Dog Brothers.

[ShotokanKid]

Actually, it looks pretty interesting, a combo of kendo and judo?

[bart]

searcher,

 

Although there are those that would differ in this opinion, I think that WEKAF tourneys are good prep. Likewise, I think that the DB are a good training ground for WEKAF, because it will make you fight as if you have no gear on. Each of these is part of a whole, they simply isolate and develop different parts. Prior to doing the DB I had only done WEKAF, however, I was also a bouncer in a nightclub and I had several years of Wing Chun experience under my belt. So my goals in doing the DB and WEKAF were a little different than somebody else's may be. DB is a controlled environment, however, in WEKAF chances are that the novitiate will come out still able to go to work the next day. In DB if you don't know what you're doing, then there is a good chance that you will get hurt. Even though the people are nice and the goal is mutual growth, if you don't protect yourself at all times, you have a good chance of getting toasted. To be honest, it's kind of like rugby. Without a little bit of ramping up, I wouldn't want to go out on the field with a bunch of pros. But once you know what you're doing and have some technique, you can really get out there and have a good time.

 

In my honest opinion, I think that even people who don't do the FMA would benefit from doing a WEKAF tournament. I would love to see Okinawan practitioners use their weaponry skills in the WEKAF environment.

 

I highly recommend that weapons training include sparring. It is important to be safe, but it is also important to bring full contact training against uncooperative opponents into the picture if you are training for self defense. Sparring, be it WEKAF rules, DB rules (there are rules), or some other type (stop action, point), must be part of your weapons training or you are simply going to be unprepared for an actual encounter. If you are going to use WEKAF tourneys to train for the DB it's imperative that you don't let the armor entice you into fighting as if you have armor on. Avoid absorbing body blows and fight as if the opponent can thrust you. But WEKAF will give you the chance to spar against an uncooperative opponent at high speed which you find anywhere else, and that will definitely help out.

 

By the way, in the end of the promo vid clip on the DB site, that's me who says "the helmet doesn't really offer much protection".

[KUNTA KINTE]

Here is another video

 

http://onthemat.com/xcart/files/video/dogdemo.mov