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1 - Easter Weekend Special Offer!

 

This Easter weekend you can get 15% off all Iain Abernethy DVDs and Downloads! Just add the items to the shopping cart, and your 15% discount will be automatically applied (ends midnight on Monday the 6th of April).

There is also the usual 3 for 2 on the DVDs (does not apply to downloads). Again, just add the third DVD to the shopping cart and a discount will be applied such that the third DVD is free!

 

Shop HERE: http://shop.iainabernethy.com/acatalog/shop.html

 

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2 - New Podcast: Self-Protection - Viking Style!

 

Put on your horned-helmets and pick up your battle axes … it’s time to look at self-protection: Viking Style!

The podcast looks at a Viking wisdom poem (which is well over 1000 years old) and discuss the bits that relate to personal safety, self-protection and success in battle. As I hope you will agree, much of it rings true today and has quite a bit in common with the advice and guidance we find passed down to us in the traditional martial arts.

The poem covers awareness, dealing with difficult and potentially violent people, the causes of conflict, good personal safety habits, martial focus, what is worth fighting for and what is not, the difference between the wise use of discretion and cowardice, and a lot more!

I must confess that the TV show Vikings was part of the inspiration for this podcast! I have combined my interests in martial arts, self-protection, history and mythology into, what I hope you’ll agree, makes for an interesting and entertaining way to discuss many of often overlooked, and yet vitally important, aspects of modern day self-protection.

All the best,

Iain

PS I’m aware that that Vikings never wore horned-helmets in battle :-)

Listen to the podcast on this webpage: http://iainabernethy.co.uk/content/self-protection-viking-style-podcast

 

Listen to Iain Abernethy's Podcasts on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/iain-abernethy-practical-application/id393104872#

 

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3 - Two New Online Bunkai Videos ... and one April Fool ;-)

 

I've added three new videos few weeks since the last newsletter ... but one of them as an April Fool's day prank ;-)

1) Striking from a seated position

 

This video show extracts of a session on striking from non-ideal positions. In this clip you can see some of the drills and exercises for striking from a seated position. This included being approached from the front, and from the side (as you would be in a car, bus, train, etc). The video also shows some examples of how we can use dialogue to create an opening for a strike in order to escape from danger.

It’s never simple, pretty or easy to generate power from these non-ideal positions … which is why they need to be practised. In competitive fights and dojo sparring and we generally start on our feet, facing our opponent and ready to engage. The same cannot be said for self-protection. We can be approached / attacked when seated or when using transport and hence this needs to be part of training.

http://iainabernethy.co.uk/content/striking-seated-position-video


2) Pinan Sandan Arm Bar Escape
 

It is my view view that the Pinan / Heian series records a complete combative system. It is also my view that the kata present the techniques in the order they should be learnt and studied.

 

Among other things, Pinan Shodan (Heian Nidan) teach us how to control the enemy's limbs. Pinan Nidan (Heian Shodan) builds on that and teaches how to both lock the enemy’s limbs and escape from attempts to manipulate our own limbs. Having learnt those skills, the sequence shown in this clip (from Pinan Sandan) gives us an alternate counter should the previous ones fail.

http://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/content/pinan-sandan-arm-bar-escape-video
 

3) Back Flip Applications (April Fool)

 

For those that missed it, this was my April fool’s day prank: https://youtu.be/6vuamO-Lj2U

 

 

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4 - Upcoming Iain Abernethy Seminars (Chicago, Dresden, UK, etc)

 

Below you can find details of the open seminars that are taking place in the next few months. Details of others will be added as soon as details have been finalised. I look forward to seeing you at an event near you and if you have any questions about them, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

 

 

Seminar in Dresden, Germany
Date: 18th and 19th of April 2015
For more details please follow this link: http://iainabernethy.co.uk/events/seminar-dresden-germany

Seminar in Chesterfield
Date: Sunday the 26th of April 2016
For more details please follow this link: http://iainabernethy.co.uk/events/seminar-chesterfield

Seminar in Chicago, USA
Date: 1st to 3rd of May 2015
For more details please follow this link: http://iainabernethy.co.uk/events/seminar-chicago-usa-1

Seminar in Deal, Kent
Date: Saturday the 6th of June 2015
For more details please follow this link: http://iainabernethy.co.uk/events/seminar-deal-kent

Seminar in Birmingham
Date: Sunday the 7th of June 2015
For more details please follow this link: http://iainabernethy.co.uk/events/seminar-birmingham-1

 

Peter Consterdine and Iain Abernethy in Germany
Date: The 20th and 21st of June 2016
For more details please follow this link: http://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/events/peter-consterdine-and-iain-abernethy-germany

Seminar in Watertown, Connecticut, USA
Date: 17th, 18th and 19th of July 2016
For more details please follow this link: http://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/events/seminar-watertown-connecticut-usa

Seminar in Thornton, Lancashire
Date: 26th of July 2016
For more details please follow this link: http://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/events/seminar-thornton-lancashire

 

To organise a seminar for your club, write to seminars@iainabernethy.com

 

For details of all seminars (including maps): http://iainabernethy.co.uk/seminar-dates

 

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5 - UK Self-Defence Law:

A Practical Guide to Understanding the Law of Defending Yourself

 

This ebook by Martial Arts and Self-Defence authority Leigh Simms, LLB (Hons) & 4th Dan gives the reader a practical guide to the UK's self-defence law.

In this e-book you will learn:

When a person can and cannot claim self-defence

What Reasonable Force is and how it is determined by law

What the law is in relation to Pre-Emptive Striking

And much more!

Just £1.99 on Kindle!

www.amazon.co.uk/Self-Defence-Law-Practical-Understanding-Defending-ebook/dp/B00V44TZ2U

“I think it is the best book on the market on this subject, and it should be a part of your library if you are teaching self-defence, of even if you are remotely interested in the subject. Comprehensive and lifesaving.” – Geoff Thompson 8th Dan BCA, WCA

“This short easy to read book is a must for all self-defence and martial arts instructors in England and Wales! A sound understanding of the legalities of self-defence is vital if you are to teach competently. Sadly, what we most frequently see is the law being either completely ignored or misinformation being peddled as if it were fact. This book provides and very easy to understand practical guide that cuts through the misinformation and will be an invaluable resource for teacher and student alike. Leigh Simms has made a superb job of producing this very practical and understandable guide to the legalities of self-defence England and Wales! All competent and responsible instructors will ensure they read this book.” – Iain Abernethy 6th Dan BCA, WCA

www.amazon.co.uk/Self-Defence-Law-Practical-Understanding-Defending-ebook/dp/B00V44TZ2U

About the Author

Leigh began martial art training in 1999 under the instruction of Mike Judd 4th Dan Shotokan Karate.

By 2007, Leigh had gained regular success on the competition scene and attained thee Dan Grades in Shotokan Karate. Leigh went on to study Practical Karate under Iain Abernethy. In 2011, Leigh achieved his first Dan Grade in Practical Karate under Iain.

In 2013, Leigh alongside Sensei Mike Judd joined the British Combat Karate Association (BCKA) and both have been certified as registered instructors by Peter Consterdine 9th Dan and Geoff Thompson 8th Dan of the BCKA.

Leigh began studying criminal law and self-defence law during his A-Levels in 2006. In 2008, Leigh continued his study of self-defence law during his Law Degree. After graduating with honours, Leigh furthered his study of self-defence by completing the Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at the University of Law.

For more information please visit www.leighsimms.com

 

 

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6 - African Training Camp 2016

 

We are in the early stages of planning an exclusive 7 day practical karate training camp in Uganda, Africa in 2016! Along with the training and comradery, we will also taking a trip to the top of the breath-taking Murchison Falls, taking a boat trip on the Nile, and taking game drives in order to see hippos, crocodiles, elephants, giraffes, antelopes and possibly even lions and leopards in their natural environment. Eric Parsons and I are working on the logistics and if you want to be among the first to know as things take shape – there will be a small number of limited places – please drop me an email at iain@iainabernethy.com and I’ll keep you in the loop!

 

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7 - The World Combat Association

 

Iain’s Introduction To The WCA

The exponential growth in those returning to practicing the martial arts in a practical way means that there is now a pressing need for a global dedicated association so practitioners of applied martial arts can band together for the benefit of both the arts and themselves.

The bodies set up to promote sporting offshoots or a particular style or methodology – as useful as they can be for their members – do little to promote and enhance what we see as an extremely important aspect of the martial arts.

An open and inclusive worldwide association is needed for pragmatic traditionalists and practitioners of functional martial arts. The World Combat Association (WCA) fulfils this need!

Many martial arts bodies have a recurring bad habit of trying to limit the freedom of their members and hence the WCA aims promote and enhance the wide variety of pragmatic approaches without imposing unnecessary limits upon people.

The WCA will wholly dedicated to the promotion and furtherance of applied martial arts. Your standard association will typically deal with things like insurance, providing representatives for competitions etc. That is not the role of the WCA.

The WCA has been set up to be an independent association of likeminded individuals who believe that applied martial arts needs a body to address the specific issues associated with our pragmatic approaches ....
 

Read more: http://worldcombatassociation.com/?page_id=230

 

WCA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldCombatAssociation

 

WCA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/worldcombatassn