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The Single Stick (Solo Baston) family covers all techniques using a single rattan stick, which is the core weapon and primary training tool of Filipino martial arts. [1] Solo baston is the foundation ...
The Filipino Martial Art group encompasses the weapon-based and empty-hand fighting systems indigenous to the Philippines, known collectively as Arnis, Eskrima, or Kali. [1] These arts represent one o...
The Disarma (Disarm) subfamily covers techniques designed to strip the weapon from the opponent's hand through leverage, joint manipulation, trapping, or impact to the weapon hand. [1] Disarming is a ...
The Defensa (Block) subfamily covers the defensive stick techniques used to intercept, redirect, or stop incoming attacks in single-stick fighting. [1] Filipino martial arts defensive technique differ...
The Weapon class encompasses all fighting techniques that employ an external implement — whether bladed, blunt, flexible, or projectile — as the primary means of offence and defence. [1] Weapon-based ...
The Standard Disarma executes the fundamental disarming technique by controlling the opponent's weapon hand after a block, then applying leverage with the stick or free hand to strip the weapon away. ...
Single Sinawali (also called Heaven Standard or basic X-pattern) is the foundational weaving pattern where the two sticks alternate in a crossing pattern — one stick strikes high on one side while the...
The Angle Strike subfamily covers the numbered angles of attack that form the fundamental offensive framework of Filipino martial arts, with each angle representing a specific trajectory and target. [...
The Angle Five Strike is a straight thrust (estocada) directed at the opponent's centreline — typically the solar plexus, throat, or face — delivered by driving the tip of the stick or blade straight ...
The Angle Four Strike is a backhand horizontal strike targeting the opponent's right elbow, ribs, or hip (from the attacker's perspective), travelling horizontally from the attacker's left to right. [...
The Angle One Strike is a forehand diagonal downward strike targeting the opponent's left temple (from the attacker's perspective), travelling from the attacker's right shoulder to the opponent's left...
The Angle Three Strike is a forehand horizontal strike targeting the opponent's left elbow, ribs, or hip (from the attacker's perspective), travelling horizontally from the attacker's right to left. [...
The Angle Two Strike is a backhand diagonal downward strike targeting the opponent's right temple (from the attacker's perspective), travelling from the attacker's left shoulder to the opponent's righ...
The Standard Defensa executes the fundamental blocking technique by meeting the incoming strike with the stick held in a position corresponding to the angle of attack: a roof block (stick held horizon...
The Standard Espada Y Daga subfamily covers the fundamental techniques and drills of the sword-and-dagger combination, including the basic guard positions, coordination patterns between the long and s...
The Standard Espada Y Daga Technique executes the core coordination drill where the long weapon delivers a numbered angle strike while the short weapon simultaneously performs a checking, blocking, or...
The Flow Drill subfamily covers continuous, partner-based training patterns in double-stick work where both practitioners cycle through predetermined sequences of attacks and defences without stopping...
The Standard Flow Drill establishes the basic continuous partner drill in doble baston, where both practitioners cycle through a set pattern of alternating high and low strikes with corresponding bloc...
The Sinawali subfamily covers the signature weaving patterns of Filipino double-stick combat, where two sticks are swung in coordinated, crossing patterns that create a continuous offensive-defensive ...
Double Sinawali (also called Heaven Six or Redonda) is the sinawali pattern where both sticks strike the same target area simultaneously or in rapid succession, creating a doubled striking pattern tha...
Reverse Sinawali (also called Earth or Abaniko Sinawali in some systems) reverses the standard weaving pattern so that the sticks travel from outside to inside rather than the standard inside-to-outsi...