Krav Maga Demonstration @ 2015 FCM Conference

May 6, 2015 - At this year's FCM conference, they did a Krav Maga demonstration with Mark Stillpass.
2015 Family Covenant Ministries 
[Krav Maga Demonstration]
The Willis Clan

Most of the demo is available on video below:

Airsoft Fun

Self Defense Filming Test

  After our martial arts class on Saturday with our uncle we tried filming a few self defense moves right there in the classroom. This was only a test, so there are a few changes I still need to make.

Fight Scene Test–Video

The other night we tried filming a fight sequence to see how it’d turn out.  We’d done similar things in the past (see below), but they always turned out extremely chees-y.  This new video actually turned out better than expected considering we only did one take and used only one camera.

The first shot is a quick fight sequence Ben and I threw together…we really messed it up and Ben forgot his next move halfway through, but the first part didn’t look too bad.

The next shots show a few self-defense moves we’ve learned in our mixed martial arts class.  Please don’t pay too close attention to the actual moves…this was for filming purposes only!

Nevertheless, we were encouraged with how the video turned out and hope to do a few more filming tests in the coming weeks.

Now, here’s a video from a long time ago!  It’s called “Brotherly Love” and was filmed in 2007.

Battle in the Barn

Our latest outdoor-activity (or in other words, our latest fad) has been playing around with air soft guns. The guns shoot little plastic bbs and they shoot somewhere between 175-600 feet per second (fps).

Air soft games are similar to paintball, but it is much less expensive to play, there is not paint and you don’t have to refill cO2.

We tried some outdoor fights like capture the flag, but we wanted to try a game that would have a lot of cover. Benjamin totally changed our shed (we’ve affectionately called it the “Barn”) and we added some cardboard boxes that we had. Notice: Our barn usually looks nothing like it is in the movie , we just tried to get the most cover possible.

The video above is our first attempt at filming a battle, but I personally think it is very dull. The next day we had two cameras filming; one on the inside and one on the outside. It’s pretty fun to watch the fight from both angles because you can see each team’s movement.

Battle Swords in Action

Battle Swords in Action from Douglas Phillips on Vimeo.

The four points it takes to become a "Valiant Swordsman" and how to use them.

Take a look at this great video about the Battle Swords available from the Vision Forum. Can you figure out who is narrating the video?