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Philippine Combatives

The Philippine Combatives style of Martial Arts consists of both weapons and empty hand training. This martial art style is also sometimes referred to as arnis, kali or ecrima.

Philippine Combatives™ System includes but is not limited to the following:

SINGLE STICK FIGHTING:
Commonly referred to as Isang Arnis, Escrima, Kali, and sometimes called solo baston. This style of Stick fighting focuses on your dominant hand. The training consists of allowing you to understand distances from long, middle and short ranges of stick fighting and includes catching, locking, takedowns and disarms.

DOUBLE STICK FIGHTING:
Commonly referred to as ”Sinawalis” or Dalawang Arnis Escrima, Kali or Doble Baston. Believing and utilizing both limbs in stick fighting definitely increases not only one’s flexibility but strength on both arms. Your ability to be able to fight with single stick and be able to disarm an attacker sometimes ends up with you having two sticks in your hands. Preparation to utilize these two sticks in a very combative and practical way prepares our student to be well rounded stick fighters. The Philippine Combatives™ double stick training guarantees increased of speed and accuracy on both sides using both right and left hands; maximizing your training time.

KNIFE COMBATIVES:
This training is done using training knives which cannot be sharpened or for young students we will use short sticks to practice the movements.  Commonly referred to as ”Daga sa Daga” or Knife to Knife. This style as stated focuses on utilizing your knife when encountering knife attacks. Although we usually train for the worse, we still do not ignore the facts that Philippine Combatives™ System of Knife fighting also emphasizes training and utilizing your edge weapon as a way to defend against multiple attackers.

HAND to HAND COMBAT:
Commonly referred to as Kamao sa Kamao or Mano a Mano. The Philippine Combatives will give you a better understanding of the weapon systems and its connection to hand to hand fighting. The Philippine Combatives™ system will not only enhance the hand to hand training you have already acquired but will complement and strengthen it.

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