Arnis

The Okinawan Karate of Dallas is please to add Modern Arnis to its programs of study.  Guru Bruce Jenkins of Moroland Martial Arts is teaching Arnis.

(The Okinawan terminology for the two sticks is Ni Tanbo.  Some Okinawan Karate Club of Dallas members also learned one  Ni Tanbo form from Kyoshi Douglas Perry of the Shorinkan Karate system)

 

Guru Bruce Jenkins

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CURRICULUM

OKCD ARNIS Basic Modern Arnis set #1 (Novice)
1. 12 Basic strikes
2. 12 Basic blocks
3. 12 Basic Disarms*
4.  3 Basic wrist locks (reach, grab, parry-catch)
5.  Double Stick, Single striking techniques (head-leg, head-leg-head,etc.)
 
OKCD ARNIS Basic Modern Arnis set #2 (Advanced)
1. Double Stick, Double stick striking techniques:
    Heaven Six
    Six Count
    Rhodonda (Heaven Six)
    Rhodonda (Six count)
    Reverse Rhodonda
    Eight Count
 
2.  Leg Locks:
     Toe
     Side (L/R)
     Ankle (L/R)
     Back (L/R)
    
3.  Brush-Grab-Strike:
4.  Flow
 
 
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OKCD ARNIS Basic Modern Arnis (Advanced)
 
1. Advanced striking Styles (Corto-Obniko,Largo-Obniko, floretee, Bandi-Bandi, Palus-Palus, Tapi-Tapi,etc.)
2. Flex-ible Weapons
3. Basic 12 Strikes set #2 (strike thru)
4. Mulitple Attackers.
5. Praying Hands.
6. Single Knife Dis arms, "Hand to knife". (static, ice pick, 1-12 )
7. Many more to go...... 

Arnis - Disarm Against the 1-12 Zone Strikes (one stick)

1. Block, Twist & Pull, hit hand.

2. Snake hand around opponent’s arm, break elbow

3. Under wrist, grab 2 sticks, grab wrist to chamber, should break

4. Block, x grab thumb lock strike

5. Downward block, step forward, grab with rear side of stick (puno) behind wrist, pull sticks, twist back and strike

6. Block, x grab circle around with rear of stick ) puno, strike

7. Block, slam down, monkey grab, push pull strike

 

PROMOTIONS

RANKS:
OKCD ARNIS Ranks (same as Moroland Martial Arts) :
 
ApplicationTechnician #1
ApplicationTechnician #2
ApplicationTechnician #3
ApplicationTechnician #4
ApplicationTechnician #5 (Basic Instructor Apprentice)
ApplicationTechnician #6
ApplicationTechnician #7 (Basic Instructor)
ApplicationTechnician #8 
ApplicationTechnician #9
ApplicationTechnician #10 (Technical Advisor)
Senior Technical Advisor Apprentice
Senior Technical Advisor 
Grand Technical Advisor Apprentice (Guru Bruce)
Grand Technical Advisor (55 years old)
Royal Technical Advisor  (65 years old)
 

March 22, 2006 / April 8, 2006

Ilene Smoger. , Application Technician Level #4

Wayne Murphy, Appl. Tech Level # 4 (Technical Advisor Apprentice)
Flora Ohara., Appl. Tech Level # 3
Frank Gannon, Appl. Tech Level # 3
Al Alexander, Appl. Tech Level # 3
Erwin Fellermeier, Appl. Tech Level # 3
Todd Sherry, Appl. Tech Level # 3
Anthony Pachecho., Appl. Tech Level # 3
Amin Bahnemaei, Appl. Tech Level # 2
 

January, 2008

Frank = Basic Instructor + Applic Tech Level #7
Erwin   = Basic Instructor Apprentice, Applic Tech Level #6
AI      = Basic Instructor Apprentice, Applic Tech Level #5
Ilene = Technical Advisor (OKCD) + working on Applic Tech Level #5 (Moroland)
Wayne = Technical Advisor (OKCD) + working on Applic Tech Level #6 (Moroland)
 
We have 3 more Technical Advisors from two different schools in Texas.
Wylie - Texacoma Martial Arts (Kali,JKD,Dumog, Silat, etc.)
Darrel -Texacoma Martial Arts (Tai Chi,Kali,etc.)
Darin - ColleyVille Martial Arts (Kenpo)

 

Spring, 2008

Frank=Technical Advisor

 

HISTORY and STUDENTS

Oregon Moroland Martial Arts Members: (Guru Bruce's original students).
 
  Monty Sperry - Senior Technical Advisor (Moroland Martial Arts, Oregon) + American Karate 
  Jordan Synder - Technical Advisor (Moroland Martial Arts, Oregon),  + Wu Ying Tao Karate
 
Moroland Martial Arts History:
The other Co-founder of Moroland Martial Arts, Captain Pedro Alvaran , Filipino Resistance Army WWII, Manila - Passed away a few years back. He was a great man and a real team leader. He had great organizational skills and was a real Filipino fighter. 
 

 

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