Thoughts on Combat: The Fighter’s Defense Systems

This winter’s Shinergy[battle] made me think about the role of the individual defensive system we practice in training and how each of them has its place in combat. Although definitions on the subject may (and surely will) vary, a defensive system, for me, is pretty much everything that keeps you from being (severely) hurt/damaged by … Thoughts on Combat: The Fighter’s Defense Systems weiterlesen

Event report: Shinergy[battle] Winter 2013

Last Saturday, this year’s first Shinergy[battle] was on. Great fights, great event, Fighters competed in four divisions:Men, full contact sparring, +80kgMen, semi-contact sparring, +185cmCadets, semi-contact sparring, catch weightWomen, semi-contact sparring, catch weightFor a short recap considering the rules, let me summarize the key points:Fights are “best of three”, so it takes two won rounds to … Event report: Shinergy[battle] Winter 2013 weiterlesen

Event report: Shinergy[battle] Winter 2012, 2012-12-15

The eventLast saturday (2012-12-15), the Shinergy[battle] winter 2012 was held in Amstetten, Lower Austria. The event was also something of an opening ceremony for [Dietmar's] [new dojo]. First, the children (-10 years) competed in contests that relied on agility, speed and technical skill. Then, the youngsters (+10 years) had some semi-contact sparring.From my school, there … Event report: Shinergy[battle] Winter 2012, 2012-12-15 weiterlesen

Fight analysis: Shinergy[battle] autumn ’11, Felipe VS Gerhard

So with this fight, I'll finish analyzing the fights that were fought at the Shinergy[battle] autumn '11. We're looking at the bout between Felpe (Shinergy[stadlau]) and Gerhard (Shinergy[zone vienna]). For both boys this was the second fight on that evening.In Felipe's first fight, the columbian proved he could deal with brawlers quite well. Gerhard, on … Fight analysis: Shinergy[battle] autumn ’11, Felipe VS Gerhard weiterlesen

Michael H (Shinergy[stadlau]) VS Tino P (Shinergy[zone vienna])

Ok, it's been a while. Now properly analyzing a fight means going through the details over and over again, watching the fight endless times, observing a different aspect each time. This is not something I can do on the fly. So, since I was pretty short on time, I decided not to write a half-hearted … Michael H (Shinergy[stadlau]) VS Tino P (Shinergy[zone vienna]) weiterlesen

Fight analysis: Shinergy[battle] autumn ’11, Andy VS Gerhard

Today I'll cover quite an interresting fight:Andy M (Shinergy[stadlau]) VS Gerhard (Shinergy[zone vienna])Now this fight is interresting in that winning wasn't an option for Andy to begin with. You see, Andy was pretty badly handicapped by knee pain, so he was in no condition to throw kicks. To make things even more challenging, Andy competed … Fight analysis: Shinergy[battle] autumn ’11, Andy VS Gerhard weiterlesen