I hope you continue to explore and gain more knowledge of Kali/Arnis/Eskrima. Thank you for posting your beginning steps into this vibrant and fluid style.
Don't open your hand when you rotate the stick - that's baton twirling, not Escrima. The problem with majorette-style twirling is if you actually hit anything, there's insufficient strength in just your thumb and forefinger to keep hold of the stick and you'll drop it - fight over. Ensure your grip is closed all the way through the rotation, don't open your hand to just the thumb and forefinger when you rotate - this is difficult at first, particularly if you've built up muscle memory of baton twirling. Your grip is too far up the stick - the short end is like the pommel of a Filipino blade, which is much shorter than a fist length. You're robbing yourself of cutting/hitting length and changing the dynamic of the stick. Stance - you're striking with your right hand from the right, but with your left leg forward so your torso is face-on exposed to incoming stabs and strikes, and if you use a long "Tabas" strike, you will cut your left leg at the end. Instead, advance the leg on the side that you are striking, as it turns your torso away from incoming stabs, and lets you gain reach and keep distance, whilst letting your "living hand" cover your torso. So as you strike from the right, step forward with the right, then switch feet to the left as you follow up with the strike chambered on the left. Tip : when you're practising your basic cuts, particularly at beginner level, use "Tabas" long, circular cuts rather than short "Taga" hacks.
I hope you continue to explore and gain more knowledge of Kali/Arnis/Eskrima. Thank you for posting your beginning steps into this vibrant and fluid style.
Tanks for sharing i have idea now
Glad it helped -magill
Your Arnis teacher is?
Hello bro love from Nepal ❤) ous🥋🥋
-didn't think that we'd be casually worldwide that fast. It's great to have you here-Magill
Very similar to Japanese hanbo
Yeah. A stick by any other name is still a stick -magill
Don't open your hand when you rotate the stick - that's baton twirling, not Escrima. The problem with majorette-style twirling is if you actually hit anything, there's insufficient strength in just your thumb and forefinger to keep hold of the stick and you'll drop it - fight over. Ensure your grip is closed all the way through the rotation, don't open your hand to just the thumb and forefinger when you rotate - this is difficult at first, particularly if you've built up muscle memory of baton twirling. Your grip is too far up the stick - the short end is like the pommel of a Filipino blade, which is much shorter than a fist length. You're robbing yourself of cutting/hitting length and changing the dynamic of the stick. Stance - you're striking with your right hand from the right, but with your left leg forward so your torso is face-on exposed to incoming stabs and strikes, and if you use a long "Tabas" strike, you will cut your left leg at the end. Instead, advance the leg on the side that you are striking, as it turns your torso away from incoming stabs, and lets you gain reach and keep distance, whilst letting your "living hand" cover your torso. So as you strike from the right, step forward with the right, then switch feet to the left as you follow up with the strike chambered on the left. Tip : when you're practising your basic cuts, particularly at beginner level, use "Tabas" long, circular cuts rather than short "Taga" hacks.