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FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
Grip: Proper hold of the stick
Hold the stick one fist away from the punyo
(butt) of the stick. Close the grip with the
thumb.
Pugay
Place the weapon hand across the chest.
Bow by bending at the waist.
KINDS OF STANCES
READY STANCE
Stand with your feet apart
parallel to the shoulder with both
toes pointing forward. The
knees should be straight, the
waist and the body facing
forward. Hands are on waist
level and the hands should hold
the sticks on both sides. The
ready stance is commonly used
when standing at ease during
training or tournaments.
“Handa”
ATTENTION STANCE
Forward Stance
Distance of 5 steps between the feet.
•Back leg kept straight, rear foot is held at a
• 45 degree angle.
•Keep the front knee bent.
•Weight is evenly distributed on both feet.
Backward Stance
Distance of 4 steps between the feet.
•Both knees are slightly bent.
•Rear foot held at a 90 degree angle.
•70% of the body weight on the rear foot
while 30% is placed on the front foot.
The Balintawak system of Filipino stick fighting
or Arnis has twelve basic striking techniques
aimed at various points on the human body.
The twelve basic strikes are the one of the first
things taught to beginners in the system and is
usually practiced first at the beginning of most
training sessions as sort of a warm up. The
twelve basic striking techniques.
STRIKING TECHNIQUES
ST1: Left side of
the head attack
• Assume fighting
stance
• Stick held at one o-
clock; slashing action
• Free hand on chest
ST2: Right side of
the head attack
•Assume fighting stance
•Stick held at eleven o’clock;
slashing action
•Free hand on chest
ST3: Left side of the
body (trunk) attack
Extend weapon hand
•Strike any part of the trunk
between the shoulder and hip
joints; slashing action against
the outer part of the trunk
• Same
as ST3
ST5: Thrust to solar
plexus (stomach) attack