FMA tips | part 5 | Abaniko [KALI - ARNIS - ESCRIMA]

Supercharge your fanning strikes and avoid injuries by utilizing these simple tips by the world-renowned grandmaster Rene Tongson from the Philippines! He took his first lesson at the age of nine in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental – the hometown of Professor Remy A. Presas, using sugar canes instead of a rattan stick which was scarce then. His Modern Arnis training started with Grandmaster Roberto Presas and Grandmaster Christino Vasquez, under the guidance of Grandmaster Remy Presas. With Grandmaster Mateo D. Estolloso of Antique, Panay Island, he refined his classical techniques such as Banda-y-Banda, Rompida, Doblada, Hirada Batanguea, Espada-y-Daga, Palis-palis and many more. Under Grandmaster Ernesto Presas he mastered the techniques of Filipino weaponry. Grandmaster Rene is the Grandmaster of ABANIKO TRES PUNTAS and Grandmaster, 10th Dan in Modern Arnis. Nowadays he is primarily known for his unique ABANIKO TRES PUNTAS style of classical Arnis. Music: “Rite of Passage“ Kevin MacLeod (
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