{"id":1094,"date":"2014-12-09T09:13:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T14:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tambulimedia.com\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2023-07-24T15:08:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T19:08:06","slug":"the-principles-of-abenir-kalis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tambulimedia.com\/the-principles-of-abenir-kalis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Principles of Abenir Kalis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Behind any effective martial art are sets of working principles. That is, a fundamental truth, or law,\u00a0from which applications of movements are based. Here, we’re presenting a look at the Abenir Kalis system and its set of principles for effective application. This is an excerpt from Bong Abenir’s new book, Eskrima Street Defense<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Abenir Kalis system is primarily\u00a0a blade based martial art which\u00a0derives its bulk of techniques and fighting\u00a0principles from the arts of Kalis Ilustrisimo,\u00a0Yaw-Yan and Silat. The art\u2019s founder is this\u00a0book\u2019s author, Maestro Bong Abenir, who\u00a0has fused these systems in order to come up\u00a0with his own training system. He has also\u00a0added techniques and strategies discovered\u00a0as effective during his live sparring. Most\u00a0of the techniques that were effective during a full sparring session without\u00a0protective gear were thoroughly observed by him, to see whether their\u00a0efficiency was replicated many times and would, therefore, be included as\u00a0part of the repertoire of Abenir Kalis techniques. Abenir believes that during\u00a0a fight, wherein everything is sudden and happening so fast, that you may not\u00a0have time to think but must instead rely on your quick reaction to respond\u00a0to any attack or situation you are in. What\u2019s more, the empty hand fighting\u00a0system could be practiced anytime at any stage or level of the practitioner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The weapons progression is used in conjunction with the empty hand\u00a0training progression in order for the practitioner to get a \u201ccomplete\u00a0education\u201d in the variables possible with the major techniques and tactics\u00a0employed in Filipino martial\u00a0arts. The major characteristic\u00a0of Abenir Kalis is efficiency.\u00a0It is a very pragmatic and\u00a0practical system. It does not\u00a0waste time with unnecessary\u00a0movements but instead goes\u00a0right through the heart of the\u00a0problem when dealing with\u00a0an adversary. We make sure\u00a0that the practitioner is able to fight or\u00a0defend himself in just a few sessions of\u00a0training within the system. Although\u00a0it does not mean achieving mastery of\u00a0the skills and techniques within the\u00a0system in such a short period of time\u00a0but rather the skill and confidence\u00a0during a street encounter is what we are\u00a0after (learn to fight first, then work on\u00a0the finer points of the art later). That\u00a0is why we do a lot of live drills during\u00a0the first sessions and help the student\u00a0analyze the different strategies and\u00a0tactics that could be employed during\u00a0a street fight. It does not matter much\u00a0how well you execute the techniques\u00a0during a fight as long they hit the\u00a0target. People are not concerned with\u00a0how beautiful or skillful you employ\u00a0your techniques but rather with who is\u00a0left standing after the encounter. Only\u00a0after learning this comes the formal\u00a0<\/span>training for the purpose of mastery\u00a0and teaching of the system. This is\u00a0based on the following principles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Principles of Abenir Kalis<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n