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    Solo Training Video

    by Brian Johns June 30, 2025

    I do some solo training with heavy sticks three or four times a week. Check out the solo training video below. This workout typically lasts 20 minutes. Any shorter than 20 minutes is unsatisfactory to me. This is purely a conditioning session for me. What…

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    Video of the Week 20: Sinawali Striking

    by Brian Johns September 3, 2024

    Often, when it comes to empty hand translations of the stick sinawali drills, we in Modern Arnis tend to think in terms of sinawali boxing. The video below featuring Professor Chuck Gauss contains some common sinawali boxing techniques. However, there are also sinawali striking techniques…

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    Video of the Week 12: Solo Sinawali Training

    by Brian Johns May 20, 2024

    Every so often, a student or a client will ask me for solo training tips. I often advise them to try solo sinawali training, focusing on the angles of attack. As I demonstrate in the video below, the key to solo sinawali training is paying…

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    “Sinawali Training is Useless”

    by Brian Johns October 19, 2015

    Is sinawali training practical? Are there any benefits to this kind of training? Some believe that the practice of sinawali is useless. From collecting or learning as many patterns, engaging in patty cake play may be useless. I have seen folks with impressive sinawali skills….

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