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 ~Modern Arnis~
Modern Arnis is the system of Filipino
martial arts founded by the late Remy Presas as a self-defense
system. His goal was to create an injury-free training method as
well as an effective self-defense system in order to preserve the
older Arnis systems. The term Modern Arnis was also used by
Remy Presas' younger brother Ernesto Presas to describe his style of
Filipino martial arts; since 1999 Ernesto Presas has called his
system Kombatan. It is derived principally from the traditional
Presas family style of the Bolo (machete) and the stick-dueling art
of
Balintawak, with influences from other Filipino and Japanese
martial arts.
One of the characteristics of Filipino martial
arts is the use of weapons from the very beginning of training.
Modern Arnis is no exception. The primary weapon is the rattan
stick, called a cane or baston (baton), which varies in size,
but is usually about 28 inches (71cm) in length. Both single and
double stick techniques are taught, with an emphasis on the former;
unarmed defenses against the stick and against bladed weapons (which
the stick is sometimes taken to represent) are also part of the
curriculum.
Training covers empty-hand self-defense (striking,
locking, throwing, etc.) as well as the trademark single and double
stick techniques of the Filipino martial arts. Other aspects of the
art include espada y daga (sword and dagger fighting),
sinawali (double stick weaving patterns), and tapi-tapi
(locking drills with the stick). In addition to partner drills,
Modern Arnis includes the use of anyo (kata), solo forms both
with and without the stick. Emphasis is placed on fitting the art in
with a student's previous training ("the art within your art"),
smoothly reacting to changing situations in the fight ("the flow"),
and countering the opponent's attempt to counter strikes directed at
him ("tapi-tapi"). Practitioners are called arnisadors or
Modern Arnis players.
Modern Arnis
Monday Nights The Halls Dojo
6:30 – 8:00
Modular Knife Defense
First Monday of the month.
18 or older without instructor’s consent. |
