Labanan Solo is Tagalog for solo combat. Besides the stick and empty hand partner practices Prof. Remy Presas taught, he also included solo exercises. These exercises, or Anyos, were part and parcel of every 2 day to 2 week camp he taught. Overall, there were 4 cane anyos and 8 empty hand anyos. Covered in the book are not only each anyo…
On April 15, 2021, the announcement became public that I was awarded the rank of Lakan Sampu, 10th Degree Black Belt, in Modern Arnis by Grand Master Roberto Presas and counter signed by Samuel "Bambit" Dulay, Rene Tongson and Dieter Knuttel. In celebration of this promotion I am releasing a free Celebration Download consisting of: *De-Fanging The Snake - A…
The fundamentals of any martial art are the foundations upon which greater skill can be attained. Without good basics, you can only go so far. Having been thoroughly schooled in the importance of basics, Prof. Dan Anderson lays out the basics of Modern Arnis and his system, The MA80 System Arnis/Eskrima, in 27 separate lessons. The instruction on basics are…
Prof. Remy Presas, founder of Modern Arnis, had a “secret weapon.” He was left-handed. As a result, his arnis training made him ambidextrous and dangerous with both hands. I remember doing a drill with him and in the middle of it, I disarming him. He smiled at me and said, “Danny. That was very good but you forgot one thing. …
Modern Arnis is not only about the stick! My teacher, Prof. Remy Presas would always tell me, "Danny, do not become hypnotized by the stick." An obscure fact about Prof. Presas was that he was equally skilled in empty hand applications as he was with weapons. This two-DVD set covers the main empty hand applications that he taught. Explore the…
I began compiling the Modern Arnis Archival Series with the publication of De-Fanging The Snake – A Guide To Modern Arnis Disarms in 2001. It has grown to become a significant part of The Super Dan Online Library. The Archival Series is specifically meant to catalog the techniques and approaches taught by Remy Presas presented from a Dan perspective. What is a “Dan perspective”? I…
I began compiling the Modern Arnis Archival Series with the publication of De-Fanging The Snake – A Guide To Modern Arnis Disarms in 2001. It has grown to become a significant part of The Super Dan Online Library. The Archival Series is specifically meant to catalog the techniques and approaches taught by Remy Presas presented from a Dan perspective. What is a “Dan perspective”? As…
I began compiling the Modern Arnis Archival Series with the publication of De-Fanging The Snake – A Guide To Modern Arnis Disarms in 2001. In addition to my written works, I have also catalogued Modern Arnis in video format as well. It has grown to become a significant part of The Super Dan Online Library. The Archival Series is specifically meant to catalog the…
Modern Arnis was the brainchild of Remy Amador Presas. Founded in 1957, Prof. Presas spread his art of Filipino culture across the world until his passing in 2001. Prof. Remy taught thousands upon thousands of students in his time, centering on the art of stick fighting and empty hand applications. Central to his empty hand applications was the art of…
This terrific bundle contains: * the book Mano y Mano, which shows all of the empty hand applications of the stick art of Modern Arnis * the book Trankada, which is a complete manual of the joint locking techniques of Modern Arnis * Labanan Solo, the book and DVD set that shows all of the empty hand forms (Anyos) of…
NEW!!! THE FIRST EVER DVD ON THE BLADE ROOTS OF MODERN ARNIS The blade is considered to be the heart of Filipino Martial Arts. Modern Arnis has its origins in the blade as taught to him by his grandfather, Leon. While teaching his art of the cane, Grand Master Remy Presas also laid out what he learned from his grandfather…
THE HEART OF MODERN ARNIS – THE FLOW The Flow is considered to be the heart of Filipino Martial Arts. Modern Arnis has its origins in the blade as taught to him by his grandfather, Leon. In this two part DVD series, Prof. Dan Anderson, a senior student of Remy Presas, lays out the art of the Modern Arnis flow…