Balintawak

Balintawak is one of the Filipino Martial Arts. Also known in short as FMA. My teacher is Coach Peter Hill. He teaches us to flow between the concepts of Tai Chi , Chinese Kenpo, Kung Fu, and various weapons. Hence why he calls his teaching Integrative Arts. Balintawak is a facet of this integration.

We use sticks that tend to be made of rattan or bamboo. What is so captivating for me about this integrative art is how the concepts of Tai Chi Chuan and empty handed striking / blocking apply to it and cross over into it. One simply needs to build stick control and adjust for the range of the stick length. Below you will find Coach Peter Hill’s video demonstrating a “leader” drill.