# Friday Recommendation #19

- Link: https://brianejohns.com/2023/09/08/friday-recommendation-19/
- Published: 2023-09-08T11:30:00-04:00
- Author: Brian Johns

In this video, [GM Rodel](https://brianejohns.com/2023/08/11/friday-recommendation-15/)
Dagooc demonstrates some of his flow drills/sequences. Please note that I do not
know his flow drills or training sequences. This is the first time I’ve seen him
do those flow sequences. I enjoyed watching GM Rodel’s brief demonstration of his
style.

It is not clear from the video how many drills or sequences he teaches. This may
be a bit of a leap, but I would not be surprised if he has a set number of flow 
drills. Many FMA instructors use flow drills to impart their art. For example, many
Balintawak instructors use the “grouping” methodology as part of their teaching.
The late Professor Remy Presas utilized many drills to pass on his beloved art of
Modern Arnis.

If you are not able to view the video, go [here](https://youtu.be/spgzntcI63Q?si=4w5QR2w_9S_XCwYO).

## As many of you know, I teach 20 󠀁[Flow Drills](https://brianejohns.com/2016/10/04/blog-flow-drills-vs-techniques/)󠁿.

Many are ridiculously easy and designed for quick installation of Modern Arnis concepts.
Then there are the knife flow drills, joint lock flow drills, left-hand flow drills
and a group of unrelated drills that I have named “_the parking lot drills_.” As
in, “_I’m not sure which group this flow drill belongs to, so I’ll just put it into
the parking lot_.”

My overall aim is to translate the flow drill concepts to empty-hand self-defence.
After all, we are not in a stick-fighting culture here in North America. But we 
do have to consider improvised weapon scenarios such as defending against baseball
bat or club attacks and knife or machete attacks.

## Those scenarios are far more likely to happen than getting into a death match duel with someone from another Arnis style.

Having not met GM Rodel Dagooc, I have no idea if he uses empty-hand applications
of his flow drills/sequences, but I assume he does.

Anyway, back to the video. I detect a Modern Arnis flavour to his drills. This should
not be surprising since he trained under GM Remy for a while and also learned local
styles in his area.

In the video, GM Rodel incorporates disarms, hitting, locking, and takedowns into
his repertoire. At 4:04, he demonstrates that he can break the pattern with different
strikes, which is somewhat similar to the variations of my flow drills.

There is so much more to these drills than mindlessly repeating them. GM Rodel Dagooc
hints at the depth of these drills with various techniques that one can insert. 
Ultimately, a good instructor will translate these concepts into practical street
techniques.

## This was quite an enjoyable video to watch. Have a great weekend!

## Additional Reading

 * [Friday Recommendation #15](https://brianejohns.com/2023/08/11/friday-recommendation-15/)
 * [Friday Recommendation #18](https://brianejohns.com/2023/09/01/friday-recommendation-18/)
 * [Self Permission](https://brianejohns.com/2019/10/21/blog-self-permission/)
 * [Go With The Flow!](https://brianejohns.com/2015/04/13/blog-go-with-the-flow/)
 * [Balintawak Seminar](https://brianejohns.com/2010/09/09/blog-balintawak-seminar/)

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