If you are not able to view this “attacking” video, please click here. To be clear, the term “attacking” refers to a mindset in self-defense. This mindset can encompass “counter-attacking” as well. In other words, your response to an attack
If you are not able to view this “Rompida” video, please click here. Rompida is a striking technique common to Filipino Martial Arts, where the player strikes straight down, turns his stick hand, and strikes straight up. The player then
If you are not able to view this #5 Poke video, click here. The theme of the above video is two-fold. First, the feeder must respect the defender by delivering an honest to God #5 thrust to the abdomen. The
If you are not able to view this “telegraphing” video, please click here. Telegraphing movements is a common error in the martial arts. What is “telegraphing”? To me, telegraphing denotes extraneous or preparatory moves before the intended technique. In boxing
If you are not able to view this abanico double action video, click here. Keep in mind that abanico means “fanning.” Notice how, in the side to side version, the stick is moving in a fan like motion. To achieve
If you are not able to view the video of the Reverse Figure 8, click here. The Reverse Figure 8 is one of the traditional moves that the late Professor Remy Presas taught and is one of my favorite techniques.
If you are not able to see this redonda video, click here. Redonda is a circular whirlwind movement. Done at high speed, this looks like a downward “X” movement. Performed precisely by a skilled player, the redonda movement can look
If you are not able to view the video, please click here. Banda y Banda is Spanish for “side to side.” As can be seen from the video, this looks deceptively simple. I say “deceptively simple” because many miss out
If you are not able to see this video, click here. The umbrella block is often used against an overhead attack, otherwise known as angle #12 in Modern Arnis. While I covered the technical aspects of this technique in the
Recently, I came across this video on Facebook, and it stood out to me. Take 10 minutes of your time and watch the whole thing. Some saw it as a metaphor for death regarding confronting the fear of the unknown.
