Salvador Arnis

Contra y Contra / Sumbrada drills with an emphasis on the Sunkit entry motion instead of the usual emphasis on the Hubad motion😊🇵🇭

See you all soon at the Philippine Mandirigma Arts Society 2026 Summer Gathering on Saturday August 22 9am-5pm at the Alberta Avenue Community Centre 9210-118 Ave NW, Edmonton AB!!👊

Kyle (left) and Graeme (right) having fun at the Arnis Club of Edmonton/Salvador Arnis! ☺️🇵🇭

Nice "doublete" counter, Graeme!👊

Master Jon Jon Rivero and G**o Stephan Ceña having fun on a Saturday afternoon at the Salvador Arnis Group! ☺️❤️🇵🇭

Working on critical skills fundamentals on a rainy Saturday afternoon!!☺️🇵🇭

Double Stick Contra y Contra (Counter for Counter) drills and Sinawali (Weaving Patterns) translated to empty hands Pagpasok (Entry) and clinch ☺️🇵🇭

Panuntukan (Fist Fighting) is really one of my favorite subject matters to teach when it comes to the Filipino martial arts...here we are demonstrating an abbreviated method based on the "Cuatro Cantos" (4 corners) concept (which is also encompassed in the "Cinco Tero" (5 strikes) concept system translated to empty hands☺️

Translating double stick Sinawali movements to close quarter empty hands👊🇵🇭

Some more Panuntukan (Fist Fighting)...the empty hands fighting art of the Philippines 🇵🇭

Demonstrating some Panuntukan (Fist Fighting)