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Do you want to Learn Different Principles and Techniques of Stick Fighting?

This section covers different Filipino Martial Arts and Stick Fighting Principles and Techniques. Thus, it is an indispensable online reference while training in Filipino Stick fighting.

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Filipino Martial Arts (Eskrima, Kali) is a very effective, battle-tested, weapons-based martial art system. In this art, the greater part of your training will involve weapons like the knife, stick, and empty-handed with the different stick fighting styles (no weapon vs. weapon).

While the different techniques may vary depending on the Style of Filipino Stick Fighting, most of the basic principles are the same. Therefore, you can apply the same principle to any other style of Stick Fighting Arts to enhance your growth.

The most important principle in Filipino Stick Fighting is the one that says - "the stick is just an extension of the arm". Thus, any technique that you learn with the stick can be transferred to your bare hand's training. That makes Filipino Stick Fighting or Eskrima a complete art.

Training intensifies the awareness of the student of their surroundings and educates them that their environment can become tools of combat.

Also, this martial art will boost your empty hand skills by powering up attributes such as awareness, perception, and coordination. In this system, one of the primary training goals is to provide you with the ability to select everyday items and utilize them to your advantage.

The daily items like an umbrella, car keys, a chair you are sitting on, or the jacket you are wearing, become appropriate means of defending yourself in the hands of a martial arts student.

There’s no replacement for the confidence and assurance that comes from realizing you can deal with whatever may occur.

Last updated on April 1, 2020

The Deadly Art of Filipino Knife Fighting 101

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A Survival Defensive System such as Filipino Martial Arts knife fighting 101, the most excellent defense is offense. In the catastrophic Mamasapano clash, where the Philippine Special Action Force (SAF) police officers targeted two Indonesian terrorists for extraction, a sole survivor of the tragedy was able to survive from terrorists attempting to overpower him by […]

Written by Louis Lim · Categorized: Filipino Martial Arts

Last updated on January 23, 2019

The 12 Fundamental Principles of Filipino Stick Fighting

An Eskrimador is an individual who practices Eskrima of Filipino Stick Fighting. Both these terms are of Spanish’s influence in the Philippines. In Spanish, “Eskrima” means “fencing,” and “Eskrimador” means a “fencer.” In this post, we discussed the 12 fundamental principles of Filipino Stick Fighting. These principles will guide you through your learning and training […]

Written by Louis Lim · Categorized: Filipino Martial Arts

Last updated on January 8, 2019

5 Esssential Balintawak Escrima Fighting Principles

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This post will discuss the various essential principles surrounding Balintawak Escrima. These rules are implemented throughout the practitioner’s training to accomplish an objective in combat. Learning this will allow the practitioner to enhance his or her skills such as speed, power, and striking power. How to be a Grandmaster This epic story will inspire you […]

Written by Louis Lim · Categorized: Filipino Martial Arts

Last updated on January 9, 2019

Learn Eskrima at Home with 3 Essential Secondary Weapons Tips

The FMA or Filipino Martial Arts are a highly conceptual system in nature. Learn Eskrima at Home by understanding the underlying concepts of this system, which is the answer to being skilled in weapons and empty-hand combat. In FMA, particularly in Escrima stick fighting techniques, it is important that you know how to transition from […]

Written by Louis Lim · Categorized: Filipino Martial Arts

Last updated on January 22, 2019

Arnis, Eskrima And Kali – What Really Is The Difference Between The Three?

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The words Arnis, Kali, and Eskrima have been quite confusing to many people who want to understand what the differences between these martial arts are. We will address the issue in this post and provide you with a definite answer on the difference between Arnis, Eskrima and Kali. Strike Fast and Powerful Like an Eskrima […]

Written by Louis Lim · Categorized: Filipino Martial Arts

Last updated on March 13, 2019

8 Awesome Benefits of Filipino Martial Arts – Eskrima

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Using escrima sticks, blades, and hand-to-hand combat, Eskrima is a Filipino Martial Art that’s highly respected for its speed and practicality as a self-defence system. Thus, there are great benefits of Filipino martial arts. In this post, we’re going to discuss the benefits of learning Eskrima. And at the end of this post, we offer […]

Written by Louis Lim · Categorized: Filipino Martial Arts

Last updated on November 23, 2018

Very Practical Unarmed Applications of Kali Fighting Style

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The common misconception is that Eskrima uses only sticks and bladed weapons. But Eskrima has been using hand-to-hand combat along with its weapons all throughout its long and bloody history. The focus of this article is the practical unarmed applications of Kali Fighting Style. So keep reading… What Makes Kali Fighting Style Unique? Eskrima practitioners […]

Written by Louis Lim · Categorized: Filipino Martial Arts

Last updated on November 23, 2018

10 Things You Don’t Know About Filipino Martial Arts

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Filipino Martial Arts are, in fact, an umbrella term to refer to the many different weapons-based, Filipino martial arts schools from the Philippines. Kali stick fighting, Arnis, and eskrima are just various terms to refer to the same system. Many believe that this martial arts are a very practical system for self-defence. But how much […]

Written by Louis Lim · Categorized: Filipino Martial Arts

Last updated on November 23, 2018

Filipino Arnis – An Effective Weapons-based Martial Arts

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Filipino Martial Arts (Eskrima, Kali) or Filipino Arnis is a very effective, battle-tested, weapons-based martial art system. In this art, the greater part of your training will involve weapons like the knife, stick, and empty-handed (no weapon vs. weapon). Training intensifies the awareness of the student of their surroundings and educates them that their environment […]

Written by Louis Lim · Categorized: Filipino Martial Arts

Last updated on March 18, 2019

Why Learn Arnis and Filipino Martial Arts?

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What I’ll tell you today is Filipino Martial Arts in the Philippines, a practical art of self-defence that is so effective that you only require half an hour of daily training to be able to protect yourself should bad things happen. Learn how you can use arnis to develop self-defence skills. That martial art – […]

Written by Louis Lim · Categorized: Filipino Martial Arts · Tagged: learn Arnis

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