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    Video of the Week 31: Left-Hand Abanico Corto

    by Brian Johns March 10, 2025

    “Abanico Corto” is Spanish for “short fan.” Many of my students love this wicked technique. I have posted several abanico corto videos on my YouTube channel. Among the left-hand material I’ve been working on is left-hand abanico corto. In the video below, I demonstrate the left-hand abanico corto…

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    The Learning Cycle

    by Brian Johns February 24, 2020

    As many of you know, I like teaching flow drills. I find it a practical and fun way to introduce the concepts of Modern Arnis. I find this a useful addition to a student’s learning cycle. The concepts range from abanico corto, palis palis, disarms,…

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    Which Technique Is Best?

    by Brian Johns January 20, 2020

    I have often been asked, “Which technique is best?” for any given situation. The result of those questions was the above video. The long and short of it is “it depends on the angle of attack coming at you.” But it gets more complicated, as…

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