Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques

Description

Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques is the authoritative guide to Cabales Serrada Escrima - a stick fighting art with its roots in Escrima, the national martial art of the Philippines. The popularity of these techniques has dramatically increased since they were used extensively in action-packed fight scenes in the Jason Bourne films. Developed by Grandmaster Angel Cabales when he came to the U.S., Cabales Serrada Escrima is a distinct system emphasizing close-quarter combat using highly effective stick-fighting moves in unarmed as well as knife fighting situations. This book offers a clear presentation of the basic strikes, blocks, counters, and disarms unique to this style of martial art - as well as explaining how and why the techniques work and when to use them. Angel Cabales was a pioneer in the Filipino Martial Arts and the first teacher of Escrima in the U.S. He trained and certified Mark V. Wiley, the author of this book. Darren G. Tibon, an Escrima Grandmaster, was also trained by Cabales and has contributed a new foreword to the book.

Mark V. Wiley is a writer, editor and publisher who has written for numerous martial arts and health publications. He has made numerous trips to the Philippines to research Filipino fighting arts and was certified as a master of Cabales Serrada Escrima by Grandmaster Angel Cabales in 1990. Darren G. Tibon is a Serrada Escrima Grandmaster and former student of Angel Cabales. An instructor of Serrada Escrima, he is a co-founder of the Angel's Disciples Escrima Association in Stockton, California, which promotes the art of Serrada Escrima and the values of Angel Cabales.