by Remy Amador Presas, available through Modern Arnis and often on Ebay.
Firstly, condolences to the family of Remy Presas.
At 162 pgs. B&W photos some cartoon illustrations and nicknamed "The Big Blue Book" among some. Currently in it's 7th printing and published in the Philippines on the infamous newspaper print paper.
The book isn't divided into chapters but here's a BD to make sense of the sections.
The BD
Basics (history, equipment, student code, vital points, calisthetics, stances,body shifting, postures and application)
Hits and Parries (12 strikes, 9 blocks and application, Block application vs 12 hits, Parry/parry drills, Hand release applications)Self defense and Disarms (throws, empty hand disarms vs staff, knifebolo, pistols, stick vs stick disarms, riot baton releases)
Anyos and Sinawalli (4 Single stick forms, Sinawalli and applications, Basic and Freestyle sparring)
Takedowns, Stroking Patterns, and Tournament Rules ("ground fighting"/takedowns, common stroking patterns, competition rules and calls)
Biographical info and pics
The Basics section is in the standard Modern Arnis format, There are 12 stick defense sequences, 8 are variations. Hits and Parries also has the standard Arnis book material but the Parry/Parry drills and 4 Hand Release applications stood out similar to what you see in Pekiti Tirsia. Lots of empty hand disarms; 6 vs single stick, 2 vs staff, 3 vs knife, 10 hands vs the bolo (half of are variations) 4 gun disarms (pistol work) 11 stick to stick disarms, 5 Riot Baton Release (4 are variations) There are 2 application sequences in the Sinawalli and Sparring sections and a possible glitch in editing with 2 throws being shown.
"Ground fighting" was really empty hand applications using takedowns not ground grappling. "Other Forms of Arnis" is a really an analysis of some common patterns (Abaniko, Rompica, Banda y Banda, Figure 8), and Tournament rules had illustrations of judges' flag signals.
Interesting if you're into tournament FMA.
This book has a large amount of disarms but what stands out is you can see the similarities of karate and jujutsu/judo technique yet you don't see an overemphasis on karate blocks and stances you see in later Arnis books. The book is a good reference for all levels but is mainly geared for intermediate to advanced folks. It goes mainly with Arnis/Presas Bros. materials (particularly. E. Presas' Arnis, Presas and Balisong) but also A. Advincula and G. Alland's tapes, Marinas' Arnis Lanada book, and Canete's Doce Pares book.
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The preceding review does not reflect the views of the owners of this site. As always, books and/or videos are not a substitute for
actual hands on instruction by a certified instructor.
Firstly, condolences to the family of Remy Presas.
At 162 pgs. B&W photos some cartoon illustrations and nicknamed "The Big Blue Book" among some. Currently in it's 7th printing and published in the Philippines on the infamous newspaper print paper.
The book isn't divided into chapters but here's a BD to make sense of the sections.
The BD
Basics (history, equipment, student code, vital points, calisthetics, stances,body shifting, postures and application)
Hits and Parries (12 strikes, 9 blocks and application, Block application vs 12 hits, Parry/parry drills, Hand release applications)Self defense and Disarms (throws, empty hand disarms vs staff, knifebolo, pistols, stick vs stick disarms, riot baton releases)
Anyos and Sinawalli (4 Single stick forms, Sinawalli and applications, Basic and Freestyle sparring)
Takedowns, Stroking Patterns, and Tournament Rules ("ground fighting"/takedowns, common stroking patterns, competition rules and calls)
Biographical info and pics
The Basics section is in the standard Modern Arnis format, There are 12 stick defense sequences, 8 are variations. Hits and Parries also has the standard Arnis book material but the Parry/Parry drills and 4 Hand Release applications stood out similar to what you see in Pekiti Tirsia. Lots of empty hand disarms; 6 vs single stick, 2 vs staff, 3 vs knife, 10 hands vs the bolo (half of are variations) 4 gun disarms (pistol work) 11 stick to stick disarms, 5 Riot Baton Release (4 are variations) There are 2 application sequences in the Sinawalli and Sparring sections and a possible glitch in editing with 2 throws being shown.
"Ground fighting" was really empty hand applications using takedowns not ground grappling. "Other Forms of Arnis" is a really an analysis of some common patterns (Abaniko, Rompica, Banda y Banda, Figure 8), and Tournament rules had illustrations of judges' flag signals.
Interesting if you're into tournament FMA.
This book has a large amount of disarms but what stands out is you can see the similarities of karate and jujutsu/judo technique yet you don't see an overemphasis on karate blocks and stances you see in later Arnis books. The book is a good reference for all levels but is mainly geared for intermediate to advanced folks. It goes mainly with Arnis/Presas Bros. materials (particularly. E. Presas' Arnis, Presas and Balisong) but also A. Advincula and G. Alland's tapes, Marinas' Arnis Lanada book, and Canete's Doce Pares book.
_______________________________________________________________
The preceding review does not reflect the views of the owners of this site. As always, books and/or videos are not a substitute for
actual hands on instruction by a certified instructor.