Balintawak Concepts

[@WHWrooolz]

Guro Jerome Teague, Of any video trying to explain Balintawak I've seen on KZbin, I think yours has most clearly explained it. Your demonstration is well broken down, it examines applications as you progress through difficulty, and it's not done terribly fast for learning purposes. I only wish there was a balintawak instructor close to where I live, especially one who explains so clearly.

[@YawYan_fighterAlex]

This is a very good explanation of why balintawak does defense first before attacking. Defense is very important in any fight. A fighter with good defense can subdue a fighter who is only good at delivering a series of attacks. Its like playing speed chess when you play balintawak.

[@loclinaria]

thank you for the demo it helps a lot to refresh what i've learn, i salute you for being a good guro.

[@animulovers3881]

This GURU is really GOOD

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

@Alex Lunders... Good question Alex. The simplest answer that I can give you is that the drilling format you are seeing here is just that. It is a drill. It is completely random attacks to develop the reflex speed of the student. Each movement you see is like the a snippet of what could happen in a fight. We train this type of format to develop the ability to flow from one thing to another in real time with pressure. When we are fighting we try to terminate the encounter as quick as possible. The flow is what comes into play when our plans go astray, like they typically will in a fight. When we are fighting with empty hands, it resembles more of a boxing/wing chin style. I have students who train/teach wing chin and kenpo who like it particularly for that reason. In order to "counter" something by using someone's moment against them, they have to give up their balance to you. In my view, an attack that leaves me vulnerable to such a counter was off balanced and not proper in the first place. We try to avoid that by maintaing balance and a good posture in our striking (i.e. weight 50/50 and power coming from hip rotation and not leaning weight to the front leg much. If we need to reach the opponent as in a jab cross attack, we would shuffle our feet inward until we can make the hit.)

[@TjMillerActionJKD]

Just started to work this at a seminar with Guro Dan Inosanto a couple weeks ago. Really great stuff, a whole new world. And it looks beautiful once you start to get that flow down. You guys are awesome and great video. Loved watching the stick traps and the double snake stuff. Really cool stuff. I subscribed. Thanks for the video.

[@reddragon6026]

You teach our art so eloquently.

[@marvinubanos8741]

I've noticed that the views for this video continues to rise... interesting. A student of mine in Applied Eskrima Global, Bryan Fuller, moved back to Michigan and can teach. He was certified to teach Module 1 by Master Cavada in June 2019. This is a very good video.

[@bryantherocker]

Beautiful movements sir :)

[@hanzartango7988]

as a fellow balintawak practicioner thought this vid is a great example of basics to mid-advance. And you put it in a very simple and informative way.Guro Jerome i think you trained with Master Nene Gaabucayan if im not mistaken. Keep up the great job sir.

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

hanz artango Thanks a lot brother. I am glad you enjoyed it. I am a student of Virgil Cavada. Master V is friends with Gm Nene, Elizar, and Taboada. I have met GM Nene once before in LA, but did not train with him. I will be presenting a small block of instruction at the Balintawak Legacy Gathering in Washington DC on July 10-11-12. GM Nene, GM Sam Buot, GM Monie Velez, GM Taboada, and a few other big names in the Balintawak community will also be there. I am looking forward to meeting these guys and training with them! :-)

[@donvr1441]

I am proud balintawak member,, im from cebu my great grand master venancio "anciong" bacun😎😎😎🤨

[@rkidlat]

Enjoyed the method, the material and the overview of BE...thank you.

[@BigStickCombat]

Great video. I like the tomahawk applications.

[@scottlarock6623]

Thanks guys. Good pace, good teaching, good location shoot, and all around good video. I have just subscribed...thanks again.

[@beefchief2320]

I will definately look into this system though.

[@marcusma4044]

Very good training here , Jerome. Hope to do it in the near future. I can see what the learning applications are , & what it leads to , in order to understand the concepts of Balintawak. Am.I on the right track? Talk to you soon.

[@MasterBrianJohns]

Excellent overview!

[@michaelzimmer1115]

Very nice explanations. Similar to our version of Balintawak in Victoria, British Columbia.

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

Hello 3228000, we do have empty hand training that you would call Pangamot or Suntokan. It is important to note that many of the terms in FMA are just generic terms and really serve as not indicator on stylistic aspects, i.e., panantunkan, suntokan, or pangamot are literally just mean fist fighting. So there will be a great degree of variability of these applications from style to style. As far as Kali goes, there is no known record of it in the Philippine languages as is expressed in the West as "the mother art." It is actually a term invented by GM Floro Villabrille and widely used by Guro Dan Inosanto. Guro Dan gives all credit to Floro Villabrille for the term, but his business success has lead others to adopt the term, including many masters who called their art Arnis or Eskrima before coming to the West. You can read more about that on my website www.GuroJeromeTeague.com under the FAQ section. We do have DVD's available and you can purchase those through me or through my instructor Master Virgil Cavada at www.appliedeskrima,com. Thank you for the kind word sir.

[@wadejensen3301]

Nice video, professionally done...in regards to the use of the term Kali...it is certainly somewhat of an "Americanised" term and not one you will likely hear used much in the Philippines, certainly not in the Visaya region where many of the well known schools of Escrima originate (Balintawak, Doce Pares etc). However in Luzon you will hear the term "Kalis" used by some Escrimadors and as it has been explained to me whilst in the Philippines this is a term asscociated with the use of swords or long bladed weapons. Kalis is a term used in Pikiti Tirsa and was a word used by Tatang Illustrisimo (sorry if my spelling is incorrect) when talking about long bladed techniques. So it doesn't take too much imagination to draw the conclusion that this term when used by Philipino's who moved to Hawaihi and mainland US got shortened and became Kali....also taking into account the number of dialects and colloquisims that exist in the Philippines it is easy to see how this has come about. Just my understanding of the word as it was explained to me...but as my Balintawak teacher Henry Jayme told me "don't get caught up with all these different terms and words, they mean nothing if the principles are not sound, and even if the principles are sound but the teaching is weak...you will have trouble using it when you need it most". Henry is dismisive of making me learn all the differnent terminology in Tagalog of Visayan...a forehand thrust is a thrust, a slash is a slash..you speak english no need to learn the terms in philipino...just concentrate on learning the technique properly! Thanks

[@jericpantaleon]

one word to describe this: PERFECT!!!!!!

[@animulovers3881]

Wow i love it so much i really want to learn this one back in philipines i did have a chance to learn this martial arts we call it ARNIS

[@cardinalwilson8034]

This drill looks new to me, specially the locking.

[@3228000]

Just wondering, do you produce any training video's, and if so where to buy?

[@markvincentcocjin]

It would be nice if you could do a lesson involving a practice bolo or any Philippine blade the length of your sticks. Also, please talk about using the kamagong or iron wood instead of rattan. Thanks for a great video.

[@sionmarcsimpson7487]

training concepts and drills mate will look into this style ...Thanks for sharing ;)

[@cicstommy]

This looks so cool.

[@sionmarcsimpson7487]

Awesome training concepts and drills mate will look into this style ...Thanks for sharing ;)

[@eeducorps2387]

Bonjour, une vidéo a voir et revoir pour ceux qui s 'interésse aux arts martiaux et à la self défense. cordialement

[@drhkleinert3245]

Love the sticks with the scorpions on it...and all the time i am surprised who close and similar the filipino stick fighting systems are together. You have experience in Modern Arnis/Inosanto Kali/Doce Pares? No prob, so you can learn these balintawak moves and concepts in a few days. Yore experienced in Balintawak? So its easy to learn another FMA style...

[@excalibur921]

Guro Teague, Very interesting & nice breakdown. Is there any dual blade action i.e. lock & block or numerado type drills within Balintiwak? Also, seems very similar to me as to sumbrada or free flow. I like this feel regarding what you've presented.

[@CovertExpertiseArtiMarziali]

Nice Video Guro Jerome. I wonder if i'm able to get in touch with Andrea, i think he lives in my same city, Roma. Cheers to the team

[@3228000]

This has to be the best video I have ever seen concerning Escrima, in this aspect I have ever seen here., there are so many aspects of it, and many Islands. Can you define Kali, are they the same? Do you guys study Pangamot, is part of your system/ and where dos Kuntao fit in

[@BigStickCombat]

Something all Balintawak styles have in common is that they can be traced back to Anciong Bacon.

[@SabeelCombatives]

Fantastic. It's very different from PTK (which I practice), but your skill level is amazing.

[@tmusic591]

What gloves is the student using?

[@corbinholmes3752]

Is there anything I can find like this in Milwaukee, WI?

[@kenyadudley9917]

Love it❤

[@christiandior926]

Nice! I like your techniques Guro Jerome. Btw, I am curious, from which grandmaster did you train with? I am guessing from GM Atillo?

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

Thank you very much Christian. Yes you are correct about that. Our system is of the Atillo family lineage. Our founder is Master Virgil Cavada. He was a long time student of Vincente and Crispulo Atillo in Cebu. movements and concepts are similar but our training ptogression and curriculum is a different.

[@MrSquirreller]

"... defense and follow-up with a flurry of counter strikes" - Hmm, reminds me of Serrada.

[@wenwu]

Very nice interesting video. The grouping system that you use seems a little different from other styles of balintawak

[@reuelmosheben-yehuda3764]

Is this the Atlanta location?

[@lightofheaven134]

good day sir..may i ask if this is a Gaabucayan system of Balintawak? We train similar flow of strikes...Do you have a video of your Knife and Empty Hand Combat.. I would love to see more of your videos.. Thank You sir.

[@robertbenedicto1033]

Light Of heaven WE ALSO ARE PART OF NENE GAABUCAYAN HERE IN CAGAYAN DE ORO PHIL.

[@johnborter5404]

Excellent!

[@p-niel5328]

Very Nice Video Brother.

[@dancelflores4818]

thanks for a nice video sir...

[@danmathewtorres2886]

I just want to ask, so when you were attacked on the left side, you will no longer ger need to control the stick with your hand, but if it is on the right side, you can still control the stick by checking the hand? Am I right sir?

[@rccabrera10584]

Great

[@ernestfaciol7289]

👍

[@DesertLyons22]

First exposure to Balingawak. I definitely want to learn more. Anyone you recommend in Milwaukee area?

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

No Hector. I am not aware of anyone that far in. Most of US are Coastal there are a few scattered around though, but none in that area that I could recommend teaching the complete curriculums.

[@Reporterfreebies]

i have a question..... most of the knife attacks in the urban happen in a narrow place in an alley.... and usually the attacker will hide the knife in the pocket to conceal it.... They usually come very close to their victim... when they are very close, that is the time they suddenly draw out the knife and stab the victim using the element of surprise..... Is Balintawak style built to respond to that scenario??

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

Yes. We do not use parrying or passing movements. In the close quarters ambush scenario you described, if we are fortunate to see the attack, we cover the target area while seizing the wrist and impacting the weapon arm along the radial nerve. Then from there it is attacks to the eyes and groin with disarms or locks if the oppourtunity presents itself. It is tough and difficult to do. It is not unbeatable and if the guy gets you first, which they often will, you got to be fast and decisive and get out of there. The number one rule is run if you can. Number two is control the knife. Etc.

[@danielarola2788]

I can DIG it!

[@BlueDemon77]

I'm thinking about taking up Balintawak, this video is a really nice intro. What bladed weapons do you normally use (besides tomahawk)?

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

We do not regularly use Tomahawk. I did the Tomahawk here as part of a demo for a knife maker friend of mine. He makes live and training blades. He was doing a booth at a trade show in Atlanta and wanted to show some video of the Filipino Martial Arts. As for Balintawak, you will typically find the stick and the knife. Our system uses the sword as well, but not very often, The reality is that the stick makes us faster when we move into the knife and the empty hands. It is also very likely to be attacked with an impact weapon and even possible to find something that can be used as impact weapon in a self defense scenario. Unless you live in certain parts of the world, the potential for attack by a long bladed weapon, i.e. 12 inches or longer, while having the opportunity to be armed with a long blade of your own is HIGHLY unlikely.

[@danielmollohan1703]

Would someone carry a tomahawk as an EDC? Also, isn’t it a bit of a commitment as a “self defense” weapon? I mean you can’t kinda chop someone in the face. My question is, other than a dystopian nightmare scenario, why train with such a deadly and impractical weapon? I was drawn to this style for its practical use of one stick(who carries two batons, and it seems clumsy)and the strike-defend-strike-defend method. Why not train with a chainsaw?

[@chriswaite2546]

very nice axe application

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

chris waite Thanks for the kind words Chris. Here is a longer version of some the Hawk stuff. As I said in the comments, the video above was for a demo for Blade Show. The one linked here is a longer run of some of the hawk stuff I like. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4vIeo14bb6Gg80

[@Timonsaylor]

I agree with this, but if you don't work combos in a flow, you'll instinctively follow your offense with a defense to something that might no be coming :/

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

Thanks for the sharing and you are correct Timonsaylor. This is our basics, we do also strike by combination in more advanced sections of the art. The main thing to note is that most of what you see when you see the Balintawak styles most of it is training drills. The drills are all set up so that the instructor is on the offense while the student is laying back and playing defense. This is sharpen their reflexes. The student will learn to feed the instructor function and this is where they will learn how to attack by combinations and exploit openings that are set up. This is our method of Cuentada.

[@ashidakim4270]

The fly swatting art

[@asignul2009]

Hi, i am based in South Africa, what is the best way for me to learn Balintawak? please let me know

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

Hello Lungisa, Please send me a message and friend request on Facebook... Guro Jerome Teague or to [e-mail]

[@gundamj5500]

Direct to cebu Philippines to where balintawak was born

[@gerardodomagas1543]

I have a 300sqm lot. I want to make it a school of Arnis. future

[@jonathanjeffer]

Cool

[@archsword2446]

hope you have female student showing arnis defense and deadly strike using umbrella.

[@beefchief2320]

one problem...say your opponent is an expert in Chinese Kempo or Wing-chun and can use the momentum of your strikes against you instead of using counter strikes, then what? i will say, Balintawak is an interesting system that does tackle a major issue in many different systems thus making it a unique and somewhat supiriour system compared to most.

[@Timonsaylor]

Idk about kempo, but I have 2 things to say - wing chun isn't exactly a "use their energy against them" art so much as it is "smother them so they can't effectively counter." The other thing is that using someone's energy against them is an unrealistic concept that gets turned on its ass when the opponent doesn't fall over himself trying to hit you. Most every martial artist emphasises maintaining balance while performing your strikes so you can recover to defend or attack again

[@MrAlipatik]

@Ray Anthony Brady calm down ultra death match k warriror.. he is just giving his opinion..

[@pxych2040]

I badly want to learn balintawak.. I'm from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.. any school or teacher that you can recommend? I badly want to learn this art..

[@hanzartango7988]

I know a couple in CdeO.

[@gundamj5500]

Adto ug cebu dho! K gkan na dha ang balintawak

[@jeffparker5859]

those 14 rejects must be MMA practioners

[@yaknsavunmatekniktaktikadn4258]

Gerçek teknikler

[@SurveyofFilmMusic]

Guro....you look somewhat like Michael Flatley the famous dancer from Riverdance. Search it!!!!

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

Hahaha! Shhhh, you can not reveal my secret identity. :-)

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

Hahaha! Shhhh, you can not reveal my secret identity. :-)

[@SurveyofFilmMusic]

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[@SurveyofFilmMusic]

there you are...dancing away!

[@robertewbank1440]

Need to find a school

[@gerardodomagas1543]

Care for some Tea Guro. This Barangay Tanod in Quezon CiTy

[@Dwilson1282]

Guro Teague, I have a question about ranges. Balintawak is extremely close range but most engagements (especially stick sparring) don't start in that range. Most people will want to use the range of that stick (or machete, sword, whatever). So how do you transition into the trapping/balintawak range? btw your videos (especially this one) are awesome.

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

It is a good question with 2 part easy answer. Simply, we would not. We will fight in what ever range we find ourselves in. We spend a great deal of time in the CC range because it is the worst case scenario. Also training in this range develops the reflexEs and visual abilities to recognize the attacks as they are coming. By forcing the shotter distance and tighter reactionary gap, the long range becomes easier. The other answer is Balintawak is a self defense system, built for street fighting, not sport, tit for tat sparring. Think of being ambushed, the fight is a close quarter encounter. Even a real challenge match/ duel will be close quarters because one of us must make the move to middle/ close range to finish the fight. Hope this helps.

[@Dwilson1282]

Guro Jerome Teague I really don't like the way Google plus interacts with KZbin. I just now noticed that you had answered. That is a good answer. Thank you! Keep it up!

[@GuroJeromeTeague]

Lol. Yes, Google plus is weird. Thanks my friend

[@mikepks]

All Is Good, No One Method Has It All. As Bruce Lee & Dan Inosanto Would Say, Use What Is Usefull Reject What Is Not.Take No 1 Method As King. Sifu Inosanto once Said In The Land Of The Blind, Even A One Eyed Person Can Be King. Be Of Your Own Mind. Make Your Mistake's, Make Your Truth's, It Is Your Path. If You R A Teacher, U Must Pass This On. god Bless U All.