Hey John,
We teach the Ryukyu Kempo curriculum - 12 kata, 10 yakusoku kumite as devised by Albert Geraldi (hachidan), and tuite jitsu. Each belt level has specific requirements based on those elements.
The bag work, bogu kumite, and partner drills is where it is all at for me. That is where we practice practical combos, ground drills, and mixing it up in light contact and hard contact sparring.
They learn the concepts through the kata, yakusoku kumite, and tuite jitsu.
They learn to fight in all ranges with bags, training drills, and sparring. All techniques (be it stand up or ground) are found in the kata principles. So we've never added anything new. Just trained it a different way. Cause it is not what you know, it is how you train what you know.
We've been trying to dedicate 1-2 nights a week in just the ground range. But time and current instructor injuries has been a factor lately.
Raul Perez
Nidan - Ryukyu Kempo (Oyata Lineage)
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