Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques

Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques is a comprehensive guide to Cabales Serrada Escrima, a stick fighting art developed by Grandmaster Angel Cabales. It emphasizes close-quarter combat using effective stick-fighting moves and is popular due to its appearance in the Jason Bourne films. The book offers a clear presentation of the techniques, body positioning, and defensive methods, with extensive illustrations and step-by-step instructions.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 192 pages
\n Publication date: 19 March 2019
\n Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
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Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques is a comprehensive guide to Cabales Serrada Escrima, a stick fighting art with its roots in Escrima, the national martial art of the Philippines. Since its extensive use in action-packed fight scenes by Matt Damon in the Jason Bourne films, the popularity of these techniques has soared. Developed by Grandmaster Angel Cabales when he arrived in the United States, Cabales Serrada Escrima is a unique system emphasizing close-quarter combat using highly effective stick-fighting moves in unarmed as well as knife fighting situations.

This book offers a clear presentation of the basic strikes, blocks, counters, and disarms unique to this style of martial art, along with explanations of how and why the techniques work and when to use them. Angel Cabales, a pioneer in the Filipino Martial Arts, was the first teacher of Escrima in the United States. He trained and certified Mark V. Wiley, the author of this book. Darren G. Tibon, an Escrima Grandmaster, was also trained by Cabales and has contributed a new foreword to the book.

This book contains personal accounts of Grandmaster Angel Cabales and his development of the system. It explores the dynamics of body positioning, distance control, and both single-stick and empty-hand defensive methods. It also includes a comprehensive set of training drills for practitioners at different levels, extensively illustrated with over 300 photos and detailed step-by-step instructions.

By delving into the traditions and philosophy of Cabales Serrada Escrima, this book lays the foundation for not just learning the system but understanding the essence of this martial art. Whether you are a martial artist seeking to enhance your skills or a fan of action movies looking to explore the world of Filipino stick fighting, Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques is an essential resource for anyone interested in this captivating art form.

\n Weight: 356g\n
Dimension: 226 x 139 x 12 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780804851411\n \n