This past week in Level 2 we took a little detour from the Krav Maga curriculum. To round out our weapons self-defense training this month (and just for fun) I showed some stick and knife skills from Modern Arnis, a system that combines traditional Filipino martial arts and Japanese jujitsu. There are numerous methodologies in Modern Arnis for defending against and countering attacks based on the angle of the attack, the weapon(s) used, and your weapon(s) available—precisely opposite Krav Maga’s approach to self-defense. With this in mind, I chose a handful of techniques that directly parallel and compliment those in the Krav Maga curriculum. In most cases the initial defense is exactly the same, but the follow-ups are quite different.

It was admittedly a lot of information compressed into two classes, but I hope everyone both enjoyed it and learned some new skills. For those who missed it, here’s what we did:
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