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I've been putting together some MBC notes of my own. I'm trying to ensure that my understanding of the terminology is accurate. So, please take a look at my definitions and see if you spot anything that needs adding or editing:



Abanico - fan; also spelled "abaniko" – cutting forward and backward in one attack in a fanning motion



Cruzada - cross-block and strike



Crossada - to cross



Elastico - "rubber band art"; system



Hubad - to untie . . . . used to describe a series of drills or forms that involve a series of hand motions similar to untying knots



Largo Mano - (lit.) long hand . . . long range . . . techniques performed at a range where the combatants can reach each other’s arms or weapons but not eachother’s head or torso.



Pakal or Pikal - "ice pick" grip



Pekiti - Close Range



Punyo - the pomel end of the knife, stick, or sword (from poignard?) and techniques developed to use them



Sinawali - weaving . . . especially drills where several techniques flow together continuously in complex “weaving” pattenrs



Sumbrada - upper umbrella block



Sumbrada Drill - A two-person training form that exchanges attacks and defenses continously ending with a sumbrada defense.

Dear Chuck:

There are several good on-line glossaries of FMA terms. Mark Wiley's book Filipino Martial Culture is also a good resource. To give you a jump start, try this link:

http://142.58.12.77:8080/FMA/Glossary/browse.html

Stay safe,


mike j

I think that 'corto' also means close, but the Phillipines has several languages with Tagalog being just one and having many dialects.

-Thom Brogan <a href="http://www.tntbrogan.com" target="_blank">Pictures</a> of our daughter, Cynthia

largo - medio - corto are Spanish, meaning long, medium, short

Joe

Tusok - To poke.

Gunting = scissors, and in FMA, a motion resembling the action of scissors; of course it is also the name of Bram Frank's design collaboration with Spyderco.

"Gunting = scissors, and in FMA, a motion resembling the action of scissors"

Escrima people often mean "limb destruction" when they use the term.

Qship