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Presas Arnis in the Family: Building a Training Structure at Home
Getting kids to train in the martial arts at home often requires some thought and organization (and adjustments for your individual child). Here's what's worked for us!
Jesse Cox
2 days ago3 min read
Presas Arnis in the Family: Train With Your Kids
I am an Arnisador. I am a father. And, sometimes, I get to be both. Most martial arts schools are set up with classes for adults and...
Jesse Cox
Sep 172 min read
The 12 Principles of Presas Arnis - Weaponize Everything
We train a lot with weapons, but what happens when we don't have one?
Jackie Bradbury
Sep 102 min read
The 12 Principles of Presas Arnis - Know the Commonalities, Understand the Differences
A popular maxim within the martial arts world is "The Weapon is the Extension of the Hand." We'll discuss the real meaning below, but for...
Jackie Bradbury
Sep 33 min read
The 12 Principles of Presas Arnis - It Is All The Same
There’s a saying that the founder of Modern Arnis, Remy Presas, was fond of repeating. “It is all the same”. The truth of this is found...
Jackie Bradbury
Aug 272 min read
How KPA Serves Adult Martial Arts Students
Why train at Kindred Protective Arts? It's about more than training in Presas Arnis!
Jackie Bradbury
Aug 203 min read
The 12 Principles of Presas Arnis - When It's Time to Change, Change
Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. There's a version of that in the martial arts, too!
Jackie Bradbury
Jul 302 min read
Books Will Make You Better (at the Martial Arts)
Books and martial arts. Some obsessions never end. I grew up outside a small Indiana town. My house was surrounded by soy, mint and corn...
Jesse Cox
Jul 232 min read
Why Train "Stick Stuff"? How Arnis is Relevant to Self Defense
Why is "stick stuff" - Arnis/Escrima/Kali/Eskrima - worth training?
Jackie Bradbury
Jul 162 min read
The 12 Principles of Presas Arnis - Own Your Space
When sparring, Fighter A makes a move that makes Fighter B move into a position that opens up a vulnerability for Fighter A to attack. A...
Jackie Bradbury
Jul 92 min read
The 12 Principles of Presas Arnis - Fundamentals Always Matter
Why do senior students of Presas Arnis need to care about the fundamentals? Here's why "Fundamentals Always Matter" is the third principle of Presas Arnis at Kindred Protective Arts.
Jackie Bradbury
Jul 22 min read
The 12 Principles of Presas Arnis - Find the Fight
How do we keep the idea of conflict front of mind while we train in flow and skill drills? We FIND THE FIGHT.
Jackie Bradbury
Jun 253 min read
Six Essential Books About Self Defense
We're big on self defense at Kindred Protective Arts, and here's six books we love on the subject.
Jackie Bradbury
Jun 183 min read
The 12 Principles of Presas Arnis - Relax
When someone is new to martial arts training (even if it's just going from one style to another), often you can tell just by looking at them... and it has nothing to do with rank belts or uniforms.
Jackie Bradbury
Jun 112 min read
The 12 Principles of Presas Arnis - Introduction
Presas Arnis training at Kindred Protective Arts is guided by overarching principles called the 12 Principles. What are they? Read this post to find out!
Jackie Bradbury
Jun 61 min read
What is Presas Arnis?
We teach Presas Arnis at Kindred Protective Arts - but what IS it?
Jackie Bradbury
May 302 min read
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