Welcome to the Premium membership @Christopher Franks. Chris is one of my intermediate Balintawak students and very knowledgable with the Eagles Nest Program (feel free to ask him questions). You all may see him in different pics and videos.

Videos like this though short are a great source to learn. Here you have two WOTBAG Balintawak masters in the Philippines back in 2007 going back and forth (Iyahay). There is so much to digest and learn from this short video. For those who are unaware, Balintawak is a single stick Filipino sick fighting self defense art founded in 1952 that focused on close quarter combat and also utilizes empty hand strikes, kicks, take downs, throws, and joint manipulation. Although the stick is the primary weapon Balintawak can utilize many tools as well as other weapons. We will share more training videos of Balintawak, Reality Self Defense, BJJ, and kicks and kicking strategies as a additional source of learning every month.

Balintawak Eskrima or Balintawak Arnis is a Filipino martial art created by Great Grandmaster Venancio "Anciong" Bacon in the 1950s to enhance and preserve the combative nature of eskrima which he felt was being watered down by other styles of Filipino martial arts. It is named after a small street in Cebu where it was founded. ​ Balintawak is commonly identified by it’s use of the single stick and close quarter range of play, it is designed to develop combat attributes: speed, timing, reflexes and proper distance control. Additionally, emphasis is placed on economy of motion, use of the left hand, traps, ruses, and tactics of delivery to produce well-timed and accurate attacks and counter attacks. ⚔️ What is your experience with FMA or Balintawak Eskrima?

Heres me using eskrima. Lol https://www.facebook.com/share/r/176jfRjmKk/?mibextid=wwXIfr

This was from two days ago, and you will see a little bit with takedowns, disarms, and the use of lifting and clearing and the use of the punyo. Where are you in your Balintawak training?