A.T.A.C.X. GYM KENPO KARATE Alter.Maces R.D.L. (ROCK DROP AND LOCK) 1

[IsleMarketing]

great video. this stuff is great, and very applicable. keep it rollin!

[ATACXGYM]

@IsleMarketing Thank you my brother I try to keep things direct efficient functional and quickly learnable.

[ATACXGYM]

This is my first video to hit 1000 views.

[joezline98473095]

you wasted too much time lol look up kajukenbo

[ATACXGYM]

@joezline98473095 Lol kajukenbo and kenpo are cousins in a sense,as Kaju's founder Emperado and Kenpo's founder,Ed Parker Sr.,both trained together at the same time with the same teacher...Professor K.S. Chow.Secondly? Each move from the very first forearm smash+elbow strike block to the wristlock is a fight ender.Lolol you can't get any faster than ending the fight the split second that it starts.

[Tigerpaws9097826]

This is a very clear, step-by-step explanation of the defensive technique being described. I also liked being able to recognize certain motions that are embedded in the kata / forms of a number of styles embedded in the sequence of movements used here; I find it always adds substantial meaning to forms when applications are explained. Nice!

[ATACXGYM]

@Tigerpaws9097826 This is a very astute and keen observation you're making! Far too many people miss the practical applications for techniques that populate numerous kata/forms across the various "styles".Thank you so very much for the compliments and I hope to earn more from you as time passes! Osu.

[houseofthetruewayma]

I like the process. It makes sense, our friend is the ground. I tell my students all the time let the concrete to the work for you. Bounce somebodies head off the concrete and then stomp their face and they're spitting chicklets. Well done my friend.

[ATACXGYM]

@houseofthetruewayma Thank you my friend! Your knowledge acumen and skill in these area are quite well known,so it's an honor to know that you laud my techniques and efforts!

[KungFuKid1015]

I don't like the takedown, only because he still has ahold of your head and neck, that could prove risky and turn into a street fight, I don't know about you, but I hate going to the ground if I can help it, the street is not the cage :) lol, anyway, I would want to get him off me completely before the takedown, but thats just me.

[ATACXGYM]

@KungFuKid1015 Perceptive of you,man! But truth is that I TRAPPED his hand so he COULDN'T let go.A trip takedown or osotogare will DEFINITELY make your opponent release a tie up on your neck if he has time to respond to the fall.It's instinctive in the human species to break our falls.I also am very comfy on the ground with my judo wrestling kenpo bjj tkd capoeira hapkido and other techniques,so my comfort with ground fighting may indeed be informing my actions here.

[1hit2drop]

Great technique and great video quality... oh yea im filming lol.

see you soon brutha Ras

[ATACXGYM]

@1hit2drop Lolol well said brutha Danny,you did a great job filming.Didn't even let the police car disrupt your focus and the quality of the shot.Let's get in another video this Sunday mayne!

[loganbarren1]

Take it to the streets...great idea! seems more realistic this way!!

[ATACXGYM]

@loganbarren1 Thank you very much my brotha! I try to give a realistic feel to my vids whenever possible.This particular alley is near Dawson and 10th,in LBC CA.It's a known,grimey alley with gangs all over the place.The police interrupting our filming twice,lol.

[CrypticDevilxX]

nice video man like it

[ATACXGYM]

@CrypticDevilxX Thank you very much,Cryptic I much appreciate that!!

[kenpoteacher]

You are welcome. So much good stuff in this video, it's important to pick the most obvious motions and how they function. Rock on Dude.

Clark

[ATACXGYM]

@kenpoteacher I'm putting up 6 more videos tomorrow,and then I'm moving on to ATTACKING MACE.I hope that you enjoy these upcoming videos as much or more than the previous one,snad I hope to be honoredby your keen commentary in these new videos as well...

[kenpoteacher]

at 0:59, you are tapping his chest. Good idea to resist some of the compression that his left arm can create that pulls you in to that right elbow or punch, a very sneaky form of Collapsible Deflection, good stuff with the elbow along side his jaw.

at 2:04.

I like it, you are showing showing expansion and compression and how repetitive actions can be used efficiently

Clark

[ATACXGYM]

@kenpoteacher As always,Clark,I deeply appreciate your keen eye and literate commentary.Very sharp eye and identification of COLLAPSIBLE DEFLECTION,as I intend to delve into many Kenpo concepts as my Youtube series progresses.I will go much more into depth and detail with lots of training drills and lots more scenario drills--including lots more firearms,multifights,escapes, all point tourney applications for kali,sport striking,MT,boxing,taekwondo MMA etc.--in 2011 DVDs.

[kogakanja]

You have great skills....keep it up and keep the Arts ALIVE!!!

[ATACXGYM]

@kogakanja Thank you very much koga! Concise and to the point...and your writing skills are compelling.Keep that up!

[ricks1019]

I'd love to see some kicking techniques. I love the practical, "close in" stuff, but I'd love to see your take on attack and defense/countering with regard to kicking. I know nothing about your art...you may not use kicks that much, so forgive the ignorance.

[ATACXGYM]

@ricks1019 I kick QUITE A BIT,actually.Lololol.That's a fair and penetrating question you broached.Kenpo has quite a bit of kicking,despite its name translating as "Fist Law" and its fearsome and well-deserved multiple hand strike reputation.in other videos--my White Belt Introduction to Kicking videos and my subsequent Yellow Belt Videos (the very next technique is ATTACKING MACE where you'll se PLENTY kicks,knees,etc) on Youtube you'll see that I'm more than proficient at kicking and combo kix

[Thomahawk08]

Sick Technique Deth, i mean Atacx lol. This sounds ideal for fighting big guys.

[ATACXGYM]

@Thomahawk08 Su[adupa love,big Hawk! Lolol thank you very much for hollerin at ya boi DethStryque aka ATACX GYM.You have experience in martial arts,therefore your praise is that much more valuable! Thank u soo much!

[ATACXGYM]

@Thomahawk08 Okay for those of you who asked me what Clark meant by "collapsible deflection",this is a concept that is very prevalent in Kenpo and it's "a strategic bending of a defensive move in order to make it more functional as an additional defense." In this case,the 2 palm push+upward block-forearm smash-elbow strike combo IS the "COLLAPSIBLE DEFENSE" I used that intercepts the line of attack of my friend who was trying to punch me.K?

[kraziquando]

wow this guy knows his shit!!!!

[kraziquando]

wow this guy knows his shit....

[ATACXGYM]

@kraziquando I read this comment and it made me smile! Thank you very much my brutha kraziquando! I really appreciate great compliments like that! Energizes me more! I have 5-6 more vids on this technique to do and I hope to have them all done by Sunday.Look forward to any and all constructive feedback,constructive disagreements and/or criticisms or otherwise!

[ATACXGYM]

@kraziquando Okay for those of you who asked me what Clark meant by "collapsible deflection",this is a concept that is very prevalent in Kenpo and it's "a strategic bending of a defensive move in order to make it more functional as an additional defense." In this case,the 2 palm push+upward block-forearm smash-elbow strike combo IS the "COLLAPSIBLE DEFENSE" I used that intercepts the line of attack of my friend who was trying to punch me.K?

[brokenwhoknows]

Well done! and well spoken aswell.... I trained at brazil top team for a miniut and none of the instructors explaned the techs this good!!!!

[ATACXGYM]

@brokenwhoknows Thank you so very much and what a tremendous compliment! I almost started at BTT but I'm going to go with Fight Zone and stay with my alma mater in judo Ogden's Judo School.I live in the LBC too.Maybe we can train together?

[ATACXGYM]

@brokenwhoknows Okay for those of you who asked me what Clark meant by "collapsible deflection",this is a concept that is very prevalent in Kenpo and it's "a strategic bending of a defensive move in order to make it more functional as an additional defense." In this case,the 2 palm push+upward block-forearm smash-elbow strike combo IS the "COLLAPSIBLE DEFENSE" I used that intercepts the line of attack of my friend who was trying to punch me.K?



[AshraFeissaa]

good technique !! really.. is like wrestling !!

but what u think if u boxed him in his left hand elbow ? will cause pain in his elbow bones cause its uncover bones !! nothing protect.

then he will free and end it by a kick ? or free it by h ok ? dunno just guess !! like ur techniques really :)

[ATACXGYM]

@AshraFeissaa Boxing him in his left elbow hurts,kneeing the ribs,foot stomps,sweeps,etc. hurts.The Clinch is like what MMA and wrestling heads call "THE SCRAMBLE",wherein you attack/move/counterattack/move all at the same time,based upon very few combat movement principles allowing nigh infinite techniques.My next 5 vids shows ALTERNATING MACES (A.M.) v Muay Thai clinch strikes,Wrestling&subgrappling in the clinch,weapons,and mittwork teaching how to to teach the A.M.

[ricks1019]

Complete martial arts novice chiming in here, but I do know instructors. A FINE job you do. It must be difficult on camera, not being able to see your students. This kempo you teach...it looks quite effective, and has a nice flow to it. Is it difficult to learn?

[ATACXGYM]

@ricks1019 thank you so VERY MUCH,ricks,as input from novices to experts is extremely valuable.The KENPO I teach is REMARKABLY SIMPLE TO LEARN.I'm going to post up the mittwork drills that I use to teach Alternating Maces and you can gain a solid handle on how to actually TRAIN TO USE THIS TECHNIQUE TO FIGHT whether armed or not,on the ground in the clinch or not,'scrambling" ,vs multiple foes,etc.The DIFFICULT PART is having THE MINDSET TO TRAIN REALISTICALLY AND DEVELOPING REAL WORLD DRILLS.

[ATACXGYM]

@ricks1019 Detailed technical explanations are complicated by Youtube's time limits and the MISunderstanding regarding MMA and TMA (Traditional Martial Arts). A) MMA is merely SPORT TMA B) TMA has many more techniques and is comprehensively more versatile than MMA and C) The main difference between TMA and MMA is QUALITY TRAINING.MMA>TMA visavis QUALITY TRAINING because TMA has been Mcdojofied D)MMA is Mcdojofying itself at an alarming rate. E) If we train TMA realistically? TMA>MMA always.

[walking1way]

very important key pts to me.. were the opening from back knuckle to the groin.. which helped.. madke him move.. could also minor leg sweep.. or back groin kick.. sure shot with the crank uke may also fall bent armed.. b4 kimura not only armbar but spine and neck hit.. or while he goes in clinch and you did the high block elbow.. very good opening for breaking knees to fall for another lock hmm interesting ..normally I see DL even IALD.. RDL is very tactful very nice..R first here

[ATACXGYM]

@walking1way Very perceptive as usual,my young sensei! the original video was nearly 10 minutes long,including my partner James throwing knees,elbows,punches,takedowns and whatnot from the clinch in a single flow and I use ALTERNATING MACES to thwart it.But it was too big for Youtube to upload.So I cut it down to CLINCH 1 (this video) and CLINCH 2 (which deals with the knees elbows takedowns exclusively and will be up no later than next week) along with the REAL TEACHING KEY: THE MITTWORK

[walking1way]

@ATACXGYM i dont know wat to say..but you're the one with more experience! thank! yeah his elbow posture after you threw it looked like something.. like a clear elbow reflex..im looking forward for it!

[ATACXGYM]

@walking1way The R.D.L. Rock Drop and Lock concept has plenty of ground subs etc. but the emphasis is on Standing Subs,displacements etc. for several reasons:1) Standing subs allow you to maintain your mobility,which can mean the difference between life and death. 2) Most people are unaware of and most vulnerable to the many efficient real world standing sub/unbalancing/thow/slam/disp­lacement attacks. 3) It's easier to demonstrate the plethora of Kenpo R.D.L. per belt rank standing

[walking1way]

@ATACXGYM subs?

[walking1way]

@walking1way oohh sub!!! sometimes i dont wait for subs! thats great! yeah i had one vid 20 minutes.. gotta see that clinch one and two ..they sound interesting, i like these

[ATACXGYM]

@walking1way My next 6 vids shows ALTERNATING MACES (A.M.) v Muay Thai clinch strikes,Wrestling&subgrappling in the Clinch,Clinch strikes and takedowns in a single flow,weapons,and mittwork teaching how to to teach the A.M.seamlessly through all of these ranges.My DVDs will be muuuch mmore detailed and address matters not even broached on these Youtube freebies.

[ATACXGYM]

@walking1way I don't wait jfor subs either,I force submissions to happen via attack or guiding my opponent's attack into my subs.I take the initiative away from my opponent(s) and the funny thing is? Their attacks help me do it and almost always GUARANTEE my success.

[ATACXGYM]

@walking1way Okay for those of you who asked me what Clark meant by "collapsible deflection",this is a concept that is very prevalent in Kenpo and it's "a strategic bending of a defensive move in order to make it more functional as an additional defense." In this case,the 2 palm push+upward block-forearm smash-elbow strike combo IS the "COLLAPSIBLE DEFENSE" I used that intercepts the line of attack of my friend who was trying to punch me.K?

[ATACXGYM]

@walking1way subs=SUBMISSIONS as in SUBMISSION HOLDS and I also very much need more SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THIS CHANNEL.I'm releasing DVDs next year on all of these subjects that I cover on Youtube and much more...

[smilingdaf]

Hello my friend..thank you for sharing this very good concept ot the R.D.L

very effective moves...

:D

[ATACXGYM]

@smilingdaf Hello my dazzling daf! I always welcome the commentary of such learned and experienced instructors like you and kenpoOG,who's a hellacious kenpo karateka with wicked technque in his own right.You gotta read his articles,the man is brilliant.

[kenpoOG]

Note to self: Dont fight Atacx gym guys, they always punch groins :). Just kidding. Good explanation on that. I know that folks will always claim that useful techniques came from the MMA big 4, but they dont like to admit the the reason that traditonal arts still exist, is because they still work.

[ATACXGYM]

@kenpoOG Beautifully said,kenpoOG! Lolol what really tickles me is that MMA guys don't seem to realize that MMA=SPORTIVE TMA.The difference is in THE TRAINING METHODS AND GOALS.TMA,as I read somewhere that YOU YOURSELF POINTED OUT,has the OVERWHELMING ARSENAL OF TECHNIQUES visavis MMA and WE SHOULD BE CHAMPIONING THAT FACT,ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT WHATEVER MMA DOES ALSO=A MERE PORTION OF TMA.Am I dissin MMA? Hell no,I like MMA.But when TMA is trained properly,you have a monster MMA can't defeat.

[ATACXGYM]

@kenpoOG "Note to self: Dont fight Atacx gym guys, they always punch groins..."HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­!! TOO TRUE!!

[mikereis77]

Good stuff. Keep on looking at it with that different perspective.

[ATACXGYM]

@mikereis77 Thank you so very much for your encouragment! Guys like you help to keep me training,mike,thanx sooo much! And yeah I deliberately went grimey with this video,as most fights happen in unideal locales.This one is in LBC in a alley near 10th and Dawson.Straight hood cuz that's where I'm from; the hood.Hope you guys enjoy!

[olivier753]

great video, i like those type of methods , simple and easy to use

[ATACXGYM]

@olivier753 Thank you oliveir! I try to keep our techniques clean,efficient,and very effective.I also try to show that Kenpo emphasizes flurries of multiple blows (any one of which is fight ending) because Kenpo teaches multifights,escapes and single fights in a single flow.Usually THE FIRST BLOW WILL END YOUR OPPONENT'S ABILITY TO CONTINUE,but combos crush NIGHTMARE/MULTIPLE FOES.It's much easier to RATCHET DOWN for a foe you outclass than it is TO RATCHET UP FOR THAT FOE YOU DIDN'T TRAIN FOR.