SEAMOK
S - Simple
In the realm of physical conflict the entire ideal is to not only to survive but to win. In SEAMOK we believe that by being simple in our approach we can control any situation. The less there is to think about the better your chances on the street. The simplest of motion will garner the results desired.
E - Effective
To be effective one must be willing to engage the opponent in all aspects of a physical confrontation. We build effectiveness from the ground up, working the quickest most direct way of engaging an adversary. Our belief is that our stick is our knife is our empty hand. With this mindset the ability to ingrain the vital motion comes quickly and easily.
A - Aggressive
Aggression of self comes from the ability to manifest the necessary intent and put it into motion by the simplest most effective means. The belief in ones self is key. In SEAMOK we teach that nothing is wrong or right, it simply is. To have 100% belief in yourself and your skills is vital. We will teach you how to embrace the intent and also how to build upon it.
M - Methods
SEAMOK is built on a simple, concise 5 level platform. There is nothing difficult about the system. It is designed to be learned in a fast progression where the student can be effective now, not later. We believe that there is nothing advanced in the combat arts except for the mindset. In SEAMOK we strive to get our people into the advanced mindset, quickly!
O - Of
K - Kombate
Kombate is the Philippine pronunciation and spelling of the word combat. We use this pronunciation to pay homage to the Philippines as SEAMOK is deeply rooted in the Filipino arts. Kombate is a very personal entity, it has many forms and takes on new life in the most dire of times. In SEAMOK we prepare our people to be solid in all five ranges of kombate (Largo, Medio, Corto, Ground & Projectile), with weaponry and empty hands.
You only have one life. It is up to you to preserve it.
SEAMOK ~ Simplicity With Intent
Throughout
my twenty nine years of training, I have found one constant; any combat
methodology must be simple and chalked full of intent, an intent manifested by
the individual practitioner. The first factor, simplicity, is often time
forgotten in the martial world. There are systems so complex and
technique-heavy that it seems more a maze than a functional realistic system of
preservation. I have studied such systems and invested a lot of time in my
early days trying to decipher what it is they were getting at. Many of these
systems are based on the premise of more is more, or should I say, more is
better. The problem with this mentality is the lack of principal as it pertains
to motion. These systems are taught as a hodgepodge of techniques from a chart
to be memorized by awestruck students who buy into this dogma without realizing
that what they have done is simply collect static movement without a deep
understanding as to how these techniques break down. These students are not to
blame. This falls upon the heads of the teachers who themselves have learned
this quagmire of ineptness from their teachers. Somewhere along the chain,
someone had to have known what it all meant as it approached the western
mindset and the “more, more, more” mentality was lost in translation.
The intent factor is a key to proper function and practical function. However,
it is a very difficult entity to teach and pass along. There are people who
simply have no fire in their guts to manifest the desired intent needed. In
training, I teach my people to try and find that inner sanctum that drives
them, to go to that place under duress, to find that internal button. Only the
practitioner knows this place as it pertains to him or her. As a teacher, it is
my duty to help them realize that there is nothing wrong and nothing right
within their personal preservation work. In a time of physical conflict, one
has to be able to flow on his feet and flow in his mind manifesting the intent
needed to render any situation controlled. I have found over the years through
teaching and training that we all have it. But often at times it is deluded in
systems that teach dogmatic drivel and pass it on as truth when in actuality it
is a theory based prayer based on something other than truth.
-Amo Guru Michael Blackgrave, founder of SEAMOK
SEAMOK Tactical Solutions is a recognized member of The World Combat
Martial Artists Association.