Budo Blog: USMAA North Central Regional Training Camp

Six to eight weeks out is when people really start paying attention to an event.

I am starting to get very excited because we are 7 weeks out from the USMAA North Central Regional Training Camp.

I have written about national camp several times on the Budo Blog. This is the second time I have had the honor of hosting a regional camp, highlighting local talent and bringing in big names that were kind enough to travel for the seminar.

The seminar will be held at the Mounds View Community Center

5394 Edgewood Dr, Mounds View, MN 55112

Sessions

Friday 02/24/2017
7-9pm
An introduction to Visayan Style Corto Kadena Escrima (VSCKE)
"Sword Dueling"
With Dillon Beyer

Dillon has been travelling back and fourth to Oakland to train with Maijia Soderholm
If you are a regular reader of the Budo Blog (and you should be) you know how much I admire Maijia.

Plus every time I have had an opportunity to play with her she has cut me to shreds. Driving home just how scary edged weapons should be, and just how irrelevant size, strength and youth can be against a blade.

My favorite Maijia quote " Yes come wrestle me monkey boy"

Maija Soderholm was a long time private student of the late Filipino sword master Sonny Umpad, and an official inheritor of his system.

Visayan Style Corto Kadena
The style emphasizes dance-like flowing movements, speed, elusiveness and explosive power. The art is based on the blade, although sticks, empty hands and kicks are also used.

Dillon Beyer's study group is the only (VSCKE) training available in the upper Midwest. I am very excited that he and Maijia are willing to share the art with a larger audience at training camp.

Saturday 02/25/2017

9-10:30

Strikes for Standing Grappling (Hits for Jits)

With Dillon Beyer

Dillon starts things out for us Saturday morning. He will hit you so hard you will shit out your skeleton. He is also very good at helping you develop that power as well. I always like to have Dillon's class before mine so I can seem smart by referring to what he just said.

11-12:30

Logic of Take downs

With Kasey Keckeisen

This is one of my favorite classes to teach. A style free principle based approach to the practical application of takedowns.

2-3:30

Counter Assault

With Randy King

Randy is the one on the right

This class is one of the highlights of the Randy King Live Tour. The highest compliment I can give some one is to steal his stuff. I steal stuff from this class all the time.

If you want to do more than pay lip service to escape and evade you need this type of training

4-5:30

Fighting Principles of Western Wrestling

With Eric Holien

The second highest compliment I can give someone is to seek their input / advice on things I am working on. I ask for advice and bounce ideas about the martial aspects of Wrestling with Eric.

Eric's class at the national camp last year was one of my favorites, and I'm glad this regional camp gives us another opportunity to play together.

I reserved Sunday for the big guns. Both in experience / name recognition and bicep size.

Sunday 02/26/2017
9-10:30
Combat Wrestling
With Omar Ahmad

Katamedo translates as the way of grappling. Embracing all grappling has to offer. As such Omar has been heavily involved with the USA Combat Wrestling Team.

Katamedo Jujitsu practitioners have won 4 world championships in various grappling competitions in 2016

Omar will be sharing some of the most successful competition proven grappling principles in his Combat Wrestling class.

I am hard to impress. Omar continues to impress me. I am honored that he is willing to come to Minnesota and share some of his awesome with us

Last, but clearly not least...

11-12:30
Neck Cranks and Spine Controls
With Steve Jimerfield

I started listing off Jimerfield Sensei's accomplishments, then I realized this blog is going to be too long for anyone to read. So,if you don't know who Steve is click Here

In retrospect stealing stuff isn't the biggest compliment I can give. I believe you can learn from anyone. At the very least you can learn how not to do something. Although you can learn from anyone, there are very few people I am willing to call Sensei. Steve Jimerfield is one of those very few.

If you can't tell, I am stoked at the line up I was able to put together for this seminar. Having said that being able to train with Jimerfield alone is worth the price of admission.

Speaking of the price of admission...

Registration
Entire Seminar $200
$150 for USMAA members
Free for graduates of the O3CT Instructor School (more on that to follow)