Weapons training
Weapon proficiency is a crucial skill in self-defense situations. Knowing how to use a weapon properly can serve as an equalizer when you are overpowered or outnumbered.
The Filipino Martial Art of Escrima relies on motion and angles of attack. All stick motion can translate to the use of other weapons and to empty-hand motion. Sinawali (double stick) practice trains the left side and the right side equally, and builds something every Martial Artist should have -Body symmetry. Training double stick develops our coordination, rhythm, and sense of distance.
In the weapons program you will develop preservation skills under the following four circumstances:
· Self-defense when you are weaponless against a knife attacker
· Self-defense utilizing a knife against a knife attacker
· Self-defense using a stick against a knife attacker
· Self-defense with a knife or stick against an overpowering assailant
We provide the following training equipment for Escrima lessons:
Rattan escrima sticks, foam sticks, dull safety-training knives, and protective eyewear.
When class is focused on Stick sparring students must own their own protective equipment:
• one 28 inch “ActionFlex” escrima stick
• Headgear with a facemask (plexi-glass or cage)
• Protective gloves that cover the fingers (suggested: ice hockey style)
CLASS INSTRUCTION TEACHES:
Empty hand vs. Knife
Stick vs. Stick
Stick vs. Knife
Knife vs. Knife
Knife vs. Weaponless Assailant
Stick vs. Weaponless Assailant
1st Degree Black Belt in Doce Pares Eskrima & 3rd Degree Black Belt from the Filipino Martial Arts Academy
At Unbridled Martial Arts it is crucial for students to educate themselves and train for the reality of a knife attack.
Knives are readily available, easy to acquire regardless of age, and they are easy to carry and conceal.
Because of these truths, the UMA program addresses the issues of how to use and deal with knives.
The UMA knife training curriculum teaches five tactical steps to follow, in this order, when unarmed and threatened with a knife.
1.) Escape whenever possible.
2.) When an edged weapon comes to you, minimize vulnerable areas while clearing away the intended target.
3.) Control the assailant’s weapon.
4.) Counter attack to neutralize the attacker.
5.) Only after countering do you attempt to disarm.
In combat with or against a knife, a primary goal of ours is to inflict injury to the weapon hand or striking hand of an attacker. This idea of smashing or cutting the assailant’s hand as he delivers a strike is a concept from Escrima called: “de-fanging the snake.” In other words, once you remove the poisonous fangs of a snake it’s no longer a threat. The same holds true when you injure or disarm an attacker’s weapon or means of delivering the weapon.
For knife training purposes this method of “de-fanging the snake” entails cutting across the inside wrist or forearm.
Grand Master Ciriaco “Cacoy” Canete is a 12th degree black belt and the last surviving, highest ranking, member of the famed Doce Pares Eskrima Club founded in 1932.
Class requirements
Students must have their own gear to spar. (ask the instructor for details)
The weapons class is only on Wednesday nights. Therefore, there are only 4 or 5 classes per month. As such, lessons are introduced incrementally over 1-month periods, each week building on the last. NOTE: if you are joining later in the month class pace will be more accelerated compared to the beginning of the month.
We provide Escrima Sticks & Training Knives for beginners to borrow.
Our sticks are extremely durable, plain rattan imported from the Philippines. They are 28″ long, 7/8″ diameter w/ natural skin & beveled ends.
Active students are welcome to use the school’s wholesale account to purchase a pair of their own sticks. Lowest price for a pair is approx. $12.50 a pair.
Training Knife kit are available for a limited time.
When we are Stick sparring students must own their own protective equipment.
• one 28 inch “ActionFlex” escrima stick
Actionflex escrima sticks duplicate the sensation of rattan sticks and allow us to full-contact spar at combative speed with a rigid weapon. This brand is used and endorsed by the best-known martial arts educators in the world today.
• Headgear with a facemask (plexi-glass or cage)
• Protective gloves that cover the fingers (suggested: ice hockey style)
NOTE: If you do not have the required equipment, you will need to wait on the sideline to give adequate room to those who are sparring. Or if you are sharing a stick, the same applies. If you are not sparring, you are off the floor.
The following information will assist you in consulting local laws in Washington State concerning the practice of owning, or carrying of, a tactical folder.
All of our permanent laws in Washington State are compiled in the Revised Code of Washington (RCW). These Session Laws are arranged by topic with amendments added and repealed laws removed.
Under the RCW Dangerous Weapons section, laws regarding knives fall under these headings:
Deadly Weapons, Weapons Carrying or Handling, Possession of a Weapon in a Prohibited Area.
RCW 9.41.250, RCW 9.41.260, RCW 9.41.270.
Note, the definition of a “Dangerous knife” means any fixed-blade knife and any other knife having a blade more than three and one-half inches (3 1/2″) in length. Protocol for Measuring Knife Blade Length.
WASHINGTON STATE KNIFE LAWS
OTHER U.S. STATE KNIFE LAWS
For an in-depth understanding of the laws regarding knives, a non-profit organization called The American Knife and Tool Institute has assembled a short guide describing basic knife laws and violation consequences. Understanding the Laws regarding Knives.
* Recognize: The use of a knife in self-defense must be morally and legally justified. Therefore, it should be used only when threatened with deadly force. In doing so, the user assumes all liability for subsequent actions and will have to justify the severity of their response in accordance with the level of threat presented.
Although the Shocknife™ is primarily used by law enforcement, corrections and military personnel, Unbridled Martial Arts also utilizes the best training tool technology has to offer.
The Shocknife™ is notable for the electrical shock it delivers from its simulated blade. The blade is incapable of cutting, yet delivers a localized electrical shock that stimulates the nerve fibers in the same way a real knife cut would –without causing serious injury or incapacitation. The intention is to simulate the pain that would be inflicted by a real cut and to induce similar responses such as the fight-or-flight response.
With up to 7,500 volts but less than 1 milliamp, the Shocknife™ provides our knife defense classes with realistic experience against edged weapons
IMPORTANT NOTE: The use of the Shocknife™ is only by student request and is aimed at those who wish to elevate their training to the highest level. Before any participant uses a Shocknife™ they must read & sign a 3-pg “Inherent Risks Notice & Liability Waiver” drafted by Shocknife Inc.
“When attacked with an edged weapon, officers experience an acute stress response that limits their decision-making ability. An incorrect response can be catastrophic,” says Jeff Quail, product inventor and Canadian Police Sergeant.
“At the highest setting the Shocknife™ delivers a powerful shock when touched that feels like you have been cut with a butcher knife. Unlike rubber training knives, Shocknife™ causes the same acute stress during training that an officer would experience in a real attack. This kind of training more adequately prepares officers to react during a deadly force encounter.”
Organizations such as the FBI, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, LAPD, Customs & Border Protection, Fed Air Marshals and the Military are already using this “cutting edge” technology.
