FMAT: Kali Escrima Secret of Learning Weapons Simultaneously

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Kali Escrima Secret of Learning Weapons Simultaneously
By United Arnis - 08-09-2010 10:03 AM
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[FONT=&quot]Kali Escrima [/FONT][FONT=&quot]is known for its intensive use of weapons at the onset of training. The most common weapon combinations in Kali Escrima are double sticks or [FONT=&quot]doble baston[/FONT], [/FONT][FONT=&quot]espada y daga[/FONT][FONT=&quot] or [/FONT][FONT=&quot]sword and dagger[/FONT][FONT=&quot], single stick or [/FONT][FONT=&quot]solo baston[/FONT][FONT=&quot], [/FONT][FONT=&quot]knife[/FONT][FONT=&quot] or [FONT=&quot]balaraw[/FONT] and empty hand or [/FONT][FONT=&quot]kuntao[/FONT][FONT=&quot]. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Most of the observations throughout [FONT=&quot]Kali Escrima[/FONT] is the distinction between training with [/FONT][FONT=&quot]doble baston[/FONT][FONT=&quot], espada y daga, solo baston, knife and kuntao. This raises the question of whether to train with an Kali Escrima system focusing only on a certain weapon or training all the different Kali Escrima weapon combinations. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]If you want to fast track your [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Kali Escrima[/FONT][FONT=&quot] learning time, then ADAPTATION is for you. Adaptation in [FONT=&quot]Kali Escrima[/FONT] is the process of converting a technique from one weapon to another. Examples are double Kali Escrima stick to single [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Kali Escrima stick[/FONT][FONT=&quot], single stick to knife. I refer to adaptation as learning 5 [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Kali Escrima weapons[/FONT][FONT=&quot] simultaneously. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]This means a single [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Kali Escrima technique[/FONT][FONT=&quot] can be utilized in all 5 Kali Escrima weapon combinations. This approach enables the Kali Escrima student to focus on the technique rather than on the weapon(s) used. If a practitioner is trained in double sticks and knows how to adapt it to empty hands, he/she simply adapts and applies the [/FONT][FONT=&quot]double sticks[/FONT][FONT=&quot] techniques to empty hands in [/FONT][FONT=&quot]self-defense[/FONT][FONT=&quot] situations. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Having a [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Kali Escrima [/FONT][FONT=&quot]mindset of adaptability also means that you can convert everyday ordinary things such as pens, umbrella, magazine, car keys, etc.. into [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Kali Escrima weapons[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]for self-defense and applying [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Kali Escrima techniques[/FONT][FONT=&quot] for that matter.[/FONT]


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