Santa Monica Savate Seminar
Danse de Rue Savate in California
We just finished the first Danse de Rue
Savate clinic in California. We had Zipoteros come from Chicago, Dallas, Laredo,
Scottsdale to the beach town of Santa Monica, CA.
On Friday night we had the
first annual instructors gathering.
It was a great opportunity for the instructors of the system to train together and get clarification on techniques, forms and history of the system.
Saturday and Sunday we had a number of locals with varied martial arts backgrounds train for the first time in the Danse de Rue system - they were all impressed! The feedback I got was extreme high marks on the entries, inside fighting and the knife techniques. I've already been asked for more.
In addition to all the great training,
Santa Monica provided a fantastic place to visit. I know that some of the people
from out of town did some sight seeing in the evenings and we had plenty of
great restaurants to help us get refueled. Unfortunately, though we were
training just two
blocks from the beach there wasn't enough time to get out
there.
I want to personally that Professor for
making the trip out here and all the players that came from all over to support
the clinic. We owe a
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special thanks to Matthew Cohen for hosting our clinic at
his school Sacred Energy Arts, in Santa Monica, where he teaches Yoga and Kun
Tao Silat.
I also want to welcome him as the newest member of the guild. I've known, and trained with, Matthew for eighteen years - he's a valuable addition to our family. I look forward to doing it again next year.
Coach Mike "Fedora" Long
were all impressed! The feedback I got was extreme high marks on the entries, inside fighting and the knife techniques. I've already been asked for more.