Escrima

[ZR440]

Double stick (sinawali) is taught before solo baston now? So much for the alive hand concept...

[Sengra]

Double stick (sinawali) is taught before solo baston now? So much for the alive hand concept...

Actually, I ahven't got any formal srnis training, but here in the Philippines, arnis si taught in Physical Education using two sticks, so far as I know..but I could be wrong though..^_^

[Why_Worry]

Yeah, i would think single stick techniques would be taught first because with the hand that doesnt have a stick you learnt o push away the striking hand/stick of the other person and once you get used to that you can use two sticks to do the same thing just a little modifed with trapping too and stuff so in learning one stick you can kind of learn two sticks at the same time.

[Sengra]

well, I've read a book about arnis, and it specified there that arnis could be taught with one or two sticks...but yeah, you made a good point there why_worry...^_^

[fallen_milkman]

Actually, I think they specifically start out with two sticks to make sure you're using both hands effectively from the start. At least, that is what I have heard. Could be wrong.

[unknownstyle]

i think kali and escrima are the same, i know that they are brazilian arts

[bart]

i think kali and escrima are the same, i know that they are brazilian arts

Kali, Eskrima, and Arnis are the same arts generally. They are Filipino martial arts though, not brazilian.