Fix It Friday: No Flailing!
Regardless of technique, if you see signs of flailing, you know something is wrong!
If you are not able to view the video, click here.
As with many of my Fix-It Friday videos, bad structure is at the root of terrible techniques.
The video shows that executing the rompida without involving your body mass is insufficient.
Arm strength can only get you so far. Putting your body mass behind the rompida strike gives you much more power than doing it with the arm alone.
Apply this principle to other “traditionals” such as banda y banda, reverse figure 8, figure 8, and, in the aforementioned video, the rompida and your power will increase.
Thus, no flailing with the stick is allowed!
This concept applies across the board in virtually everything I do in Modern Arnis.
Always work on correct body structure and positioning. Go slow and focus on form. Evaluate and analyze yourself. If you can get someone to take a video of you, great! Video is a great opportunity to analyze yourself and correct your form. You might cringe at seeing yourself on video, but it’ll be worth it!
Additional Reading
[…] “Banda y banda” is a term used in Filipino martial arts to describe a side-to-side motion commonly practiced. It is one of the first “traditionals” that the late Professor Remy A. Presas taught his students, along with movements such as figure 8, reverse figure 8, and rompida. […]