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When the need for violence presents itself and you have been training hard on a regular basis,giving no quarter and asking for none.Your FMA will allow you to find the raw power and inner calm to finish that person(s) that intends on making a victim.

My days training always starts with morning ki / deep breathing exercises,about 30 minutes worth.
I do stick every day.If I am working, I aim for 45 minutes with the baston (stick).This will be a mixture of solo baston, espada y daga, knife techniques,etc.
On my days off,I hit the weights as well as do my 45 minutes of baston work.
In addition to this I teach one 4 - 5 hour class aweek.
In my work I am either walking or cycling for several hours in a day,so this keeps me in reasonable condition.… Continue

Baseball bats or similarly heavy impact weapons are a great training tool.If you do not already do this,try practicing all your blocks and techniques with a baseball bat, (being on the receiving end that is) as you will need to use different distancing and timing when using a lighter weapon, such as a rattan stick.
IMHO,it is also a great way of getting in to the practice of 'looking' at different weapons when training, thus giving you that little bit more mental preparatio

My teacher,Grandmaster Benjamin Luna Lema(Mang Ben),founder of Lightning Scientific Arnis was highly skilled with many types of weapons.

It is interesting however that in my daily travelling and training around Manila and the provinces with my Mang Ben, the only times I saw him carrying weapons were when we were delivering sticks,itaks (bolos/machetes) etc. to different groups of students. Of course Mang Ben was not adverse to carrying weapons;he indeed coveted a good baston or itak.
It was he… Continue