How to Twirl your Escrima stick

[crazyalaskan22]

Thank you! This helped me so much

[wmpyr]

@crazyalaskan22 glad to hear it.

[firefishable]

very good explained. please keep it up :-)

[wmpyr]

@firefishable thanx man, will do, more coming soon!

[13pitchblack]

nice dude, are you a filipino?

[wmpyr]

@13pitchblack thanx, no, am Japanese.

[YoshiTheGreenOne]

i appreciate it but instead of me twirling aq stick i got my mind twirled

[wmpyr]

@YoshiTheGreenOne lol, keep going man, it's like a puzzle :)

[youngstar511]

great instructional video. appreciate it.

[wmpyr]

@youngstar511 thanx for commenting!

[webmatros]

Isn't it easy to loose the stick doint this? I mean, at some point during the movement it's kept by only two fingers?

[wmpyr]

@webmatros it definitely can make it easier to drop the stick especially when first starting off, but when you get better you keep all of your fingers on it and it is a vital step to transitioning to knife combat.

[webmatros]

@wmpyr But what is the purpose of twirling? I practise Latosa escrima in which twirling is absent, so I often wonder about the virtues of twirling;-)

[wmpyr]

@webmatros there are lots of benefits, I just made a video on this subject, hope it answers your questions.

[Joeyhiro]

@webmatros My instructor said its good for disorientating and freaking out your opponent. It makes it hard for them to know when and where the attack is coming from. Also good for posturing. Making yourself look dangerous.

[wmpyr]

@Joeyhiro definitely agree with your instructor, but on top of that if you can use it to actually generate more power or do more damage then to me this is priceless!

[Sledge1776]

Any suggestions for keeping my elbows in? Your elbows dont flail about like mine do. Thanks -Sledge

[wmpyr]

@Sledge1776 I would suggest to do it naturally let the stick's momentum guide your movements. Try to glue your arms against your side and limit elbow movement, but then also try the reverse and incorporate your elbow as much as possible like if doing an elbow, this should teach your body to naturally use the elbow when you want to instead of not using it at all.

[smkdude26]

I have been training in Vee Arnis Jitsu 4 2yrs. and I have 2 say I get more out of my cyber Sensei ('s). How ever It's my 20+ years of study that helps in sorting out the BS.

Thanx for the new stick Vid as always great stuff.

[wmpyr]

@smkdude26 always interesting to hear people's backgrounds, thanx man and keep training!

[smkdude26]

Good stuff, breaking down the for, what, and why, is very helpfull. Keep it comming.

[wmpyr]

@smkdude26 thank you will do! got some big ideas coming up!

[bobnlouie]

Well presented, you always explain things very easily. Good upload, thanks.

[wmpyr]

@bobnlouie thanx man, glad it makes sense to some people :)

[Mr3v0rda]

Great tutorial

[wmpyr]

@Mr3v0rda thanx man filmed this late last night after a run, I don't even remember what I did lol