Mastering Your Knife: The Fundamentals Of Filipino Martial Arts

Apolo Ladra is truly a master of his craft. Here is a brief clip of him explaining the fundamentals and principles of Filipino martial arts, as well as teaching students and other teachers how to use and train with the blade. Knife training is something FMA practitioners begin on their first day of training.

[@gz4789]

Very clean moves...simple and highly effective. Love FMA

[@mortgagefinancing5558]

unrealistic

[@AllenhopeCabuangAllenski]

​@@mortgagefinancing5558 Of course you know nothing about knife

[@mortgagefinancing5558]

I did two tours in Bosnia and more than once. I have people try to kill me with a knife. I guess I know nothing...and the guy in the video and yourself? how many knife fights to the death have you had?

[@baristajazz3782]

Budo brothers and Master Apolo made a beautiful content once again ❤️ ❤️

[@estervandall7174]

in now on these day we need to learn to protect yourself and family, we need to learn a self tactic defense to fight back the enemies for good intention . Very deadly and dangerous tactics but it is very important to learn these kind of skills.

[@kuyaspanky.]

Those that carry a knife pay close attention.

[@AllenhopeCabuangAllenski]

Yes i am.😊

[@tone3560]

The self defense scrutiny is even more critical with a knife then with a gun.

[@fabiancosster2992]

Your videos are amazing i am very interested in knife fighting keep posting more videos like this GodBless you forever

[@gabrielp.ariton433]

" CHAPEAU " MR. Apolo Ladra, FFS, or FMA, is the Best Combat Martial Art !!! I Love, this Combat Art, very effective, skillful, and a lot of Speed !! All the Best !!! " A prepared Man, is a safe Man !".

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

Beautiful technique. I don't think I've see a lock technique with bladework. It's advanced stuff.

[@maseratidyce3587]

There are lots of them. The pin to the body is cool when it’s sticks but not worth the risk if it’s a knife. I don’t know about you or this gentleman but this requires that everything go 100% perfectly for us in a fight and in fights and training, so far things have never gone 100% perfectly for me. Other trapping and locking techniques create openings that are just as good as this without the risk. Remember, you’ve got his knife pinned, but the knife has your free hand pinned. How much is really being gained here?

[@Rely-wt4ki]

Apollo is a great instructor. He was my TKD instructor. I like him more when he was doing TKD.

[@abdulhaqq4362]

First time seeing a surgeon who never went to med school

[@user-qr1fs1ne7w]

He's actually a butcher moonlighting at the local mourge.

[@A.M.Customs]

❤❤❤amazing

[@MementoTurtle]

You got bots in the comments, might wanna deal with that Edit: good job, and great video. Thank you

[@yeeluvspizza]

This kinda sets up an eventual mega event pitting the best players from HCL vs the best players from Bally's

[@worldpeace2688]

Top g wat song used first part? Great content. Mabuhay

[@JandaPro100]

How many throats did this guy cut to learn it others?

[@jonathanadler6983]

For those serious about knife defence: study FMA, not Krav Maga.

[@ManduRugas-oe4kv]

WE AT HOME HAVE A SAYING "SABAYAN"😊

[@jeespot54]

The real deal not like all the fakes online. Offense and counter offense is the only defense in knife combat.

[@maseratidyce3587]

Pinning the knife to the body like this looks cool and looks fun but there are so many reasons why this can go horribly wrong and it’s giving you a kind of ok hand fighting W in exchange for potentially having that hand completely taken out of the game along with potential afterial bleeding and near certain lacerations to the bicep and pec. The hours you’d need to put in to make sure you have this wrist control down so well that it still works when covered with blood means it’s only working for kali grandpas against street thugs in the Philippines. For the rest of us, we need to focus on the techniques that offer almost as much control without making us vulnerable due to something not going 100% out way in a real knife fight cuz guess what, nothing in a fight will ever go 100% our way.

[@Sidewinder528]

Yea.....I was thinking the same thing, that is a Risky move. Effective if you are a Master and can pull it off....But nothing a Novice should be trying.

[@user-zv4oy9ti8d]

What in good names is this martial art called brother ?

[@renouchkin]

😂what a teacher 🙏

[@mortgagefinancing5558]

what a showman

[@SenseiEricTollett]

👆🏻

[@adnanalbalushi7972]

how be a killer

[@AllenhopeCabuangAllenski]

Its for self defense in deadly encounter or deadly fight.

[@TonyqTNT]

I was trying to see how you don't cut your left wrist? When you pull the left hand back, you're removing your right hand first? I wish I could see the technique from the opposite side to see more of how the knife 🔪 holding hand is removed safely!!!

[@mortgagefinancing5558]

LOL Now watch this....now watch this lol

[@yeeluvspizza]

"This won't work in an mma fight." Says any MMA fanboy.

[@jeric8tualive]

Too many moves than the attacker makes me confused,

[@MERVILLE3]

No

[@buatsubs3961]

film the real sparring please 😅😂

[@ramtinmokfi5038]

He could punch you in the neck,face and etc. With his left hand

[@fi0nn]

knife is hi speed attack weapon, user could change direction or fake attack anytime . only stupid person use wide swing, most attack are jabbing/stabbing.

[@jayjayytchannel2914]

JUST GRAB THE F*** KNIFE 🔪

[@AmanSharma]

Where is "but ufc is better" keyboard warriors?

[@takumiyahouse3021]

Nobody swings a knife like that. Blade is always down not up.

[@greggybada]

you think they don't have counters for that too?😂😂😂😂😂

[@rodimusprimetime]

@@greggybada There's counters for everything. That's not the point. I've studied kenpo for 30+ years. Trust me when I tell you. Nobody handles or swings with a knife like that if they're attacking you. The moves being used by the guy with the knife are unrealistic. That's all I'm saying.

[@justsomebody5450]

​@@rodimusprimetimeWHAT?! The tecniques his using were used during the colonial times of the phillipnnies more spefically the spanish rule over the phillipnnies and also kali/ekrisma/arnis are ACTUALLY used by our military

[@rodimusprimetime]

@@justsomebody5450 I stand by what I said. The teacher's techniques are accurate. There's no argument there. I am speaking on the perpetrator. No attacker with a knife will come like that. Period.

[@Strikingathlete01]

​@rodimusprimetime Yes and no. An experienced fighter will definitely attack differently. However, there are many who are not trained who simply carry a knife. It is important to practice for both.