A.C.T. knife,machete,spear,katana - Armed Combat and Tactics highlights 2008

Full contact sparring of the ACT school (Armed combat and tactics) with different weapons.
The bouts are fought by ACT students and practitioners of other (weapon related) MA schools.

All the weapons are produced by ACT and are historically accurate simulators (weight, balance, measures and form).

All techniques are allowed. Strikes to the head, fingers, legs, arms, torso (including back),neck and face. Close combat as well as long range, cuts, thrusts, throws, kicks and using of the unarmed hand. There are no target limitations like in sports such as Kendo or Olympic fencing.


Practitioners of every weapon style are welcome to fight with any weapon of choice (staff weapons, blade or even impact).
We allow escrima to meet aikido and kenjitsu and kobudo and ninjitsu and fencing under the same roof with the same set of rules - as close to real fighting as possible.
One might call this experience the MMA of weapon combat.

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[alowishus180]

Great videos! My advice: I would like to c fighting w markers, to show simulation of cuts, stabs, and punctures of a blade. With no shirts on and with shorts instead of pants

[ACTdirector]

@alowishus180 Thanks for your praise, much appreciated. Regarding the marks , what can I say it is a weapon combat , not a drawing competition:).That is what the slow-mo is for. The markers do not depict the power behind the cut and it often happens that a most shallow cut is the most visible one. The FIGHTERS know the score - that is what matters the most (killing or disabling blow , a small graze and so on). In other videos - you can see the quality of the hits better still, enjoy!

[irahshots]

the MMA of weapon combat.

[ACTdirector]

@irahshots

Aye, you nailed it. It is exactly that. Well said and thanks.

[nathanshallcross]

Great seminar you gave us in Conwy, UK. All the group really enjoyed it. We're all lookng forward to getting you back over again next year.

[ACTdirector]

Thank you kindly. And an awesome group you've got there,I'll be honest with you! Good fighters, the lot of them, it was tough two days, and I can't wait to get back!

[QiKeyMonkey]

Just attended your workshop in Wales UK last weekend..

Thanks for a great day...

Some things in life you have to experience...

This is one...

Best wishes Taiji Stan

[bluepurplewave]

Cool video! This method proves that if you are simple, clear and focused- you can acheive great results. Good luck!

[SpicyHam]

hello, I look forward fighting you all in the future.

[ACTdirector]

I seriously appriciate your comment. You are correct - a quickest way to subdue an agressive opponentwith a knife is to dish out as much punishment as possible in that fraction of a second when you have got control over his hand, hence the multi-stabs to the vitals.

[noahsarkil]

If you want to know what a 6-th dan kendoka (who also happened to be knife expert and cqb teacher) thinks of us and the reasons for him adopting our system, you are welcome to watch the other video on Alex's channel. it's not about the ranks man, you know? It's about knowing what you have learned in combat and surviving. By the way we know that Steve Tappin teaches a long sword as well, so here you go :

look up this vid: Fightcamp 08 anders (Alex is the smaller guy :).

Hope that helped

[noahsarkil]

Alex's rank has never interested me for the simple reason that he was and still is a better fighter than me when it comes to armed combat.

I know of no one else I could get the kind of training I am getting from him.

I have traveled with him to Europe and have watched him spar both there and here in Israel with hundreds of practitioners from most weapon oriented martial arts with very good results.