Filipino Martial Arts Class

Meets: Sat 1 - 2:15 PM

Instructor: Anthony Sell

Overview

This class develops the coordination and awareness necessary to be proficient in the use of weapons. Training methods form Doce Pares Escrima, Inosanto-LaCoste Kali, and other forms of Filipino Martial Arts are used in a variety of formats.

Students will learn Sinawali, Abecedario, Sumbrada, Numerado, Hubud Lubud, and other drills that will develop ambidexterity and proper body mechanics.

Students will also train sparring drills to prepare them for competitive full and real-contact stickfighting (optional).

Students will learn the ins and outs of the knife, single and double stick, staff, and sword, and will gain a great appreciation for the intricacies of these Arts and their training methods, the history and culture from which they came, as well as the realities of armed combat.