Inayan - Sinawali

Inayan Sinawali is a double stick style of training in the Filipino martial arts. It uses different striking patterns to develop proficiency with double weapons. Often noted for its fast “weaving“ (hence the name Sinawali) of striking patterns when the students interact with each other, this is one of the most fun and easy to learn of the filipino martial arts. Easy to learn but difficult to master. In this tape the standard Inayan Sinawali Drills 2 - count through to 9 - count will be demonstrated. The offside 5 - and 7 - count Sinawalis will be shown along with basic loading (chambering) positions. Sinawali helps to develop eye-hand coordination, timing, footwork, rhythm, focus, sensitivity, fluidity, concentration and hand/wrist flexibility. To further understand the style of Sinawali the following concepts will be demonstrated and explained: matching, mirror, redondo, reverse redondo, complementary, transposing, chasing, chaining and mirror chaining.