London Academy of Arnis

Sparring day on Thursday Jan 26th

A quick heads up to remind all students that Thursday January 26th is our monthly sparring day. Please bring groin protectors (men), chest protectors (women) and gumshields. Gloves (14-16oz) and other equipment can be provided, though we recommend that you bring your own. If you're using class equipment, we also recommend bringing some babywipes/nearest equivalent. Sharing other people's sweat is a bit minging…

Grading results

After a gruelling 2 weeks of assessments, we can give a massive congratulations to the following students for absolutely smashing their gradings! Well done gang!

James Dismore – Brown II

Sam Booth – Green

Kaveh Goodarzay – Green

Asten Regis – Green

Leena Ksaifi – White

Alyssia Vazquez – White

Christmas holidays

This term will officially finish on Thursday December 15th (where the grading results will be announced). Classes will resume from Monday January 9th. Private classes will continue as normal through the holiday period.

Syllabus E-Version

Thanks to fellow Rapid Arnis buddy Dave Wheeler, we now have the full syllabus in electronic form. If any RA students need it, please email or text me with which grade you require, and i'll send it to you ASAP.

Syllabus bits’n'pieces

Several junior grades have requested that i list the things they'll need to know for the upcoming gradings this December. This list will be confirmed as soon as i'm within reach of a syllabus (i'm doing this list from memory). Without further ado:-

YELLOW BELT (all singlestick)

Male triangle (solo and in pairs)

Female triangle (solo and in pairs)

Crossleg footwork (solo and in pairs)

12 angles of attack (solo and in pairs)

Anyo Isa (basic)

Armara Isa

Heaven blocks (1-12)

Piyung blocks (1-5)

Hubud ver 1

GREEN BELT (all of the above, plus…)

Anyo Isa (full)

Armara Dalawa

6-count arco

Piyung blocks (1-12)

Hubud ver 2

Box drill

Basic punches and kicks

Lockflow (1-5)

If there are any questions, please contact me ASAP.