Merry Christmas everyone!This is such a great deal I thought I'd post it here for those of you who may not have visited the Sayoc.com website lately. As most of you know, I believe the Sayoc designed trainers are the best in the world. There are several reasons for this that I'll explain later in this post, but right now look at these prices! 35.00 for a trainer! That's awesome, normally they are 49.00. So if you are missing blades from your rig or looking to start your first rig, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO IT!!
Holiday Special Sale! Great Gift for Yourself or Someone You Love!
Friday, December 11th – Thursday, December 24th
25% off All Regular Price Items (15% off for non-members)
All Sayoc Combatives Trainers $35.00 (regular price $49.95)
Moisture Management T-Shirts $20.00 (save $19.95)
Sayoc Forearm Guard $59.95 (save $30.00)
Tribal Barong $59.95 (save $30.00)
Tribal Pinutis $59.95 (save $30.00)
Tribal Kampilan $59.95 (save $30.00)
Tribal Kris $59.95 (save $30.00)
Back in the 80's and early 90's we used to train with anything that looked like a blade. We used wooden trainers, which I enjoyed making from exotic woods, etc. But they splintered and eventually broke, chipped or became dangerous to use.
I would go to pawn shops and buy cheap old knives, dull them and round off the tip and use them for trainers! Terrible, just terrible. Eventually I would cut my partner or really hurt them due to the fact that the blades were steel!
Steel trainers deliver too much energy into your partner. So if you hit them, they get cut or get a cracked bone in the hand, arm or face.
Another thing is that most trainers try to look like some kind of specialty knife, with pointed punyos (butt of handle) or some kind of hand guard. Well, you can get away with that kind of stuff if your not really working hard on another partner. If your just waving your blade around in the air or pretending to cut your partner by passing it by him without contact. but if your really dragging it on your partner, actually thrusting him with intent, then you will really hurt him.
The Sayoc trainers have no sharp punyos with which to break your partners hands, no handguard that will crack a cheekbone or cause your own thumb to get sheared and the flesh ripped from it. They are solid, safe and well thought out.
Now Sayoc.com has a wider variety of designs and options for you to choose from! You can get super shiney blades or anodized black (my personal favorite). You can also choose from a wider variety of color options for the handles. So now you can have your choice and personalize your rig.As with any martial arts gear, care and proper instruction are required to maintain a measure of safety. So make sure buy quality training gear and seek out a certified Sayoc Kali Instructor in your area to get the most out of training.
