FMAT: Effectivness of unarmed combat in eskrima/kali/arnis empty hands

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Effectivness of unarmed combat in eskrima/kali/arnis empty hands
By swordexperiment - 04-01-2014 04:28 AM
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
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There's one thing that many Eskrimadors, arnisadors, etc hesitate to answer. Its how well can kali/eskrima empty hands by itself get you prepared in a fight where you have no access to a weapon other than your own body (fists, feet etc).

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I ask this question because it seems a lot of eskrimadores resort to other martial arts when it comes to empty hands. Look, you dont see a lot of people try to do fencing, krav maga or kendo to compensate kali, if anything its the other way around. They train kali to compensate other weapon martial arts because its just that good with weapons. Its been said that kali is a complete martial art, but how well refined is it in areas such as empty hands, and dealing with weapons of long ranges (spear, staff etc).


http://filipinofightingsecretslive.c...ty-handed-fma/


I have no doubt the fma one of the best weapons martial art or if not, THE best weapons martial art in the world when it comes to using bolos, knives, sticks, kalis etc Although it might be at a disadvantage against a spear or staff..point is my concern is how kali empty hands deals in a fist fight against someone who is skilled in unarmed fighting in whatever martial art they are in.



"There will be many times where a warrior will be unarmed"-Anonymous yaw yan practioner


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