Basic Filipino Martial Arts Footwork | Kali | Eskrima | Arnis | FMA 101 EP 04

[@filipinokalieskrimaacademy2777]

Nice moves guys. Good to hear/see the explanation of the footwork. A lot of people get lost. All in all, it teaches you to keep moving in different directions without falling or losing balance. 👍🏽😎

[@FMAPulse]

Thank you for the input. There's a lot of cross over into different styles. The footwork becomes universal in terms of weapons and empty hands.

[@rtordenskjold]

Mabuhay gents! Awesome video as usual I love these footwork videos. Salamat po

[@FMAPulse]

Salamat David. Glad you liked the videos. If there's any questions or requests, don't hesitate to ask.

[@DevPurkayastha]

0:04 Intro 0:35 Forward Triangle 0:42/0:52 Replacement Step 1:18 Broken Triangle 1:58 Full Forward Triangle 2:42 Reverse Triangle 3:12 Full Reverse Triangle 3:58 Fake Take Off 4:37 Right Lateral Triangle 5:07 Right Lateral Triangle with Lifted Leg 5:23 Left Lateral Triangle 5:42 Left Lateral Triangle with Lifted Leg 6:00 Silat Footwork

[@FMAPulse]

Thanks for taking the time to help us out with the time codes :)

[@Tacit_Tern]

@@FMAPulse I noticed that the first step is similar to the Jenga in capoeira. I highly doubt such a fusion would be functional on a modern battlefield. But FMA and Capoeira would be a modern day XMA for the movie industry.

[@sonkaldo]

Best video i have seen of this so far, well explained and done nice and slow. Thank you.

[@FMAPulse]

You're welcome. Not a problem, we try to explain and break things down slowly and give as much details as possible. If there's anything else you want us to cover, let us know.

[@nomadicjfilms8858]

Great breakdown on the footwork guys. Good to know. Can’t wait to see how you guys break it down further into combat theory.

[@FMAPulse]

Thank you, we try to break down the footwork (and other techniques) with as much clarity as possible.

[@fernandosumatrabloodline5965]

Basic, single steps, double steps, and advanced steps all of this is useful

[@FMAPulse]

Thank you, just like what the late Guro Edgar Sulite said, "repetition is the base of all martial arts."

[@cyberrode]

I usually get lost with this footworks, consdering we combined the two triangles forming a diamond form. but checking this one out. i can dissect easily and undestand also. thanks sir. pugay po!

[@FMAPulse]

Walang problema, we're glad we can help you in understanding your training.

[@marcostejeda5910]

Outstanding tutorial!

[@FMAPulse]

Thank you. Let us know if there's a topic you want us to cover in future videos.

[@fernandosumatrabloodline5965]

Diagonals position that is basic and fundamentals steps of all martial arts

[@TopIvyAdmin]

Nice! Are there any videos that show footwork for broken triangle with a turn and cut?

[@sourabhkumar9031]

Thanks sir 🙏☺

[@skptk]

Thanks sir 🙏

[@FLBLUE777]

Superb

[@FMAPulse]

Thank you for the support.

[@A.M.Customs]

🔥

[@togaassassin]

Rad video! Just wanted to be that guy and point out your silat terms for side stepping are backwards. Stepping leg in front is depok, stepping leg behind is sempok.

[@FMAPulse]

Thanks for the corrections.

[@pierrewilliam7119]

Interesting ! what is the goal of the cross step ?

[@FMAPulse]

Good question, from an exercise stand point, it's used to strengthen your base core using your own body weight. Our first FMA instructor said cross steps are only good if you're on slippery or muddy surfaces.

[@pierrewilliam7119]

@@FMAPulse ok thanks a lot ! We have similar techniques in kung-fu

[@FMAPulse]

@@pierrewilliam7119 Yup, and we've seen it some Silat systems as well.

[@rubieannmondejar3224]

Amg galing

[@FMAPulse]

Maraming Salamat.

[@musicmanonelove]

what are the measurements of the triangle? and the measurements for a full triangle

[@FMAPulse]

Good questions, we usually tell shoulder length (will vary from person to person), or a little bit past your shoulders. Depending on the person's build, it could be modified with people who have bow legs.

[@musicmanonelove]

ok thanks for the information, i like your videos@@FMAPulse

[@skptk]

Thanks my teacher 🙏

[@emmroseborja5960]

👍👍👍

[@bieddruhuggyfalsaperla5447]

What school are you guys at?

[@FMAPulse]

We teach at Northside Boxing & MMA in Andersonville in Chicago. It's near RIdge and Clark.

[@bieddruhuggyfalsaperla5447]

@@FMAPulse Oh, thanks. Have a great day.

[@drisszyani3497]

2 essential triangle : female and male.

[@TheKinomutai]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@FMAPulse]

Thank you.

[@kevincage1641]

I've been studying FMA for almost 40 years. My Ninong comes from Camarines Sur, Cavite on the island Luzon. The way you teach is confusing with all these made up terms, jog, cross under, side step. Ang Ninong Ko simply said "DO THIS".

[@FMAPulse]

LOL! When you have to teach it to the western world everything has to have a name and an explanation.

[@kevincage1641]

@@FMAPulse Who told you that? Only the younger generation does that naming everything something. To make your knowledge base increase, I was taught for the record, by elders that the term "Kali" is something created for marketing purposes only. Grantuhon Dan Inosanto says it is a combination of the words "KAmot and LIhuk"..... I was also taught that the word Kali means "river". Anyway the grandfathers only called it Eskrima or Arnis de Mano. The people I represent now say the same thing. But the youth always do what they want. I'm old and the present, You are young and the future.

[@FMAPulse]

@@kevincage1641 All of the so called "made up" terms has came from the instructors we trained with, those who have trained with the old school eskrimadors. They found that using "do this, do that" was not an ideal teaching tool especially when it came down to testing. Our first instructor, Maha Nate Defensor, trained under Suro Mike Inay (Inayan Eskrima), GTS Leo Gaje (PTK), Guro Dan Inosanto, and GM Floro Villabrille. So many of the terminology came from his experiences and teaching people. That is why we go under the term "FMA" because there's not one word that encompasses the martial arts of the Philippines. Since it goes by 3 different names, people outside of the Philippines won't know what each means unless they do their research. As long as the instructors transferring the information and not changing the system, what's wrong with adding terms to help people learn and understand? That's how the art survives by people who can retain the information. When we interviewed the late GM Rene Latosa, he said all the people he learned from growing up who had their own "style" passed away without documenting it. So a lot of knowledge and history is lost.

[@kevincage1641]

@@FMAPulseYes. I agree. You know, after I had commented I thought how my gurus also used terms to describe movements for example, types of sinawali, redonda, palusot, hubud na hubud, panantukan, sanjakan, etc... So my criticism is based on the complex descriptions and variants of the way you present footwork. I learned footwork the old way, not much other than male, female, hourglass, diamond and straddle. Mabuhay

[@FMAPulse]

@@kevincage1641 No worries po, when we talked with GM Taboada, he told us that when he was first starting out teaching in the West, Professor Remy Presas (Modern Arnis) told him to keep everything in English (for US and Europeans) because there's too many languages in the Philippines, and people would get confused if people learned Cebuano terms and then go learn from a different system that doesn't speak Cebuano.

[@spartanwarrior1]

Master secret no. 3107: you don‘t have to strictly follow this kind of triangular footwork. It‘s good enough if you play basketball or soccer. Triangular footwork is overrated😏

[@FMAPulse]

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