History and Techniques of the Daga, Yantok, Balisong, and Other Traditional Weapons of the Philippines by Amante Marinas Sr. Available through Amazon and Paladin Press. 150 pgs 9 Chps, B&W photos.
The BD
Intro
Chp 1 Origin of Pananandata/Basic Concepts (weapon types, target chart)
Chp 2 Balisong (background, 3 openings, a pic of a giant balisong)
Chp 3 Rigid Weapons (short staff, 31" stick, bolo, single stick, knife, cane, ring, tonfa)
Chp 4 Half Flexible/Half Rigid Weapons (nunchaku, short horsewhip)
Chp 5 Flexible Weapons (rope, chain)
Chp 6 Throwing Weapons (throwing knives)
Chp 7 Blowguns (loading techniques)
Chp 8 Empty Hands ( defences against punches, kicks)
Chp 9 Sparring
The latest in the Pananandata series, Marinas adds his personal history to the book, which
luckily has bigger pictures than the older series. If you're experienced, you can skip
Chapters 1, 2, and parts of 3, which has an average of 4 techniques shown per weapon.
Overall, the blade and impact weapon techniques aren't as complex or centered on closing up
to corto range as the Arnis Lanada
book and if you understand palasut and hubud, you'll understand the more exotic weapons
shown.
The cane (tungkod) section is where it starts to get interesting, Marinas shows defenses against grabs, sticks, and knives. The tonfa (hawakan) section showed medio range defences against both sticks and knives, while the rattan hoop (dikin) section alternated it's approach between 1 and 2 handed moves. Tabak-toyok (nunchaku) alternates between long range swinging and short stick application, while the whip (latigo) was all about long range.
The rope or lubid section shows defenses against punches, kicks, knives, and a rear bear hug. This was also the most detailed in terms of technique and strategy The moves are of a different flavor than the Rope Fighting book, not as much on closing and choking or throwing. Marinas also covers the basics of knife throwing and using it as a possible strategy against multiple opponents. The Blowgun section was pretty straightforward and short, focusing on mostly history and technique instead of actual application. Empty hands had 3 sections on defending against punches, kicks, and sticks. The Sparring section mostly has advice but shows some free sparring sequences as well, lots of jumping attacks you don't see often in FMA. Interestingly, Marinas feels that G. Silver and J. Swetnam's advice on weapons and sparring is the way to go.
A good reference for all levels but intermediate and advanced folks will get the most out of it.
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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.
The BD
Intro
Chp 1 Origin of Pananandata/Basic Concepts (weapon types, target chart)
Chp 2 Balisong (background, 3 openings, a pic of a giant balisong)
Chp 3 Rigid Weapons (short staff, 31" stick, bolo, single stick, knife, cane, ring, tonfa)
Chp 4 Half Flexible/Half Rigid Weapons (nunchaku, short horsewhip)
Chp 5 Flexible Weapons (rope, chain)
Chp 6 Throwing Weapons (throwing knives)
Chp 7 Blowguns (loading techniques)
Chp 8 Empty Hands ( defences against punches, kicks)
Chp 9 Sparring
The latest in the Pananandata series, Marinas adds his personal history to the book, which
luckily has bigger pictures than the older series. If you're experienced, you can skip
Chapters 1, 2, and parts of 3, which has an average of 4 techniques shown per weapon.
Overall, the blade and impact weapon techniques aren't as complex or centered on closing up
to corto range as the Arnis Lanada
book and if you understand palasut and hubud, you'll understand the more exotic weapons
shown.
The cane (tungkod) section is where it starts to get interesting, Marinas shows defenses against grabs, sticks, and knives. The tonfa (hawakan) section showed medio range defences against both sticks and knives, while the rattan hoop (dikin) section alternated it's approach between 1 and 2 handed moves. Tabak-toyok (nunchaku) alternates between long range swinging and short stick application, while the whip (latigo) was all about long range.
The rope or lubid section shows defenses against punches, kicks, knives, and a rear bear hug. This was also the most detailed in terms of technique and strategy The moves are of a different flavor than the Rope Fighting book, not as much on closing and choking or throwing. Marinas also covers the basics of knife throwing and using it as a possible strategy against multiple opponents. The Blowgun section was pretty straightforward and short, focusing on mostly history and technique instead of actual application. Empty hands had 3 sections on defending against punches, kicks, and sticks. The Sparring section mostly has advice but shows some free sparring sequences as well, lots of jumping attacks you don't see often in FMA. Interestingly, Marinas feels that G. Silver and J. Swetnam's advice on weapons and sparring is the way to go.
A good reference for all levels but intermediate and advanced folks will get the most out of it.
_____________________________
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.
