Learning Arnis: Practical Weapons Combat in Rural Philippines

Leaving behind Manila, I head into rural Cavite, just outside Tagaytay, to meet Rene Tongson, the head master of the Abaniko Tres Puntas system of classical Arnis.
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In this series, I travel the Philippines, from Manila to Tagaytay and Batangas, to learn about Escrima or Arnis, the classical Filipino Martial Arts
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[@adventuresandvacations4947]

Really like the music selection

[@kenken8765]

The banana heart is used for stews. 2 examples of stews you can make with it is "Kare-Kare" a meat and vegetable stew with a thick broth flavoured with peanuts and atsuete (also known as annatto, it adds color too), the other is "Sinigang" another meat and vegetable stew but with sour broth (achieved using a variety of sour fruits like tamarind but that depends on who's cooking). Or as the driver says you can chop it up and stew it with coconut milk, green chili peppers, and meat. All delicious and served with rice.

[@prayingswordsman]

Wow I like the part we don't claim as the best and we trained to be effective. Very humble statement from an establish master of Abaniko Tres Puntas.

[@kree8art395]

Came to the comments to write something to this effect but you beat me to it.

[@joshuacabonce]

Yo this channel is lit! You living every young boys dream, well at least the young boy that I was once. Training the arts martial in different lands and meeting masters. The breath of knowledge you receive is stunning. Keep it up. We will be watching you grow and we will learn to grow ourselves because of it.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Thank you!

[@robertkiss8282]

Having studied this early on in my martial arts study, it was always a fascinating subject and nicely covered here. I have found the use of the two person drills to be really quite effective in improving hand / eye coordination as well.

[@maximuscosmos5545]

I like this style better than the others with the economy of movements.

[@astonprice-lockhart7261]

All martial arts intersect. Awesome video!

[@-whackd]

I'm planning to go to the PI to learn Arnis/Kali next winter when it is too cold in Canada. thanks for the video, Tagaytay looks great.

[@gilbertobecerra4657]

Me agrada su video me limita en comprensión la Barrera del idioma

[@pablojose9582]

While I may agree that the cadenilla is somewhat overused for demonstrations I would say that the primary purpose of its practice is to teach flow, so that the practitioner doesn't freeze in the moment of counterattack.

[@murilocaruy]

Many movements are similar to the saber techniques from CMA.

[@justinjames4446]

By far, my favorite master on KZbin!

[@dmdm7690]

Nice! I commend you for your dedication to the martial arts but also for your open mindedness. Keep up the good work!

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

thank you

[@joezane]

The painting above the water cooler must a have a story.

[@butchg154]

I'm the one in the painting. Yes it does have a story.

[@RRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH]

@@butchg154 tell us please

[@alvinkan3940]

We have modified Filipino stick and knife fighting using Chinese martial arts principles which makes the movements more economical, efficient and effective

[@HAYAOLEONE]

dats rite

[@marcospacondo4136]

Chinese principle???? Kali has already principles sense the beginning of that art ok....

[@HAYAOLEONE]

@@marcospacondo4136 The quality parts of your arts come from India, China and Europe. Deal with it.

[@RayCharlesBustillo]

@@HAYAOLEONE no it does not. The natives practice the art with their rivals and honed it. There is a reason blades where banned by the Spanish

[@SteelFistClub]

Very interesting. Thank U!

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Great stuff! Many thanks :)

[@jimboy9630]

Agree... no more exhibition technique.. in real life you need to take down the enemy in just few seconds. Pugay po master.

[@patcd4819]

Should you try arnis at Doce Pares club in Cebu city. Nice people whom i met years ago.

[@janhvizdos]

Nice video man. Escrima - Arnis is my second martial art ;)

[@Allen2saint]

I hear what the master is saying and do not doubt his skill but blocking at longer range is maybe safer at times. I don’t know.

[@darkside8861]

Hi, do you have any plan to make a documentary or video about bajiquan and piquazhang ?. Both are really interesting TCM that doesn’t get enough exposure globally. Personally I’m really curious about bajiquan and its practicality in real combat , even though they already have reputation as “bodyguard style” lol.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Hi. Yea I had planned a trip but China is still closed

[@darkside8861]

@@MonkeyStealsPeach nice… that means u should come to mengcun, cangzhou to investigate about bajiquan, but there is also a famous lineage of bajiquan in taiwan that comes from liu yuan qiao. Anyway its nice thing to know you have plan a trip. As an international student that is studying in china, I also already plan my trip which is around november. Because currently the embassy had opened the door for international student to came in, but the commercial ticket price still a bit expensive.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Yea. Will wait and see. Maybe next year

[@darkside8861]

@@MonkeyStealsPeach 👍👍 thank you for your time

[@dmdm7690]

Hi. Does Master Rene teach Modern Arnis as well at his place?

[@dmdm7690]

As this video is about his Abaniko Tres Puntas classes but he is also a master in Modern Arnis, the two systems being quite different

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

He does teach it too yes, but just focused on the classical stuff for the video

[@dmdm7690]

@@MonkeyStealsPeach Much appreciated 🙏

[@NjabulisoNdzimandze-cx7jc]

Why dance too much if you can do it in one count. That's the most honest principle there is!

[@JohnSmith-qy3nv]

Monkey Steals Peach, Thank you very much for this and your other enlightening and informative videos! I have one question though. What would happen in a "one-count-strike system" if the attacker's weapon hand was incapacitated and his blade flew against the defender? How much damage would such a contact against the torso, for example, create? Since these systems were used in real fights until not long ago, there must be real-life experiences. The point here is that the attacker would not throw his blade in which case a hit would create enormous damage. Rather, the blade would fly out of his hand because he would not be able to hold onto the blade anymore. Thank you very much in advance for taking the time to answer my question.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

I think your question is better asked in the FMA Discussion forum on Facebook as I’m not actually a practitioner of it myself

[@JohnSmith-qy3nv]

@@MonkeyStealsPeach, Thank you very much for your quick reply. However, I do not participate in discussions on fora (I only take part in discussions on KZbin). I hope that a Kali/Escrima practitioner answers my question (or that you ask the question the next weapon-based martial arts master you visit).

[@rasradders9708]

It's considered as a part of ATP, and when you first learn footwork, you are taught to move out of the path of the blade, even after you cut the arm holding it.

[@JohnSmith-qy3nv]

@@rasradders9708, Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question.

[@-whackd]

Do you recommend any master or city around the world for learning Qi Gong? I want to go on a Chinese language + tai Chi / Qi gong trip one day

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Im not too sure about Qi Gong tbh, but must be some good programs in either China or Taiwan

[@dmdm7690]

Has part 2 been posted yet?

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Its up on patreon for early access now, but not public yet

[@pernologos84]

Was he doing Hook grapple and pluck in the short clip at the beginning?

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

No, its an FMA drill. But pretty much the same as mantis gou lou cai

[@pernologos84]

@@MonkeyStealsPeach good to know, I thought only mantis had that technique, at least as a basic principle

[@RRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH]

@@pernologos84 effective principles are universal, transcending regional tradition! the more you practice across disciplines the more connections you make :)

[@pernologos84]

@@RRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH some of them are but not all. Every style has a unique flavor

[@alvinrodriguez3882]

make it simple and fast

[@wormdao]

Will you visite adam mizner or liang de hua ?

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

No

[@wormdao]

Are they not interesting for you? Since your doing taiji would that be interesting ? :)

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

I don’t practice Taiji. I practice mantis

[@wormdao]

Well no doubt about that. But if i remember correctly you said you learned some tuishou and enjoyed it. So for me it was just natural to assume that you would wanted to visit there.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Haha, nah not really interested in that sort of stuff. Sorry

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