ACTIVITY ONE

ARNIS EXERCISE

Here are some of the arnis exercises

that are included in this activity. There
are two types of arnis exercises: the
middle grip and normal grip.

Middle Grip;
1st. Arm Extended Wrist Rotation
2nd. Cross Arm Wrist Rotation
3rd. Wing Stretcher
4th. Up and down

Normal Grip:
1st. Arm Extended Wrist Rotation
2nd. Cross Arm Wrist Rotation
3rd. Right and Left Upward Thrusting
4th. Right and Left Overhead Circling
5th. Alternate Two Hands Up and Down
6th. Simultaneous Two Heads Up and Down
7th. Figure 8

8th. Single Wrist Circling

9th. Double Wrist Circling THOUGHTS IN THE ACTIVITY;

In this activity, we stretch our wrist and arm for us to avoid any possible injury. It also
helps our body, especially the arm to relax. In this activity coordination and focus is a
must, if we don't want ourselves to be injured. To perfect this kind of exercise it takes
time and effort to execute perfectly. needs coordination and focus. This activity is
indeed tiring, however this is fun and full of learning exercises.

ACTIVITY TWO
STANCES
LIST OF ARNIS STANCES;
1st. Attention - feet in angle
of 45 degree.

2nd. Open Leg - feet

parallel to your shoulders
3rd. Straddle Stance - move
either the left or right foot for
a distance of 2 feet to the
left or right direction
4th. Fighting Stance - move
one foot to the front
5th. Backward Stance - foot
is moved to the back
6th. Oblique Forward
Stance - moving forward
one foot in 45 degrees
angle until the toes and the
knees are in line with each
other
7th. Oblique Backward
Stance - moving backward
one foot in 45 degrees
angle until the toes and the
knees are in line with each
other
8th. Cat Stance - from backward stance, drag the front foot and bend then tip-toe.
THOUGHTS IN THE ACTIVITY;
In this activity, we need to be more focused on every step so that we can’t lose our
momentum on doing the stances.Compare to the arnis exercise this is much easier, but
we cant still lose our focus in this activity, because just one wrong step and you will
lose the momentum.

ACTIVITY THREE
BODY SHIFTING
In body shifting activity, the commands
are only stepping in and stepping out or
what we interpret as moving forward
and backward.

THOUGHTS IN THIS
ACTIVITY;
In this activity, it is confusing because
of the positioning of our knees. We
must remember the stance of our feet
to maintain the position of the fighting
stance, because just one wrong step in
or stepping out, we can lost our
momentum and forget the next stance.
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8 STRIKING TECHNIQUE
8 striking Technique to the Vital parts
of the Body
1st. Left temple, left side of the neck,
left shoulder
2nd. Right temple, right side of the
neck, right shoulder 3rd. Left knee
4th. Right knee
5th. Groin or genital
6th. Left eye, left chest, left floating rib
7th. Right eye, right chest, right
floating rib
8th. Head or crown, right and left
clavicle

THOUGHTS IN THE ACTIVITY;

We learned in this activity the importance of speed and, at the same time, precision.
We give our effort to this activity because it can be used as a real-life application,
especially when we are in danger. In doing this activity, we must be in a wide space
area because this attack is harmful especially if we are in a narrow place, however this
activity is really useful in some situations.

ACTIVITY TWO

6 BLOCKING TECHNIQUE

BLOCKING TECHNIQUES;

1st. Left Sideward-Upward Block

2nd. Right Sideward-Upward Block
3rd. Left Sideward-Downward Block
4th. Right Sideward-Downward Block
5th. Vertical Block
6th. Rising Block
THOUGHTS IN THIS ACTIVITY;

Along with striking technique, we invested our best effort in this activity because it is
self-defense. In this activity, we need to make sure that our blocking is precise and the
position of our arms is at the correct position. The blocking technique needs a strong
arm for us to defend ourselves and it hurts on the palm of our hand.

ACTIVITY THREE

REDONDA

The Redonda drill strengthens the

forearms, lays the foundations for multiple
applications. It is a drill with 6 circular
strikes, three on each side, performed with
both sticks.

1st. Tuck the left stick underneath your

right arm
2nd. Start the redonda drill with the right
hand. The target will be to your left.
● The right stick;
● then the left stick;
● finally, the right stick before you tuck it
under your left arm.

3rd. Then repeat the pattern going to your

right side, starting with the left hand.
THOUGHTS IN THIS ACTIVITY;
This is the hardest activity for us. Blisters are one of the products of this activity that
challenge us to still hold tightly and strongly our arnis sticks even though we are in pain.
Since Redonda is being conducted in a fast way- numbness, muscle fatigue, and tired
arms have resulted due to this strenuous activity.
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SINGLE SINAWALI

The name sinawali came

from the Tagalog word
“sawali,” a woven split
bamboo mats used as walls
of nipa huts. The
crisscrossing movements of
sinawali weapons fighting
mimic the pattern of these
mats hence the name.

Basic pattern with two sticks;

Right Hand

1at. LeftTemple

2nd. Right Knee

Left Hand

1st. Right Temple

2nd. Left Knee

THOUGHTS IN THIS
ACTIVITY;

Similar to Redonda, this

activity is also hard and can
be confusing. Sometimes we
mix the right temple and right
knee, where it should be
contradicting(left knee).
However, remembering the
pattern of hitting the target
the “temple-knee” so that we can avoid any confusion on doing the activity.
ACTIVITY TWO

DOUBLE SINAWALI

Double Sinawali Pattern

Begin with the right hand up and the

left hand tucked under the right.
Strike to the left temple with the right
hand. As you retract the right hand
to the left shoulder, strike to the right
knee with the left hand. As you
strike to the right temple with the
right hand, retract the left hand to
the left shoulder.

Left hand strikes to the left temple

as the right hand retracts to under
the left shoulder. Retract the left
hand to the right shoulder as you
strike to the left knee with the right
hand. Strike to the right temple with
the left hand as you retract the right
hand to the right shoulder.

THOUGHTS IN THE ACTIVITY;

We learned in this activity the importance of proper striking. We learned that having
great speed will be useless if the striking is wrong. We also should remember its
pattern of hitting the target, the “temple, knee, temple” it is hard if we do not remember
this pattern because there is a possibility that if we missed some step in its pattern it
could land as a single sinawali.