Filipino stick fighting forms the structural spine of STEALL Combatives. The double-stick sinawali patterns build ambidextrous coordination, striking power, timing, and range awareness that transfer directly to every other tool in the system.
What You Will Learn
- The 12 striking angles of Kali
- Single and double stick sinawali patterns
- Basic defenses: check-and-strike, deflection, gunting
- Footwork: the triangle step
- Flow drilling with a partner
The Filipino martial arts tradition teaches weapons before empty hand because a practitioner who trains with a weapon first develops superior body mechanics and transitions to empty hand naturally.