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Title: Modern Arnis: Filipino Art of Stick Fighting by Remy Presas ISBN: 0-89750-089-X Publisher: Ohara Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1983 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.85 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Modern Arnis for the Beginner, Good text for the Advanced
Comment: This is a great book. My Jeet Kune Do instructor and I had the privelage of meeting Remy at a seminar he was conducting in NC. Needless to say Remy was a priceless instructor and it shows in this text. Mr. Presas conveys the information of stickfighting in an easy to understand format. While this book may have some age on it now, it has invaluable tools for the modern day martial artist.
In addition, if you enjoy studying lineages, histories, and influences of other martial arts, this is also a good book. I always knew that other martial artists would pull from other martial arts, but I had never actually "seen" or read it. As a student in Self Defense Systems Jeet Kune Do I automatically picked up on all the trapping hands influences from Filipino Martial Arts found in our system. You can also see the influence Filipino Trapping hands had on Bruce Lee as well and the slight changes he made in taking them as his own. Regardless of your style, modern or traditional, with an open attitude and a desire to learn, there is alot to take away from this simply constructed and well thought out book. I recommend this book for the non-martial artists alike.
Rating: 3
Summary: Basic concepts to spur further study.
Comment: I disagree with anyone that says this book is not a good one. I am an arnis instructor with the IPMAF, and Remy's book is exactly what many lucid readers have deduced: an introduction to a great martial art. Also, keep in mind that for years, the art of arnis was considered, even by some of its own practitioners, a "stick-fighting" art. It wasn't until Ernesto Presas and his brother Remy developed this into a more comprehensive art.
In closing, this book is a good, fundamental book upon which one may make a somewhat educated decision on whether or not they would like to further pursue the art.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not a bad book
Comment: I had studied Arnis long ago and after many years could not remember the fundamentals. Remy Presas book is a great introduction to the Art of Arnis and really helped me remember what I had lost. His book covers stances, swings, defenses and even has some pratical drills that will help with coordination.
I highly suggest this book for the beginner of just as a review. It is a great reference.
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Title: Complete Sinawali: Filipino Double Weapon Fighting (Complete Series) by Reynaldo S. Galang ISBN: 0804831564 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Basic Stick Fighting for Combat (Special Forces/Ranger-Udt/Seal Hand-To-Hand Combat/Special Weapons/Special Tactics Series) by Michael Echanis ISBN: 0897500598 Publisher: Ohara Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1978 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Secrets of Giron Arnis Escrima by Antonio E. Somera ISBN: 0804831394 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Stick Fighting by Masaaki Hatsumi, Quintin Chambers ISBN: 0870114751 Publisher: Kodansha America Pub. Date: 01 August, 1981 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Pananandata Yantok at Daga by Amante P Marinas ISBN: 0873644476 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1988 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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