MUST SEE! Grandmaster of Eskrima, Atillo Balintawak WEAPONS sparring with student Virgil.
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- World Balintawak-Arnis- Eskrima Association Atillo Balintawak- Saavedra Style
Crispulo "Ising" Atillo (Grandmaster)
Visit www.AtilloBalintawak.com for private lessons and seminars.
Filming was done at Master Louis B. Giamo's Eagleville Taekwondo Academy in Norristown, PA - Sport
I've seen an old man in the Philippines use his flip flops to ward off 4 thugs with knives in the slums. its like watching a movie take but this was for real. The old man got a cut in his left arm but his skill was truly a sight to see.
God damn forearm was it in manila
probably got cut by the guy in front while clobbering the guys in back
# you only have two hands
You mean the HEY HO GRAND MASTER ?
flip flops oh shit XDXD
there is an old korean saying
Pros dont complain aboit tools XDXD
Man, I seriously like how good natured and encouraging the instructor is. I see so many that teach a true and deadly art that act as a drill instructor: yelling at you and only pointing out faults and flaws.
I'm starting to understand why so many of old sailors speak about how badly beaten up they got in Philippines and Thailand, by people twice smaller than them.
Agnes The Drugstore Owner's Daughter I've never heard of these stories even though much of my folk historically travelled to a lot of Asian countries and were lower class. If anything it's a stereotype
Even Bruce Lee got Beat up by an Ophirean(Filipino)
lex luther That sounds substantiated ^_^
Agnes The Drugstore Owner's Daughter elves
only the ophirians haha, even bruce lee learned to use nanchuks from filipinos. Some of his fighting style was borrowed from filipinos.
Plenty of keyboard warriors in the comment section. A little bit of history: masters like Atillo (red shirt in the video), Bacon, Cañete all fought brutal matches with real sticks and no protection (called death matches) in Cebu and survived. That is all well documented and proved the effectiveness of the art. In balintanwak you stop the blow or hit the shoulder during friendly sparring to train your reflexes (such as what we are seeing in the video), while other forms of the art use head gear and protection. Complaining because they are stopping the blow and not killing each other is like whining about boxers using gloves or grapplers not training on concrete. Anyways, awesome display from two incredible practitioners.
Although the following comment could be applied to a number of martial arts systems, I am particularly thinking about the various Filipino fighting styles. My strong advice is this: Don't get all caught up in your particular style as being "the best," "the most realistic," "the oldest," "the deadliest," etc. I have worked with a number of FMA styles -- Inosanto/Lacosta, Doces Pares, Pikiti Tirsia, Serrada, Modern Arnis, Villabrille-Largusa, Sayoc, and several others. The proponents of each style will give you a number of reasons (which sometimes merely border on "rationalizations" more than anything else) as to why their particular style is the best. They are all very proud of their group, just as Dan Inosanto used to compare them to rival high school football teams. Just nod your head and agree with them and they'll be more inclined to teach you their particular method. Most of the FMA styles should be thought of family systems -- they have a particular training progression, they stress certain drills, they concentrate on certain ranges of combat. When you work within that system, be humble and learn everything you can (empty your cup, in other words, to use the Buddhist metaphor) and think of the style, system, or art -- depending on the term they use -- as a way to organize the material to be learned. That's all the style, system, or art really is -- it's a vehicle to organize the techniques, strategies, and drills that you as the individual martial artist can use for your personal physical and spiritual development.
whats an FMA that focuses on empty hands rather than weapons, thats not from mindinao?
Stephen Mullins Well said.
Theex pendable The beauty of FMA is you take the weapons away and you can still apply it to empty hands.
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Exactly as you said.
HEY HEY HEY careful HO HO HEY HEY!
DBSaiyanTim777 Careful of yo han....
***** CAREFUL! HEY HO HEY HO HO HO HEEEEEEEEY CAREFUL! yo han....hey.
+DBSaiyanTim777 ha ha ha ha careful foo foo! yaaaaaayy, yaaaaaaay! !!!hoooo!!! XD
+Russell Grier Turn on subs XD
+DBSaiyanTim777 I SAY CAREFUL OF YOUR HANDS!!
Thats why you should respect your elders
lol
Old School dudes got a trick or two up their sleeves.
More like this is why you shouldn’t disrespect your elders
Proud to have trained with GM Atillo in CatchboxingMMA in Bronx NY !! 👊
why cant filipinos make good hand to hand combat movies? When our practice sparring already looks epic
+darthclone7 There is a movie from Thailand called "Chocolate" and some of the stuntmen are filipino and use escrima. It's not a flipino movie, but it's close enough lol
+darthclone7 the bourne identity hand to hand fight scene are heavily FMA influenced. In fact Guru Inosanto was the adviser for the close quarter combat scenes.
Watch arrow. His fight style is fma
G Nap no he means in Filipino blockbuster movies
its because our movie industries suck(3/10)... Usually making only really cheesy romance to some forced to decent comedy
gotta love that energy! "your hands your hands be careful your hands" " ho ho hoho oho"
Unbelievable! Love these skills. This is a Grandmaster at 'work'. I cannot praise this ability enough. Thank you. Best wishes.
Hola mucho gusto es un placer saludarle mi estimado amigo me gusta el deporte de las artes marciales es mi deporte favorito
These two are amazing to watch in person
This is not a sport like MMA, this one is Deadly!
Probably because there arent many big Hollywood actors who want to learn eskrima. Its hard enough for them to kick and punch correctly let alone use a knife or sword or gun correctly. lol
I love how this grandmaster Is so cool n funny shows how much years he's had in his training how he can play n still be so damn good
Eskrima has a lot of useful techniques that can translate into real-world situations
it's beautiful in a way the sparring, when two different forces meet and become just kind of a dance of give and take.
Very nice video of Grandmaster Atillo showing different aspects of the art. Thank you very much for sharing!
Yeah, they're doing hubad, a practicing & sensitivity drill. It's meant to build reflexes and body mechanics.
love both of these guys, very skilled and a real treat to train with. If you have an interest in Eskrima, particularly Balintawak take the opportunity to study with Grand Master Atillo and/or Master Virgil, you won't regret it
Such skill. very pleased I am able to watch and enjoy even if it is only on YT. Great personality and even more skill.
Very interesting. Nice hands, fast hands, I'll have to see more now. Thanks.
This little GM is an animal, I love it, awesome demonstration of Balintawak.
I just love how much fun he's having. Haha.
FMA has been around but it's always behind the scenes. Like the knife fight from Winter Soldier and Black Panther fights and Arrow as well and other movies.
A true Martial Art for warriors.
these are the most advanced hand to hand techniques to be followed. I like it very much.
Looks to be a very difficult martial art to master. But, definitely a dangerous art form to combat at close quarter fighting. Very impressive how the art form links unarmed parries to weapons training. Hands and arms are right in there alongside of weaponry. Usually in close quarter stuff, the aim is to avoid limbs meeting weapons attacks. Must say the demonstration looked good, very effective fighting style indeed...
It's quite amazing how little energy he seems to put out. To do this so effortlessly is quite impressive.
Anyone who thinks this is total shit, get to the part where they start the stick drills. Now imagine instead the old guy having a knife, and the other dude is like some random thug who know "street fighting" and also has a knife. The old guy has muscle memory and retention. imagine how hes holding back on this student yet still manages to block, parry almost all of his strikes. In the real world that speed and muscle memory targets all the right places. This man would fuck your day up easily.
If you really think this is some slap fighting BS. look up Raw Combat International with Luke Holloway. He trains this "slap fighting" to Law enforcement and Military worldwide. They wouldn't even look at him if they didn't think his shit wasn't worth their time.
Also...navy seals practice this "slap fighting" so maybe yall should do some research before you bash!
lol you don't say
while it's true lots of places don't give the "you're gunna get cut" speech... lots of places do give the "you're gunna get cut" speech.
and most places will always teach that the best knife defence technique is the 50m dash.
Exactly, people who aren't knowledgeable in martial arts and watch UFC yet never trained a day in their life commenting thinking they know better.
yes if you can do a 50m dash in your situtation asuuming of course that your faster than your opponent otherwise its a good way to get stabed in the back/knife throw to the back really anything can happen once your back is turned to the opponent
I always thought Luke Holloway specialized in silat
SamueltheJolly silat and kali
thank you very much for this demonstration. your art is well worth practicing.
His speed is absolutely stunning for his age. The product of consistent martial practice. Great video.
we should be in CA sometime this year, guess where I'm going to try to get to....
great skill and obviously a great sense of humour as well..great stuff
For all those that make the claim that "people don't fight like this" please bear this in mind: a) yes filipinos did historically fight like this. These are the more classic weapons that were used before guns were introduced. B) modern fma schools teach the use of weaponry in different forms with everyday objects: i.e., chains, sticks, pens, umbrellas, etc. The skills learned thru the classical weapons are easily transferred to really anything that can be used as an extension of the hand.
Outstanding demonstrations!!!
If a person enters a fight thinking his style of martial arts is superior to his opponents style, then he already lost the fight!!
If you haven't received any stitches, staples, scars or broken bones in your lifetime, then you never fought.
Semper-Fi.
Shaolin Wu-Shu (Master Brown) Md.
Yes exactly, Bruce Lee got many elements from this martial art. Its amazing man
Growing up in the Philippines we did Arnis (Local name for Escrima or Kali) in PE. and for all you thinking this wont work in the streets, you are SORELY mistaken. Depending on the type of stick or be it a MACHETE, Arnis is by far one of the best self-defense arts one could have......sure its flashy but thats by default.
Try getting hit in the face with a 1lb. 4 ounce Kamagong stick by a seasoned Arnis veteran..... I would choose a kali stick over a knife any day!
Thanks Master Giamo for bringing this in.
This takes me back to my teenage years studying escrima and kali by doce pares and a sundagan teacher I had
words cannot describe gm atillo!! one can just hope to have great skills that is only matched by greater humility.
The precision on the stick fighting was just.... surgical
I would'nt fight either one of these guys.
very nice balintawak, train in nickelstick balintawak myself, always good to see balintawak videos, thanks for posting, very nice, cheers
We think it's fast, but I'm sure he was seeing things in slow motion. Look how relaxed he is.
YES!!!! how i wish of it to see him in person
especially the empty and dagger sets. Once they get into the longer weapons the dynamic changed a little bit. Still pretty awesome to watch them do the drills.
Pretty damn cool!!
amazing hand-eye coordination...reminds me of some of the hand to hand fight scenes in the Bourne movies
That sir's too cool, I'm his fan
The blade and stick are taught in Largo range (long), medio (mid) or Sumbrada which the checking hand and play a role, and in close or hubud range where the blade is no longer viable, but the thrust and hilt is used to hit. Some styles excel in certain areas. Balintawak has a effective mid and close range emphasis. As in most striking, it is hard to keep a determined combatant from closing unless you are very skilled, or have the luxury of lots of room to move.
this is so bad ass!!!! just the speed alone makes me go crazy!!!
It’s so interesting to compare martial arts that was cultivated during a period of subjugation and martial arts that was cultivated for conquest and war. While the Spanish were practicing very orthodox and regimented fencing, a Filipino grandpa was probably working in the fields when he turned to his grandson and said “Anak, tonight after you wash the rice I’m gonna show you how to stab a Spanish guy and get away with it”. This kind of martial arts probably most closely resembles what combat was like before sophisticated tool-use became a thing. Nobody was thinking scientifically about striking and defending, it was just “moves that’ll get you killed” and “moves that’ll get the other guy killed”. That being said, there’s nothing unsophisticated about Kali, Capoeira, or fucking Haitian machete fighting when compared to Latin HEMA, Kung-Fu, or Karate. I simply mean that it’s noticeable how necessity shapes the way these techniques are developed. It’s very fascinating how subjugated classes often find very creative and unorthodox ways of killing people.
Fun to watch. Thanks for sharing!
when they interchange attacks with the sticks
that was so SICK
I agree, the blades got my attention... It's also how my some of buddies got into FMA. The Blades
Simply perfect
I'd love to learn Eskrima sometime... but then again I almost had a heart attack just from watching these guys practice! XD
Ising is a very talented and good instructor. I trained with him in Southern California
LOL the stick to stick was hilarious. Grandmaster close to laughing as they go smacking him in the leg. Great video. :)
the stick part was beyond amazing
That's Amazing!!!
Armenian Wing Tsun Much Respect! Keep perfecting your art!
Next use lightsabers.
To each to his own style... not every style would fit a person's character... but regardless of preference... Master Ising clearly puts ART in Martial Arts...
I love this art, I studied with Vince Cabales many many years ago for about a year and half and my confusion would be; can there be more then 1 Grand Master? We were told his father Angel brought the art here and was the GM and when he died that was passed to Vince? Just curious
damn this instructor is great!!! why didnt i meet him?
SO GREAT!
Don’t exactly know what I’m seeing but it appears to me that both those men are extremely skilled martial artists.
Goddamn, he's correcting him while sparring...
Amazing! Wish I could do that.
That's my old academy lol. Glad to see this
Every teacher has his own way to teach his students
included but not limited to there yell.. my teacher likes to use BAM BAM BAM
the way he brings it, it's awesome
I'm a trained knight fighter and the first thing you're told is plan on getting cut. Don't fear it but expect. The scars on my hands and knuckles are testament to that but it is so very worth it for the beauty of the art as well as the ability to defend yourself.
the point is that a knife doesnt need that much power to cut through u and if u cant react fast enough ull even might loose a limb. its that simple. a quick hit and ur arms are paralyzed for ever. just a single stab lets ur body fall to the ground like a wet bag of loundry. so if u think of a 3 round brawl with knifes, each round has to be like 15 seconds to keep it realistic. i wouldnt bet on a guy whos trained in mma for 20 years if he had to fight a girl 60 pounds lighter, with 20 months of intens training and nothing but a 3 inch blade to fight him.
It depends on how skillful the fighter is. It also depends on who makes the first contact. If the 3in. Blade manage to stab the mma guy, he will fall. But if the woman manage to get hit by the mma guy then it's lights out
awesome!
I'm really scared of how fast they swing everything.. I just start to close my eyes lol..😆
superb!!
Amazing!
Seems very similar to Wing Chun close quarter blocking. That old man is amazing!!!!
If you know how aggressive it's when using in fight. Maybe you will know why martial arts is different from one and another
I'm learning escrima at the moment and it's really calm practicing. But if you get into a fight and you have a stick, that bad guy is in for a treat.
Awesome! What's the drill name? Some sombrada form yes?
Amazing skills.
This instructor is no joke at all Oss!
GREAT MOVES,,,, My Idol Grand Master "Ising" Atillo
I agree with you mate, Escrima is the martial arts for the real thing. As the Philippines is overflowing with criminals equipped with knives and other Bladed weapons, this is a real treat for them.
Ive spent a lot of time in the P.I. I love stick fighting
Thank you for taking the time to reply, so the overall meaning of the drill is not to encourage closing in with a long blade but to be able to handle that situation if it ever occurs?
Just like wing chun, great tutorial.
Block low kick with low stop kick or chop to the ankle
wow this is really usefull, im so happy im going to his seminairs and next time the roman soldier picks up his sword il be sorted ! oh wait.....
Yeah exactly. There has been open trade and movement between many of the Asian countries so it makes perfect sense. Considering that the Philippines has been trading with China, along with the rest of Asia, for almost 900 years it's plausible.
One of those time I really wish I could play a video in half-speed.
you can now! :)
They are drilling, not fighting. But I do know that when you no the drills and the variables for each angle, you can try to get hit by the other person and successfully counter and return. Which is why it is taught in a catch, counter, return manor. Very effective. Your true sparring goes up by leaps and bounds when you know how, and have practiced so many reps in so many different angles. If all you do is spar, you seldom get better technically.
Interesting. You are probably right. Thanks!
I bow and Thank You, namaasta
The stick part was amazing
look how calm he is he barely moves his head
I would love to see wing chun and escrima practitioners sparring together… just imagine the chemistry
my grandfather is really great^^ he's a real nice person, i wonder when he'll come back here in philippines, we're already missing him, i have'nt seen him since his last visit here in our house, actually it;s been 10 years ago! i wag 6 going to 7 at that time! lol! hahaha! he's really good in teaching!
Good for you. Hope he is all well to this day.
You'd be surprised how easy _some_ (not all) of that is to learn. It's called sinawali (sp?) or weaving. Basically it's a repeated pattern of simultaneous attack and defensive movements. Once you get the pattern going with a competent partner, you can do very impressive speed demonstrations. Also, they're designed to work open-handed or with a weapon - very versatile.