Course Description

For years I have had students contact me online asking me questions about our FMA training and how they can go through the courses without a training partner. While I tried to help with the best answer that I could, I always felt that it wasn't enough. A few quick examples about Footwork, Bag work or Stick Training, while helpful didn't address the entire question.
Now it seems that the time is right.

The only way to go from average martial artists to outstanding is to train. You may be limited in how many classes you can attend on a weekly basis, but you can make up for this by supplementing it with solo or individual training.

The key to greatness lies within you and in training on your own, you are competing with yourself not the other students in the school. This is how you get better, this is how you improve your skills, this is how you conquer yourself. There is no other way!

We've finally put together a course for training at home or without a training partner.

In this course we'll take a look at:
Warming up
Stretching
Footwork
Punches and Hand Skills
Kicking
Speed Drills
Combination Drills
Single Stick
Double Stick
Long Staff
Knife
Karambit
All Without a Partner!

This course contains over 180 lessons and almost 7 hours of video content. About 100 of the video lessons will be new and the rest will be pulled from the DFA Kali courses.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Welcome

    • How to use this Course

    • How to Train Using This Course
  • 2

    Basics

    • Warm-Up

    • Warm-Up Stretching

    • Hamstring Stretch - part 1

    • Stretch - Wall Splits

    • Stretch - Rope Pulley

    • Quiz #1
  • 3

    Footwork

    • Forward Angle

    • Reverse Angle

    • Full Triangle

    • Six Point Stepping

    • Hour Glass

    • The Fake

    • The Double Fake

    • Karaoke or Grapevine

    • Linear Stepping - Forward/Back and Side to Side

    • Pivot Step

    • Forward Angle with Pivot

    • Step Back

    • Step Back Variation - Forward and Side to Side

    • Stepping on (Trapping) the Foot

    • Half Circle Stepping

    • Circular Stepping

    • Quiz #2
  • 4

    Punching and Hand Attacks

    • Forming the Fist

    • Fighting Stance

    • Staying Relaxed

    • Mistakes and Things to Watch For

    • Vertical Punch

    • The Hook

    • The Uppercut/Shovel/Body Hook

    • The Cross

    • Nine Striking Angles using Empty Hand

    • Hammer Fist Drill

    • Hammer Fist Drill - Application #1

    • Hammer Fist Drill - Application #2

    • Hammer Fist Drill Solo

    • The Hack

    • Moving while Punching

    • Using the Heavy Bag

    • Basic Hubud (Tie and Untie)

    • Quiz #3
  • 5

    Increasing Your Hand Speed

    • Drill #1 - Medicine Ball

    • Drill #2 - Resistance Training

    • Drill #3 - Punching the Air

    • Drill #4 - Lightweight Equipment

    • Drill #5 - X-ray Film

    • End of Workout Drill

    • Quiz #4
  • 6

    Tennis Ball Drills - For Speed, Timing, Reflex, Hand/Eye Coordination

    • Drill #1 - Wall Drill - One Hand

    • Drill #2 - Wall Drill - Two Hands

    • Drill #3 - Roll off the Hands

    • Drill #4 - Roll off the Hands - Alternating

    • Drill #5 - Jab and Catch

    • Drill #6 - Uppercut

    • Drill #7 - Floor Bounce - One Hand

    • Drill #8 - Floor Bounce - Two Hands
  • 7

    Top/Bottom Bag Drills

    • Jab and Cross

    • Uppercut

    • The Hook

    • Elbow Strikes

    • The Slap

    • Jab/Slip and Cross/Slip

    • Jab/Cross, Slip

    • Jab/Cross Alternating

    • Jab/Cross, Slip, Hook

    • Jab/Hook - same hand

    • Jab/Jab/Cross

    • Rolling Punch

    • Speed Bag

    • Combination Drill #1 - Kick, Backfist

    • Combination Drill #2 - Kick, Jab, Cross, Stomp
  • 8

    Kicking

    • Front Heel Kick

    • Front Snap Kick

    • Side Kick

    • Shin Kick

    • Toe Kick

    • Inverted Toe Kick

    • Inverted Kick, Toe Kick Combination

    • Pendulum Kick

    • Double Pendulum Kick

    • Quiz #5
  • 9

    Ground Kicking

    • Front Kick - Ground

    • Side Kick - Ground

    • Stomp Kick - Ground

    • Round Kick - Ground

    • Combination - Front kick, Side kick

    • Combination - Front kick, Round kick

    • Ground Kick Combination Drill
  • 10

    Knee and Elbow Strikes

    • Elbow Strike - Drill #1

    • Elbow Strike - Drill #2

    • Elbow Strike - Drill #3

    • Elbow Destruction #1

    • Elbow Destruction #2

    • Elbow Destruction #3

    • Knee Strike #1

    • Knee Strike #2

    • Quiz #6
  • 11

    Hand Fighting Combinations

    • Jab/Jab/Cross

    • Jab/Cross/Hook

    • Jab/Cross/Hook/Hook

    • Trapping #1

    • Trapping #2

    • Trapping #3

    • Trapping Combination #1
  • 12

    Double Block Attacking Series #1

    • Double Blocking Attack #1 - Block, Hack

    • Double Blocking Attack #2 - Block, Hack, Cross

    • Double Blocking Attack #3 - Block, Hack, Cross, Body Hook

    • Double Blocking Attack #4 - Block, Hack, Cross, Body Hook, Hammer Fist

    • Double Blocking Attack #5 variation - Block, Hack, Hack, Body Hook, Hammer Fist
  • 13

    Double Block Attacking Series #2

    • Double Blocking Attack #1 - Block, Back Fist, Hammer Fist

    • Double Blocking Attack #2 - Block, Back Fist, Hammer Fist, Hammer Fist

    • Double Blocking Attack #3 - Block, Back Fist, Body Hook

    • Double Blocking Attack #4 - Block, Back Fist, Body Hook, Hammer Fist
  • 14

    Slip Line Drills

    • Slip Line #1 - Stationary

    • Slip Line #2 - Moving

    • Slip Line #3 - Moving using the Jab and Cross

    • Slip Line #4 - Using a Target

    • Slip Line #5 - Using Weights

    • Slip Line #6 - Moving using the Jab/Cross Combination

    • Slip Line #7 - Body Hook/Uppercut

    • Slip Line #8 - Body Hook, High Hook

    • Slip Line #9 - Perpendicular Stepping
  • 15

    Single Stick

    • Switching Hands - Under Arm Switch

    • Switching Hands - Behind the Back Switch

    • Strikes - Lobtik and Witik

    • Strikes - Impact

    • Strikes - Sonkete (Thrusting)

    • Strikes - Punyo (Butt End)

    • Half Strikes & Blocking

    • Abiniko - Fan Strike

    • Types of Strikes

    • Blocking Angle #1 - Inside Deflection

    • Blocking - Outside Deflection

    • Blocking - Roof Block

    • Blocking & Scooping

    • Blocking - Inverted Roof

    • Blocking & Passing

    • Footwork/Stepping

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #1 - 4-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #2 - 5-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #3 - 7-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #4 - 7-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #5 - 7-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #6 - 7-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #7 - 6-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #8 - 7-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #9 - 9-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #10 - 7-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #11 - 6-Count

    • Seguidas (Bridging) #12 - 10-Count

    • Quiz #6
  • 16

    Double Sticks

    • Warm Up - Wrist Rotation

    • Warm Up - Drum Beat

    • Warm Up - Roll Up, Roll Down

    • Warm Up - Arm Circles

    • Stances

    • Strikes

    • Abecedario #1 - High Strike, High Strike

    • Abecedario #2 - Low Strike, Low Strike

    • Abecedario #3 - High Strike, Low Strike, High Strike

    • Power Strikes

    • Abiniko - Fan Strike Double Stick

    • Block - Three Count, Lead Hand Strike

    • Double Block, Rear Hand Strike

    • Block - Three Count, Rear Hand Strike

    • Block for Angle #8 - Roof block

    • Sinawali #1

    • Sinawali #2

    • Heaven Six Count

    • Heaven Variation

    • Heaven Applictions

    • Standard Six Count

    • Standard Sinawali Application

    • Earth Six Count

    • Earth Applications

    • Putting them Together - Heaven, Standard, Earth
  • 17

    Bladed Weapons

    • Knife - Nine Angles

    • Knife - Four Directional Stepping

    • Knife Drill #1

    • Knife Drill #2

    • Knife Drill #3

    • Knife Drill #4

    • Knife Drill #5

    • Knife Drill #6

    • Knife - Circle Stepping #1

    • Knife - Circle Stepping #2

    • Double Knife Drill

    • Karambit Drill #1

    • Karambit Drill #2

    • Karambit Drill #3

    • Karambit Drill #4

    • Karambit Drill #5

    • Karambit Drill #6
  • 18

    Long Staff

    • Holding the Staff

    • Striking Angles

    • Striking Angles - Alternate

    • Spin - Figure 8 (one hand)

    • Spin - Reverse Figure 8 (two hands)
  • 19

    Forms/Katas

    • Single Stick Form/Kata - part 1

    • Single Stick Form/Kata - part 2

    • Stick Form - Star Wars Version

    • Single Stick Form/Kata - part 1 Application

    • Single Stick Form/Kata - part 2 Application

    • Empty Hand - Smashing Elbow Set - part 1

    • Empty Hand - Smashing Elbow Set - part 2

    • Empty Hand - Smashig Elbow Set - part 3
  • 20

    PDF's

    • Solo Training Certificate

    • Warm-up Guide - PDF

    • Footwork Guide - PDF

    • Punching Tips - PDF

    • Speed Tips - PDF

    • Kicking Guide - PDF

    • Single Stick Guide - PDF

    • Double Stick Guide - PDF