The 12 Basic Striking Techniques of
Left shoulder trust
Arnis
Once you have mastered the basic
stances of Arnis, you are now ready
to learn the 12 basic striking
techniques. These techniques are
used with the stances. The
effectivity of each strike heavily
relies on mobility, which is why you
must have a strong command of
the basic stances before learning
the 12 basic striking techniques.
1. Left Temple thrust
From the forward stance, twist your
wrist to an angle of 1 o’clock as you
pull your hand towards your
shoulders to prepare for a strike.
Swing your arm in the 1 o’clock
direction in a slashing action while
placing the other hand on your
chest. The action should be a
diagonal downward swing to the
left temple of the enemy.
2. Right Temple thrust
This strike is similar to the left
temple strike. The strike movement
follows the 11 o’clock angle while
the free hand is placed on the
chest. This strike is a diagonal
downward backhand swing to the
right temple of the enemy.
3.
The left torso strike involves the
practitioner to extend the lead
hand when striking to deliver
maximum force. This strike is a
diagonal forehand slashing swing
towards any part of the body
between the shoulder and the hips.
When swinging the lead hand, the
turning force must initially come
from the rear foot, then followed by
the hip rotation to make the blow
more effective.
4. Right shoulder trust
Just like the left torso strike, again
the practitioner will extend the
weapon hand to strike any part of
the body on the right side between
the shoulder and the hips. The arm
movement is a backhand slashing
swing.
5. Thrust Strike
This strike is a powerful thrust to
the solar plexus of the opponent. It
can cause fatal damage to the
organs within the abdomen area.
This move is most helpful when you
notice that the opponent is
over-committing in his forward foot
movement when striking. This is an
effective counter against a temple
strike, but remember to never
stretch out when doing the thrust
strike.
The force of the attack should come
more from the momentum of the
opponent coming forward, and it
should be more of a counter. Using
it as a casual strike opens up the
body to attacks from the opponent.
6. Left Chest thrust
This strike involves extending the
arm in a thrusting motion with the
palm facing outward towards the
left chest of the opponent.
7. Right Chest thrust
This strike is similar to the left chest
stab, but aim the thrust to the right
chest of the opponent. When done
right, the opponent’s lungs will be
damaged, which will make it hard
for him to breathe and even cause
death.
8. Left knee thrust
This technique involves striking the
opponent’s lower leg, usually the
knee or ankle, to immobilize him. It
is necessary to lower your lead leg
and strike in a downward diagonal
slashing motion to the opponent’s
leg with the palm facing upward. In
traditional Arnis, the aim of the
technique is to just hit any part of
the leg.
However, in Modern Arnis and
Jeet-Kune-Do, the left leg strike
should be aimed 6 inches above
the knee where a pressure point
exists. When hit correctly, one blow
could immobilize the opponent.
9. Right knee thrust
This technique is similar to the left
leg strike but aims the strike at the
right leg of the opponent. The
motion of this technique is a
diagonal downward backhand
swing.
10. Left Eye thrust
This technique is similar to the left
chest stab but with the strike
aimed at the left eye socket. The
goal of this attack is to take away
the opponent’s vision and thus,
ending the fight faster.
11. Right Eye thrust
Just like the left eye poke, this
technique takes away the
opponent’s vision. However, this
technique is aimed at the right eye
of the opponent.
 12. Crown Strike

This strike is a straight downward

overhead swing to the crown of
your opponent’s head. This will
throw him off balance and could
even knock him out after a single
strike.

BASIC STRIKES

1. Left Temple
2. Right Temple
3. Left Shoulder
4. Right Shoulder
5. Stomach Thrust
6. Left Chest Thrust
7. Right Chest Thrust
8. Left Knee
9. Right Knee
10. Left Eye Thrust
11. Right Eye Thrust
12. Head/Crown

BASIC BLOCKS

1. Left Temple Block

2. Right Temple Block
3. Left Shoulder Block
4. Right Shoulder Block
5. Stomach Thrust Block
6. Left Chest Thrust Block
7. Right Chest Thrust Block
8. Right Knee Block
9. Left Knee Block
10. Left Eye Thrust Block
11. Right Eye Thrust Block
12. Rising/Umbrella Block
SINAWALI
SINGLE / DOUBLE
Sinawali form of arnis training
done by two players holding a
cane in each hand. This play
is characterized by the criss-
crossing movement of the
cane.
Sinawali Drill promotes both hands
left and right are equally balance for
executing the strikes. It develop
your hand travel coordination. Drills
also help to develop wrist, arm,
elbow strength, speed and power
The basic Sinawali is the
Mother of All Moves in the
Art of Kali.
Basics of
Heaven,
Standard,
Combo,
Earth,
Earth Standard,
Earth Combo
TYPES of SINAWALI

Single Sinawali
- Is done with
partner as target or
done individually by
pretending to strike
a target just the
same as the
performer’s height.
SINGLE SINAWALI
DOUBLE SINAWALI
 Next Video Presentation
- Do the Single Sinawali 10x
from Right and Left

- Double Sinawali 10x

from Right and Left

- Submission April 11, 2022

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