there, they progress and learn the deceptive nature of the bugsay.
Saturday, October 26th 2024
10 am - 2 pm
Legacy FMA HQ
200 Northgate Ave. Daly City, CA 94015
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VSCK Swordplay
Sonny Umpad's swordplay is elusive, mesmerizing, and tricky. He built a framework that could quickly progress a swordman's skills to "go live," as he called it. In other words, how to apply skills in random, unchoreographed exchanges in a controlled and technical way. How to play and experiment with sword fighting cleverly and safely.
We’ll start by drilling the component skills of striking and parrying. Then, we'll apply those skills to the reciprocal nature of the flow with 1-for-1 exchanges. Lastly, we'll challenge ourselves to apply tricky offensive dilemmas using angle changes and disengagement.
What you’ll learn:
Pendulum
Anino strikes
Repelling strikes
Hiwa strikes
It's a game of wit, not a game of chance. The game of how to hit and not get hit.
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VSCK Pendulum Footwork Workshop
The workshop intensive will break down the VSCK style of footwork of the Pendulum and give the practitioner the skills to improve their movement and learn how to hit without being hit.