Forms in Eskrima,Kali, Arnis?

Got a copy of your DVD and had a quick look, it's pretty good. One question is there no sound?

 

There should be sound, there is on all the others I have sent out. Double check that you dont have to turn your volume up a bit more, some DVD players need that, I know mine does. If there is till no sound, send it back for me to check and I will get another out to you asap.

Best regards

Pat

 

Tried it again but this time in my DVD player, works fine!! I was playing the DVD on my laptop at work and didn't get any sound so must be a problem with that then.

 

the word "kata" is used. but is it "kata"

sayaw is a dance that utilises the movements and techniques of the system but has no pre-arranged format. this empowers/ forces the practitioner to practice the other important aspect of fma which is "flow" or agos. this also could mean "anything goes".

 

in the garimot system, we have forms which are just the counters practiced in sequence alone. i've found that it acts as a catalog for the concepts, but more importantly, it trains the system of movement that is integral to the system. we also have weapon drawing techniques that could be seen as forms, although they are not rigid in what techniques they contain. then there are the moro-moro batalyas, which can be done alone but are more often performed with a partner. more like sayaw.

who was your cinco/siete instructor?



tim