Balintawak Quick Hit Series - Blocking Fundamental Concepts

In this video we explore the fundamental ways in which we block our opponents strikes in the Balintawak System.
Video Breakdown:
1:10 - Explanation of the technique of side to side blocking
3:40 - The 4 variations to blocking while in play
5:12 - I start playing around with showcasing applications
6:30 - Review of techniques

[@brianparks1162]

I love the way you are able to articulate these basics. I wish there was Balintawak here in my area of Germany! Keep up the good work! I will find a way to practice this MA style.

[@guererodelluz]

Awesome video and teaching. I've not found a video of how balintawak can be applied in real life situation with or without a stick/knife. All videos have both people knowing balintawak and doing balintawak drills. I hope someone starts posting

[@JoelHuncar]

Your expression of Balintawak is very good. Great stuff.

[@simpleman8644]

Great video! Saw you teach at World Camp and my teacher had a lot of praises for you so I came to check out your videos. You’re a great teacher!

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Absolutely awesome

[@shivakumararun1215]

Mind blowing Master! No words to say.

[@baqkharahadelpena1109]

Thank you for teaching balintawak

[@michaelcuesta884]

Whoa very sharp flexible and deadly

[@craigrushworth5775]

Awesome, Mate

[@olieantonetti7393]

what kind of arnis sticks are those? I have the rattan one but I like the ones you are using. Any insight would be great!

[@rethcidonl.elmedulan4961]

Great 💖👍👍

[@joeberry2979]

Awesome! Is there a video of the play part? As in the form for playing?

[@senseibas8199]

Awesome! Cold you do a video on the spar 1 drill?

[@solmann8441]

Where did guys get those sticks? They look nicer than mine. 😊

[@bosseli9641]

magaling..

[@coolwaterdvr]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@Tyler_Lalonde-]

If your range is so close how do you hit them with the stick or power. As with your full power strike. It doesn't seem usable.

[@davidquinningan8946]

Tyler_ Lalonde- the trick is to draw power from the back of your body. If you look closely, the stick was drawn from the back of the body over the shoulder towards the target. It is effective. It has killed many people during the heydays of the street gang wars in the old days.

[@davidrosales2081]

Aside from the previous explicative comment, one should add that balintawak is meant to be used as training to fight with machete-like weapons, not sticks... But it can and has been adapted for sticks and barefist fighting... I understand Kali is made specifically for stick fighting? Correct me

[@kevinjackson4457]

@@davidrosales2081 Greetings Sir! Your analysis for the most part is pretty much correct with the one exception and that is, Kali is really an art that is more known for blades and other edged weapons. Kali does teach the stick of course but a large part of Kali focuses on edged weapons.

[@Arcana437]

Have you been hit by a stick close range? Well i have, me and my cousin are sparring were in corto range and she was able to get a hold of my arm when i strike and she followed up with a strike to the abdomen. It can be applied with bladed weapons no problem like knives or whatever.

[@drhkleinert8241]

Dont worry, it works and hurts well. Ask a good teacher, via YT comment is this not explainable. Balintawak works well in all 3 ranges, Largo, medio and corto.

[@mikStaH06]

Anciong Bacon would be proud. :)

[@onofrevaldez9023]

What state is you're school located?

[@sayplease4932]

Imagine if this guy using machete or jungle bolo in real combat goodnight RIP your head is flying away from your body

[@nelson0922]

awesome

[@drhkleinert8241]

Its that funny...the FMA/Stickfighting Guys are the only martial artists who cant talk for 10 minutes about one single strike...

[@allengordon6929]

HEMA/swordfighters too.

[@romolodante3164]

how works this in a sparring?

[@mrmushin1]

You are seeing literally applications in front of you, Fma aint like japanese or chinese systems, you dont need to dischipher the info, Fma are boxing based

[@Arcana437]

Well just like any other fma styles, though it's practitioners are more accustomed to fastpace corto range strikes. You can counter it by string at largo range though.

[@jeyuharada4996]

@@Arcana437 balintawak focuses on single stick fighting and corto , so once sparred with medio and largo it will push it's way to close the distance and have full control in every situation.

[@dmbook]

I'm here because of Dune

[@hoskinztunacao2957]

Pugay