Serrada Escrima
Escrima is a martial art best taught on-on-one or in small classes. The art of Serrada Escrima is built around 12 angles of attack and simple yet comprehensive defenses against each angle. Training begins with the single stick, later encompassing double stick, stick and dagger, sword, knife and empty hands. Tactics are designed to flow continuously against single or multi...
Escrima is a martial art best taught on-on-one or in small classes. The art of Serrada Escrima is built around 12 angles of attack and simple yet comprehensive defenses against each angle. Training begins with the single stick, later encompassing double stick, stick and dagger, sword, knife and empty hands. Tactics are designed to flow continuously against single or multiple attackers, with or without weaponry.
Currently I teach Wednesday nights at the Gracie Sports Academy (Cesar Gracie's school) in Pleasant Hill, Ca. I also teach private or semi-private lessons in various homes and parks according to individual schedules. Classes typically run 90 minutes.
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Usual availability/office hours:
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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- El Sobrante, CA
Willing to travel up to 30 miles
Price: $50.00
Notes: $50 per class at my location, up to 90 minutes.; $60 within a 14 mi... see more
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$50 per class at my location, up to 90 minutes.; $60 within a 14 mile radius (Berkeley or Vallejo); $70 if I travel 15-30 miles (San Francisco, Marin, Danville). Per-student discounts may be offered for larger classes. The regular Wednesday night class in Pleasant Hill is currently $75/month.
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"A truely great Instructor"
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- dilinger
- Belmont, CA
Review of Serrada Escrima, May 15, 2009
I have had the pleasure of knowing "Stickman" Jeff Finders for about 2 years. I have always enjoyed his ability to explain Eskrima and to do this in a way that I would undestand. Many people can do something well, but being able to teach someone else is, a talent all its own. Aside from this, I have always enjoyed Jeff's company,his antecdotes, and insights into lifes challenges.
I highly recommend the "Stickman" to anyone interested learning the stick arts.
Sincerly, Travis.
I have had the pleasure of knowing "Stickman" Jeff Finders for about 2 years. I have always enjoyed his ability to explain Eskrima and to do this in a way that I would undestand. Many people can do something well, but being able to teach someone else is, a talent all its own. Aside from this, I have always enjoyed Jeff's company,his antecdotes, and insights into lifes challenges.
I highly r...
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- Helpful, Engaging, Smart, Patient, Good communicator
- How was this location?:
- Awesome
- How was the price?:
- Great value
I would recommend this teacher
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"Knows this art and knows how to teach"
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- Josh Newman
- Martinez, CA
Review of Serrada Escrima, April 30, 2009
Escrima sticks are fast-moving hard objects and if you want to study them, you want a careful and observant teacher. Jeff Finder is both.
He's equally good with beginning and advanced students, communicating and demonstrating what each student needs to learn to improve, in every lesson.
When I was a complete (and clumsy) beginner, I noticed that Guro Jeff was focusing on and pointing out to me the things I was doing right, and making sure that I knew I had done them correctly, and that I repeated them correctly.
Later on, he would pick out finer points that helped me improve -- a small change in the way I positioned one foot at a certain part of a movement, for example, that changed my body mechanics for not only that particular movement but entire sequences of movements leading into it and following from it, so that I found myself flowing naturally from one into the next.
I've watched him do the same thing with other students. He really knows this art, and he really knows how to teach it.
Escrima sticks are fast-moving hard objects and if you want to study them, you want a careful and observant teacher. Jeff Finder is both.
He's equally good with beginning and advanced students, communicating and demonstrating what each student needs to learn to improve, in every lesson.
When I was a complete (and clumsy) beginner, I noticed that Guro Jeff was focusing on and pointing out...
- Pros:
- Helpful, Engaging, Encouraging, Smart, Patient, Funny, Fun, Good communicator
- How was this location?:
- Awesome
- How was the price?:
- Great value
I would recommend this teacher
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$50 per class at my location, up to 90 minutes.; $60 within a 14 mile radius (Berkeley or Vallejo); $70 if I travel 15-30 miles (San Francisco, Marin, Danville). Per-student discounts may be offered for larger classes. The regular Wednesday night class in Pleasant Hill is currently $75/month.
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