FFS Instructor in KELLYVILLE

I FINALLY GOT TO POST THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BLOODY TECHNOLOGY

I am pleased to announce my new FFS INSTRUCTOR...

John Intervalo has been studying martial arts since the age of 6. At the age of 12, he started Taekwondo, in which he now holds a third dan black belt. He has fought in Olympic style TKD tournaments at local, state, national and international level. He is currently teaches TKD and is the head tournament coach at Dianne Carn’s Iron Tiger Taekwondo club. He has also assisted in coaching the NSW state team at state training sessions.
John has trained in various other martial arts which includes Doce Pares, Kyokushin Karate and Reality Based Personal Protection (under Jim Wagner and Matt Jones). John is currently studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Marcos Nevel.
When John first came across FFS he was most impressed with its ‘Innovative Simplicity’. He is now a certified FFS Edged Weapons Instructor and continues to train with Ray Floro on a regular basis.

Which basically means he gets to be bashed weekly and I use him as my guinea pig for trying out new FFS concepts.

John has also forgot to mention that he regularly stands in for me as an Instructor when I am away. Teaching at Bren Foster's "Elite" Martial Arts Academy.

He has also assisted me in many Military workshops.

WELL DONE MR INTERVALO

Sparring Video Clip

I had the pleasure of training Joe Saunders from hhtp://www.progressivedefence.com

It was an intense 2 days with virtually 5 hours of sparring each day.

The clip is a culmination of what we covered in the two days....although we also trained FFS empty hand concepts.

The video demonstrates, non telegraphic striking, faking and drawing. Hard to really discern if you haven't trained with us as the moves are very subtle.....but I hope you enjoy the action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYmPcPUceVk

FFS SEMINAR IN VICTORIA IN AUGUST

Greetings All,

Profuse apologies for not posting for soooooooooooooooo long. Life gets in the way unfortunately

I'm headed down south at the end of this month to conduct a series of seminars.

Please contact the following people for more details:


26th Aug - CRAIGIEBURN. Contact Paul Weatherly - 0412 868 792

28th Aug - MELBOURNE. Contact John Will - john@bjj.com.au

29th Aug - ABBOTSFORD. Contact Cam Rowe - cam@dominance.com.au

30th Aug - MELBOURNE. Contact Wayne Ardley - 0409 499 912

01st Sept - ALBURY. Contact Ben Hamilton - 0434 353 970


I hope to see you there...............................

I'll be planning a series of technique "workshops" in this blog soooooooon

Stay tuned

Cheers
Raymond

SOMETHING I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

Nooooooooo it's not the lady it the picture...........it's what she's holding!!!!!!

For those of you who do a lot of intensive sports or exercise; must have days where sore joints and muscles are a painful part of life.

With the type of "explosive" sparring that I do, I regularly suffer painful neck and shoulder pain.

I pity my wife for all the nights she has sore thumbs in trying to dig it into my very KNOTTED muscles, trying to find relief from the agony.

I have discovered the best thing since a strong thumb.

THE THERACANE!!!!!!!

Rather than give you a long winded explanation, which I will plagarise from the website anyway. Allow me to give you the link.....

http://theracane.com/

A word of warning though. Order it from a USA site. The Australian distributors are an absolute joke.

It took a MONTH to get a Theracane from a local interstate order, and at twice the price.

Whereas I ordered the same product from a US site and got it within 10 days and CHEAPER.

The Theracane DOES look like a gimmick. IT IS NOT!!!!!!!!!!

PS.....I forgot to add. I HAVE cut down a Theracane to make a nice compact tonfa type weapon. YES IT DOES WORK

TRAVELLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been travelling a lot lately...........and thought this was most appropriate

FFS CHASED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last Friday FFS worked in conjunction with ZeroRisk International (headed by Tony Loughran) to delivery Defensive Tactics strategies to The Chasers team.

Who are The Chasers. They are an Australian satirical comedy group who regularly appear in ABC Television.

Their "infamy" reached it's peak in the 2007 APEC gathering in Sydney.

The team was arrested by NSW Police on 6 September 2007 outside the InterContinental Hotel after driving a fake motorcade through the Sydney central business district and breaching an APEC security zone. The Chaser crew entered a secure area by masquerading as the motorcade of the Canadian delegation to APEC. They were arrested by police after Licciardello emerged in Bin Laden costume near the hotel where U.S. President George W. Bush was staying.

Here's the skit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdnAaQ0n5-8&NR=1

Whatever your opinion of them...................................I found them to be a FANTASTIC, FUNNY bunch of guys. They gave their all in our training session; and picked up the techniques and concepts well.

What was taught is of course confidential.

But let's just say that future project may expose them to possible physical danger.

All the best and all success to a great crew..........