AStone
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This thread is about Filipino Martial Arts.
I'm hooked on the concept.
When I asked about training over in this thread about daggers as back up weapons,
some - especially Hso (thanks, dude) - recommended that I look into FMA.
I'd heard of it before, but never looked into it.
They said that they'd rather enter a SD fight with a stick than a knife any day. I now totally agree.
Within 24 hours after I started researching it, I was totally hooked. It's as if FMA is the martial art and training discipline that I've been wanting to find all my 60-year life, but didn't know where to look. (Yeah, physically 60, but work out a lot; my bike is my main car; I ride fast, am a major dancer, and in general an active scrapper.)
I like the tools - how novel: simple sticks that have been effective for the Filipinos against invaders with swords for centuries,
the techniques for which can be employed with swords, knives, (tomahawk, I suspect) and open hand. How cool is that?
I've spent many hours over the last couple of weeks researching FMA, reading articles, watching videos, contacting local martial arts studios to see if they offer FMA - none in my small city, but I've found some great resources just up the road two hours.
I've made my first kali stick out of a hardwood broom handle: 28", carved, fire scared.
Well, I made 2, but gave one to my love, who is also hooked.
Images of my stick forthcoming.
I even carry it around in town on my day pack, strapped to the side where I can reach back and draw it quickly. I already feel more secure.
I've been practicing on trees and tires, and "shadow boxing" with the sticks, sometimes with her. I feel I've learned a lot about basic strikes; footwork; wrist, arm, shoulder and whole body involvement in strikes. I've learned about figure 8 swinging, and Abiniko hi/low.
So now, I've decided to see what I can learn here on THR, my gun home. I often start threads to see what I can learn about some new tool.
I'd like to learn lots about these arts. Yes, I intend to seek professional training in the form of classes, workshops, seminars.
I've found a group here in town that has bought a video and trying to train themselves. Not the best, but hey ... it's a start.
So, let's get started.
Please share your questions, experiences, training, ideas, caveats ...
I'm here to learn.
Nem
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Below are some links that I've found useful so far.
Wiki articles
* Filipino Martial Arts
* Eskrima
* Modern Arnis
Videos
* Dan Inosanto (this is the video that got me hooked)
* Eskrima on the History channel: first of 4 parts.
* Combat Arnis
* Twelve strikes of united Arnis
* Arnis 12 basic strikes : Bruce Chiu
* Arnis drills : Bruce Chiu
* Kombatan Arnis - Grand Master Ernesto G Presas Jr
* Basic Arnis drills
* Kali/Eskrima combo strikes
* Shadow boxing with the stick, plus basic stance
* Single stick disarming
* Abaniko 10 Count -Kali, Arnis, Doce Pares
Books
* Book/DVD: Dan Anderson : Basics
Weapons
* Sticks 1
* Sticks 2
* Barong (knife)
I'm hooked on the concept.
When I asked about training over in this thread about daggers as back up weapons,
some - especially Hso (thanks, dude) - recommended that I look into FMA.
I'd heard of it before, but never looked into it.
They said that they'd rather enter a SD fight with a stick than a knife any day. I now totally agree.
Within 24 hours after I started researching it, I was totally hooked. It's as if FMA is the martial art and training discipline that I've been wanting to find all my 60-year life, but didn't know where to look. (Yeah, physically 60, but work out a lot; my bike is my main car; I ride fast, am a major dancer, and in general an active scrapper.)
I like the tools - how novel: simple sticks that have been effective for the Filipinos against invaders with swords for centuries,
the techniques for which can be employed with swords, knives, (tomahawk, I suspect) and open hand. How cool is that?
I've spent many hours over the last couple of weeks researching FMA, reading articles, watching videos, contacting local martial arts studios to see if they offer FMA - none in my small city, but I've found some great resources just up the road two hours.
I've made my first kali stick out of a hardwood broom handle: 28", carved, fire scared.
Well, I made 2, but gave one to my love, who is also hooked.
Images of my stick forthcoming.
I even carry it around in town on my day pack, strapped to the side where I can reach back and draw it quickly. I already feel more secure.
I've been practicing on trees and tires, and "shadow boxing" with the sticks, sometimes with her. I feel I've learned a lot about basic strikes; footwork; wrist, arm, shoulder and whole body involvement in strikes. I've learned about figure 8 swinging, and Abiniko hi/low.
So now, I've decided to see what I can learn here on THR, my gun home. I often start threads to see what I can learn about some new tool.
I'd like to learn lots about these arts. Yes, I intend to seek professional training in the form of classes, workshops, seminars.
I've found a group here in town that has bought a video and trying to train themselves. Not the best, but hey ... it's a start.
So, let's get started.
Please share your questions, experiences, training, ideas, caveats ...
I'm here to learn.
Nem
____________
Below are some links that I've found useful so far.
Wiki articles
* Filipino Martial Arts
* Eskrima
* Modern Arnis
Videos
* Dan Inosanto (this is the video that got me hooked)
* Eskrima on the History channel: first of 4 parts.
* Combat Arnis
* Twelve strikes of united Arnis
* Arnis 12 basic strikes : Bruce Chiu
* Arnis drills : Bruce Chiu
* Kombatan Arnis - Grand Master Ernesto G Presas Jr
* Basic Arnis drills
* Kali/Eskrima combo strikes
* Shadow boxing with the stick, plus basic stance
* Single stick disarming
* Abaniko 10 Count -Kali, Arnis, Doce Pares
Books
* Book/DVD: Dan Anderson : Basics
Weapons
* Sticks 1
* Sticks 2
* Barong (knife)
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