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    Video of the Week 27: Train the Left Hand Like A Pro!

    by Brian Johns February 3, 2025

    Due to my current right shoulder issues, I delve into the basics of left-hand training in this post. For the past few months, I’ve had severe tendonitis in my right shoulder and am going through physical therapy to address this issue. I have restricted Arnis…

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    Video of the Week 26: Double Zero to Abanico Double Action

    by Brian Johns January 27, 2025

    As many of you know, I ardently advocate solo training, whether the shadowboxing version or hitting a tire. Solo training is an excellent opportunity to work on your martial skills, particularly your weaknesses. I demonstrate one solo training sequence consisting of a double zero followed…

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    Video of the Week 25: Disarm #1 With Follow-ups

    by Brian Johns January 20, 2025

    When I teach disarms to beginners, I teach the disarms as a stand-alone technique. I focus on the concepts of leverage and footwork. Once the student understands the proper movement and leverage, I introduce the importance of a follow-up. To many of us, this is…

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    Musashi and Arnis

    by Brian Johns January 16, 2025

    Below is a terrific video about Muhammad Ali and the famed swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. The video draws upon Musashi’s famous book, “Book of Five Rings.” For me, it’s interesting to see Musashi’s martial philosophy through the prism of Modern Arnis. One would be wise to…

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    Video of the Week 24: Abanico Double Action off Block, Check, Counter

    by Brian Johns January 13, 2025

    One of the mainstay drills of Modern Arnis is the block, check, counter drill. At the drill’s core is learning to respond to the 12 angles of attack. One variation of this drill involves the abanico double action. The basic sequence is as follows: See…

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    Practicing With My Left Hand

    by Brian Johns January 8, 2025

    I like to do a fair bit of solo training with both the right and left hands. Unfortunately, my right shoulder’s condition is such that I haven’t done much solo training with that side. In other words, I generally save my right shoulder for the…

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    Video of the Week 23: Double Zero after the Slap off/Pull Off Drill

    by Brian Johns January 6, 2025

    A few weeks ago, I posted a video demonstrating the 12 angles of attack with the double zero. In the video below, I demonstrate the double zero of the slap-off/pull-off drill. From a teaching and training perspective, mixing things up on the basic drills is…

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    A Look Back On 2024

    by Brian Johns December 30, 2024

    First, let’s look at my top posts for this year. My top posts for 2024. I am surprised my post on violent crime in the Durham Region got as many views as it did. I suspect it’s because residents of the area read this post…

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    Video of the Week 22: Angles of Attack with Abanico Double Action

    by Brian Johns December 23, 2024

    Heeeyo! I’m going to keep this post short due to the holiday season! Here’s another version of the 12 angles of attack—this time with the abanico double action. This is a fun way to mix up the practice of the 12 angles. Many of you…

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    Video of the Week 21: Angles of Attack with Double Zero

    by Brian Johns December 16, 2024

    As many of you know, I’m an ardent believer in solo training. I constantly look for ways to mix things up and create new routines. Many of us practice the angles of attack with control, pull back and follow through. Why not expand beyond the…

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