
"Sticks to bladed weapons,empty hands to ground fighting. Its all in one, Kalahi Filipino Martial Arts Sytem"
Gerald's one -on-one Arnis Training with me.
Here, I teach little Gerald proper Arnis forms.
With Director Donald Santos
Ralph Fernandez and Gerald after our training
Philip Salvador after the training.
I. One –on-one Personal Instruction
Maximum of 3 hours one-on- one personal training with a lakan. Tailor fitted program for the need of the prospective student.
Arnis
Mano-Mano ( HAND-TO– HAND FIGHTING)
FILIPINO WEAPONRY
II. Group Training
Minimum of 3 students gathered to train under one Instructor. Choice of :
Arnis
Mano-Mano ( HAND-TO– HAND FIGHTING)
Empty hand to ground fighting covering all conflicts:Kicking,Punching and Grappling
FILIPINO WEAPONRY
Knife- to- Knife Fighting: balisong, Yspada Y daga, Dulo-dulo,bankaw
III. Team Training for Competition
Let us help you shine on that tournament/ competition and reap those medals by polishing your anyo and sparring skills. We train players for Palarong Pambansa and other local competition.
IV. Street Survival and Self Defense for Law Enforcers
Basically for Barangay Tanods and Peace keeping officers . We train basic to advance defensive techniques against knife,guns and other deadly weapons.
V. Ladderized Kombatan Degree Programs(with grading/promotions)
Covering all Kombatan Systems leading to black belt belt degree.
We also Organize/Host:
The Kombatan Presas Style, is a composite of various classical and modern fighting systems used in the Philippines. The student of our art is introduced to the various systems in the full range of fighting. It is a systematic approach to the application of Arnis style into a complete hand-to-hand combat style called Mano-Mano. An emphasis is placed on drills to train the student to react instinctively. Kombatan does not merely combine techniques, it encourages the individual student to adapt arnis principles to his own feel for each technique. The method should suit the person and not the other way around. This is known simply as using the “flow”. The flow is Presas’ universal term for defining the comfortable place where the movements of arnis and the individual human body meet for maximum effectiveness; body and weapon blend to achieve the most natural fighting style based on an individual’s needs and attitudes.
To propagate and develop our own Filipino Martial Arts
The beauty of our own art is still unknown to many Filipinos. Unlike other Oriental Martial Arts which are constantly gaining attention and popularity,we could not deny the fact that the Filipino Martial Arts are more recognized ,accepted and highly admired by other nationalities than we Filipinos do.
It is in this pursuit that we at IPMAF-Kombatan take our responsibility to propagate this art. We offer affordable training lessons from the most basic to advance degrees to all interested martial arts enthusiasts and students to appreciate the value of our art, our heritage from our great grand ancestors.
Students learn the 12 basic strikes of Kombatan. Each sub-system has also an additional, unique strike pattern.
Basic Techniques
Doble Baston / Double cane
Doble Baston is an advance training system of Kombatan. This system is particularly good at developing the student’s ambidexterity. Many of the Solo Baston techniques can be applied within Doble Baston.
Doble Baston block-strike set
The first four block-strike techniques are as follows:
Once these four techniques have been learned, the practitioner can use a variety of sinawali follow-up strikes or any combination of classical strikes such as, sungkiti or abaniko strikes.
Espada y Daga / Sword and knife
There are numerous Espada y Daga systems. Examples include Palis-Palis-Tusok, Cinco Tiros and Crossada style. Training striking patterns is a great way to build coordination and timing.
System 3: Knife Fighting
A. Espada y daga includes
B. Daga Sa Daga / Knife vs. knife
Daga Sa Daga (Filipino knife fighting) prepares the martial artist for close quarter self-defense against the small bladed weapon. Training in Daga Sa Daga develops fast reflexes and teaches the student the dynamics of knife movement, which are essential for effective self-defense against the knife.
Mano-Mano / Empty hands
The fighting arts have been a prominent part of Philippine history. From the beginning, Filipinos have defended their homes and villages with the fighting skills passed from generation to generation. In some ways, elements of these arts and skills still survive in many parts of the nation.Influenced by the movies and TV, most people have looked to other Asian martial systems for self-defense training. Until recently, few people, inside and outside of the Philippines, realized that the indigenous fighting arts of the Philippines represent some of the most effective hand-to-hand and bladed fighting methods in the world today.
Mano-Mano students learn very quickly how to defend themselves from all the attack ranges and angles. Mano-Mano consists of 20 basic strikes (hand, elbow, kick and knee techniques), 40 throwing sets and 20 self-defence release sets. Follow-up techniques include groundwork striking and submission holds.
Close Range Techniques
Dos Puntas
Dos Puntas (two techniques) is a system used in close range. The cane is held in the middle and both ends of the cane are utilised. The cane can be used in the same way as a knife, Dulo Dulo, punjo and a reinforced fist. Depending on the angle of the hand and the defence / offence line, the cane can be used to slash, stab, butt, block or disarm. An effective defence technique is a counter attack where, as the defender blocks with the hand, a strike directly to a muscle or nerve point is delivered. This temporarily paralyzes the opponent. Use of this system is trained with Palit Palit partner drills.
Tres Puntas
Tres Puntas (three techniques) is a system used in close range. Tres Puntas is nearly the same as Dos Puntas, the only difference being that there is knife on one hand and a cane on the other (held similarly as in Dos Puntas). Same principles as for Dos Puntas, Espada y Daga and Daga sa Daga apply. Use of this system is trained with Palit Palit partner drills