Review of Sama Sama 2012

This year's Sama Sama was great. I got to see some old training buddies and meet new ones. A lot of the material that was introduced were based on ancient weaponry like the sword, shield, and spear. We also had some tomahawk material that was presented by Tuhon's Rafeal and Ricardo.

This year we reviewed some of the curriculum like transitional drills, stick grappling, stop blocks, silak, and receiver grips. Plus, we learned the importance of the concepts and principles of the drills. Each drill teaches a skill set that is specific to what is performed. Technique and skill is important in a drill, but that is only a part of the learning. We had to understand the concept of what the drill is teaching. Is it buying time? Is it teaching shielding? Is it teaching control or destruction of the limbs?

One thing that ties everyone together is the unity to better ourselves in skill and life. It's like a brotherhood that looks after each other and willing to help each other if needed. I would like to write more, but I'm sure that I would be lacking in description of everything we did. I encourage anyone to come join and see what Sayoc Kali is all about.