Sinawali - the Easiest Way to Learn this Vital Double Stick Drill

The double stick sinawali motion is super important if you're training with weapons - you can use it for double sticks, single stick, sword and dagger, or even empty hands. But it can be tough to learn! In this video I show you the easiest way to get good at this drill fast.
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[@Shadow-bx8ri]

From your tutorial I learnt the very basic steps of the sinawali and you are the sole reason I started practicing it. Respect to you sir......

[@PropagandaMinister]

I went from watching a Romanian choir singing a Filipino folk song then went saw a suggestion of foreigners doing the tinkling dance and then I saw this. Great explanation, definitely a good suggestion.

[@annetorswick9641]

You're such a talented man! I never realized how many styles of martial arts you know. That is real dedication!

[@Liesl_Cigarboxguitar]

Amazing! Your technique of starting at the end really worked for me.. I am left handed, and within 10 minutes I was getting a smooth rhythm.. Within 30 minutes, becoming quicker and more fluid... Thanks, I'm really getting into this sinawali..

[@ogamiitto2824]

Great straight to the point tips.

[@clarecao1343]

What a easy but effective way to start learning the kali! Thanks!

[@MrSama5000]

EXCELLENT breakdown!

[@simoneriksson8329]

After just a little bit of training with this video I could do this drill with speed and power! Great teacher!

[@khadijahjoysams6172]

Truly Thank you so much sir. God Bless you

[@taekwondomaster4609]

Thank you so much Sifu. This also works with other weapons as well such as swords, hook swords, nunchakus, ect.

[@jovankovacswallis8453]

Really like this guy as a tutor

[@fvdj2204]

Good job explaining thankyou brother.

[@charleswilson5067]

Thank you for the video. Actually started learning this yesterday. You articulate it well. Have a blessed day.

[@REEE_Larson]

amazing technique -- thank you for breaking it down like this

[@victorgeorge4804]

More self-defense videos please. These videos are a great addition to Jiu Jitsu for self-defense.

[@franklinnanai2745]

You're awesome and your videos. Thank you.

[@rocee1140]

one of the better tutorials on you tube

[@jamiancarreon9896]

Great explanation of its importance

[@lovernotfighter]

Very.good lesson. I like the 3 step approach.

[@giovanmonti5189]

Great instructive video.

[@arjunmurmu1028]

my name is arjun murmu and i am from india i love your sinawali defence style . Had been a desire to learn defence technics since childhood . But there was no learning environment . I have to learn sinawali style

[@1billiedale]

Good demonstration. Thanks. Subscribed.

[@jujube6395]

This is exactly what I needed

[@pragersowell]

Excellent.

[@flightdancer]

Good Teaching !!

[@Saarhanseat]

Great Video... thanks a lot

[@haledhajdari1154]

Excellent tutorial

[@darryllh04]

Very well explained, keep up the great teaching 😊👍

[@yourhighschoolenglishteach8405]

great teaching method

[@bertypantiane2604]

Hello MR this will be a great help for me thanks a lot again

[@user-eb4iq2jw3y]

Great teaching

[@pepperonibeast2380]

Really like good job and thank you

[@markphillips4600]

Thank you for those very important first steps, when push comes to shove it all comes back to basics

[@jsz173]

Man, you are really good teacher, like in school class room.... perfect

[@paolobotton8551]

Thankyou Master 🤗

[@andrewsilverstein6186]

Clear teaching

[@ET2RSTVSSN713]

That’s a very good way to break it down.

[@tripple_nipple_pee_the_g7391]

Great demonstration with the sinawali! More people should really give Filipino martial arts a look the drills really changes your life especially kali flow

[@geu6270]

Amazing video sifu, thank you very much! By far the quickest way I have ever seen to learn Sinawali. One consideration that was a bit confusing. Initially said was forehand, backhand, forehand (that snaps back under to backhand chambered position.) But then you said forehand follow-thru, backhand follow-thru, snap-backhand. Semantics but initially it was confusing because the last motion seems to be upper forehand with the snap back to the backhand position as the other arm just articulates a small amount and retracts to the upper forehand chambered position. Regardless it makes it so easy to get started on flowing to all different variations without really having to mess up the flow with breaking up the motions.

[@damianbawden9156]

Superb!

[@johnwright3110]

Every journey begins with one step.Good video for beginners. Done everything?Self praise is no recommendation my mother told me.

[@singhcraftwork779]

Sir best video loved it

[@huzaifariaz2123]

Greaaaaaat! It's really simple , I am indebted to you.

[@tracycramer9834]

Sweet, you learned a specific pattern of movement... Now tell me which parts of the body are you targeting with each movement... Are you targeting Knuckles, hands, sticks..

[@markangelogarcia2136]

I learned this during a school group demonstration in high school it was a class performance. And until now I haven't forgot the hand movements it's like it's already engraved on your head once you learned and got used to the hand movements.

[@3signets]

Well explained

[@josephjasonsantiagolacour]

So dope. Salamat po.

[@elnacho5131]

YES! The 3rd motion (forehand that RETRACTS) is the KEY to make everything flow onto the 4th, 5th & 6th motions. Of course it is also key on the 6th motion to keep on going. May I suggest that the 1st motion would ideally block your attacker's incoming weapon. The 2nd motion would then break the wrist or forearm that your attacker is using to hold his/her weapon. The 3rd motion would then either target your attacker's head or neck or other arm. RETRACTING would then place you in the position to defend against your attacker from the opposite direction, in case he/she wishes to continue getting hurt. Maraming Salamat po! Thank you very much sir!

[@stonehand49]

Awesome..even after 40 years you taught me

[@isferfun3909]

Practicing your 3 movements starting today till my elbows sore. Very nice and make sense instructions. Thumbs up and Thank you!

[@zapas3429]

suscrito un saludo desde Madrid...España

[@animulovers3881]

Superb

[@hoofheartedicemelted296]

The more I watch this the more it makes sense. Now to actually practice. If this works this gentleman will have taught me Sinawali. Who knows what direction this will lead.

[@gijoemolinaro]

Thanks man that really helped my one sided brain out 👏👊

[@danniragu7194]

I love i love jits but there so much otger cool stuff

[@MyFranco1969]

👍 great

[@kaledmiah6606]

Very very good ok

[@SoldierAndrew]

What is perhaps most important about sinawali drills is that it's training neuropathways in both sides of the brain. Very good for combating dementia and helping keep the brain flexible.

[@OldSchool3pts]

1:45 You make it look so easy

[@theadaptiveone]

I am utterly shocked.. Stunned.. Whatever other words I could use. I ignorantly thought you were a BJJ guy that made fun of every other art that wasn't BJJ.

[@phillippalmejar9548]

I teach FMA and BJJ at my Academy in San Diego also. P5 Academy.

[@gerardodomagas2387]

Your done

[@hotpopcorncake]

Better explanation since I have hard time with the process.

[@KaptainCanuck]

The one suggestion is not to just go through the motions but you have to whip the sticks on every strikes instead of just swinging them. In other words, swing with intend to cause damage.

[@ecilatnecniv]

the first time i tried that, i always hit my head and face 😅

[@spazzmaticus7207]

He is grappling's one punch man

[@bryanvalmonte410]

I just broke the chandelier. Glass is everywhere. I'm fucked when my mom sees this shit.

[@MasterHungKungFU]

WESOME

[@Sithikus]

Pretty good video. As you can see by my profile picture, Filipino martial arts is what I teach as well. My martial arts instructor is Kelly s Worden.

[@KaptainCanuck]

Siniwali is done both single and double stick,. not only, as implied here, with double sticks.

[@brysonwood8356]

PusabumCanuck , he explained that in the video...

[@Dancerpointe90]

? What's the difference between that silat eskirma

[@trumplostlol3007]

When you first see this fighting style, it looks like it is very difficult to defend against. But, no it is easy to defend against. You basically have three strikes from the same direction in a row. Then it changes to three strikes from the other direction. Say you strike my left side three times first. Then strike my right side three times next. I will circle around your blind side where you launch your first strike. I will keep my pressure on just that side. I also use two sticks. I don't strike one stick at a time. I use two sticks simultaneously, one for blocking/diverting and the other one for striking. I don't have much arm movements. I use my wrists, some sideward movements and my footwork, instead. That's why I will always be faster. I use some Wing Chun Baa Jaam Do techniques that most Wing Chun practitioners don't know how to use. BTW, your footwork is always much more important than your hand work when it comes to fighting. Do you play badminton? Have you seen people playing badminton?

[@OGFITNESS]

If i would have watched this vid before it would have saved me a good hour trying to figure out that backhand.

[@simoboja4499]

💯👌👍👍

[@rickalmeda5338]

Minus the fancy stuff, Kali/Arnis is one of those practical Martial arts which you can use in the street. You never know when you're gonna get a stick or a knife for a weapon.

[@KaptainCanuck]

Filipino arts are from the street except the knife aspect witch was around long before the US Marines invaded the Philippines. As I have heard, the marines sparred the Filipinos, using the standard boxing techniques of the time, and kept on losing to the natives. The boxing style we now see, with the hands tucked in near the face and body, is said (by the Inosantos) to have come from the Filipino arts due to the fact that that is the way their fighting was developed: keep the hands in and away from blades.

[@rezlogan4787]

That’s why I insist my sons learn to fight empty handed and with sticks before any other weapon. If they can manage sticks, it will make them fast learners with blades and guns. I also bring a stick or two whenever I travel to antigun cities.

[@patricioortega5854]

No trae traducción

[@discochoir]

Damn how many martial arts do you know? Up until recently I thought you were just a jujitsu guy. :)

[@discochoir]

Hayley Johnson regardless his information is solid. :)

[@Tezcax]

I think he started with "traditional" martial arts, went to bjj and does others like kali on the side.

[@fashionemporium7670]

it isnt hard to learn this drill

[@jav.angel1205]

@@fashionemporium7670 yeah right

[@VestigialHead]

@@jav.angel1205 ??? I agree with fashion emporium. This is a basic drill. Took me about 15 minutes to get it happening and was flowing fast after an hour. BUT I have done a lot of martial arts before which improves your ability to learn body movements rapidly. So a random of the street with no martial training may take 2-3 times as long to get it. Not talking about expertise or mastery - that is a decade of doing it. But to learn the basics so you can drill with a partner as Stefan is doing at the end of the video is not a major challenge.

[@unspecializedzac2413]

This reminds me of arrow

[@dibidibadibidibou]

There are tons of tutos for Heaven-6 but none of them actually talk about hips and legs position, unfortunately..

[@Handalumaban]

Is your style.. jkd?

[@yoktanhaebri883]

Our ancestors invented this but almost all of us got little to no knowledge about this martial art...

[@pauumehh7207]

There are also other countries claiming that arnis originally came from them. Philippines also claiming it. So we cant tell who invented or discovered arnis. And if you notice, if you search the history of arnis, you can find many terminologies and countries that are claiming that it originated from them. And you cant find where and when this arnis was found. And arnis could possibly invented or discovered. That is all based what i have learned😊

[@yoktanhaebri883]

@@pauumehh7207 those countries could be of the same roots with us...where you talking about some of the southeast asian countries? Well, the same faces, same roots...same fathers...

[@yoktanhaebri883]

@@pauumehh7207 same ancestors

[@pauumehh7207]

Dont know. Maybe? Hehe

[@Harry-tb8fh]

He looks like the bratva dude from the green arrow

[@elsadiq2502]

And?

[@davidpolaczek3614]

shoulder shoulder under

[@emmabeankitty]

I used to practice but the back of my neck starts to get irritated.

[@irvinjaycarranza6828]

Pugay 👊

[@antonios8996]

Very deadly for Ur self, Ur head is everytime open, no Cover, is that Video for movement Training.. or for Real fight

[@DonRubinjo]

30 sec. watching and I can promise to hit your head straight, any time I want to! Cheers

[@kelleygieger5175]

Sounds like a ticking clock when you do it that way....

[@Alexander-rd7bi]

★★★★★★★

[@VTPSTTU]

How practical is this for real fighting?

[@seignorman4853]

you cant use it in real situation but it can increase your speed and hand coordination when stricking using knife or stick

[@VTPSTTU]

@@seignorman4853 Okay, thanks!

[@tracycramer9834]

@@seignorman4853 wrong sir... Wrong... You are absolutely fucking wrong... If you think that this particular application is Impractical in a fight.. Clearly you don't know a damn thing about what you're talkin about... There are many more applications than just the stick application presented this video... If you truly don't know then say the words... I don't know but let's find out together... What you have posted is utter ignorance and stupidity and you are fucking wrong

[@tracycramer9834]

@@VTPSTTU don't believe for one minute what that man has stated... He literally does not know what he's talking about

[@darkydark9593]

Balaball

[@mofogie]

didnt know kesting did eskrima.

[@killedbyme1439]

Aren't those guys from bjj?

[@gmac6503]

lol.

[@tracycramer9834]

Most modern martial arts instructors right now claim to be so Diversified... " I teach mixed martial arts... I've studied Krav Maga, Philippine Martial Arts, Taekwondo, this martial art, that martial art..." All the while they have limited knowledge of The Limited Arts that they study... This particular video explains nothing about a sinawali is or what it means or what emotions are... There is far more to the sinawali then this parochial video even remotely leads into... I'm sure this particular instructor is a phenomenal martial artist and practitioner... I personally have specialized in the Philippine martial arts for the last 27 years... I'm not going to begin to critique this video other than to say that it is parochial at best

[@tracycramer9834]

And please don't give me that shit about while I have certifications in PKT under guro so-and-so... I can get certifications right now online without ever setting foot into a marshall class from certain organizations that are basically just selling certification bruh... I'm not saying that is what happened or what is happening with this particular group... I just know far too many Marshall organizations that will literally sell you certification just promote their schools are there arts or their name

[@martinalberto7657]

ya parece que voy andar yo por la calle con dos pinches palos...🙄🙄🧐🧐🙈🙈🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@mrz4785]

dangg its not as easy as it looks

[@tonystea6513]

Sounds like Mr. Bean....haha....joke only. :)

[@mrmantis84]

Gee man, I thought u didn’t like forms

[@chenoodles]

I think this one's a bit different from the kung fu forms and katas that he normally dislikes since this is a weapon-based martial art. Kali "forms" are usually sets of moves, like a simple jab-jab-hook combo in boxing. Plus, with a pair of sticks, a single swing can either be used as a block or used as a strike.

[@kenjisoriano5880]

It isn't a form it's an exercise/lesson

[@tracycramer9834]

This is not an exercise lesson...

[@fredbigornia1814]

Why do foreigners keep changing the name of Escrima, Arnis or Kali to Sinawali, They just learn a new Martial Arts Self Defense then change it their own like they invented the forms of the Filipino Martial Arts..

[@DimaniOfficial]

Man, this comment is from 3 years ago but let me explain the thing this dude is teaching in this vid is sinawali or to weave in one of the three forms of Arnis. And btw I'm from the Philippines.