Arnis for self defense?

[MunkyBoy]

hello guys.

 

is arnis well for self defense? i heard good things as well as bad things about it...

 

it would be cool if you could tell me something about this style. everything helps!

[Rich_2k3]

Whats arnis?

[Icetuete]

dont be annoyed, but i'd say its very much up to the teaching methods. like many other arts, arnis is capable of developing a good martial artist.

 

i dont know much aobut arnis really, but in contrast to many other arts you start with stick fighting/knife techniques and later train empty handed ones. since you dont carry around your arnis stick whenever your outside, i dont know inhowfar these stick-moves deliver a fast to learn self defense.

[Sho-ju]

Arnis is a great tool in combat, and a short stick is more likely found in the street then say, a pair of sai.

[ZR440]

In conjunction with other arts it's great to know because you also learn the disarm techniques. At least I do. The angles of attack can apply to knives and other weapons too.

[Toast]

as ZR said... arnis can be used w/ blades too kamas...

 

Kali/Arnis <- art of the blade and stick

[Bdaze]

Kali/Arnis <- art of the blade and stick

 

well, technically neither of those are specifically blade and stick arts. Arnis which comes from the spanish tittle "Arnis de Mano" (or hardness of hand) teaches empty handed and weapon techniques

 

Kali and Escrima are similair styles that have differant names because of differant regions they where taught in.

 

Im not trying to argue symantics, im just trying to coerrect a major misconception people have about Arnis. it is as much a "stick and blade" art as TKD is a Bojitsu art.

 

sticks and blades are part of the curriculum, but they are by no means it's primary focus.

[ninjanurse]

A weapon is an extension of the arm and most (if not all-my experience is limited) kali/arnis techniques work empty handed as well. We worked each technique on all aspects of a confrontation-both combatants armed, one combatant armed (either or), and no one armed. My experience with it deepened my understanding and application of many different self-defense techniques.

 

[ZR440]

Ditto. And our techniques have three levels, no matter if you are defending with a weapon or not. Minor, major, and nasty.

[delta1]

"one of the best out there!!"

 

 

 

Obviously, depending on the school and the student. But the FMA's overall ar excellent, well rounded, and effective. Arnis is a weapons based art, but their weapons techniques translate well to both empty hand stand up fighting and to grappling. I'm fairly new to Modern Arnis (taught as a second art in the school I just joined). But I've worked out with several FMA guys before and they are tough.