FMA

Filipino Martial Arts is the umbrella term for all the various indigenous martial arts style found in the Philippine Islands.

I personally study Modern Arnis and Silat. This page is not an exhaustive or authoritative list of either Art, but rather an incomplete listing of my personal knowledge base.

• Stepping
  • Step-through
  • Shuffle
  • Slide

• Striking Styles
  • Downward Figure Eight
  • Upward Figure Eight
  • Rampida
  • Abanico Largo
  • Abanico Corto
  • Harada
  • Double Zeroes
  • Banda y banda
  • Up and Down (Baba Taaas)
• Striking Types
  • Static
  • Flow Through
  • Pull-Back
  • Pull-back Flow Through
• Blocking Styles
  • Static
  • Brush
• Tapi-Tapi
• Disarms
• Zeroes drill

• Single Sinawali
  • Cob Cob
• Double Sinawali
  • Lasso
  • Reverse
  • Strike-the-Ground
  • with Abanico
• Rodonda

• 12 Strikes attack and defense
• Staff Vs Double sticks drill

• Trapping Hands
• Side-by throw
• Arm Bar
• Extended Arm Bar
• Spinning Throw
• Diving Throw
• Finger Locks

uwm.tv is seeking to develop gladiatorial style combat that relies on high-tech armor to empirically judge matches. While not a perfect system, I am keen to participate. It seems like a fun and safe way to compete. It has given me a goal to work towards, something I've never had before. The limited rule sets (for safety's sake) and difficult-to-impossible judging of other competitive systems discouraged me from trying to compete. I believe the technology employed by UWM means I can compete in the way I want without undue risk and in a fair and accurate way.

AKA the Todo list.

If accepted:

• Daily or bi-daily workouts
• Weekly SDMA classes (eat the costs, if you must)
• Weekly TSG Sparring
• Wear weights as much as possible (but allow time to heal/recuperate)

And in the more likely scenario of not being accepted, I get to not do all of the above which is almost as good as living out your dreams.

Purpose: Develop and maintain flexibility and balance

• Lian Gong
• Yoga

Purpose: Develop and maintain strength and stamina

• Cardio - stamina
  • Running/Sprinting (yes, running)
  • Heavy Bag
  • Free-form twirling
  • Shadow Boxing
  • Empty/Stick work with striking dummy
• Body Resistance - strength
  • Push Ups
  • Pull Ups
  • Sit Ups
  • Lifts
• Diet

Purpose: Develop and maintain instinctual reactions, timing, and form.

• Forms - technique, pacing, clarity of mind
• Attack Styles - weapon technique
• Sparring

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

You get out what you put in.

Every second is a moment to condition oneself. Every moment is an opportunity to train.

• Relax your shoulders
• Bend your knees
• Stay low
• Breathe in; Breath out
• Hands up
• Keep moving
• Soft focus; Centered focus
• Relax the body; maintain energy
• Shoulders centered; maintain center of balance over and between hips and legs.
• Firm but unclenched grip on weapon
• Be like water; crash with drowning force when attacking; flow out of the way when defending
• Return to center; hands; weapons, body.

I have begun sparring with anyone I can get to spar with me. My preference is to spar with as many varied people as possible–both in skill and technique.

I am chronicling these sparring sessions in my Sparring Journal.