Mano y Mano: The Weaponless Fighting Applications of Modern Arnis

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Mano y Mano: The Weaponless fighting Applications of Modern Arnis is the third book written in the "Modern Arnis encyclopedia" series and is the first book ever to be written on the translations of Modern Arnis stick actions. no book has ever addressed this aspect of Filipino Martial Arts. With nearly 200 pages and 1200 photos, this book covers basic offensive and defensive empty hand techniques and their stick origins, empty hand drills, empty hand stick disarms and much, much more. This 2014 edition has expanded data on unbalancing your opponent for throwing, motion application concepts for unlocking the functions of the anyos (forms), and a complete glossary of Modern Arnis terminology. Review: Easy to follow, no ambiguity. - Dan Anderson presents a deep dive on empty-hand Modern Arnis that is easy to follow, which is rare in the case of a lot of martial arts books, which can get esoteric or leave huge gaps in sequences. If you want to see how Modern Arnis can work even without a stick in your hand, this is the book for you. Review: i have studied the martial arts for 45 years now ... - i have studied the martial arts for 45 years now. i was looking for a definitive guide to the filipino art of arnis. i chose the books by dan anderson because i am familiar with his years of training under remy presas and the quality of his work in the amercian freestyle book he wrote previously. with the collection of dan's books i was not let down. i have only glanced through them briefly since receiving them but i know that they will help me further my skills in the filipino system of arnis. and then some.