Remy Presas

Contents

Preface
Historical backgroiund
1 Basic concepts
Essential principles
Equipment used in arnis
The grip
Courtesy
cardinal rules in arnis
12 vital striking points and their respective parts
2 Calisthenics-Limbering exercises
Body-loosening
Neck-twisting
Arm-sretching
Leg lifting
Sied-stretching
Bending
Trunk twisting
Trunk-stretching
3 Muscle strengthening exercises
Push-up exercises
Rabbit-hopping exercises
Arm twisting with club or cane
Other forms of calisthenics
4 Stances
Attention sance
Open-leg stance
Straddle-leg stance
Frowerd sstance
Back stance
Oblique forward stance
5 Body shifting
Stepping-in from forward stance
Stepping-in obliquely to the left or right
Stepping-back from forward stance
6 Posture
Front facing
Half-front facing
Side-facing
7 The 12 striking techniques
Left temple attack
Right temple attack
Left shoulder attack
Right shoulder attack
Thrust to teh stomcach
Left chest attack
Right chest attack
Right knee attack
Left knee attack
Left eye attack
Right eye attack
Crown attack
8 Blocking techniques
Inward block
Outward block
Rising block
Downward-inward block
Downward-outward block
Vertical block
Inward-force-to-force block
Outward-force-to-force block
Inward-go-with-the-force block
Outward-go-with-the-force block
9 Blocking techniques coordinated with counter attack
Against 12 striking techniques
10 Parry
Catching as calisthenics
Application of hand releasing technique
Technique No. 1-4
11 Self-defense technique
12 Outbalancing and grabbing
Left-side puling
Pushng backward
Right-side pulling
Elbow strike and scooping throw
Rising block and left hand pushing
13 Disarming with bare hand
14 Attacker with cane
Blocking with outside block
Cover the distance throw
Blocking swing snatching
Rolling bicep pressuring elbow
Blocking and shoulder disarming
Blocking with a hook throw
15 Attacker with long pole
Attack at right side of the body
Attack at left side of the body
16 Attacker with knife or dagger
Wrist twisting
Wrist twisting and folding
Downward pushing
17 Attacker with bolo or long bladed weapon
Right side lock and lower jaw press
Cross-hand standing arm crush
Cross-hand breast and elbow pushing
Shoulder lock
Cross-hand circle snatching
Cross-hand press, downward pushing
Go with the force
Backward armpit
Inside parry with a right knee blow
Inside parry with a hook throw
18 Attacker with pistol
Defense against pistol threat
For a pistol still pointed in front
For a pistol pointed at the back
Pistol disarming technique
19 Disarming with cane (armed attacker)
Upward twisting
Insideward twisting
Elbow twisting
"x" block
Snake circle
Outside armpit lock
Two-hand block
One-hand circle
Wrist strikeDownward push
Rearward backhand
Jab or straight punch
Cane strike and armpit lock
20 Truncheon releasing techniques
Forearm release (left or right)
Forearm-downward push
Right or left hand hold (downward release)
Two-hand hold (right or left twist)
21 Anyo or form 1-4
22 Sinawi--Single; Double
23 Sparring-basic and free-style sparring
24 Throwing technique
Outside block with a shoulder throw
Inward block with a foot throw
25 Ground fighting
Frontal foot hook
Sideward foot hook
26 Other forms of arnis fighting
Figure 8
Rompida
Abanikko
Banda y banda
Up and down
Redonda or "x" movement
27 Tournament rules in arnis
28 Classification of arnis players according to rank
29 The man behind modern arnis… (mehr)