INTERNATIONAL BUDO FEDERATION
BRITISH COMBATSOMBO ASSOCIATION
35th
Annual Summer Budo/Combat Camp
August
2001
St
Mary’s Bay, Romney Marsh, Kent
The IBF/BCSA Summer camp has been running for 35 years most probably one of the longest running Martial Arts camps in the world. St Mary’s Bay is the ideal venue for such a camp. If you are not quite sure where New Romney is look at the heal of the British Isles, find Dover follow the coast to Folkestone, Hythe, Dymchurch, St Mary’s Bay, New Romney. The bay is a very small place with two pubs, a couple of shops and a few take away’s but it has one of the best sandy beaches you will see in Southern England. It is situated just 40 miles from Dover, 30 miles from Canterbury. The whole of the Romney Marsh is steeped in History, stories of it Smugglers are renowned and some say the ghost of Doctor Syn still can be seen on the shore line. There are many places to visit as well as quaint little teashops etc. Who can forget that the famous Romney/Hythe/Dymchurch railway the smallest public railway in the world which passes a few yards from the camp.
This year’s summer camp was a major disappointment for the association with the lowest turnout ever. This was mainly due to the governments handling of the Foot & Mouth disaster, the facility we use is used by the Army Cadets and instead of travelling to Yorkshire for their annual camp because of foot & mouth was due to use the facility at SMB. Our booking was only confirmed 7 weeks before the start of the course. Another factor is that our adults no longer want weeklong courses but rather prefer a long weekend; pressure of work and family pressure makes it very difficult to get a week away. With no juniors interested in the Summer Camp my own club the Swale Martial Arts Club took up the option of having a Friday, Saturday and Sunday course this proved reasonably successful and has set the agenda for next year. Keith Costa and Dave Boulding intend holding a Judo & Jiu Jitsu course for all the family over the August Bank Holiday weekend 2002. The weekend before that will be a Senior Budo/Combat Weekend Friday till Monday. The mid weekdays will be available to any IBF/BCSA club who wish to take advantage of them.
Although not a success in terms
of numbers we still had a high quality instruction team on hand, from Tiaho
Jitsu Chris St John 3rd Dan, Judo Dave Boulding 6th Dan,
Karate, CombatSombo and Defendo Alan Cain 3rd Dan, Pancrease Fred
Rado, CombatSombo, Sombo Wrestling, Judo and Jiu Jitsu Martin Clarke 7th
Dan World Masters Judo Champion.
It was Fred Rado first time at St
Mary’s Bay and it was the first time the IBF/BCSA had seen Pancrease. All of
us were suitable impressed. Fred went through various striking techniques
showing us how to use them to get in a grappled situation.
What
is Pancrase?
Pancrase is the first fighting system recognised as a sport.
First written about Pancrase started 600 BC.
Originated from Greece Pancrase (known as Pankratos or Pancration)
was one of the most popular event of the Antic Olympic Games.
In 1993 few professional
wrestlers wanted to compete in a full contact event where they would be able
test their skills and see who is the best fighter.
One of the unique aspects of a Pancrase fight is the versatility of
its fighters. They have to be able to know all the techniques that make a
complete Martial Artist, and be able to use all the striking techniques (from
boxing, karate, tae kwondo, kick boxing, thai boxing, savate) and the throws,
take downs and ground techniques (from judo, wrestling and sombo).
They have to be able to fight with the same agility from the
standing position or on the ground.
How
popular is Pancrase?
Pancrase is very popular in Japan where 10 to 12 events per years
are hold in the majors cities.
An average of 3000 people buy tickets for Pancrase shows every
month.
Over 300 000 Pancrase video tapes and DVD have sold in Japan.
Over 25 TV shows have featured stories about Pancrase.
Pancrase fighters are Play station game’s new heroes.
Pancrase shows can be seen on Pay Per View in Japan, Taiwan, Canada
and U.S.A.
Pancrase shows are held in Europe (London saw its very first show
at the York Hall in 2000).
Pancrase is taught in London where people cans trained and learned
real and complete martial arts.
Known as the 21st century’s martial arts Pancrase is a
fast growing sport which sees its popularity growing up every month.
What
are the rules?
One 10 or 15 minutes round (2 x 5 or 3 x 5 can be used if required)
Punches, kicks and knee strikes are allowed to all levels (low,
middle, high), except genital area and back of the head.
All throws and take downs.
All submission techniques (locks and chokes.)
No strike to the face when fighters are on the ground..
No strike to a downed opponent.
No biting, gauging or fish hooking.
No elbow strikes.
No headbutt.
No finger or toe submission.
Rope escape rule.
Up to 2 yellow card, third one = disqualification.
Yellow card: rope escape, standing 8 count, foul, lack of sport man
attitude.
Way to win:
By knock out.
By submission.
By disqualification of the opponent (after 3 rope escapes for
example).
Equipment:
Compulsory: Gum shield, Groin guard, Knee pads, Shin and Instep
pads, shorts.
Optional: Grappling shoes, T shirt.
Light
Pancrase Rules:
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No strikes with the hand to the head.
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No knee strikes to the head.
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No elbow strikes.
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No headbutting.
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No groin strikes.
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No strikes to a downed opponent.
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No biting, gauging or fish hooking.
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No strikes to the spine.
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No finger or toe submission.
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No heel hook.
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No crank neck (junior and beginner
division)
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Up to 3 rope escapes.
Legal
techniques:
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Kicking to the head, body and legs.
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Punching to the body and to the legs.
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Knee strikes to the body and to the
legs.
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Take down.
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Chokes.
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Locks to neck (advanced division only),
arm, wrist, leg and ankle.
Way
to win:
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By Knockout.
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By submission .
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3 rope escapes.
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Disqualification of the opponent.
Catch
Wresting Rules:
See above without strikes at all.
The referee can take the decision at any time to stop the fight to
preserve the safety of one/the competitor(s), or if there is a lack of sporting
attitude.
If any of you are interested in
Pancrase you can contact the IBF/BCSA and we forward your message on.
Another Martial Art to be seen at
the Summer Camp was DEFENDO this was taught by Alan Cain who recently travelled
to Canada to learn the system. It is the first time in many years that the
system has been seen in the UK and the IBF/BCSA hope to do a lot more of these
courses.
Defendo
was born as 'The Fairbairn Fighting System' in the 1920's. The system was
devised to enable the Shanghai Municipal Police (S.M.P.) to deal with the
criminal elements of what was undoubtedly the roughest seaport in the world. The
founders, Assistant Commissioner William Fairbairn and Inspector Eric Sykes,
compiled thousands of violent arrest reports and analysed the data to see what
really happened in arrest scenarios. The system they devised utilised techniques
drawn from Jiu Jitsu, Gatka, Kung Fu and ‘Gutter Fighting’. It proved
extremely effective.
William
Ewart Fairbairn
William
Fairbairn was born on the 28th February 1885 in Rickmansworth,
England. In 1901 (at 16 years of age) he joined the Royal Marines, serving until
1907. In 1907 Fairbairn traveled to China, where he joined the Shanghai
Municipal Police. At that time the S.M.P. was comprised mainly of English,
Chinese, Japanese and Sikh police officers. In 1908 Fairbairn began studying
Jiu-Jitsu under Sensei Okada, reaching his 2nd Dan 23 years later in
1931. Fairbairn also had contact with Gatka (the Sikh martial art) and with some
styles of Kung Fu. In 1935 Fairbairn was promoted to Assistant Commissioner, a
rank in which he would remain until his retirement from the S.M.P. in 1940, when
he returned to England.
Eric
Anthony Sykes
Eric
Anthony Sykes was born on the 5th February 1883 in Barton on Irwill,
England. Sykes worked for a British import / export company, selling weapons
manufactured by Remington and Colt to both China and India. He also organised
hunting trips in India for rich Englishmen. He joined the S.M.P. in 1926 and
became an Inspector in charge of a unit of snipers.
At the start of World War II
Fairbairn and Sykes were both commissioned as Captain’s in the British
Commando’s and ordered to teach a lethal version of the Defendo system at the
Commando school in Scotland. Once the British Commando School in Scotland was
able to produce it’s own Fairbairn / Sykes qualified instructors, both men
were transferred. Fairbairn was sent on Special Assignment, tasked with teaching
his system to the Allied Spec-Ops at ‘Camp X’ in Canada and to the newly
created Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.) in the United States. Sykes was
transferred to the Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.) where he trained
special agents for behind the lines duties.
Allied
victory in World War II marked the end of wide spread instruction of Defendo as
soldiers returned to their civilian lives, and only professional military
personnel remained to continue this classified training. Since then
Fairbairn’s original system of C.Q.B. has been the foundation for almost every
modern police and military system of Unarmed Combat in the Western world.
Contact
the IBF/BCSA for more information on this system.
Needless to say the week finished with the compulsory "BEER WAZA" at the LEVIN CLUB and we were treated to the regular spectacle of ridiculous drinking games. One participant ended up have to drink a pint of guiuness with a raw egg, cockles (naturally as you are by the sea) whiskey plus something else I can not remember. Needless to say all the Senior grades did not get involved and carried on drinking their Lemonade!!!!!
Every one enjoyed the course and they all look forward to next year.
Further information can be obtained by writing to IBF HQ, 118 East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent. ME10 4RX.
HQ@IBF-UK.co.uk Webb sites. www.IBF-UK.co.uk www.combatsombo.co.uk