Happy 60th Birthday Arjarn Arlan Sanford!!

Source Photo: Arlan Sanford / Facebook

In honor of Arjarn Arlan Sanford's 60th milestone today, I'm posting 2 videos as tribute to Arjarn in addition to 3 GIFs! Please join me in wishing him a Happy Birthday!


สุขสันต์วันเกิด 
(sùk san wan gèrt)
Happy 60th Birthday Arjarn Salty Dog!

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Salty Dog vs Rene "Growling Dog" Cocolo
Beat The Crap Out Of Cancer V
DSvDS Krabi Krabong

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Arjarn Salty Dog teaching a Krabi Krabong Disarm

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I took the liberty to make 3 GIFs from the above video, regular speed, slomo, and 1 of both speeds.

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Please check out these related Arjarn Salty entries/links:

• Happy 58th Birthday Arjarn Arlan "Salty Dog" Sanford!!
• Krabi Krabong's Mae Sawks - Arjarn Salty learning Krabi Krabong in Thailand as well as teaching the basics
• VIDCLIP:  Dog Brothers in Action
• FMATalk Live with Arjarn Salty Dog - Interview
• www.combatsticks.com
• Arjarn Arlan Sanford teaching Krabi Krabong DVD

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EDIT: *EMVARASSED* my sincerest apologies, I'm not good at Math, it's Arjarn's 61st B'day and not 60th. Also my sincerest apologies to Rene Cocolo. I knew Rene is Growling Dog, but for some reason typed up Howling Dog (who is Tom Guthrie).

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Happy 58th Birthday Arjarn Arlan "Salty Dog" Sanford!!

Source Photo: Arlan Sanford / Facebook

Today is the 58th Birthday Arjarn Arlan "Salty Dog" Sanford!! Arjarn Salty is one of the 12 Original Dog Brothers as well on the DB Council of Elders. He is also known as The Silent Force of the Dog Brothers.

สุขสันต์วันเกิด 

(sùk san wan gèrt) 
Happy 58th Birthday!

Please check out these links:

• Krabi Krabong's Mae Sawks - Arjarn Salty learning Krabi Krabong in Thailand as well as teaching the basics
• VIDCLIP:  Dog Brothers in Action
• FMATalk Live with Arjarn Salty Dog - Interview
• www.combatsticks.com
• Arjarn Arlan Sanford teaching Krabi Krabong DVD

Happy 58th Arjarn Salty!!

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Krabi Krabong's Mae Sawks

Yesterday, I got a pair of Thai Mae Sawks from Overpressure Combat Stick Fighting

I bought a pair of Mae Sawks and received them in the mail yesterday. They are used in the Thai weapons style Krabi Krabong. It was handcrafted by a master craftsman, Arlan Sanford. In the martial arts circles, he is better known as "Salty Dog", one of the founding members of the Dog Brothers.


The story goes that during the early days of the Dog Brothers and their Real Contact Stick Fighting (minimal armor/protection) bouts, some of the fighters resorted to Brazilian Jiujitsu. Having no BJJ instruction at the time of where Arjarn Sanford lived (New Mexico), he explored Krabi Krabong, the Thai weapons art, looking to counter the BJJ that his opponents were using against him. Over the years of traveling to Thailand to the Buddhai Sawan school, he received instruction in KK and was certified to teach it.


I have no real knowledge/experience in Krabi Krabong, let alone Muay Thai, but after receiving my Mae Sawks, I will be training the basics. Here are 2 video clips with Arjarn Sanford learning/teaching the Mae Sawks:

Buddhaisawan Mae Sawks Instruction

Arlan Sanford at the Buddhai Sawan in Thailand learning the usage of Mae Sawks.

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Mae Sawks Overview and Combat

After a brief overview by Arjarn Sanford, a fight between Michael Johnson with a pair of Mae Sawks going up against Eric "Top Dog" Knaus using a single knife.

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You can contact Arjan Arlan Sanford via CombatSticks.com. To order a pair of Mae Sawks for yourself, check out ShockwaveDefense.com, specifically here for the Mae Sawks. Also on that page is a DVD with Arjarn Jason Webster teaching Krabi Krabong. I also bought the DVD and my review is forthcoming.


If you are interested in Krabi Krabong or the Buddhai Sawan, please check out my friend's, Hugo, review of Krabi Krabong: The Buddhai Sawan Path Deluxe 2 DVD set.

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VIDCLIP: Dog Brothers in Action

Check out Eric Knaus aka Top Dog, Arlan Sanford aka Salty Dog, Marc Denny aka Crafty Dog, and Benjamin Rittiner aka Lonely Dog in action.

Couldn't find a real Top Dog in Action clip as well as one for Salty Dog... hopefully there will clips made soon! For now check out Top Dog shadowfighting... check his gracefulness, his power, his footwork, his Alive hand, etc.

Arjarn Salty teaching Krabi Krabong, one of the core arts in Dog Brothers Martial Arts.

Enjoy!

Top Dog doing Karenza (shadowfighting)

Salty Dog teaching Krabi Krabong - 8 Count drill

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VIDCLIP: Dog Brothers Gathering of the Pack / New Mexico Gathering - highlights

Yesterday I posted some video clips of the Dog Brothers Tribal Gatherings, today here are 2 highlights of the Open Gatherings as well as 2 clips of the New Mexico Gatherings. Enjoy!

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Dog Brothers Gathering of the Pack 2009

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Dog Brothers Gathering of the Pack 2010

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New Mexico Dog Brothers 2012 Summer Gathering

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New Mexico Dog Brothers 2012 Spring Gathering

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If you would like to participate in a Gathering in California, contact:  http://www.dogbrothers.com

If you would like to participate in a New Mexico Gathering, please call 505-554-3888 for more information.

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