Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Page 175

THE INTEGRAL MARTIAL ARTIST

SDS-Concept
One of the first things he noticed was that many martial arts use weapons,
but never develop their full potential. Some techniques, on the other hand,
are so artful, that they can never be used in a real fight. Mr. Weckauf's
next logical step was to develop an independent system for the use of
everyday objects for self-defense purposes, which could either be
trained as a discreet system or can complement existing systems
with weapons. The term "SDS-Concept" initially referred to the
Kubotan, aka "Self Defense Stick" but by now, Peter Weckauf
rather uses items of everyday use for his self-defense system,
like bottles, flash lights, spoons, pens, belts, scarves, books,
bags… Thanks to Peter Weckauf's creativity, the list becomes
longer and longer every year as he invents
new techniques with and for various
objects and teaches these techniques in
seminars and courses. Sticking to principles and concepts has top priority
for the development of these highly
innovative applications.

Knife training
Defense against attacks with knives and other
edged weapons are yet another topic which Peter
Weckauf deals with and discusses within his TCS
Knife Fighting Concept. Being able to handle the
knife on a martial arts basis is very necessary for the
defense against attacks with knives. Combat sport
is another way to test one's skill, for example in the
annual Knife Cup events. Peter Weckauf is highly
skilled in the use of one knife, two knives simultaneously, and the Karambit.

Axe & Tomahawk
Axes and tomahawks are weapons you don't
see every day. TCS Tomahawk Fighting
Concept presents the advantages of this very
special weapon, the oldest weapon known to
mankind. Based on tried and tested concepts,