thekuntawman
Purple Belt
ocho ocho is another name for the style called singko tiro.there is five strikes, four slashings ("X" pattern) and a poke or a downward hit, depends to who is teaching it. sinko tiro (as they call it in cebu and the visayas) is known for having almost no opposite empty handed techniques, because it was made for heavy sticks and blades, they rather use a second blade, and this is the source of many espada at daga techniuqes. almost all styles from the south contain some parts of singko tiro. how you can tell, is if you have a basic 6 hits (or 12, 15 18, whatever) then you have a second set of hits consists of 5 hits, than your style uses ocho ocho. it is also known for a low wide fighting stance, and they rely on head and body weaving instead of a lot of footwork.
many people usually only have the sideways "8", which they call ocho ocho, but that is only a small part of a whole style.
many people usually only have the sideways "8", which they call ocho ocho, but that is only a small part of a whole style.