Introduction

Minimum Training: 20 Classes

 

I. Salutation

 

II. Paghawak Ng Sandata (Different Ways To Hold The Stick)

 

a. Hawak sagad (Holding At The Base Of the Stick)

b. Hawak Nga May Punyo (Holding The Weapon With Butt Extension)

c. Centro baston / Hawak gitna (Middle stick grip)

d. Hawak susi (Key grip or reverse grip)

 

III. Palakas Pulso (Wrist conditioning)

1. Doble Baston

a. Up and down rotation

b. Alternate up and down rotation

c. Aldabis (upward criss cross)

d. Abaniko

e. Centro baston rotation

 

IV. Foot Work

1. Retirada Caballero (Shuffle step)

a. Single forward and backward

b. Single left and right

 

2. Retirada Ilustrisimo

a. Apak sa Likod

 

3. Hakbang Paiwas (Full Side Step)

a. Center, right side, Center left side

 

4. Tatsulok Babae (Female Triangle)

a. Tatsulok Ilag Lihis (Evade)

 

V. Striking

1. Binahagi (broken Strikes)

2. Pa’ulit’ulit (Repetitive strikes)

3. Tuloy’tuloy (Flowing strikes)

4. Doblete (Double or redonda strikes)

 

VIII. Uri’ng sangga (kinds of blocks)

1.  Tala bartikal (vertical block)

2. Sumbrada (Roof Block)

3. Pluma (Pen block)

 

 

 

 

 

VI. Long range drills (Labanan Malayu’an)

a. Variation Isa

Attacker: Feeds 1-7 or 1-12

Defender: Counters by hitting attacker in the hand or arm with strikes #1 and         #4

 

VII. Counting

1 Isa

2 Dalawa

3 Tatlo

4 Apat

5 Lima

6 Anim

7 Pito

8 Walo

9 Siyam

10 Sampu

11 Labing isa

12 Labing dalawa

 

 

Application for testing:

 

NWFA

Eskrima – Kali – Arnis

 Phase 1 (Introduction)

 

 

Name: ______________________________________

Address:_____________________________________

Phone:______________________

E-mail:______________________

 

Time training in current phase: __________

 

Requirements checklist:

  • 2 Rattan Training Sticks
  • 1 Practice Dagger

Member must be in uniform to test.

There will be a thirty dollar fee due prior to testing.

 

 

Student Signature: ___________________________________

 

Instructor Approval: __________________________________

 

Test Date: _____________________

 

Result: ________________________

 

Notes: