sparring in kali/eskrima/arnis?

[kle1n]

is there any sparring and are there championships in that sport?

 

thx

[Pacificshore]

Sure there is sparring in FMA stickfighting. When sparring using live sticks, the fighters are armored up for protection. Or there are padded type eskrima sticks that you can purchase and use without having to be fully armored up. With the padded sticks, usually you wear a sparring helmet with a cage, and maybe some forearm pads. With the padded sticks, you won't run the risk of breaking bones, but you'd still feel the "sting" of the strike when it hits.

 

As far as tounaments, some of the major rated tourneys have a category for stickfighting. There is also a big tourney held in the Phillipines for all Eskrimadors, Arnisadors, and Kalisadors(don't know if this is proper terminology). If you search the internet, I'm sure you'll find some info of the tourneys.

[Kaju_influenced]

Yes there are various sparring and tournaments however heavy equipment use is not the case with the dog brothers. My sifu is an original dog brother Philip(Sled Dog) Gelinas and their method of training is very down to earth especially these days quote " Higher conscious through harder contact" was their moto assaulting the body with tempered rattan sticks (Very painfull) check out Dog brothers 4 mo info.