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- From: osan@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (Mr. X)
- Subject: Re: What/Where is Sinawali?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.163137.21507@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- Organization: Twilight Zone
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:31:37 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan25.103900.21082@yang.earlham.edu> youngjo@yang.earlham.edu writes:
- >Does anybody know what Sinawali(sp?) is?
-
- Yes.
-
- >I've heard it's a brazilian martial art, and I think it
- >might be the style used in the movie "The Mighty Quinn".
-
- Someone's been pulling one of yer three legs...
-
- Sinawali is an Arnis maneuver using either one or two
- canes. The name comes from the Tagalog "to weave" (Tagalog
- and Ilocano are the two main Filipino dialects). Single
- sinawali, which I never learned, uses one cane and double
- sinawali uses two. When done expertly, it is a very beautiful
- thing to watch. I also feel it has good MA value. I have not
- studeied Arnis to any depth, but I feel it is a good art, largely
- in keeping with my personal nature. Lots of strikes and joint
- locks. YUM!
- >
- >Apparently, it uses a lot of spinning techniques from the ground, and
- >looks like a cross between northern-style kung fu and breakdancing.
-
- Thsi sounds like Capoeiria (sp???). Very different and not to
- my liking, but then, I am largely ignorant of this method.
- >
- >Does anyone practice it, or know where it's taught? It looks like
- >it could be a great complement to "hard" style linear arts.
-
- Look for Arnis instructors. Dan Inosanto and Remy Presas come
- to mind.
-
- -Andy V.
-