What is Modern Arnis?
Modern Arnis is multi-layered system composed of numerous parts. The art of Modern Arnis can be just about any thing you can want it to be. It can be a deadly Martial Art, a form of artistic expression, a fantastic very hardcore competitive sport, and major effective means of self-defense, and finally a way of uniting body – mental – spiritual practices in each of us. Some schools use Arnis as a combative art, others in a very strict competition. Some use it as add-on to their mother art of the school. Some teach Arnis to enhance certain internal attributes. With this said there are ‘Core Concepts’ that make Modern Arnis different from many other schools of Filipino martial arts. The two major ideas in Modern Arnis are the idea of “Flow” and the ability to “Counter the counter.” Many schools have part or all of these ideas. But Grand Master Remy Presas put them into a systematic school of teaching that is a full, multi-layered, all encompassing martial art system. This is not to demean
