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Summary: Good primer for the basics
Review: This book is not a comprehensive primer on Modern Arnis, but is rather a very simple overview of the basics. It covers the 12 basic angles of attack and a defense for each angle, then briefly touches on the empty handed applications of the art. The coverage of sinawali was interesting and clear, but was, again, very simplistic, although I did find the basic flow drills to be useful.In short, this book is interesting and a potentially useful source of information for someone who studies an art that doesn't incorporate the concept of flow, however, if you study Escrima, Arnis, Kenpo, etc., you might want to keep looking.
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Summary: A good, if somewhat simplistic view of Modern Arnis.
Review: This book is not a comprehensive primer on Modern Arnis, but is rather a very simple overview of the basics. It covers the 12 basic angles of attack and a defense for each angle, then briefly touches on the empty handed applications of the art. The coverage of sinawali was interesting and clear, but was, again, very simplistic, although I did find the basic flow drills to be useful. In short, this book is interesting and a potentially useful source of information for someone who studies an art that doesn't incorporate the concept of flow, however, if you study Escrima, Arnis, Kenpo, etc., you might want to keep looking.
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Summary: Good primer for the basics
Review: This is a decent introduction to Arnis, which typically begins with sticks before moving to knives and empty hands (hence the focus of this work is the stick and basic stick technique). Presas has, I believe, produced some additional volumes since this one, though I'm not sure of their publication status.
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Summary: Modern Arnis for the Beginner, Good text for the Advanced
Review: This is a great book. My Jeet Kune Do instructor and I had the privelage of meeting Remy at a seminar he was conducting in NC. Needless to say Remy was a priceless instructor and it shows in this text. Mr. Presas conveys the information of stickfighting in an easy to understand format. While this book may have some age on it now, it has invaluable tools for the modern day martial artist. In addition, if you enjoy studying lineages, histories, and influences of other martial arts, this is also a good book. I always knew that other martial artists would pull from other martial arts, but I had never actually "seen" or read it. As a student in Self Defense Systems Jeet Kune Do I automatically picked up on all the trapping hands influences from Filipino Martial Arts found in our system. You can also see the influence Filipino Trapping hands had on Bruce Lee as well and the slight changes he made in taking them as his own. Regardless of your style, modern or traditional, with an open attitude and a desire to learn, there is alot to take away from this simply constructed and well thought out book. I recommend this book for the non-martial artists alike.
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Summary: Modern Arnis for the Beginner, Good text for the Advanced
Review: This is a great book. My Jeet Kune Do instructor and I had the privelage of meeting Remy at a seminar he was conducting in NC. Needless to say Remy was a priceless instructor and it shows in this text. Mr. Presas conveys the information of stickfighting in an easy to understand format. While this book may have some age on it now, it has invaluable tools for the modern day martial artist. In addition, if you enjoy studying lineages, histories, and influences of other martial arts, this is also a good book. I always knew that other martial artists would pull from other martial arts, but I had never actually "seen" or read it. As a student in Self Defense Systems Jeet Kune Do I automatically picked up on all the trapping hands influences from Filipino Martial Arts found in our system. You can also see the influence Filipino Trapping hands had on Bruce Lee as well and the slight changes he made in taking them as his own. Regardless of your style, modern or traditional, with an open attitude and a desire to learn, there is alot to take away from this simply constructed and well thought out book. I recommend this book for the non-martial artists alike.
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Summary: good if you want to learn how to swing the sticks
Review: this is a pretty good book, it doesn't give a lot of technique though. it is good if you just want to get a feel for arnis and want to start out just swinging the sticks around. it would be better if there were more techniques and applications of using the sticks against an attacker. it also has a small but interesting section on how the sticks and hands are used the same way.
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Summary: A good book to start out in arnis.
Review: This is a very good book by a well noted Arnis Master. The book is a good start for someone who wants to start out in arnis. The only problem that I had with the book is that Remy takes credit for being the solo creator of this style of Arnis. It is a copy of the chinese Tai Chi double edge sword and has been practiced in the philipinese for well over fifty years. I would recomend this book however as a good basic to begin Arnis training.
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Summary: Modern Arnis : Filipino Art of Stick Fighting
Review: When I first started training in Modern Arnis 6 years ago,this book was my bible. It provides the most clear and concise breakdown of techniques of any martial arts book that I have ever read (I own about 75). As a student of a Master of Tapi-Tapi in Modern Arnis, I can not reccommend a better to supplement to training.
Sadly, Professor Presas passed away this fall, but his art and his spirit live on through his books, videos, and Masters.
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