Modern Arnis DVD Volume 1, 2 & 3 with Professor Remy Presas

Written By Media Beladiri Thursday 12 January 2012 Edit

Modern Arnis was founded by Grand Master/Professor Remy Presas. Arnis is sometimes called Escrima (Spanish for skirmish) or Kali (an abbreviation for Indonesian fencing). Professor Presas studied his grandfather’s stick art in the Philippines and then studied under many other Arnis masters.

Modern Arnis blends various schools together and changes how the fighting method is learned. In the past, it was customary to strike the opponent's hand as you would in real combat, since the cane was considered sacred. Modern Arnis strikes the stick unless training with special equipment. It uses a good deal of jujitsu techniques with and without a weapon to control the opponent in joint locks and take-downs. In addition, we practice empty hand boxing and techniques from other martials arts such as kicking. Besides working with the empty hands, kicking, joint locks and sticks, Arnis also uses Bolo swords and daggers. Learning this system builds speed and control plus the understanding of how to use and defend against modern tools such as a baseball bat, an umbrella, a knife, a golf club, or a handbag.

Volume 1 covers specific stick attacks, blocking attacks, evasive techniques, takedowns and other unarmed self-defense techniques. (Approx. 50 min.)

Volume 2 teaches evasive footwork, fundamentals, de caderio, blocking, checking attacks, empty-hand fighting, throws and trapping. (Approx. 60 min.)

Volume 3 covers disarming attackers, counterstrikes, using weapons to disarm an assailant, proper knife techniques and more. (Approx. 56 min.)