Full Contact Sparring - Arnis

Full contact sparring from a recent Kombatan Arnis grading at Advanced Martial Arts and Fitness under Renshi Guro Mike Waite.

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Sports

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• sport
• kombatan
• arnis
• full
• contact
• sparring
• karate
• zendokai
• mikewaite

[jasonpugs]

I agree also. I'm a 3rd year HS student and a member of an Arnis Club. I have to say that our numbers are small compared to Taekwondo. Sometimes even my classmates doubt arnis, laugh at it sometimes and ask stupid questions like "What're you gonna do if you don't have sticks?". Surely Arnis is a very under-rated sport and Martial Art. It needs to be known more and promoted, especially by us, Filipinos.

LOL yeah, BLAME IT ON THE MOVIES!! hahahaha

[coolwaterdvr]

I agree. The younger generation of Filipinos nowadays prefer taekwondo and aikido. It's so sad. Blame it to Hollywood. LOL. Filipinos love to watch movies :-)

[tywainwright1]

@jasonpugs Not really, I mean it's kind of impractical.

[AsuFuji]

u know guys, I REALLY FEEL IRRITATED WHEN SOME OF THE COMMENTS ARE NEGATIVE ABOUT THE ARNIS!!!!! I'm a second year HS in Philippines and a member of Arnis Club, specifically combat type. u need that full gear so that u won't regret what will happen if u got hit by that heavy and hard stick. even my arm was got hit when i was careless and was not able to use my arm for THE WHOLE WEEK! i'm just thankful we didn't use metal or "bolo" coz if we used it i won't ever see my arm again!

[GodzillaGamerz]

@justpazzingby13 Back where I live, we only use padded stick and no protection... also yes we use full on power.

[justpazzingby13]

@Ghosthorse999 Americans.. back home all we need's a helm and groin gear.. and the padded still leaves bruises as big as bananas..

[justpazzingby13]

@jasonpugs just answer them.."Arnis is not the stick, it's the art.."

[TheAerangel]

MOVE DAMNIT!! YOU DON'T WIN A FIGHT BY BLOODY STANDING STILL! still, fairly interesting techniques

[purplesampaguita]

@jasonpugs Well at least FMA is used in the highest special forces in the USA b/c it's more effective in fighting, but more difficult to master.

[l4ddude100]

@jasonpugs yeah arnis shoulld be better known to others!!!!

[l4ddude100]

@jasonpugs you know the last one that said that to me i took my arnis stick and challange him to a fight with taekwando and well... he just say he doesn't look good

[waltzmelancholy]

They should have just used live sticks (rattan or kamagong)... In our group, whenever we use padded sticks, we only wear helmets...