Starting an Atienza Kali Training Group
So you want to start training in Atienza Kali but don't know how to get started.
Most people we talk to say that the nearest certified Atienza Kali instructor is too far away from them….
Atienza Kali has a solution for those of you who want to train but are not close enough to public class or certified instructor.
Start an official Atienza Kali Training Group ( AKTG ) and have the instructors come to you.
Get a group of your training partners together and start a certified Atienza Kali training group.
This could be your hard core group that you regularly train with in the martial arts, your black belt club
in your school or any group that has a common interest in Atienza kali blade work.
All you have to do is fly certified Atienza Kali instructors to your training location to start your group training in Atienza Kali.
The Atienza Kali blade curriculum; covered in these training groups are the same material covered in the Atienza Kali public classes.
Atienza Kali single long blade (15” blade) and Atienza Kali hand assistor (small knife) are covered in this curriculum.
Curriculum for the Atienza Kali Training Group ( note: this is the same curriculum for Atienza Kali public classes )
Atienza Kali long blade
-Basic thin x slash, chop patterns
-hourglass footwork variations
-hourglass and the blade variations
-Atienza Kali long blade evolutions 1, 2,3
-Evolution RCE isolations
-Evolution mass attack exercise isolations
-Atienza Kali Force Anchor strategy
-Atienza Kali Blade Simulator Exchanges
Atienza Kali hand assistor
-Atienza Kali hand assistor evolution 1,2
-Evolution RCE isolations
-Odd, even zombie exercises
-cross hand parry tapping exercises
-Evolution mass attack exercise isolations
The Atienza Kali Single Long Blade is taught to give students the basic body mechanics to use a long blade in combat.
Footwork, the proper combative muscle development and basic combat techniques and strategies are introduced.
The base created by training the long blade will help to support all the other combative components in Atienza Kali
The Atienza Kali Hand Assistor introduces the student to the common EDC (everyday carry blade). The manipulation of
the knife in blade on blade exchanges is one of the goals. One of the main focuses in the hand assistor component is to
control your opponents’ blade while you are unarmed. Control is achieved long enough so you can draw your blade and
finish the engagement.
Both of these components are trained within Atienza Kali mass attack exercises to further develop the students’ technique
and footwork in a multiple opponent situations.
Projectiles
-projectiles as entries in exchanges
-how to prevent telegraphing your throw
Mass Attack
-student goes through basic mass attack exercise isolations
-mass attack scenarios with scenario 1,2 and 3
-mass attack exercises and scenarios with projectile strategies
Upon completion of this curriculum the student will have a rank of Assistant Instructor Level 2 (inactive) in Atienza Kali.
Status of ACTIVE only comes when accepted and completing a certain portion of the Atienza Kali instructor program. See page 6.
Note: The AKTG and public class curriculum stops at this rank. This is the information chosen to be transferred to the public.
In Order to go further in Atienza Kali you have to be part of the Atienza Kali Instructor program.
Details on how to start a training group:
AK Instructor comes to your location in intervals during the year (once a month, once every two months etc) to teach the Atienza Kali curriculum, creating a remote public class.
Requirements:
- Training group is responsible for paying for air fare and hotel accommodations for AK Instructors.
- Training group must provide training location.
- Number of training group members must be discussed with instructor.
- Training groups must do a minimum of 4 hrs of training per visit.
- All students must become a member of the AKTA
- All students must use official AK training blades
Cost for training:
- For 6 students, 8hrs of training the cost will be $200 per student.
Price will increase if there are less than 6 students and decrease if there are more.
** Note (Groups can be started with less than 6 students).
- AKTA Annual membership fee: $75 (comes with FREE AK shirt upon initial Membership).
- AK standard training sword: $110
Note: This is not an Atienza Kali Instructor program. But AK training group members can be selected to enter the AK instructor program.