FMA drills, footwork, full contact sparring and disarming techniques are the basic principles of SCA. The use of weapons in todays environment is increasing rapidly, the ability to defend against such attacks improves with weapons awareness and ability. SCA Students are encouraged to work with single and double sticks and knives to increase hand and eye co-ordination and give a more realistic feel to weapons attacks. The names of techniques from Modern Arnis/Combat Arnis are the only strange sounding foreign words we use at the club, although even these will be learnt by the student in english!

One of the basic principles of our system is knife teaches stick teach empty hand. This is one of the core concepts of the CSSD/SC training program.

You will work on single and double stick as seen in the pictures. Our single stick techniques Include disarming, striking techniques, blocking, parrying, and contact sparring. The double stick patterns and techniques Include advanced disarming, blocking, parrying, sparring, striking techniques and other styles of fighting, even groundwork!

A sample video of the sparring you will experience at the SCA club can be seen here: STICK TO GROUNDWORK SPARRING VIDEO