Louelle Lledo & Andy Sanano
Price: $32.95
This Teachers’ Training Handbook is prepared and designed for the use of current, prospective, and aspiring Filipino Martial Arts teachers and practitioners. This handbook deals exclusively with the foundation of Arnis de Mano and how it should be taught in order for the student to understand the underlying principles of every technique and maneuver. There are no “advance” techniques in this handbook. The authors do not believe in advance techniques. What others call advance techniques the authors call basic techniques performed in a superior manner. In order to perform the maneuvers in a superior manner, the aspect of MIBOME must be factored in a “simple reaction.”
Martial arts are similar to constructing a building. You always start from the bottom. The bigger and taller the building the wider and sturdier the foundation must be. There should be more piles driven and they should be driven deeper to make a solid foundation and hold the weight of the building. The rationale is, the stronger and sturdier the foundation the stronger and the more effective the technique will be.
This handbook will help the current, prospective, and aspiring martial arts teacher or practitioner learn and understand the concepts of effective teaching and learning. The material is systematically arranged, as to make the student aware of each technique’s specific application in the overall scheme of things. For the most efficient learning process, each technique was broken down into elements and minute skills. Stick fighting is a complex skill. In learning a complex skill, one must begin with a framework towards a goal, with complete and thorough understanding of the principles involved in each movement.
