Modern Arnis - a system of stick-fighting and combat styles from the Philippines - flourishes in cities in the United States and abroad. Now available on DVD, this 3-volume instructional series presents stick attacks, vulnerable body targets, blocking, evasive techniques & takedowns, as well as unarmed self-defense techniques that will improve your skills and chances of defending yourself effectively. Volume 1 covers specific stick attacks, blocking attacks, evasive techniques, takedowns and other unarmed self-defense techniques. A member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame, Remy Presas has spent his life studying each of the Philippine martial arts. He integrates various forms of these techniques to teach both ''sticks'' and unarmed methods of self-defense.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
A "real" master............:
Remy Presas is indeed one of my favorite martial arts gurus on my personal all-time list. He is a man who embodies the term "Master". I was saddened to hear of his passing from brain cancer some years back as I always wanted to meet him and never got the chance although his family is carrying on their Arnis tradition and continuing his work. Anyway, these videos make the art of Arnis, also known as Kali or Escrima, easy to understand. He has a way of making you very confident in your ability to learn... more info
Not even worth $10, let alone $30:
I feel ripped off. Within the 50 minutes duration, Remy repeats the same things over and over - as if we can't rewind or replay. He is terribly inarticulate. The sound quality is shockingly bad.
Excellent:
This is the first of 3 videos by Presas done in a seminar format on stage. I found the material quite useful and helpful but I am a long time practitioner of the Filipino arts as well as a karate and kung fu instructor, and I knew a lot of the material but not all. But for a beginner this might be too much too fast, so be aware of that. Presas's students file out from behind the curtain as he works various stick, empty-hand, joint locks and even ground grappling methods. Although famed for his stick skills,... more info
Nice Technique but marginally useful for instruction:
I found this DVD marginally useful. Remy's technique is remarkable however his broken English and disjointed presentation did not make the DVD worth the price. If you took a portion and put it on a late night humor show it would be a reall success as he twists and turns his students joints while they twitch in pain.
