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-Don't waste moves, be flexible. A parry which does not incorporate an attack is wasteful movement.
-The defense is an attack, an attack is a defense
-Hit,hit,hit until the opponent is no longer a threat to your safety.
-Avoid wide movements. Instead, use the centerline in order to deliver your blows without telegraphing your attack as well as your defense.
-Wrist locks and disarming techniques are only incidental. A hit could cause a disarm that only counts as 1 beat which is faster and more practical to use than complicated locks during a heated encounter especially against multiple opponents.
-Hand techniques should correspond with your footwork.
-Hit the nearest and the open targets presented to you.
-Only engage in a fight if no other option or escape in order to avoid it is possible.
-Run if you must, fight if you must, whatever you do, do it decisively and quickly.
-Move with speed and precision using correct distance against the enemy.
-Attack when you see an opening.
-Hand techniques should correspond with footwork.
-The faster you hit the target the better.
-Don't be overconfident; be alert at all times.
- Be strong in your defense, and powerful in your offense.
-Be fiercer in your attack than your enemy.
-Employ your defensive skills when needed.
-A thrust is faster than a slash
-Your fighting position should be designed in such a way to make you a difficult target.
-Striking directly at your enemy's flesh is preferable to blocking the enemyโs weapon.
-Overwhelm your opponent with multiple attacks.
-Avoid edge to edge blocking as much as possible . Use the flat or the spine of the blade instead.
-Get behind your opponent and strike him down from that position.
- Use high, middle and low guard according to the dictates of a fight situatuion.
-Use the stong side of your sword to circumvent or parry the enemy's weapon.
-Footwork, footwork. footwork.
-Use hip movements to add power behind your strikes.
-Look directly beyond the eyes of your enemy while maintaining your peripheral vision.
-Apply the principles of tersya by deflecting with your sword and using your empty hand to powerfully throw the enemy off-balance. In a sword fight, tapik-tapik is not enough.
-Don't let your eyes blink during a blade fight.
-Cut or shorten the distance in order to shorten the travel time of your cuts and thrusts.
-Never point the tip of your blade towards the ground when youโre in front of the enemy.
-If you have to meet the force head on be sure to apply it before your enemy's sword passes half way through his attack.
-If your blade bites and as a result gets locked against the opponent's sword, immediately use your left hand by leaning against the spine of your blade and push it towards cutting your opponent.
-Use leading techniques of tumbada to spill off the opponent's blade and attack immediately.
-When in doubt, apply Recta.
-Don't restrict your attacks only to the upper extremities. Attack the lower extremities as well.
-Use the principles of moving as one with your sword.
-In a blade fight always use grappling, tripping, throwing , punching and kicking when the situation asks for it.
All these are principles I have learned from the masters under their fighting systems. Others are our own. It continues to evolve as we see fit according to the needs of our modern times. Although bladed weapons such as balisongs, long and short knives are still used as a back-up weapon (just in case) we don't really carry around long swords anymore in order to engage in duels. Probably with the exception of our farmers who has to use the bolo as a tool to dig, cut branches, chop fire wood and sometimes use it to defend themselves against wild animals and poisonous snakes in the forest. Some branches of the military also actively trains how to fight using the bolo and machetes which serves as their back up weapon as well if in case they need to do things quietly or in cases where they run out of bullets. It also serves them as a bridge between firearms and emptyhands. Having said that, the most important aspect of training with the Filipino fighting art is that many of its principles can still be adapted not just in fighting but to other aspects of day to day living as well. Discipline, courage, self-confidence, a sound mind, strong body, strong sense of justice, respectful to others, helpful, compassionate, kind and other traits and values are just some of the great benifits from its deep aspects. It's sometimes seen only as a "killing art" But for us it is a "living art" as well.
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