Support New York Combat Sambo During Covid-19
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My name is Stephen Koepfer, owner and head coach of New York Combat Sambo. I need to offer a huge statement of thanks to all our loyal students and followers who have reached out during this Covid-19 crisis. As I write this, New York City is on lock down, and our gym closed until the state mandate is lifted. This can be potentially devastating for us. Now that our gym is closed, new enrollments will drop to zero, workshops and seminars will cease, stunt training will cease, and current students will start to drop off.
Even the most loyal students, who generously continue to pay their dues at first will be forced to discontinue memberships as their own financial situations become more problematic in the coming months – and we can’t blame them. We are all in for a rough time. Our gym will feel a financial hit as long-term students pause their memberships, or have time credited back to their them to compensate for our closure. This will delay membership renewals and push an aspect of this financial crisis forward into the future. New York Combat Sambo (and more recently Breakfall Studios) has become a home to grapplers, martial artists and stunt performers locally, nationally and internationally for the last 17 years.
We are honored to have people visit us from around the United States and world; and even more proud that we never charge visitors to our city who choose to spend time training with us. Equally, our Breakfall Studios' open training for stunt performers has always been free, and has become a stop for many performers while working or visiting NYC . We have always believed in providing support, education and community building with our peers at no, or little cost to them. During this crisis, I am humbly asking you who have benefitted from our facility, training, free instructional videos and other aspects of what we do at New York Combat Sambo & Breakfall Studios, to consider lending a hand now if you are able.
We are basing our fundraising goal on the approximate cost of 3 months rent, so we may continue to pay our bills while closed. Our monthly rent is $3680 (including utilities), and we have rounded our goal down to a flat $10,000. Funds raised will help us pay the gym's rent during our temporary shut down.
I have several titles available on demand, which I am making available to you as part of this fundraiser at lower than typical cost. Donors will receive unique VIP passes to one, several or all of my on demand titles as outlined below. If you have ever considered renting any of my available content, now is your chance to do so while helping our gym through this crisis.
DONOR LEVELS:
$5 -Receive VIP Pass to any one title
$20 - Receive VIP Passes to any two titles
$40 (or more) - Receive VIP Passes to all four titles
AVAILABLE TITLES:
COMBAT SAMBO ANKLE AND LEG LOCKS (2004) 70 minutes
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/leglocks
This instructional shows you clear step-by-step approaches to mastering the hallmark leg locks of Combat Sambo: The achilles lock, rolling ankle lock, and rolling kneebar. But, why stop there! Mastering any lock means understanding how opponents may resist and how to flow into subsequent lock variations when you are met with resistance - a must have for grapplers of all experience levels.
COMBAT SAMBO FUNDAMENTALS WITH OLEG TAKTAROV (2006) 106 minutes
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/taktarov
UFC Champion Oleg Taktarov teaches the fundamentals of Combat Sambo standing and ground technique. This instructional video includes 22 techniques and variations as taught by the UFC champion who first introduced Sambo to America. Also included are exciting extra tournament footage from the first Battle of Brooklyn 4 man Freestyle Sambo Tournament, 2004 North American Freestyle Sambo Championships and a Sambo demonstration from the Battle at the Boardwalk.
LEG LOCK FUNDAMENTALS WITH STEPHEN KOEPFER (2016) 85 minutes
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/leglockseminar
This instructional offers fundamental principles for effective leg locks in submission wrestling, grappling, BJJ, sambo, combat wrestling and submission only tournaments. The techniques presented here are appropriate for grapplers new to leg locks as well as seasoned grapplers who wishes to tighten up their game and explore mechanics & details behind high percentage leg submissions.
CONCRETE AND CRASHPADS: STUNTS IN NEW YORK (2017) 30 Minutes
www.vimeo.com/ondemand/concreteandcrashpads
"Concrete and Crashpads" had an incredible festival run. When all was said and done we were an official selection at nine fantastic festivals, nominated for Best Editing at the Action On Film Festival, winner of the Audience Choice Awared at the IDTV Action Fest, winner of the Award of Recognition in the Best Shorts Competition and screened as part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's "The Business" series.
Even the most loyal students, who generously continue to pay their dues at first will be forced to discontinue memberships as their own financial situations become more problematic in the coming months – and we can’t blame them. We are all in for a rough time. Our gym will feel a financial hit as long-term students pause their memberships, or have time credited back to their them to compensate for our closure. This will delay membership renewals and push an aspect of this financial crisis forward into the future. New York Combat Sambo (and more recently Breakfall Studios) has become a home to grapplers, martial artists and stunt performers locally, nationally and internationally for the last 17 years.
We are honored to have people visit us from around the United States and world; and even more proud that we never charge visitors to our city who choose to spend time training with us. Equally, our Breakfall Studios' open training for stunt performers has always been free, and has become a stop for many performers while working or visiting NYC . We have always believed in providing support, education and community building with our peers at no, or little cost to them. During this crisis, I am humbly asking you who have benefitted from our facility, training, free instructional videos and other aspects of what we do at New York Combat Sambo & Breakfall Studios, to consider lending a hand now if you are able.
We are basing our fundraising goal on the approximate cost of 3 months rent, so we may continue to pay our bills while closed. Our monthly rent is $3680 (including utilities), and we have rounded our goal down to a flat $10,000. Funds raised will help us pay the gym's rent during our temporary shut down.
I have several titles available on demand, which I am making available to you as part of this fundraiser at lower than typical cost. Donors will receive unique VIP passes to one, several or all of my on demand titles as outlined below. If you have ever considered renting any of my available content, now is your chance to do so while helping our gym through this crisis.
DONOR LEVELS:
$5 -Receive VIP Pass to any one title
$20 - Receive VIP Passes to any two titles
$40 (or more) - Receive VIP Passes to all four titles
AVAILABLE TITLES:
COMBAT SAMBO ANKLE AND LEG LOCKS (2004) 70 minutes
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/leglocks
This instructional shows you clear step-by-step approaches to mastering the hallmark leg locks of Combat Sambo: The achilles lock, rolling ankle lock, and rolling kneebar. But, why stop there! Mastering any lock means understanding how opponents may resist and how to flow into subsequent lock variations when you are met with resistance - a must have for grapplers of all experience levels.
COMBAT SAMBO FUNDAMENTALS WITH OLEG TAKTAROV (2006) 106 minutes
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/taktarov
UFC Champion Oleg Taktarov teaches the fundamentals of Combat Sambo standing and ground technique. This instructional video includes 22 techniques and variations as taught by the UFC champion who first introduced Sambo to America. Also included are exciting extra tournament footage from the first Battle of Brooklyn 4 man Freestyle Sambo Tournament, 2004 North American Freestyle Sambo Championships and a Sambo demonstration from the Battle at the Boardwalk.
LEG LOCK FUNDAMENTALS WITH STEPHEN KOEPFER (2016) 85 minutes
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/leglockseminar
This instructional offers fundamental principles for effective leg locks in submission wrestling, grappling, BJJ, sambo, combat wrestling and submission only tournaments. The techniques presented here are appropriate for grapplers new to leg locks as well as seasoned grapplers who wishes to tighten up their game and explore mechanics & details behind high percentage leg submissions.
CONCRETE AND CRASHPADS: STUNTS IN NEW YORK (2017) 30 Minutes
www.vimeo.com/ondemand/concreteandcrashpads
"Concrete and Crashpads" had an incredible festival run. When all was said and done we were an official selection at nine fantastic festivals, nominated for Best Editing at the Action On Film Festival, winner of the Audience Choice Awared at the IDTV Action Fest, winner of the Award of Recognition in the Best Shorts Competition and screened as part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's "The Business" series.
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Stephen Koepfer
Organizer
New York, NY