Does anyone...

AdrenalineJunky · August 16, 2001, 07:06 PM

Practice Escrima?

August 16, 2001, 11:55 PM

What's escrima?

Erick Gelhaus · August 16, 2001, 11:59 PM

IIRC, it's a Filipino form of stick fighting.

LASur5r · August 17, 2001, 11:34 AM

Was in the JKD form of Escrima in the late 60's until a year or so ago. Lot of indentations on the bones from the practice, but got a nice flowing rhythm to my hand movements.
Course my family based that on my Hawaiian up bringing.

yorec · August 17, 2001, 02:27 PM

Yes.

Doesn't mean I'm any sort of expert though,

AdrenalineJunky · August 17, 2001, 02:41 PM

It's a beautiful form, man. I was watching a special on, I think TLC, and it was amazing.

Mort · August 17, 2001, 05:47 PM

I do. We call it arnis, but it's just different names for the same thing. I walk around the house all day twirling a stick. Cooking, reading, relieving myself, off hand twirling a stick or knife.

skoonz · August 17, 2001, 07:41 PM

That's not the stick fighting in the beginning of Rambo first blood is it?

AdrenalineJunky · August 17, 2001, 08:34 PM

I don't know, I haven't seen that movie for a while.

LawDog · August 20, 2001, 01:33 AM

PreserveFreedom, escrima is a name for the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). Arnis is also used, as is the older kali.

Escrima/arnis/kali is/are very effective, very efficient, very beautiful fighting skills. Stylists traditionally train first in the use of sticks, then transitioning to knives and finally adapting the skills to empty hands.

This page should give you a start on learning about this art:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/5640/

LawDog

August 16, 2001, 07:06 PM	#1
AdrenalineJunky Member Join Date: July 16, 2001 Location: Ukiah, CA Posts: 47	Does anyone... Practice Escrima? __________________ Work the ditches, beat the brush...and bang'em down!

August 17, 2001, 11:34 AM	#4
LASur5r Junior member Join Date: July 21, 2000 Location: pasadena,california,America Posts: 544	Escrima Was in the JKD form of Escrima in the late 60's until a year or so ago. Lot of indentations on the bones from the practice, but got a nice flowing rhythm to my hand movements. Course my family based that on my Hawaiian up bringing.

August 17, 2001, 02:41 PM	#6
AdrenalineJunky Member Join Date: July 16, 2001 Location: Ukiah, CA Posts: 47	It's a beautiful form, man. I was watching a special on, I think TLC, and it was amazing. __________________ Work the ditches, beat the brush...and bang'em down!

August 17, 2001, 05:47 PM	#7
Mort Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 1998 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 479	I do. We call it arnis, but it's just different names for the same thing. I walk around the house all day twirling a stick. Cooking, reading, relieving myself, off hand twirling a stick or knife. __________________ NO DEAL

August 17, 2001, 08:34 PM	#9
AdrenalineJunky Member Join Date: July 16, 2001 Location: Ukiah, CA Posts: 47	I don't know, I haven't seen that movie for a while. __________________ Work the ditches, beat the brush...and bang'em down!

August 16, 2001, 11:55 PM	#2
PreserveFreedom Guest Posts: n/a	What's escrima?

August 16, 2001, 11:59 PM	#3
Erick Gelhaus Staff Emeritus Join Date: October 28, 1998 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,750	IIRC, it's a Filipino form of stick fighting.

August 17, 2001, 02:27 PM	#5
yorec Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2000 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,341	Yes. Doesn't mean I'm any sort of expert though,

August 17, 2001, 07:41 PM	#8
skoonz Junior Member Join Date: August 13, 2001 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 13	That's not the stick fighting in the beginning of Rambo first blood is it?

August 20, 2001, 01:33 AM	#10
LawDog Staff Emeritus Join Date: September 15, 1999 Location: Where am I going? Why am I in this handbasket? Posts: 4,196	PreserveFreedom, escrima is a name for the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). Arnis is also used, as is the older kali. Escrima/arnis/kali is/are very effective, very efficient, very beautiful fighting skills. Stylists traditionally train first in the use of sticks, then transitioning to knives and finally adapting the skills to empty hands. This page should give you a start on learning about this art: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/5640/ LawDog __________________ "The Father wove the skein of your life a long time ago. Go and hide in a hole if you wish, but you won't live one instant longer." --The 13th Warrior Bona na Croin The LawDog Files