When you want to find escrima books, you may need to consider between many choices. Finding the best escrima books is not an easy task. In this post, we create a very short list about top 7 the best escrima books for you. You can check detail product features, product specifications and also our voting for each product. Let’s start with following top 7 escrima books:
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1. Twerps, Goons and Meatshields: The Basics of Full Contact Stick-Fighting
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Twerps Goons and Meatshields The Basics of Full Contact Stick FightingDescription
From 1998 thru 2016 James has fought 673 stick bouts for a record of 449 wins, 171 losses and 53 draws. This introduction to stick-fighting fundamentals covers: -The four basic stroke angles -The three basic methods of stroking with a blunt extension weapon -The basic defenses against the stick -The only disarms that will success with any regularity -Basic, intermediate and advanced foot work Twerps, Goons and Meatshields is not about twirling a stick, but about navigating the combat space in the most brutal context, with stick in hand.2. Secrets of the Knife: Weapons of Southeast Asia (Empty Hand vs Knife) (Volume 1)
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You are walking to your car and suddenly confronted by an armed attacker. What do you do?Knife assaults can be extremely dangerous and it is best to avoid them if you can, but sometimes that is not possible. Carrying a firearm can help to equalize the situation, but it is not a panacea to the problem. If you cannot get to the weapon then it does you no good and at close range a knife usually has the edge (no pun intended).
It is difficult to find a comprehensive book on knife training and defensive moves outside of military manuals and a few martial arts books. Most simply show you techniques, but never go into drills or concepts. Techniques are fine, but you need to be able to adapt to an ever changing situation.
No two attackers or situations are ever the same, everyone reacts differently in a hostile environment and you need to be prepared.
The drills and techniques in this book are taken from the Southeast Asian martial arts of Silat, KunTao and the Filipino arts of Kali and Escrima. These arts are known worldwide for exceptional blade skills.
This book will help you to become familiar with knife attacks in order to de-mystify and take some of the fear away. If you understand how it can be used for an attack then you can begin to understand how to apply a suitable defense.
With over 700 photos describing Drills and Combat Defenses and links to free videos provided so that you can actually see how the drills are done.
3. The Secret Art of Derobio Escrima: A Martial Art of the Philippines
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In The Secret Art of Derobio Escrima Grandmaster Dan Medina will take you on a journey into the lives and history of two of Leytes Legendary Men. One was considered to be one of the Philippines most dangerous rebels, a leader of the Pulahan Movement who later became a patriot, General Faustino Ablen (aka Papa Ablen). The other was his disciple, Grandmaster Braulio Tomada Pedo, who is not only remembered for his kindness and physical and spiritual healing skills, but also for his great ability in Filipino martial arts. In this book, Dan Medina sheds light into the deadliness of this bone and joint crushing art.
The Secret Art of Derobio Escrima is the first look into this amazing battle tested art. Not only does it take you through the basics of Derobio Escrima, it also gives you a glimpse into the arts inner workings of countering. This book is written with the student in mind and will take you beyond the basics. Its designed to walk you through the principles and theories behind striking, blocking, counter attacks and locks. Of great interest is the counter to counter movement of Derobio Escrima, which sets this art apart from other arts. Its like the standup grappling of the Filipino martial arts with weapons. It teaches you how to move with the opponents force, taking and using their energy and flow against them. The stick locks which have made this system famous will make you want to jump out of your skin.
4. Eskrima: Filipino Martial Art
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Eskrima, also known as Arnis or Kali, is the indigenous martial art of the Philippine Islands and this fascinating book explains why Eskrima uses training weapons, such as rattan sticks and daggers, from the earliest stages, alongside unarmed techniques. Dynamic and flexible, with a wide range of training methods, the technique can be practiced by students of all ages and levels of fitness. Well-known and respected as a highly practical weapons-based system, Eskrima is practiced worldwide by civilians, law enforcement personnel, and special units within the military. These training methods have been found particularly effective at increasing coordination and reflexes, providing a fast track to developing the qualities needed for practical self-defense. The instructional section of the book illustrates how the Eskrima martial artist is able to succeed in a wide range of combat situaions involving fighting with both weapons and open hands. Techniques, two person flow drills, self-defense applications, training with specialized equipment, and the philosophy of the art are all covered in depth.
5. The Secrets of Cabales Serrada Escrima (Secrets of Series)
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A highly effective and well-rounded Filipino martial art, Cabales Serrada Escrima uses basic stick-fighting movements whose applicability extends into both unarmed engagement and knife fighting.In Secrets of Cabales Serrada Escrima, Mark V. Wiley offers not only a clear presentation of the strikes, blocks, counters, and disarms unique to this style, but goes beyond mere self-defense techniques into the concepts underlying the fighting art, explaining how and why the moves work, and when best to use them.
This revised and expanded edition of Mark Wiley's authoritative volume presents the heart of the Cabales Serrada system in six clear parts: an outline of the history and development of the system, personal accounts of Grandmaster Angel Cabales, discussion of the dynamics of body positioning and distance control, sections on the art's core single-stick and empty-hand defensive methods, as well as a comprehensive set of drills.
6. Escrima: The Art of Filipino Stick Fighting: An Essential Guide to FIGHTING with WEAPONS
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ESCRIMA (or Eskrima), also known as Arnis and Kali, is the national sport and martial art of the Philippines. The three names are roughly interchangeable umbrella terms for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines that emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives, bladed weapons and various improvised weapons. Most Escrima systems include fighting with a variety of both blunt and edged weapons, striking with hands and feet (suntukan, sikaran, and tadiyakan), grappling and throwing (dumog), biting --- all skills once needed to complete a warriors training in the old days of tribal warfare. Written in both German and English, this book offers very detailed explanations and visual demonstrations of the various weapons used in Escrima, and the fighting techniques associated with them. This is a great publication for anyone who is a student or devotee of the martial arts in general, or the traditional fighting arts of the Philippines in particular.7. Filipino Martial Art Anthology