If you are not able to see this sweepstroke video, click here. Let’s get a couple things out of the way. The purpose of the sweep stroke is to drive the punyo into the opponent’s face. Done properly, the sweep
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 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
“Stealing the lead” is a term often discussed in the context of tapi tapi. “Stealing the lead” means that one player has reversed the momentum of the other player and is driving on the other. In other words, one player
What is ambidexterity? In Modern Arnis, it is the ability to perform techniques with either hand. Every student of mine strives to learn techniques, whether it be cane, knife, or stick with both the right and left hand. The late
One of the fundamental concepts taught in Modern Arnis is obstruction removal. Removing the obstruction is both an offensive and defensive maneuver. Among the vital obstruction removal skills are the slap off/pull off, clearing, and lifting. As one might surmise,
The late Professor Remy Presas said, “The check hand wins the fights!” One can check, defend, remove, and blunt the opponent’s attack. With this concept, one can delay, monitor, lock, and strike the opponent. Examples include the slap-off, clearing, joint
Every attack will have a counter, to which it will also have a counter. One can counter a strike, a lock, or a punch. The late Professor Presas often said “you must counter” or “you must counter the counter.” While
