I'm trying to get my Transition-Striking Footwork Training methods, out to market...

I approached it from a, "how can I best set up my strikes, for success", perspective.

The answer was clear, just like in BJJ, position.

So that meant footwork, footwork that sets up Thai specific kicks, using the ta-tum.
Footwork that sets up the Boxing hands, slipping/weaving.
Tae Kwon Do kicks, spinning back kicks, quick roundhouses.
Wrestling transitions, into double/single leg take downs.
The footwork and weight distribution in these disciplines can sometimes be antagonistic, but addressed with my approach.
All techniques are broken down to a 4 count, which are added to each other and choreographed to coincide with Salsa's hypnotic rhythms.
The techniques are "danced" to a song with a slow tempo, as they are memorized, the tempo increases.
Another important by product is "looseness", most non strikers will learn to release built up muscle tension.
Oh, one more thing, you learn to dance couple's dance moves that you will actually be able to use at a dance club.

It has taking me decades to figure out Combat Salsa.



A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF...

I have 8 years dance experience…
I trained Jazz, Modern, Ballet, and Salsa during my junior college, and Cal Poly years.
I've trained Salsa with Salomon Rivera, 3 time World Salsa Champion, 4 time U.S. Champion.

I used to teach Tae Kwon Do, alongside Loren Avedon “King of the Kickboxers.” He was instrumental in developing my TKD footwork.
I have worked on TV shows, there was money in stunts, and pay per view martial arts events:
Future Fights, Fight Zone, Mortal Combat (movie), Saban/Bug Boy productions. Power Rangers, VR Troopers, The Masked Rider.

I had the opportunity to roll with Royce, I interviewed him for tv.
During the mid 90's, I took private lessons from a Rickson Gracie purple belt.
I found the BJJ methods of the day, too passive for my taste. I wanted to address counters to strikes on the ground more in depth.
I started my traditional Jiu Jitsu quest in the late '90s, at Beverly Hills Jiu Jitsu, with Marcus Vinicius.
Alas, it did not last, I found Bas Rutten was teaching in the same studio and I jumped ship.
While I trained with Bas, he personally asked me to join his fight team. So I did.


THE PITCH...

I developed Combat Salsa, simply, as a means to an end.
Smooth, fluid motion is the end result of technique committed to muscle memory, achieved through countless hours of focused training.

I take an 8 count, such as that found in Dance.
And, a "short burst" approach, as that found in machine gun tactics, and mechanics.
I merge them into a synergistic blending, I call, Combat Salsa.

First order of business, footwork, it needs to be instinctual. “No need to think, if your feet just go.”
The Combat Salsa 8 count develops an inner cadence.
Strikes, are then synchronized, or syncopated with the Combat Salsa footwork.
Once the footwork is ingrained, weight distribution can now be felt, and used to transfer power.

It has been shown, though practical application, that in a machine gun,
"continuous" fire creates both muzzle lift, and heat buildup.
That translates into "missed" shots, and the need to stop fighting in order to allow the weapon to cool.
The "short burst" approach, 2 to 3 rounds per trigger pull, allows the operator to maintain his sights on the desired target.
And it is, after the release of the first trigger pull, that the operator can reacquire a new target.

With my Combat Salsa, the "short burst" approach is readily evident within the 8 count.
The first 3 counts are actual footwork that can also incorporate strikes, and/or transitions.
The 4th count is a pause, which goes hand in hand with the "reacquiring" the target analogy.

The final “speed of execution” depends on the athletic ability of the "operator".

You may check me out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/combatsalsa

I'm sure I don't have to ask you, but i'll ask anyways... Let me know what you think.

I'm looking to sponsor fighters that may be interested in taking their striking to the next level, by employing my methods.
The sponsoring will be in the form of lessons, provided, you will be fighting in a recognized association.