{"product_id":"beginning-arnis-stick-fighting-vol-david-sgro-9781979903141","title":"Beginning Arnis (Stick Fighting) Vol 1","description":"\"Beginning Arnis (Stick Fighting) Vol 1 was made as a simple guide to help students learn the Filipino martial art of Arnis (also called \"Escrima\" and \"Kali\"). In 1985 I opened my first school in Old Lyme, CT and in 1986 I went full time and opened my second school in New London, CT. I was a member of a martial arts Association and felt the knife techniques were \"dangerous\". So I decided to study Arnis. At the time Remi Presas was making the rounds and spreading FMA (Filipino Martial Arts). Somewhere around 1987 I took a clinic with Remi Presas. Shortly after this clinic Greg Alland walked into my school. At first I thought he came in to ask about lessons but it soon became apparent he was there to teach me. He said he practiced Arnis and I said \"I just took a clinic with Remi Presas\". He asked me to show him what I knew (Which I admitted was not much at all) and then Greg made the sticks hum! He moved the sticks like the propellor of a helicopter. He asked about my knife defenses and soon he was \"buttering\" me with the knife like a kid makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It was ugly -BUT I found a teacher (Well - he found me!) I introduced Greg Alland to Kwan Jhang Nim Charles Ferraro and this began our long study of Arnis with Greg Alland. In 1999 I relocated my family from New London, CT. to Fayetteville, NC. My Pastor (Michael Pacella) joined the Army and was stationed at Ft Bragg and suggested I move to Fayetteville and \"teach the Green Berets\". In the Holy Bible we see when Sarah heard she was going to bear a child in her old age she laughed in her heart and when Pastor Pacella said I should teach the US Special Forces I laughed in my heart too! But, as if it were prophesy - sure enough and within 6 months I was teaching the US Special Forces. In June 2001 I receive my first contract from 2\/3 SFG (A) and was \"Officially Contracted\" to teach the US Special Forces \"FIGHT CUT Combatives\" (Fully Integrated Grappling and Hitting Techniques - Close Up Techniques).To create FIGHT CUT I volunteered one year of working with 2\/3 SFG (A) to develop and refine a Combatives Course which would teach the skills needed for Combatives in a simple, direct, and effective manner. FIGHT CUT was selected andcontracted and was proudly being taught to the US Special Forces and the 82nd ABN DIV. From Tang Soo Do I drew kicks, strikes, and blocks. From Japanese Ju Jitsu I drew joint locks, sweeps, throws, chokes, and arm bars. From Brazilian Jiu Jitsu I drew groundfighting techniques and from Kali I drew stick and knife fighting techniques. This book was designed to introduce students to the beginning techniques of Arnis (Kali - Escrima). Students can train and level (Rank) in Arnis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Sgro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 197990314X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781979903141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.17d","brand":"David Sgro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945765568767,"sku":"9781979903141","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5f9c0fc3-7c64-408f-940a-45aff9bbd402.jpg?v=1681509706","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beginning-arnis-stick-fighting-vol-david-sgro-9781979903141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}