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NWFA

Kali Eskrima Arnis

Beginner

I.          Salutation

 

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

 

  • Hawak sagad (Holding At The Base Of the Stick)
  • Hawak Nga May Punyo (Holding The Weapon With Butt Extension)
  • Centro baston / Hawak gitna (Middle stick grip)
  • Hawak susi (Key grip or reverse grip)

 

III.          Stance

 

  • Forward Stance
  • Back Stance
  • Cat Stance
  • Horse Stance
  • Cross Stance

 

IV.          Palakas Pulso (Wrist conditioning)

 

  • Doble Baston
  1. Up and down rotation
  2. Alternate up and down rotation
  3. Aldabis (upward criss cross)
  4. Abaniko
  5. Centro baston rotation

 

  • Solo Baston
  1. Abaniko sa Kanan Taynga (Fan to left and right ears)
  2. Wetik, Hiwa, Kurba at Hiwa (wrist snap, slash, curve strike, slash)
  3. Abaniko sa Kanan Taynga, Hiwa, Abiniko sa kaliwang Taynga at Hiwa (Fan strike to right ear, slash #1, fans trike to left ear and strike #4)
  4. Hiwa #1, Abaniko sa kaliwang Taynga, Hiwa #4 Abaniko sa kananTaynga (Slash #1, fan strike to left ear, slash #4 fan strike to right ear)
  5. Mula sa pinid nga posisyon: wetik, Hiwa, Abaniko sa Kanan at Kaliwang Taynga at bagsak (from back hand position: wrist snap, slash, fan strike to right and left ears and #12)
  6. Mula sa Bukas nga posision: Palo’ng Kurba sa ulo, Hiwa, abiniko sa kaliwa at Kanang Taynga at Bagsak Papuntang Pinid (Forehand Position: Curve strike to the back of head, slash, fan strikes to left and right ears and #12 strike going to back hand position)

 

V.          Foot Work

 

  • Retirada Caballero (Shuffle step)
  1.   Single forward and backward
  2.   Single left and right
  3.   Atras and abante (forward and back continuous)
  4.   Patakilid (left and right continuous)
  5.   Paikot (Circular movements clockwise and counter clockwise)

 

  • Retirada Ilustrisimo
  1.    Apak sa Likod
  2.    Lutang
  3.    Old style (Abella)

 

  • Forward Replace
  1.  Stationary
  2.  Forward
  3.  Backward

 

  • Rear Replace
  1.   Stationary
  2.   Forward
  3.   Backward

 

  • Slide-n-step (pendulum)
  • Hakbang Paiwas (Full Side Step)
  1.   Center, right side, Center left side
  2.   Side to Side
  3.   Isolation Right and left sides (from neutral stance and fighting stance)

 

  • Tatsulok (Triangle)

Lalake (Male  Triangle)

  1.   Pekiti Tirsia Method
  2.   Illustrisimo Method

 Babae (Female Triangle)

  1.   Tatsulok Ilag Lihis (Evade)
  2.   Tatsulok Ilag liyad (Bob and Weave)
  3.   Tatsulok Ilag Yuko (Ducking)
  4.   Tatsulok Sipa Sa Tuhod (Triangle with Knee)
  5.   Tatsulok At Apak Sa Likod Ng Tuhod

 

  • Pa’upo
  1.   Pekiti tersia method
  2.   Illistrisimo method

 

VI.          Striking

  • Binahagi (Broken Strikes)
  • Pa’ulit’ulit (Repetitive strikes)
  • Tuloy’tuloy (Flowing strikes)
  • Doblete (Double or redonda strikes)
  • Patalon (Hit and bounce)
  1. High and low, or low and high
  2. Three levels high, middle and low
  • Enganyo (Feint / Faking)
  • Labo Labo (random)
  1. Tuloy’tuloy
  2. Doblete
  3. Patalon
  4. Enganyo (Random faking)
  • Dalubhasa’ang palo / galaw (Mastery of striking techniques)
  1. Isahan (Mastering only one strike at a time)
  2. Dalawahan (Mastering two strikes at a time)

Note: The above strikes must be mastered one by one, so they will be used effectively.   Remember that repetition is the mother of all skills.

  •  Lahat ng palo may halo’ng doce (All strikes mixed with #12)
  1. Dalawahan (Second strike is #12)
  2. Ang pangatlong palo ay palaging doce (Third stike is #12)

 

VII.          Guaging

  • Single
  • Double

 

VIII.          Uri’ng sangga (kinds of blocks)

  • Tala bartikal (vertical block)
  • Sumbrada (Roof Block)
  • Pluma (Pen block)
  • Outside deflection
  • Low wing
  • Drop stick

 

XI.          Long range drills (Labanan Malayu’an)

  • Variation Isa

Attacker: Feeds 1-7 or 1-12

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

 

  • Variation Dalawa

Attacker: Feeds 1-7 or 1-12 and blocks the defenders follow up

Defender: Counters by hitting the hand and the head of the attacker With strikes #1 and #4

 

  • Variation Tatlo

Attacker: Feeds 1-7 or 1-12 and passes strike

Defender: Counters by hitting the hand and the head of the attacker With strikes #1 and #4

 

  • Variation Apat

Attacker: Feeds 1-7 or 1-12 and counter strikes to the hand or arm of the defender

Defender: Counters by hitting the hand and the head of the attacker With strikes #1 and #4

 

  • Variation Lima

Attacker: Feeds 1-7 or 1-12 and counters by Blocking, passing and counter striking to either the hand head or body.

Defender: Counters by hitting the hand and the head of the attacker With strikes #1 and #4

 

X.          Medium range drills (Labanan Malapitan)

  • Variation Isa

Attacker: Feeds 1-7 or 1-12

Defender: counters by blocking, checking and striking

 

  • Variation Dalawa

Attacker: Feeds 1-7 or 1-12, Blocks, checks, and counter strikes

Defender: Blocks, checks and strikes

 

XI.          Close range drills (Labanan Dikitan)

  • Variation Isa

Garote Contra Mano-Mano (Pekiti Tirsia Method of Hand Tapping)

Attacker: feeds with a stick using the punyo (butt) of the stick

Defender: counters with Pekiti Tirsia method of tapping

 

  • Variation Dalawa

Attacker: Feeds with thrusts and slashes #5, #10, #11, #8, #9

Defender: counters with hand tapping

 

  • Variation Tatlo

Attacker: Feeds and counter check

Defender: counters with hand tapping and disarm