New Ringen Vocabulary Article

[Webmaster]

In the interest of promoting easier discussion of the subject, Jay Vail and Casper Bradak have put together an article to lend names we can all refer to for moves the masters left mostly unnamed:

http://www.thearma.org/essays/ringen-vocabulary.pdf

[Tom Keesler]

This is great!!!! I really don't know how else to say it. GREAT!

[Jonathan Newhall]

Tons of pictures, awesome stuff!

[Tyrone Artur Budzin]

Finally! Been waiting for this for a long time. Nice work!

[Jason Taylor]

This is awesome work. We can really use this in incorporating more Ringen into our workouts.

I have two questions:

1. What exactly is happening in a stomach press? I was having trouble seeing the details in the picture, and I'm not as familiar with Duerer as I'd like to be.

2. Any chance you guys are planning to work up a training manual based off of this material? It'd be nice to have a few tips for each technique, for example, the front kick looks to me like it's impacting with the heel. (I personally prefer that method anyway, for my ankles' sakes.) If that seems to be the preferred method of the masters, it'd be nice to have a document we could use to teach from so we remember that detail.

I know, I'm sure that last one was an obvious question. Just put it down to my being a member of the slavering masses looking for more Ringen....

Jason

[Jaron Bernstein]

"I know, I'm sure that last one was an obvious question. Just put it down to my being a member of the slavering masses looking for more Ringen...."


There are no shortage of manuals out there for you to study on the topic. Hit the books, try it out in class, and then try it in freeplay/ringen!

[Jay Vail]

This is awesome work. We can really use this in incorporating more Ringen into our workouts.

I have two questions:

1. What exactly is happening in a stomach press? I was having trouble seeing the details in the picture, and I'm not as familiar with Duerer as I'd like to be.

2. Any chance you guys are planning to work up a training manual based off of this material? It'd be nice to have a few tips for each technique, for example, the front kick looks to me like it's impacting with the heel. (I personally prefer that method anyway, for my ankles' sakes.) If that seems to be the preferred method of the masters, it'd be nice to have a document we could use to teach from so we remember that detail.

I know, I'm sure that last one was an obvious question. Just put it down to my being a member of the slavering masses looking for more Ringen....

Jason

Re stomach press: just put your hands together and press into his lower stomach. The purpose is to keep his hips away from you. This prevents him from lifting you, which is often the object when someone grasps you in around the middle, although it could also be a body bind in which he attempts to force you on your back. Either way, keeping his hips away prevents his attack. Then you watch for opportunities. The technique is also in the Codex Wallerstein.

Re training manual, most of this material will be described in the Ringen and Dagger Adept courses. Descriptions of the locks and some of the throws can be found in my book.

[Tony_Klabunde]

Good Stuff.


How could you know want to try it all out and pummel your buddy? ......

it IS an awesome collection


After reviewing it more. Does anyone else notice these are the bread and butter moves of any fight?

How classic, How awesome.

It amazes me how after all the EMA hype we find a collection of the classic bread and butter moves that will work for nearly any attack or circumstance.....