About M.S.T. | sifumarthos

Introduction

My name is Sifu Marthos. I'm the founder and current chief instructor of M.S.T. M.S.T. stands for "Marthos SWAT team". SWAT means "Full Contact Attacking". I have been practicing various martial arts for more than 10 years. In order to that I realized, the true fighter cannot be squared in to just one form or style therefore I took out the essence of below martial arts and I started to teach my own way of real world fighting.

1. Jeet Kune-Do

Bruce Lee is the founded of the art Jeet Kune Do in his early twenties, cantonese translates into The Way of the Intercepting Fist. Lee is without question the most influential martial arts figure in recent times, and some say ever. His methods have touched many martial arts systems changing all for the better in that it made them more self defense effective.

2. Wing Chun Kung-Fu

Wing Chun is a concept-based Chinese martial art and form of self-defense utilising both striking and grappling while specialising in real world, close-range combat. The founder of this style is Shaolin nun called Ng Mui

3. Muay-Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from the muay martial arts of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on foot is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins and feet, being associated with a good physical preparation that makes a full-contact fight very efficient.

4. Karate

Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open hand techniques such as knife-hands, spear-hands,and palm-heel strikes. In some styles, grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints, and vital point strikes are also taught.

5. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. Brazilian jiu-jitsu was formed from Kodokan Judo ground fighting (Ne-Waza) fundamentals that were taught to Carlos Gracie by master Mitsuyo Maeda. Brazilian jiu-jitsu eventually came to be its own art through the experimentations, practices, and adaptation from the Judo knowledge of Carlos and Hélio Gracie, who then passed their knowledge on to their family. BJJ promotes the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique, taking the fight to the ground – most notably by applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person.