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Largo Olisi System- The Long Stick Fighting Method

By Master Marc Lawrence 2015


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Table of Contents

Introduction by Author

Sections

1. Introduction to Basic FMA Weapons2. Overview of the Long Stick3. Four Simple Rules When Fighting with Weapons4. Parts of the Stick5. Methods of Gripping and Types of Grips6. Understanding the Mechanics of a Strike7. The Four Ranges when Fighting8. The Ten Weapons of the Human Body9. Where to Watch with Eyes when Fighting10.Body Positions Instead of Stances

11.The Concept of the Five Geometric Lines of Human Body12.The Base of the Framework of the Human Body13.The Body and its Zones of Targets14.Application of Fighting Geometry Concepts15.Footwork for Fighting16.Zones of Offensive and Defensive Actions17.The Three Rhythms of Weapons and Fighting18.The Four Types of Pressure in Fight19.Developing your Peripheral Vision or How to See in Fight20.One Handed Stick Fighting Methods21.Introduction to Thrusting Methods22.Two Handed Striking Methods23.Retaining Your Weapon in a Fight24.Blocking Methods the Three Guards25.Strike Block Methods26.Sweep Block Methods27.Rigid Block Methods28.Slapping Blocks and Parrying Methods29.Disarming and Disarming Methods30.Stick Grappling and Stick Throws31.Long Stick Fighting Verses Hand to Hand Attacks32.Fighting From The Ground33.Street Attack Situations, Applications and Closing Thoughts34.A Warriors Code35.References


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Introduction

The fighting system contained in this manual is designed to be a

stand-alone fighting system. It is part of a multi-system created by me and

my life experiences. Our system is called Modified Pangamut which meanssimple Modified or Modernized Skilled Hands. This is has the meaning as

Kung Fu in Chinese which is how you do something not what you do.

The concepts I have written here are modernized methods that are

effective all of these situations. They have been used by students and

myself in real life situation and have kept them safe. The Largo Olisi- Long

Stick method was designed to keep a person with limited resources and

time a way to be able to fight and preserve themselves. This system taught

here is not only a Filipino Martial Arts system but one that is can be usedby any martial arts system! It is used today by Karate and Kung Fu schools

and it taught as one their weapons systems.

The long stick can be changed out with a wooden cane which by

definition is a medical devise. The stick when fighting does not need to be

rattan it can be any hard wood that is not brittle. I recommend that is you

carry a walking stick that you put a small rubber tip on it so that others see

it as walking stick not as club.

Study the material in this manual as if your life will depend on it as it

may someday. I hope that those who training in my system of fighting never

have to apply the skill outside of training. Good luck and stay safe out

there.

Marc Lawrence

Mataw Guro ( Master Teacher)

South Bay Filipino Martial Arts Club

Torrance, CA


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1. Introduction to Basic FMA Weapons- Use & Strikes for Sticks,

Bolo and Knives and other Weapons

In the basic level FMA training weapons consist of three types, sticks,sword/bolo and knife. Everybody is introduced to the stick; the stick is an

impact weapon primarily and can be used as thrusting weapon. Impact

strikes are broken into horizontal, vertical, forehand and backhand strikes.

As a thrusting weapon it is used in a forward thrusting motion or rearward

motion. Horizontal, Vertical, Forehand and Backhand strikes can be the

linear or curving type strikes. The strikes can be full, half or partial, other

broken rhythm types of strikes.

The length of the stick dictates the reach of the weapon and the

amount of maneuverability you have around obstacles. It is recommended

that all students should practice in variety of areas such as the typical open

park area, around trees, in halls or tunnels, around parked cars and alleys.

If possible with safety equipment have a student be in the middle of a

crowd in a gang style attack.

The thickness of the stick does affect the amount of transferred

energy; an example of this is the thicker the stick the heavier the impact,the skinny the stick the whippier the stick. The hardness of the stick adds to

the force of the impact due to the weight of the stick.

Bolos were an agricultural tool used for cutting cane and other

jungle/forest products. They typically do not have hand guard like the true

shorts swords of the Philippines. The center of gravity of the blade is

forward and low designed to make deep cuts with minimal effort. These

blades are effective fighting weapons as well. Using them requires practice

in blocking and cutting. Any contact with a blade is bad as it leads to a cut.Typical Bolos have curve handles allowing the user to retain their tool when

slippery. As these are carried in rural areas they are work tool like a shovel.

The individuals carrying them become quite proficient due to the daily use

of it.


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Collection of Bolos from the Philippines

Knifes are a common tool and weapon found everywhere. They are a

medium to close range weapon. They can be used in combination with

kicks and punches. There are single and double edge knifes each having

its advantages and disadvantages in fighting with hand to hand. A classic

hunting knife is good all around tool and fighting knife. It can slash as well

as thrust. It can be used in combination of thrust slash-thrust causing

multiple wounds and is difficult to defend against.

There are others that are not typically included in most schoolstraining such as the Balisong- Butterfly knife, Bagakey- wood double end

darts, Sumpat-Blow Gun, Pana-Sling shot dart shooter, Staff- carrying pole

and Spear.


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2. Overview of the Long Stick

In Filipino Martial Arts the most common sticks used today are 28-29

inches long. A long stick is 36-42 inches long and about 1- 1 inch in

diameter. The long stick is a utilitarian tool as it is a weapon and walkingstick. It is used a walking stick by the old men and is used to keep stray

dogs away. But as weapon goes it does many things that a 28-inch stick

cannot do. This size used to be favored by the only style Largo Mano or

Long Hand style fighters of the Philippines. The system laid out here is a

one that in my travels is a number methods that I have collected and then

forged into an effective fighting system used and taught in our system of

Filipino Martial Art called Modified Pangamut. This is cousin system to our

main fighting system.

To understand long stick the fighter must understand that is same

length as European sword, it is short for Jo- staff; it is the same length as a

modern rifle with bayonet, and short for spear but it can do all of these

things well when used by a trained fighter.


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A Rapier compared to Long Sticks

The long stick is a Largo or long range impact and thrusting weapon.

It is slower in speed than a 28-inch or 18-inch stick, it does require room to

maneuver for certain moves. This weapon can block, parry, hook, lock,

strike and thrust when used correctly. These methods are from Spear, Staff

and Saber fighting.


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3. The Four Simple Rules of Fighting with Weapons

There are some simple rules when fighting that goes to reduction or

the prevention of injury. These are simply this Rule#1 keep your eyes open

when fighting and defending! Rule#2 is get out of the way of your

opponents attack! Rule#3 is if you cannot get out of the way you must

block! Rule #4 is your armor takes the blow, this only applies if you are

wearing armor if not it does not apply.

Eyes wide open read to fight!


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4. Parts of the Stick

The first part to explain is the parts of a stick for fighting, these are:

the tip, the blade portion, the handle or grip area for one hand and two

handed fighting methods and the butt. The parts make up sticks fighting

surfaces. The stick grip for one handed striking grip is gripping about one

hand width from the butt of the stick also called the Punya.

Parts of the stick: Tip, Blade Handle, Butt


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5. Methods of Gripping the Stick, Application of Grips and Sizing

Grips-The grip on the stick is critical in retaining your stick when

fighting. Too big or too small will cause many problems in your arm! Yourproper grip size is measured from the middle of your palm to the tip of your

third finger. Use a paper tape measure to make the measurement. Wrap

this tape measure around your stick once; it should be the same if too

small, use bicycle handle bar foam, sports grip tape, or even pipe insulation

foam tape to increase the diameter. If you stick is too large get a smaller

one. It is better just to buy the correct diameter stick.

I like to use an overlapping thumb grip; it is natural and common grip.

There is also straight thumb, side thumb and reverse overlapping grip.

Each grip has specific application to provide the maximum effect.

Overlapping-To find your basic grip position, put the stick in your left hand

with the butt even with the bottom of your hand, close all four of your

fingers, then wrap your four right fingers and overlap your thumb. This is

natural grip or over lapping thumb. Some systems believe that you should

only have two fingers of stick length showing as you could possibly be

disarmed if you have more sticking out. As the butt of the stick is used to

hook and strike you need to have some.


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Example of an Over-Lapping Grip

Straight Thumb-The basic straight thumb is done by putting the stick in

your left hand with the butt even with the bottom of your hand, close all four

of your fingers, then wrap your four right fingers and put your thumb

straight up. This grip is used in Espada Y Daga for the knife grip. This gripis also called a foil grip.


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An example of Straight Thumb Grip

Side Thumb-The basic side thumb is done by putting the stick in your left

hand with the butt even with the bottom of your hand, close all four of your

fingers, then wrap your four right fingers and put your thumb bent against

the outside stick. This grip is used for a rapid reverse technique of the stick

or knife.


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An example of side thumb

Additional Note: Side thumb is also called monkey grip in Chinese Martial

Arts and it allows for the fighter when gripping in this manner at leading

end to thrust or whip with a back-hand strike.


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Reverse Grip-The basic reverse grip is done by putting the stick in your

left hand with the butt even with the top of your hand, close all four of your

fingers, then wrap your four right fingers and overlap your thumb. Thereverse grip is used when you would strike some with a Punya/butt strike, it

is also used when you are knife fighting and throwing a punch with the knife

to cut them with a jab. This grip is also called an Ice-Pick grip.

An example of reverse grip

The stick grip for two handed thrusting, blocking and butt striking is about 1

-2 hand widths from each end one at the Punya (butt) and one at the

Punta (Point) end. If the stick is used as walking stick may have a grip

surface on one end and rubber tip on the other end.


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Two handed overlapping grip used in close quarter to slam and thrust

6. Understanding the Mechanics of a Strike

The reach of a long stick is the length of your arm plus the length of

the stick, plus or minus the amount your body can shift in and out of striking

distance. This is also your sphere of influence that you can control and

protect. The strikes can be full beat or full swing, half beat or half swing or

quarter beat or quarter swing strikes. Thrust can be done the same with a

full thrust, half thrust or quart thrust all depending upon your fighting range

and target of opportunity.


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7. The Four Ranges of a Fight

There are four ranges a fighter must be familiar with. These ranges

are long range, medium range, close range, fight or wrestle range. Longrange is also known as Largo and is when you can hit the weapon hand or

any protruding limb. This is when you can apply the method of de-fanging

the snake. That means striking and injuring the weapon hand to disarm

your attacker. If they cannot hold a weapon due to a broken or cut hand

they are not as much of threat as they were. Usually when you break and

mans hand in fight they quit the fighting. I know as I have done this to

opponents and they have left seeking medical attention. You can slash and

stab the hand at this range.

An example of Largo (long) range targets, long stick verse standard stick

reach when fighting


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Medium Range

The Meda or Medium range is when you can you can strike by

slashing or stabbing your attackers mid limbs and body as well ascheck/control their attacking weapon hand. This range is much faster and

has more inherent danger to it as you can be kicked by your attacker or

punched at.

Medium (Meda) range example showing Block and counter with a long

stick verses standard Arnis stick

Close Range

Korto or close range is when you can punch your attacker and they

can punch you too! You can strike with the butt or Punya of your weapon.

You can stab with a secondary weapon or stab through your attacker in this

range.


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Close range fighting using block and counter with neck hooking method

Fight or Wrestle Range

The Fight or wrestle range is when you can punch kick knee elbow

hook lock and throw your attacker and they can done the same to you.

Your long stick- weapon can be used for stick grappling; control locks and

throws in this range. The standard 28 inch weapon is better if you are going

to having wrestle on the ground doing locks and control methods like police

have to do. But for stand up locks and throws the long stick is better

weapon!


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Long stick stand-up grappling: lock and throw method known as the water

pump

1. The Ten Weapons of the Human BodyWhen fighting you should never stay squared up with anybody as

they have the 10 weapons of the body facing you as well as what they are

holding in their hand.


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The Ten Weapons of the Human Body

Your weapon side should be leading the fight and you do not have

shield, when in a weapon fight lead with your weapon not with your hand

unless you wish to be hit, cut or stabbed! This means you should be

angling off as you strike or block to give yourself an area/target of

opportunity. So you may ask what are the 10 weapons of the body?

These are your left & right fists, left and right elbows, left and right feet, left

and right knees, your hips and your head. All of these are weapons in a

fight. Remember that if they can get in next to you can be punched, kicked,

elbowed, knee-ed, hip-checked and head butted plus be hit by the weapon.

10. Where to Watch- Using Your Eyes

Where do you watch when fighting? This is simple yet important

question that most cannot answer as they have never fought with weapons.If a person is a boxer watch their chest for the movement to spring from. If

the person is a Kicker like Taekwondo then watch their hips.


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Blocking and watching against kicks

If they are a single knife fighter watch the knife hand and the chest. If

they are fight like grappler watch their head and shoulders as their wish toclose the gap with you and move in to take you down to ground to wrestle

with you. If they fight with weapons and their hands and feet watch in the

middle of the body.


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` Watching their hand and body while controlling the forward attack

10. Body positions instead of stances found in fighting

When you fight you use what I like to call body positions instead of

stances and there are no stationary fights. There can be 10 basic body

positions used in a fight, these start with a neutral position #1, a forward

position #2, deep forward position #3, right diagonal position #4, left

diagonal position #5, right lateral position #6, left lateral position #7, right

reverse diagonal position #8, left reverse diagonal position #9, and reverse

fighting position #10.


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Right forward stance with offensive mid-guard

Remember to always have your weapon in front of you as you do not have

shield!


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Deep forward with mid offensive guard

11. The Concept of the five lines of the human body

There are five lines in the human body based upon how we move and

fight. Every fighting system has one they favor and then blend with the

ranges they specialize in. These are explained simply from Left to Right as

flows: Left outside line consists of the outer aspect of the left of the left arm

and leg, There is the left inside line consist of the inside aspect of the left

arm or leg. There is the center line that consists of the center of the body


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from the top of the head to the groin area. The right inside line consists of

the inside aspect of the right arm and or leg. The right outside line consists

of the outside aspect of the right arm and right leg.

The Five Lines of the Human Body

When we fight as humans do, there is a study of it and it is called

Hoplology. This study of how humans fight, it was coined by Sir Richard

Burton in his travels around the world as explorer from England in the 19th

century. In the 1970s Donald Draeger started a Hoplology Society for thestudy of how humans fight. I believe that Filipino Martial Artists are

Hoplologist, ones who study how humans fight. This was because they

have had to face so many types of raiders that it requires a different type of

thinking. This comes from not just the island adaptation but also the

influences upon it; partially strong is the Spanish Influence.


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When people fight, they are meeting and performing a type of

communication. This I learned from training with Sifu Leo Fong and he talks

about it extensively in his book.(1) This type of communication is done

without words. Remember that 80% of communication is body language.

This type of communication has its own set of rules just like spokencommunication. Failure to follow these rules will lead to defeat when

fighting.

All hand to hand fighting and weapon on weapon fighting is based

upon what is observed to be the geometry of fighting. This geometry shifts

as the fighters shift and move on their approach, in their body positions and

in their engagement when fighting.

Let me start with the beginning, humans being are built to move andwork on certain mechanical principles. When you understand how the body

works and moves you can understand how it fights. I will try to explain this

as simply as I can. First remember we are bipedal creatures, which is 10

dollar ten for meaning we walk on two legs. To do this we points of contact

and those points make our base up.


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12. The Base of the Frame

The frame we use for our base is based upon a triangle. This triangle

can have its base

widened and its apex lowered by simply opening the stance and bending

the knees.(2)

Surprisingly if the chin is tucked and the hands are brought in, the stability

will increase. But is the same note if the base is too far apart then the

mobility goes away. The best width for mobility I have found is about the

width of your shoulders. If you wear heavy gear like soldier, police or

firefighter does or then you will have to walk with a low semi-squat walk

because your center of gravity is off. One style of fighting is all aboutgetting you to the ground and their solution is be nothing but base but it

does lack in mobility and requires very dangerous close contact especially

with weapons involved. It is a terrible method if there is more than one

attacker because of its lack of mobility. Or if a small knife is on your

opponent as this is high probability that you will be stabbed!!


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Your base can be affected by the weapon you are using. So if you

swing a long weapon like a staff or spear you are dealing with torque and

leverage issues, the leverage is caused by the weapons length and the

torque is due to the force caused by the mass times the acceleration. (F=

MxA)= (F.M.A.). To compensate for this you must step as you strike toreset your base.

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13. The Body Zones & Reach

The body is made up of zones that you can reach when fighting,

there are in simple terms three zones to the main part of the body. These

are simple as follows High line, Mid-line and Low line areas just becauseyou defend one area well does not mean you defend all of them well with

the same method.

There are three zones the top, middle and bottom as illustrated above

The arms and legs are divided in to five sections based upon their

range of motion. There are in simple terms from right to left: right outside,

right inside, center line, left inside and left outside. If you are student of De


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Cadenas or Wing Chung you understand this and practice these concepts.

It is the same zones for the arms as it is the legs.

The body zones are affected by reach. Reach or your arms and legs,

your opponents arms and legs as well as the reach of the weapons theyare holding. An example if you are holding a 4 inch knife and your

opponent has a 29 inch bolo as long as all things being equal your

opponent will be able to get you first if you stay lined up. This is commonly

seen in boxing. Being directly lined up is the most dangerous place to stay.

This is due to the body and its weapons. We have built into us 10 weapons

plus whatever we are holding.

A quick refresher on ten weapons are as follows: The head,2 hands, 2

elbows, hips, 2 knees, and 2 feet.

The ten weapons of the human body know them and use them!

When someone stands in front of you they have reach and range of

motion which is extended with the length of their weapon, in this case a

stick, but it could be a knife, sword, a whip, or a spear, staff, etc.

Remember that reach of the range is shortened without a weapon. This


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concept was well noted by the Spanish in the 1500 as well as by the Italian

masters as well.

This good example of reach in relation to foot work and body angles!

To simply understand this concept as with all striking arts you have

an arc, a half circle that is in front of you and to your sides, this arc shift as

you do that is how it becomes the circle. This arc is made by reach of your

hands and feet. This arc is shorted if stand with your feet side by side. The

longest width is done with you feet at the lowest target point like kicking

someone in the ankle.

Understanding the arc will allow you to understand when you are in

range to get your opponent or when you are in their range to be got by

them! This arc moves with you and your opponent and can collapse or

expand as you both move in your ranges. These ranges are simply put

long range, medium range, close range, and ground wrestling range.


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Now to continue in this line of thinking you have two arcs each arc

makes up one room, there is a hall that connects the two rooms and there

is a door in middle. This door can be closed and locked, but the door can

be broken open as well. This door only exists in concept and action but

anyone who has ever fought knows what I am saying. When you fight onthe offensive you go down this hall open the door walk around their room,

then you close the door and if you are smart you lock the door. They will

come after you but now it is on your terms and in your position to defend.

Fighting geometry lines on ground


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14. Fighting Geometry Concepts

When you are facing each other you have two arcs, but when one

person advances just one step the arcs now touch, this means that by justshifting you body you can move in and out of range without being stuck!

This is seen with the use of Elastiko methods. Also seen in good boxing

with weaving methods.

Angles of Attack and Defense

The Spanish influence is shown in the stances, terms, footwork and

tactics. One of the greatest influences came from the sword fighting system

called La Destreza aka the Spanish circle.

The Spanish circle used in sword fighting illustrated


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This was a very complicated item but was later simplified as explained by

Frederico Ghisliero who borrowed from Caranza. Typically in Filipino

Martial Arts we talk in terms of an X or in Vs. I explained this concept is my

book The Basics of FMA by Marc Lawrence.

As you look at the diagram in the picture, you will see the Xs and the

V used in FMA. You will also see two blue half circles these represent the

area in which each fighter can protect either side and in front without

moving or making contact (stick, knife or kick and punch) with each other.

The small blue line represents where each fighter puts their lead foot.

Example of fighting geometry

(What cannot be drawn in the air but does exits are the circles of area thateach fight protects in front as well as to the side of their bodies). As the fact

that we lead with our weapon side forward this is the same as the Spanish

did in 1500 as described in the De La Filosofia de las Armes 1583 by

Jeronimo de Caranza(4). (You can find translations of this complete with


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diagrams on the web). This comes directly from the Destreza as you are

offering the smallest profile.

The two peach colored parallel lines represent the zone or hallway

that exits when two fighter face each other. This is zone in which you canbe hit and in which you can hit back. The two peach-colored circle

represent where two fights clash weapons and or strike each other by just

advancing by sliding your foot forward one-foot length on leaning forward

on deep forward stance. The blue lines that cross in the middle what I can

only call what my student names the kill zone. This is place where every

weapon you have in now facing every weapon that you opponent has. This

is the most dangerous place to be!

The blue diamond represents the stepping/angling off that is done inFMA to hit someone but not get hit. This allows for you to remove yourself

from the line of attack. The two points of the diamond are your pivot points,

where you pivot and turn to reset as they go by. Down this enter diagram

now shifts each time you and you opponent face each other again. The

same geometry happens every time. As you repeatedly do this you are

actually traversing the edges of a much larger circle that exits all around

you and the other fighter.

The body itself is divided into zones or as some people call it angles

of attack and defense, I think of it like basketball that there are on the court

zones of attack and defense. These zones are based upon targets that

make up the weakness of the body. Manong Dan Inosanto explained this in

his book back in the 70s.

As Filipino Martial Artist study their art the find that there are things

that are the same and things that are not as the Spanish as well as others.

This article is meant to have the reader stop and see what really is

happening in fight. I firmly believe that any fighter with a good skill set and

the full understanding of what I have written could hold his or her own

against anyone.


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15. Footwork for fighting

Outside line method

Basic foot work is simple as it is based upon the concept of the shape

of the V. In order to understand it, imagine the person is coming at you asstraight line like an arrow pointing at you. Instead of staying directly line up

you must move out of the way and out of line of their attack. Your feet are

about 1 shoulder width apart. You are leading with your weapon. To move

out of the way but toward their weapon using blocking, slapping or parrying

it out the way while moving past them and behind their weapon. Now if you

pivot on your lead foot and put your rear foot 90 degrees you while you

move you will them be facing their exposed side. You feet should have

moved step 1 right, step 2 left and pivot putting your right foot behind whileyour left foot is in lead. Strike while returning back to a right foot lead. Now

you will apply your counter attack. This is using the principle of the outside

line explain in the section on fighting geometry. This method works well

with forehand strikes and thrusts from the right side. The same method only

the opposite side may be used on a backhand strike or a thrust from the left

side. You would block, slap or parry the weapon out of your way while you

move towards their left side. Your foot work should be step1 right step 2 left

step3 right- pivot while step 4 left is behind step right. This will put you 90degrees off and behind their weapon.

Center Line Method

You may press a forward attack using simple everyday motion of

walking forward while swinging your weapon. You must use a full or half

beat strike with follow-through and time them to your stride of walking. This

is to allows you to stay behind you weapon while striking. As you walk you

will maintain a natural stride and give steady forward pressure striking and

pushing them back. This is using the center line for an attack or as a


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counter attack. The trick to making this work is striking where they are not

blocking.

Inside Line Method

The Inside Line Methods are the hardest to learn and master as theyrequire you have great reaction timing and be able to control the your

opponent quickly some times in a preemptive strike manner. I have seen

Seik fighter from India use this method with great effectiveness. It require

the fighter to learn to get between the your opponents center line and

inside of their weapon arm while avoiding or countering their other hand

from strike like punch or second weapon like knife. This requires a quick

counter and preemptive strike to the attacking limb. This will use arrow

shaped footwork inside their feet driving a wedge into them while attacking.

16. Zones of Offense and Defense Actions

To repeat myself on a critical point there are the three zones! These

are used in offense and defense! In fighting there are zone of offense and

defense on the human body these exists both front and back. They are

divided ups as follows: There is the zone one head to shoulder, shoulders

to hips and hips to the feet. Each zone in divided into halves; left and right

and they exist in the front and in back. In Filipino Martial Arts it is commonto use angles as way of explaining areas to attack with linear strikes.

Fighters must defend these zones by the use of four general stances

these are standing like a swordsman, squatting like old time wrestler,

kneeling like and archer, or laying on the ground like a modern wrestler.

Each has its strength and weaknesses. None of them are good by

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17. The Three Rhythms of Weapons Fighting

From a technical point there are three rhythms used in striking, and

these are compared to music. These being a full beat, half beat, and

quarter beat strike. These can be used to break the rhythm of a fight and hitan opponent. A full beat strike is one that uses the full radius of the arm

swinging the strike, a half beat strike is one that uses half the radius of the

arm and quarter beat strike uses on 1 quarter of the radius of the arm. This

is an important concept in the methods used in striking. Just changing the

beats of strike is enough to throw of your attackers defense. This allows

you to beat them to the punch and hit them where they are not defending.

18. The Four Types of Pressure in a Fight

There are four kinds of pressure in fighting. It is important to note that

not all methods work on all kinds of pressure. In a fight there different kinds

of pressure that I have observed, I have categorized it into four types. First

is heavy forward pressure (Avanatee) such as a charge, typically on only

shielding and thrusts stop this kind of pressure or simply just get out of the

way. Second is moderate forward pressure this can be stopped by blocking

and parrying and counter striking. Third is neutral pressure this iscombination of light pressure it being forward or side to side and or no

pressure where someone comes up and starts fighting with you. Fourth is

reverse pressure that is someone who is reversing but still fighting

commonly seen with fighters who know the principles of Returnada or

retreat fighting. This is someone who knows how to fight and is drawing

you into a trap. This fighter unless you know the method you must back out

and reset so you do not get caught in the trap.


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19. Developing to your Peripheral Vision- How to See in a Fight

To develop your vision you must learn to see with the corners or

peripheral vision. The human eye sees motion well from the corners but not

so well from forward vision of your eyes. To train your eye, first pick a spotin front of you on the wall. Stand about three feet away, and keep your

head straight looking at the wall. Next take your arms and spread them out

to your sides so you are in the T stance, keep your head facing forward,

have hands flat. Now slowly wiggle your fingers and slowly over inch your

arms forward until you can see your fingers moving out of the corners of

your eyes. You will notice that you have to move your arms forward slightly

to see the motion. Next move your arms down about half way between your

shoulders and your legs, slowly move your arms forward while keeping

them straight until you see the motion out of the corner of your eyes. You

will notice that you hands had to be slightly forward to see the motion. Now

move your arms so they are straight with you legs wiggle your fingers and

slowly move your arms up until you see your fingers wiggling. You will

notice that your arms were move slightly forward then at your shoulders.

Now make your arms go above you like the shape of a Y now repeat the

method you did again slowly moving your arms forward while wiggling your

fingers. You will notice that your arms a slightly more forward then you

were in the T-shape. Now put both arms above you and slowly move thearms forward but turn your hand facing inward and wiggle your fingers.

What you will notice is that your arms are forward about 10-15 degrees

before you are able to see motion. Practice these exercises weekly to

develop your spear of vision you will see that you have spear in which you

see.

When you fight you must train yourself to learn to see without moving

your head. You should use your eyes to look left and right to make sure

you are not still being attacked. To enhance this just tuck your chin in

slightly looking with the corners of your eyes. Shift your body slightly at the

waist while moving your shoulders this will allow you to see most of the

area behind you. You should always be ready for additional attackers at all

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20. One Handed Stick Fighting Methods

Introduction to Basic Linear Attacks- The Up & Down Method

This is simple way to an organized method of learning how to attack,

in the beginning it is simple we will use the motion of up and down. Thefirst strike is upward from the ground come to an end on your right shoulder

the second strike in down from the shoulder back to the ground. The

targets are the hand holding the weapon or the limb sticking out. Striking

targets is the hand, wrist or the elbow depending upon what your attacker

has presented. If you are lucky then will deliver a shot from up to down

striking the inside of the leg to the groin up to the chin striking the jaw then

down the striking the head on the return.

Upward strike in Largo range- long stick verses knife on the outside line


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Downward strike in Largo Range- Long stick verses knife on the inside line

The Three Count Method

The three count striking method is one that I developed to quickly de-

habilitate an attacker using as curving pattern of connecting circles

attacking their base, weapon, then their thinking process. Starting from the

upward strike outside aspect behind the knee closest to you then use a

Redondo or circle strike to strike the hand /wrist of your attacker with

continuation of the striking with another circle strike to center of their head.This means you with be moving rapidly from the outside line to the inside

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The Six Count Largo Method

The next series of strikes are designed to break the hand and make

someone drop their weapon. These are given in two strike series not all sixat once. The first strike is a forehand strike downward at a 45 degree line

striking the thumb. The second strike is a backhand strike upward at a 45

degree line upward striking the little finger. The third strike is an upward

strike forehand striking the little finger. The fourth strike is a backhand

strike downward at 45 degree angle striking the first finger. The fifth strike

is forehand strike to the fingers holding the weapon. The sixth strike is a

backhand strike to the fingers. Looking at the angles of the pattern makes it

look like six pointed star. This pattern has been used in sword fighting for avery long time. I have found it described in fencing manuals from the

1500s from Italy, Spain and the Dutch. I believe that this pattern was

originally a Spanish fighting pattern that became modified by the Filipinos

and used with a stick instead of a sword. This method is delivered by be

lined up with the target that being the attacking limb. That means as

explained earlier that you would between the outside and inside lines of

your opponents attacking weapon hand.

Introduction to Cinco Terros- The Five Strikes Pattern

The Cinco Terros system was brought to the Philippines by the

Spanish in the 1500s, it was a fighting pattern taught to soldiers in Europe

at that time. There a number of variations, I will explain some of the

common ones then I will show my combined one that I teach in my basic

Arnis de Mano class. This makes up Ocho Terros or the Eight Basic

strikes.

The classic or most common Cinco Terros of five strikes are simplythis: starting with a #1 strike done at medium range is a forehand strike

motion delivered to the region of your opponents left collar bone but can be

from left side of the neck down to the about the upper 1/3 of their arm in the

strike. This is followed up with a #2 backhand strike delivered to your

opponents right shoulder blade but can be anything from the side their


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neck to the upper 1/3 of their arm. Strike # 3 is delivered as a forehand

strike aimed at the lower portion of the ribs but can also strike at the lower

2/3 of the arm/elbow all the way down to their hips. Strike #4 is delivered as

backhand strike aimed at the lower potion of your opponents ribs but can

be include the lower 2/3s of the arm upper ribs or hip. Take the target ofopportunity! Lastly a center-straight thrust was delivered to the center soft

core of the body. This was typically the point where the stomach and ribs

meet, but can be delivers from the beltline/groin up to the throat/mouth.

This ends the classical section of Cinco Terros Version # 1. One would

argue that the fifth strike was a thrust not a strike. In classical version # 2

the fifth strike is delivered downward in to the center of the head aimed at

the top of the forehead but could be aimed at the face as well. Then it was

followed up with the Thrust to the core. That made it five strikes and onethrust all done in pattern.

Variation # 3 involves forehand (strike #3) and backhand (strike#4)

strikes to the legs/ knees instead of the ribs which makes sense in itself as

with out a base you can not fight or move with the except of laying on the

ground and rolling around.

Ocho Terros or the Eight basic strikes when fighting in the Medium

Range

When combined you have seven strikes and one thrust which makes

up the old system known as Ocho Terros or the eight strikes!


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Strike #1 to the left shoulder/collar bone area


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Strike #2 to the right shoulder/collar bone


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Strike #3 to the short ribs to the hip area


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Strike #4 to short ribs/hip area


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Strike #5 to the left knee or lower leg


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Strike #6 to the right knee or lower leg


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Strike #8 to the head

21. Introduction to Thrusts-The Six Basic Thrusts

The simplest way to deal with an attacker is one of the oldest on the

planet. Simply thrusting into someone will stop a forward attack, but it must

be done quickly and violently. This is the basic spear thrusting method to

be most effective it requires a simple two handed thrust delivered to the

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Spearing or thrusting concept shown using spear verses knife!

This is done by using two hands on your weapon (your stick) about a

shoulder width apart with lead hand in the front and support hand in the

back. This done like a person would do using a spear or a rifle bayonet.

This does lack the reach of the saber method.

The second is the saber method simply with one hand on the grip you

lunge thrust forward. You are using your body weight and a locked arm to

deliver the maximum amount of energy focused on a small point at the tip

of your stick.


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Thrusting using the Saber Method

Third is the backhand thrust method, this is delivered with a quick one

handed thrust with the outside of your hand toward the center line as you

lunge thrust forward .

Fourth is the forehand thrust method this is delivered with a quick one

handed thrust with the inside of your hand toward the center line as you

lunge thrust forward.


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An Example of Quick One-Hand Thrust to Center Core (Solar Plexus)

Fifth is the reinforced thrust it is done similar to the forehand thrust

except you reinforce the Punya or butt as you thrust.


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An Example of Reinforced Thrust

Sixth is the augmented thrust it is similar to the back handed thrust

but your empty hand is shaped like a upside down U to hide the motion

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An Example of the Augmented Thrust using the Monkey Paw Grip

22. Two Handed Striking & Blocking Methods

When using a 3 foot stick in a two- handed manner you will be

coming from a defensive position that means there are four blocks you

need to know.

You will make a doorway first block is over your head holding your

stick above your head supported with two hands and your hands are aboutto hand widths from each end. Block number two will be to the right with

your right hand on top and your left hand on the bottom similar to block

number one at the right side of the door post. Block number three is to the

left we are stick vertical with your left hand on top and your right hand on

the bottom about twos two widths from each end. Block number four is


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straight down horizontally with both hands about to hand widths from each

end.

Block #1 AKA Top of the Door


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Block #2 AKA the left side of the door


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Block#3 AKA the right side of the door


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Block #4 AKA the bottom of the door

To turn these into strikes you will use either your right hand or your

left hand and strike with your lead hand and that end of the stick which

means you will block then use the butt end or the point end to deliver the

counterstrike. These methods are used when your opponent rushes close

the gap and make you fight in close range. This allows you to shorten your

weapon and use it effectively in the close range. By using this blocking

method and moving in you will dissipate your opponents striking power.And allow yourself to counterstrike with a hammering motion of the butt of

the weapon or using point like a bayonet. This method is simple and

effective.


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Using the Long Stick with a Two-Handed Grip

The stick in its three-foot length may be swung like a baseball bat or

golf club striking through your target. It is best that you strike using the last

two hand widths of the stick on targets such as joints and bones that areclose to the skin. The problem with the striking method is that it is slow and

highly predictable. That means it can be avoided or jammed quickly.

Long Stick being swung like a baseball bat

The stick in its three-foot length can be swung like a two-handed

sword much like the Japanese katana. That means you can employ half

feet and quarter beat strikes using the tip in last one third to strike. Strike at

targets that can be easily damaged such as the collarbones, wrist, short


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ribs, backs of knee, as well as the top of the head. It is better to strike the

sides of the head then the top of the head.

When holding the stick for a two-handed snapping strike you will have

your lower hand using overlapping grip, and your upper hand using astraight -thumb.

23. Retaining your weapon

To prevent yourself from being disarmed when using your weapon in

a two-handed banner you may have to use it in a two-hand hand rip and

return method.

Step #1 the long stick has been grabbed, maintain firm two handed grip.


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Step#3 Twist the wrist and pull away


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Step#4 Return with a butt or Punya strike to head like a rifle butt for

knock out strike

When your opponent grabs your weapon you will turn your weapon one

hand high one hand low rotate away in a ripping motion and you will return

using the same energy coming back striking with the butt or point of your

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24. Blocking Methods- The Three Guards

Blocking is as critical as striking maybe even more so! Ask any child

to hit at you with a stick and without any training they will be able to be

dangerous! This leads to knowing where and how to guard, this meanswhere your stick is covering. As mentioned before there are three main

zones to the human body that means despite all of the names for all of the

guards they fall into only three groups.

High Guard Defensive AKA Roof Block


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Mid Guard Using Blade Section Parry Method


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Low Guard using strike block method

These are the High guard, the Middle guard and the Low guard. The

high guard is used to protect the head and shoulders. The middle guard is

used to protect the core of the body and the low guard is used to protect

the hips and legs.

25. Strike Blocks Methods

With a stick the simplest way to block and the safest used by children

is to strike at the opponents weapon. This is simply known as strike

blocking, this method disrupts your opponents attack and allows you to

deliver a counter attack as you have disrupted their forward motion. This is

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must defend your limbs. Remember your opponents strike is a downward

#1 then your counter strike block must be upward strike #2. If your attacker

strikes at you with a downward attack then you strike upward. Target their

limbs instead of the weapon if possible. Otherwise just the weapon, this is

dependent upon your skill and your range.

You see this method done by people in the movies because the

swords have no real edges. They are square edged so that you can clang

together. This works with sticks too but there is a danger in that you can

break you weapon as they are striking another weapon.

Strike Block #1 against Strike #1


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26. Rigid Blocking Methods Method #1

So you ask how do you block a strike? There are many ways to

properly block and each has its own special application. The first is called

ridged blocking also called shield blocking, it is done with two hands one

hand holding the weapon as explain previously and the second hand usingthe meaty portion of the knife edge of your hand is about one foot above it.


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Shield or Rigid Block with Flat Palm

There is a scholars argument that says say that this is shield

blocking and others argue that no shield blocking is specific type of block.

Thus I chose not to debate that here in this text.

Rigid Blocking Method #2

Method two is done similar to method number #1 except the empty

hand uses the palm flat against the stick. The stick is lined up on the handfrom tip of the little finger to the base of the thumb. The argument is that

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Rigid Blocking Method #3

With the long stick you can do a staff/spear method of blocking that

cannot be done safely with a short stick. This is done similar to methods #1

but the empty hand is put out two-three hand widths from the end, thenyou meet and role the strike off of your weapon pushing their weapon down

and way and follow up with a thrust to the body.

Two Handed block getting ready for follow up counter attack

All these methods work well against linier attacks against the body

and head zones but do not work well against thrusting attacks and attacks

against the legs. For thrusting attacks you need to use parries and for

attacks to your knees you need to use sweep blocks. This means you must

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27. Sweep Blocks and Rebound Blocks

Swing Block

Swing Blocks or Sweep Blocks are used to defend the legs but can

be used for other parts of the body when needed. To perform a sweepblock against a linear strike at your knees you make quick sweeping motion

with your weapon using only one hand holding your weapon (the stick) and

sweep the strike away, it will act like a strike block deflecting the strike at

your leg. You follow up with quick counter strike back at their legs to allow

them to have to defend rather then continue their attack.

Rebound Blocks

Rebound blocks are special blocks used to disrupt your opponentsattack. It is done with two hands, one hand holding the weapon as

explained previously and the second hand using the meaty portion of the

knife-edge of your hand is about one foot above it, instead of waiting for the

strike you launch out like you where throwing a punch with both hands or

like you were quickly pushing someone away.

Again this method works for attacks to the body but now well against

the legs or against thrusts. You may follow up with any number of counter

attacks. The method is also effective as a counter strike you can throw

these quickly like a punch at close range into the face of an opponent who

is crowding you. When thrown like a punch and delivered to the face, it

causes the head to be snapped back quickly and effectively.

Another method used with rebound blocks is similar to Rigid Block

Method#3 the long stick you do a staff/spear method of blocking. This is

done similar to methods #1 but the empty hand is put out two-three

hand widths from the end, then you meet and role the strike off of your

weapon pushing their weapon down and way and follow up with a fast

thrust to the face with the tip or Punta or use the butt or Punya to deliver a

quick quarter beat strike to face or body.


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28. Slapping Blocks and Parries

Slapping Blocks

Slapping Blocks are method commonly seen in Chinese Bladed

Weapons training and this method is effective in the use of the long stick.

When you opponent attacks you use a slapping motion is quick tight

manner with the tip and upper blade portion of the stick followed up with

thrust with the tip.

Parries and Parrying

There are simple terms two types of parries that are done with the

long stick, these are tip parries and blade parries each referring to the

portion of the weapon used when fighting. The blade parry is used when

you are being attacked with a thrust at your body. The tip parry is used

when timing is mastered and you can with the tip of your weapon turn theirs

and come in behind it.

Blade Parries

If the thrust is at your chest your weapon should be pointing up and

with one hand holding your weapon, you push your attackers weapon

away from you while getting your body out of line. This is done to defend

your face, neck and upper body.


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Blade Parry against High Thrusting Attack


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Blade Parry against Low Thrusting Attack

If the attack is done below the nipple line then your stick should be

pointing down and you push their weapons point away from you while

getting out of the way.

Tip Parries

A tip parry is one that uses the last one two hand widths of your

weapon (your stick) while holding it in one hand, your have the timing tocome in behind your opponents weapon while getting out of the way. You

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Tip Parry with Long Stick against sword slashing

29. Disarms and Disarming Methods

Disarms are interesting subject as there are many people who say

things like they cannot be disarms and that disarms do not work. All I have

to say is pure B.S. to that! I have disarmed many people in both real life

situations and in tournaments. To perform a disarm techniques requires

manufacturing an opportunity to perform the skill.

I have found that to disarm someone requires either a distractionary

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Based upon the concept of distractionary injuries and/or broken rhythms,

some basic concepts in mechanics and in anatomy of the human body you

too can disarm and opponent. I will present three basic methods of

disarms. All disarms are done in the medium to close range distance

working on the inside and center line.

All of these disarms discussed here should be done at all of the linear

strikes being the eight angles of attack/defense discussed earlier and the

five thrust discussed too. If you practice right hand to right hand will this will

give you only 13 disarms but if you add left to left then you will have 26

disarms but them if you practice right to left you will have 39 and then add

left to right you will have now 52 disarms you know. Taking the three

methods discussed in this text will give you 156 disarm techniques based

upon three simple principles. That is how Filipino Martial Arts is taught

based upon principles.

In this text I will share disarming methods that are simple and

effective these methods can be used with a long stick effectively and allow

you to disarm someone with a similar type of weapon. There are times that

you wish to disarm your opponent and then subdue them rather than strike

them. An example of this would be a family member who has attacked you

while being under the influence of alcohol or drugs and you do not wish todo permanent harm. There are many different methods used for disarming

but due to limitations of the text Im going to share three simple methods

that can be learned easily and done under pressure.

Disarming- The Grab Method

Forehand strikes

When someone strikes at you with an impact weapon like a stick, you

must stop the forward attack. This is usually done using a forehand strike.Taking the concept that you are in a right forward stance and blocking with

a shield block as previously described. You must first block the strike

stalling their attack, move in slightly checking your attackers hand, counter

strike them on the arm or hand, grab the stick and pull towards you in a

rotating manner using your hips away from them. It is strongly


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recommended that you counter strike them or they will rush you and strike

you for taking their weapon.

Your empty hand placement is critical to a successful disarm- This is what

not to do!


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Your empty hand placement is critical to a successful disarm- This is what

to do correctly!


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Here is the follow up counter shot to the ribs to make them let go as you

pull away with their weapon.


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Here is the alternate follow up counter shot to the hand to make them let go

as you pull away with their weapon.

Backhand strikes

Backhand strike disarms are differ only in that your hand must go

from a check to an underhand grab of your opponents weapon, twisting

their weapon down around and back up in one smooth motion. All of theother parts still apply the same. This disarm allows you to show the weapon

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Thrusts

Thrusts require a slightly different method as you are parrying the

weapon and not blocking. Taking it from a thrust attack to the chest you tip

of your stick is up your will blade parry away from you while rotating yourright shoulder towards your opponent. Your left shoulder will rotate away

from them, With your left hand grab just past your stick your opponents

stick and counter strike them on the hand and arm at the same time.

Disarming-The Vining Method

Forehand Vining Method

To perform the vining method you must stop the forward attack first.

For a forehand strike use this method. Taking the concept that you are in aright forward stance and blocking with a shield block as previously

described. You must first block the strike stalling their attack, move in

slightly checking your attackers hand, your left hand comes over the top of

their hand and stick and vines around the back of the hand, under their

wrist and back up the wrist opening your hand like fan, you in a rotating

manner away from them and counter strike them on the arm. It is strongly

recommended that you counter strike them or they will rush you and strike

you for taking their weapon.


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An Example of Vining with Long Stick against a Forehand Strike


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An Example of Vining Disarm with a Follow-up Elbow Strike

Backhand Vining

Backhand strike disarms are differ only in that your hand must go

from a check to a inside of the wrist down and round the wrist and back up

in one smooth motion. Step back with your back foot and twist forward

rotating your opponent forward. Keep their wrist pressed up against yourchest and push down on the back of their arm. All of the other parts still

apply the same.


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Backhand Vining with Follow-Up Strike to the Elbow


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Backhand Vining with Follow-Up with Neck Control Method. Remember to

also sweep the leg closest to you.

Vining Thrusts


weapon and not blocking. Taking it from a thrust attack to your left chest

your tip of your stick is up, you will blade parry away from you while rotating

your right shoulder towards your opponent. Your left shoulder will rotate

away from them, move in slightly checking your attackers hand, your lefthand comes over the top of their hand and stick and vines around the back

of the hand, under their wrist and back up the wrist opening your hand like

fan, you in step back and around with your back foot rotating manner

toward from them and counter strike them on the arm.


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Elbow Crook Disarm Method

The elbow rook stripe/disarm is one that can rip a weapon like a stick

right out of the hands of your opponent. This does require timing and theopportunity that comes from someone with 2-3 fingers width of stick

protruding from the bottom of their hand.

Forearm/ Elbow Crook Disarm Method

The elbow crook disarm is kind of combination of block/parrying

concepts, leverage and trickery! Starting with an attack of a forehand

strike, you must first block the strike stalling their attack. Move in slightly

checking your attackers weapon with your weapon while taking your left

hand and grabbing towards the tip of their stick pushing it downward and

away from you. This rotates their wrist and weapon down bringing the

Punya or butt up. Now in the same moment bring your arm down their arm

until the crook ok your elbow is just past the butt. Quickly use a forward

wrenching motion to pull the weapon out, at the same time pushing the tip

down, stepping back with the back foot while rotation at your hips to

provide maximum torque. Follow this up with a quick strike with the

butt/Punya/ pommel or your weapon.


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Step#1 Control Opponents Weapon and put your forearm under the butt of

their Weapon


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Step#2 Soften Your Opponent with strike to head to help them let go

Backhand -Elbow Crook Disarm Method

For the backhand linear strike you will need to alter the forehand

method slightly. You will stop the backhand strike with back and then you

will have to grab the tip of their weapon. In one fluid motion you will need to

roll their tip down while rolling the butt of yours up. Quickly using the crookof your weapon arm over the butt their weapon, perform the stripping

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Thrust -Elbow Crook Disarm Method


weapon and not blocking. Taking it from a thrust attack to the chest your tip

of your stick is up your will blade parry away from you while rotating yourright shoulder towards your opponent. Your left shoulder will rotate away

from them. With your left hand grab your opponents stick just past your

stick. Move in slightly checking your attackers weapon with your weapon

while taking your left hand and grabbing towards the tip of their stick

pushing it downward and away from you. This rotates their wrist up and

weapon down bringing the Punya or butt up. Now in the same moment

bring your arm down their arm until the crook ok your elbow is just past the

butt. Quickly use a forward wrenching motion to pull the weapon out, at the

same time pushing the tip down, stepping back with the back foot while

rotation at your hips to provide maximum torque. Follow this up with a quick

strike with the butt/Punya/ pommel or your weapon.


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Punya or Butt Stripping Disarm Method

To perform a Punya or butt stripping disarm you must first shield

block with palm flat and then stop their strike, grab the weapon turn it downwith your empty hand while raking with the butt or Punya of your weapon.

You can deliver low line kicks to help them let go while you pull away.

Example of Punya Stripping Disarm with a low line kick to assist in therelease of the weapon.


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Example of a Back Hand strike defense using Punya Stripping Disarm with

a low line kick.

Strike and Strip Disarm Method

Strike and strip method is a really simple method of disarming a

person. Your first action is to block and or parry the incoming strike or

thrust. Now you have stopped the forward momentum of their attack thus

disrupting their flow. The next step is to grab your opponents weapon and

at the same time strike their hand(s) with your long stick. This will makethem let go of the weapon and focus on their distractionary injury. You will

follow up with a finishing injury. This would be to the joints so they could not

hold a weapon or it could be to color bone so they cannot carry a weapon

or to the head to knock them out.


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Strike and striping method being done against a spear thrust


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Long stick verses Tongfa Side Handle Baton

The long stick can be used very effectively against the side-handle

baton as you can shield block as shown above as well use the Punya (butt)

in rapid follow up. I would follow up with a quick shot to the forehead of my

attacker to knock them out in a rapid manner.


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Long stick being used to block and hook with a throw

30. Stick Grappling and Stick Throws

In the fight or wrestle range using a long weapon like a 36 inch stick

can be hindrance unless the Arnisador is trained in stick grappling. As thestick is a lever it can be used as a Class I,II, or III lever depending upon

how it is used to control and inflict pain for compliance. One of the most

basic methods is what I like to call the water pump. When done your arms

and the stick look like one of the old fashion water pumps. The trick is the

entry from clearing your opponents weapon closing the gap with a


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committed technique using your forearm on one side of the neck and the

stick laid upon the other side of the neck. The goal is to compress the neck

on both sides digging your forearm in the nerves on one side while the stick

is doing the same on the other side. One hand is holding the stick right

behind the neck. While the other is holding the stick towards the end andyou are cranking inward towards your forearm holding the top of the stick.

This done mechanically the same as a nut cracker works.

The arms can be reversed making a triangle and you will use scissor

motion called Gunting, this will be putting pressure on both carotid arteries

and the neck in one smooth motion. Yes to perform this you will need to

practice your entries and application of distractionary injuries.

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The long stick can be used as control devise intercepting the forwardattack and then locking a joint as shown in the picture. To make a figure 4

lock you must stop the forward strike pull the person off balance for a

moment then snap then back while threading the needle AKA the stick and

securing their wrist to the stick while wrenching their arm backwards.

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while delivering a counter attack with a kick or stomp to knee to disrupt

their frame taking them to the ground. You may actually break their arm if

they drop rapidly.

Stick throw with arm lock

The stick can be used as lever for controlling your attacker. By block

and parrying your attackers strike you must grab their limb and insert the

stick like behind the arm and up against the chest. By bringing their armbackward against the stick while pushing the stick forward you will lever

them forward for a throw, coupling that with a front sweep or just simple

tripping motion.

The stick can also be used to trip and lever people off balance while

fighting. The long stick can be inserted between the legs at the knees. This


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allows you to use one like lever and the other as the fulcrum, and with

some minimal effort and the pressure applied to the upper body the whole

body is used now as a lever against itself thus breaking the foundation, you

disrupt the frame and throwing them backwards to the ground in rapid and

violent manner. This will you to us minimal force to its maximumeffectiveness. Simply put the ground hits harder than you do.

An example of leg levering and cloths lining

31. Long Stick against Hand to Hand Fighting

The long stick can be used extremely effectively against empty hand

attack such as punches. Use the long stick as a shield with a two handedhold. Then use the concepts of reverse fighting (Returnada) to make space

and deliver you counter attack with the Punta (point) or Punya (butt) as the

situation dictates. Remember to take now more than three steps back and

turn so that your attacker does not track you. This will disrupt their forward

flow and create a broken rhythm allow you the moment for counter attack.


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If they are a puncher remember to watch their chest for motion not

their eyes!

Blocking with the long stick against a punch. Watch the chest for

motion!


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Step 1 Block the in-coming punch on the inside line.

Watch out for the other punch as well, do not think that just because

you blocked the first one your opponent will not throw another. Think block

and counter.


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Step 2 Control them using the butt to hook behind the neck then pull

your opponent forward towards the ground.

Use the stick as lever and hook them behind the neck as this is the

steering wheel of the body. Where the head goes the body goes. Throw

them rapidly and violently forward towards the ground. Think about can I

deliver a knee to the opponents face thus breaking the nose mouth and

jaw and delivering a knockout blow to the head.


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Step 3 Throw them forward into your knee that is coming upward

Use the mechanical principles seen in a head on collision with motor

vehicles. Use this to your advantage by bring their head down at the same

time as you bring you knee up. This will do the maximum damage with

minimal effort.


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When defending against kicks you must use the long stick to defend

to attack the weakest parts of the body that being the joints in the most

effective manner. That simply means that you will us a swing block at thejoints like knee and ankle to deliver the most damage with least about of

effort. Think swing block then counter attack. Use the pattern knees, hands

head. Thus you will break their frame, stop them from attacking with their

hands and shut down the computer by knocking them out!

Blocking kicks using the long stick on the inside line while parrying out the

kick.


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You must maintain distance to use the long stick for you tactical advantage

Blocking kick on the outside line while parrying away the kick

Attacking the joints against kicks


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With multiple strike attacks you will need to use your body as well as

your weapon to defend against it. I would recommend the use of the stick

on top while using the knee moving inward to block strike the incoming kick

for maximum damage and effectiveness.

Blocking of punch and kick combos

Blocking a front snap kick to the groin with punch block to the shin


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Blocking a front snap kick with punch check to knee while protecting the

head

The long stick can be used as an adjunct while fighting hand to hand. A

fighter needs to practice using it while training in their empty hand methods

of fighting. Simply put the more you practice the better you will get!


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Fighting from the Ground

You may be knocked down in fight and have to fight your way back

up. If you find that you have been knocked down, retain you long stick and

use it as shield against kicks by you attacker or attackers. You can use thelong stick to thrust upward in an attackers groin or gut as they rush up. You

can also use it to strike the joints with strong swing and effecting the ankles

and shins of an attacker.

An example of a groin thrust from the ground


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An example blocking an in-coming kick and damaging the attackers leg


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An example of blocking a stomp kick while on the ground

Long Stick Against Robbery and Muggings

The Largo Olisi or long stick can be used effectively in many street

attacks and attempted robberies. The stick is used to break a hold by anattack if needed and then is used as a counter attack weapon. Back in the

days of the French Apache street criminals and Bartitsu the gentlemans

walking stick was found to be effective against five or six opponents at

once. The limitation was of course what if one pulled out a gun in the

middle of the attack and shoot you. The thing to remember is to de-fang the

snake, that means damage the weapon hand first. Yes that could still

happen, so you must be aware of the situation and what people are doing

with their hands. Fight quickly a swiftly so that people do not have time toreact to your attack.

There are three enemies in a fight. These are fear doubt and

confusion. You must instill these in your attackers and have trained enough

to show no fear no doubt and no confusion in fighting.


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An example of de-fanging the snake, strike the hand at the wrist holding the

weapon.

An example of checking the weapon hand and thrusting to the face

Closing Thoughts

This book is intended to be training aid but it is not all of the system

used with this weapon. The reader must training with their long stick to get

to know it like they know their name. They should practice using it with both

left and right hand as well as with both hands. It is recommended that you

practice with it against a tire bag or a BOB to get used to the strikes. I

would also say have other stick fighter practice attacking and you

defending to build the skills needed for a skilled practitioner


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If you do not have a code to live by this is one that I wrote that I

live by:

Warriors Code

1. A warrior is a warrior for his family and his community.

2. A warrior protects and defends those who cannot fight for

themselves like the defenseless, the children and the elders.

3. A warrior shows respect to their elders, treasure their

knowledge.

4. A warrior will conduct themselves with honor and integrity

5. A warrior will make sure their enemy does not come back

again.

6. A warrior will practice their fighting until they know it like

they know their name.

7. A warrior will make sure they are armed at all times to

protect their family and community.

8. A warrior must show self-control at all times even whenyou are scared act like you have done it 1000 times.

9. A warrior must have respect for their ancestors and our

creator. You must a spiritual path to follow


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References

Here are books that I have read and that I have used in concepts when

writing this book. I believe in giving credit where credit is due. No one

lives in a vacuum.

1) Beyond Kung Fu by Leo T. Fong -chapter 5 pgs 79-802) Bartitsu Compendium Volume II Alignment pgs 38-413) Bowie and Big Knife Fighting System by Dwight C. McLemore pge 654) De La Filosofia de las Armes 1583 by Jeronimo de Caranza5) The manual of Frederico Ghisliero, Regole do Molti Cavagliereschi

Esserciti(1587)6) The Filipino Martial Arts by Dan Inosanto pg 38 & 827) The Basics of Filipino Martial Arts by Marc Lawrence pgs 13-158) Solving Enigma by Chad McBroom Biomechanization page #38

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