Sochin
05-28-2001, 12:00 AM
1) What types of training would you like to see offered?
I started training in FMA, Modern Arnis to be exact, to find out how such a stylist would be attacking me and to develope a defense. Within a year I had what I thought to be an answer and another 6 months later I got my chane to have three passes with an Arnis professional. I won 2 out of the three passes because his "art" made him predictable.
I also did the same thing with aikido.
What I would like to see is an extension of such research covering the current top teachers' attack styles, let's say: "What can you expect if you face an opponent trained by Hock, Bram, Keating, Vunak, Inosanto, Gaje, or any other bmoc? How will they act / react differently? What are the signatures to look for (besides a honkin' great bowie!)?"
2) How long a program would you like to see? (1-day? 2-days?)
I get pretty tired after 4-5 days at a karate seminar but I'm still learning - I like more than two days better if I have to travel to get to it but cost is a big concern with me, and longer is always more expensive.
3) What topics would you like to see covered in the instruction?
I once spent 2 days rolling around a hard baked soccer field in 100° sunshine practicing "sentry removal" with Joo Bang's boys...let's say that I <b>DON'T</b> want to do that again!
One topic that is high interest to me and usually gets a whole lot of attention in most blade forums when it comes up is: "Can you and how do you take out a dog with a small blade - or any blade?" There are no blade nuts cross training with dogs or else they don't want to give out any secrets! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
4) How many levels of instruction would you like to see?
Hey, anything that will save my life when accosted by Jake, the nasty guy in Once Were Warriors...as long as it's practical, pile it on!
5) What other MBC-style products would you like to see offered (wrist/arm guards, special-purpose kydex sheaths, books, videos, etc.)? All of 'em!
6) How far would you be willing to travel to attend a course?
So far I've gone no farther than one day's drive - it would have to be pretty special to get me farther as the costs mount up. Managing the logistics of not being at work has been the major block to my travel.
This summer we have put together a family / business trip to Denver and Las Vegas with stops scheduled at RMCAT, the Spyderco factory and Animal's place but so far the only seminars we can find is RMCAT's. This trip has been in the works for 4-5 years and we just got it off the ground this year!
7) How much would you be willing to pay for training? (please provide amounts for 1-day, 2-day, and 3-day programs)
When I give a seminar I usually charge in the $10 - $12 per hour range - 6 hours is $60 etc. I am comfy with this, it's not too high for most folks and as a teacher if I get $10 x 15 folks = $150 per hour, I'm happy! If I thought that someone was charging $50 an hour per person just for his name, I would pass...at least I have so far.
8) What other suggestions do you have concerning the program, MBC products, and related topics?
I would love to get hands on sharpening training with the various stones and other sharpeners availabe, even those not made by spyderco. Some steel is very hard and some edges are hard to manage - I'm thinking of the Cold Steel Tanto.
Aside from that, I'll leave this open for later... <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
<a href=" http://raisingcanes.net">The Fighting Old Man</a>
I started training in FMA, Modern Arnis to be exact, to find out how such a stylist would be attacking me and to develope a defense. Within a year I had what I thought to be an answer and another 6 months later I got my chane to have three passes with an Arnis professional. I won 2 out of the three passes because his "art" made him predictable.
I also did the same thing with aikido.
What I would like to see is an extension of such research covering the current top teachers' attack styles, let's say: "What can you expect if you face an opponent trained by Hock, Bram, Keating, Vunak, Inosanto, Gaje, or any other bmoc? How will they act / react differently? What are the signatures to look for (besides a honkin' great bowie!)?"
2) How long a program would you like to see? (1-day? 2-days?)
I get pretty tired after 4-5 days at a karate seminar but I'm still learning - I like more than two days better if I have to travel to get to it but cost is a big concern with me, and longer is always more expensive.
3) What topics would you like to see covered in the instruction?
I once spent 2 days rolling around a hard baked soccer field in 100° sunshine practicing "sentry removal" with Joo Bang's boys...let's say that I <b>DON'T</b> want to do that again!
One topic that is high interest to me and usually gets a whole lot of attention in most blade forums when it comes up is: "Can you and how do you take out a dog with a small blade - or any blade?" There are no blade nuts cross training with dogs or else they don't want to give out any secrets! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
4) How many levels of instruction would you like to see?
Hey, anything that will save my life when accosted by Jake, the nasty guy in Once Were Warriors...as long as it's practical, pile it on!
5) What other MBC-style products would you like to see offered (wrist/arm guards, special-purpose kydex sheaths, books, videos, etc.)? All of 'em!
6) How far would you be willing to travel to attend a course?
So far I've gone no farther than one day's drive - it would have to be pretty special to get me farther as the costs mount up. Managing the logistics of not being at work has been the major block to my travel.
This summer we have put together a family / business trip to Denver and Las Vegas with stops scheduled at RMCAT, the Spyderco factory and Animal's place but so far the only seminars we can find is RMCAT's. This trip has been in the works for 4-5 years and we just got it off the ground this year!
7) How much would you be willing to pay for training? (please provide amounts for 1-day, 2-day, and 3-day programs)
When I give a seminar I usually charge in the $10 - $12 per hour range - 6 hours is $60 etc. I am comfy with this, it's not too high for most folks and as a teacher if I get $10 x 15 folks = $150 per hour, I'm happy! If I thought that someone was charging $50 an hour per person just for his name, I would pass...at least I have so far.
8) What other suggestions do you have concerning the program, MBC products, and related topics?
I would love to get hands on sharpening training with the various stones and other sharpeners availabe, even those not made by spyderco. Some steel is very hard and some edges are hard to manage - I'm thinking of the Cold Steel Tanto.
Aside from that, I'll leave this open for later... <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
<a href=" http://raisingcanes.net">The Fighting Old Man</a>