BMA WEAPONS & ESKRIMADORS Classes
The BMA Weapons & Katas class is a seventy-five minute class focusing on Martial Arts katas and forms that teach how to use specific weapons. Our wide variety of katas and forms expands upon our blended system, utilizing choreographed movements to build muscle memory retention for proper postures and specific movements. Each five week cycle rotates through our Martial Arts forms, be it open handed (without weapons) or weapons based. Some of our cycle curriculums include: classic Kobudo weaponry, Iaido, Kenpo Open Handed forms, Tai Chi, Korean Open Hand Forms, various Sword Forms, Spear Forms,band more.
This class is for Advanced Juniors belts, all Teens, and Adults. The first half of this class is centered around Doce Pares, our stick self-defense. The rest of the class is then dedicated to learning the weapon or open hand form of the cycle. This class has tailorable energy levels depending on your current level. If you want a high cardio workout, performing the forms with precision and high energy will work up a major sweat! If you have limited mobility or prefer more leisurely lessons, our instructors will offer a variety of alternative movements to meet your needs. This class is for those who want to move at their own pace, have fun while doing it, and learn in a positive environment with peers.
BMA WEAPONS & ESKRIMADORS GOALS
The goal of our Weapons & Katas class is to educate our students on how to use weapons to defend themselves in a real world situation while continuing to spread the traditions of these Martial Arts through fun and interactive lessons.
BMA WEAPONS & ESKRIMADORS LINEAGE
Our Doce Pares program is a Martial Art from the Philippines that focuses around Self-Defense with a stick as its main weapon. While the national Martial Art and Sport of the Philippines is Arnis or Eskrima, Doce Pares is one of the most famous and influential clubs/styles of Arnis. We are trained directly from Grand Master (GM) Nito Noval of the Noval Doce Pares’ West Coast Eskrimadors. Grand Master Noval is a world champion in Doce Pares, and has trained multiple other students to become world champions such as 7 time world champion Master Michael Turk and undefeated Master Jenny Noval. Grand Master Noval earned his title under the legendary Supreme Grand Master Dionisio A. Cañete at the Doce Pares Headquarters in Cebu City, Philippines. When Grand Master Noval is in the United States, Breakthrough has the honor of hosting his seminars for the Pacific North West to train directly from a Grand Master.
Both Martial Arts of Kobudo and Iaido are passed down from Shihan Mikio Nishiuchi of the International Okinawan Kobudo Association (IOKA). Shihan Nishiuchi has his title under the amazing Hanshi Shinpo Matayoshi, a family of Martial Artists that date back to the last Shogunate of Japan and pass this historical knowledge through their lineage. Kobudo is the art of ancient Okinawan weaponry consisting of several different weapons such as: the Nunchaku, Tonfa, Rokushaku Bo (6 ft Staff), Sai, Kama (Hand Sickle), Iyeku (Oar), and more. Each weapon is taught starting with a series of Hojo Undo, or basic movements, that help you learn how to best control and use the weapon. This is followed up by a corresponding form. Renshi Mansfield holds a Black Belt in Kobudo under Shihan Nishiuchi.
The Martial Art of Iaido is an art centered around the use of the Japanese Katana (Sword). Dr. Jude Shadday is an instructor at Breakthrough who also holds multiple Black Belts including a Black Belt in Iaido under Shihan Nishiuchi. Through Iaido, we learn how to properly draw our katana, maintain proper awareness, and re-sheath our weapon in the traditional manner. Much like Kobudo, Iaido has many different forms that can be learned. Both Renshi Mansfield and Dr. Jude Shadday are currently pursuing more advanced degrees within both the Kobudo and Iaido systems under Shihan Nishiuchi.
The Korean Martial Arts taught at Breakthrough were brought to us through the Korean Martial Arts System: Tae Kuk Mu Sul. Under Master Michael Klein (5th Degree), Renshi Mansfield holds a 3rd Degree Black Belt. Founded by Grandmaster Suk Ku Kim, this is a Martial Arts system that focuses on forms and joint manipulations. Our BMA Weapons & Katas classes cover a variety of open hand forms as well as katas that utilize spears, straight swords, butterfly swords, tambos, and more.
Other forms in our system are from Kovars Family Academy Of Martial Arts, founded by the world renowned Hanshi Dave Kovar. We have the honor of including a form called Kenpo Khan that Hanshi Kovar personally made. Kovars Martial Arts is a blended system like Breakthrough. Some of these Kovars forms can be performed solo or with a partner, which brings a new dynamic to learning these Martial Arts.
BMA WEAPONS & ESKRIMADORS INSTRUCTORS
GM Nito Noval
Renshi David Mansfield
Sempai Cassie Guthrie
