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Fundamental Training Filipino Martial Arts Kali/Arnis
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Fundamental Training Filipino Martial Arts Kali/Arnis

Footworks and basic motor skill
Last updated 3/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • After completing this course, the student can go promotion test and be certified by the Author/Instructor.
  • Learners will be flow-with in basic striking and foot works after doing this training in just total of 21 hours of training.
  • Learning this fundamental movement will prevent bad habits in martial arts training.
  • As the lectures was complete and systematically arranged this will be easy for the student to understand the fundamentals of the fighting arts.

Course content

2 sections9 lectures1h 17m total length
  • Basic Footwork (Full Range)7:46

    This episode is about Fundamentals of FMA Footwork, this should be the 1st thing to learn when it comes to footworks.

  • Basic Footwork (Knee-up)4:42

    After the Basic Footwork episode1, this lecture contained the next basic motor skill the student should add to his/her muscle memory.

  • Body mechanics (Wave in Wave out)9:33

    in this episode the learner will be familiar in basic body movements aside from footwork.

  • Basic Footwork Ep4 (open Cross)10:05

    This footwork is necessary in order to learn the facing. in actual combat the trainee will face not only single opponent but sometimes multiple. so learning this will add skill of maneuvering. 

  • Ep5 Ducking and kneeling Footwork6:53
  • Diamond Pattern6:46

    This footwork is the introduction for the advance footwork

Requirements

  • Mentally and Physically fit
  • No need to be expert or had previous FMA training, this course is beginner friendly.
  • No need to be masculine in order to learn this lessons, even the womans are fit to learn this as long as they like it.

Description

In Filipino Martial Arts (FMA), the basic motor skills involve coordination, agility, balance, and reflexes to efficiently use weapons and empty-hand techniques. These skills can be broken down into fundamental movement patterns:

1. Grip & Weapon Handling

  • Proper grip on sticks, blades, or training weapons

  • Wrist flexibility for fluid strikes and control

  • Switching grips for different techniques

2. Striking Mechanics

  • Angle striking – Basic strikes come from different angles (commonly 12 or more)

  • Snapping & follow-through strikes – Quick, controlled hits vs. powerful slashes

  • Striking with both hands – Develops ambidexterity

3. Footwork & Mobility

  • Triangle footwork – Moving in a triangular pattern for offense/defense

  • Lateral & diagonal stepping – Avoiding attacks while countering

  • Pivoting & zoning – Controlling distance and positioning

4. Blocking & Deflections

  • Checking (redirecting an attack)

  • Parrying (light redirections)

  • Cross-blocks and high/low defenses

5. Coordination & Flow Drills

  • Sinawali (Weaving Drills) – Helps with coordination and muscle memory

  • Hubud-Lubud (Tying & Untying Hands) – Close-range sensitivity training

  • Punyos (Butt-End Strikes) – Striking with the stick’s base for control

6. Empty-Hand Applications

  • Translating weapon movements into hand strikes (Panantukan – Filipino boxing)

  • Joint locks and disarms (Dumog – Filipino grappling)

  • Clinch fighting and control techniques

7. Reflex & Reaction Training

  • Drills to improve reaction time

  • Partner drills for adaptability

  • Sparring to test real-time application

These skills form the foundation of FMA and are refined over time through repetition and sparring. Are you interested in learning FMA, or do you already practice it?

Objective:
To develop fundamental motor skills in Filipino Martial Arts (FMA), enhancing coordination, agility, balance, and reflexes for effective self-defense and combat application. Mastering these basic movements will improve weapon handling, striking accuracy, footwork, and reaction time, allowing for seamless adaptation in both armed and unarmed scenarios. Additionally, training in FMA's motor skills fosters discipline, focus, and body awareness, contributing to overall physical fitness and mental sharpness.

Who this course is for:

  • FMA Enthusiast who are are doing self self study, this is the best guide for you.
  • Bigginer who wants to have advance view of the Art before joining the actual training.