During the 11th FMA World Festivals 2026 in Boracay, Philippines, Tuhon Ray Dionaldo taught several lessons.

This lesson had “Sumbrada with the knife” as the topic. The first lesson was Sumbrada with a “Basic close quarters: Sumbrade with a stick”.

Tuhon Ray leads you throug the why and how of his Sumbrada with a knife, establishing the flow. The next topics are accessing your own knife, disarming using the body of the opponent and knife transitions.

All techniques are are demonstrated in great detail so you can learn them best.

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Tuhon Ray Dionaldo - Sumbrada - knife

The flow, accssing the blade, disarmings and transitions

Running time 34 minutes

 

During the 11th FMA World Festivals 2026 in Boracay, Philippines, Tuhon Ray Dionlado taught several lessons.

This first lesson had “Basic close quarters: Sumbrada” as the topic. The second lesson is with the knife.

Tuhon Ray leads you throug the why and how of his Sumbrada and then gets into the details of his concept using the live hand, bob and weave, strikes, blocks, bunting and breaks. All techniques are are demonstrated in great detail so you can learn them best.

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Basic close quarters - Subrada

The concept of Sumbrada: strikes, blocks, checks, gunting, breaks

Running time 34 minutes

During the 11th FMA World Festivals 2026 in Boracay, Philippines, GM Datu Dieter Knüttel taught several lessons.

This lesson had empty hand locks as the topic.

In the first part of the video, several locks are demonstrated and explained, and then Datu Dieter shows, how these locks can be enhanced.
In the second part, fingelocks are explained in great detail and then applications for the fingerlocks are being demonstrated.
All techniques are are demonstrated in great detail so you can learn them best.

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Empty hand locks

Enhancing locks: wristlock, shoulder lock, twisted wristlock, centerlock, fingerlocks

Running time 33 minutes

During the 11th FMA World Festivals 2026 in Boracay, Philippins, GM Datu Dieter Knüttel taught several lessons.

This lesson had locks as the topic.

Different locks are shown and demonstrated in detail, with stick and some without stick. He also demonstrates, how to add follow up techniques.

All techniques are are demonstrated in great detail so you can learn them best.

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Locks - With and without stick

Locks, Trapping, Presas trapping, centerlock, armpit lock, lock with the stick under the attackers armpit

Running time 24 minutes

This seminar video covers the left-handed pinning technique from the double Sinawali position in advanced Tapi-Tapi.

The basic form is part of the brown belt curriculum in the German Arnis Verband (DAV).

Many variations are demonstrated, leading to a wide range of locks, pinning, and disarming techniques.      Despite the title, techniques using both the left and right hand are shown and taught.

Overall, this video provides essential information for advanced Tapi-Tapi practitioners! As always, many details are highlighted to make the techniques easier, better, and more effective.

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Pinning left handed in Tapi-Tapi

Locks, pins and disarms, right and left handed

Running time 31 minutes

In this video Datu Dieter teaches the fundamentals of Tapi-Tapi as taught in the DAV at the Flowin’ on the river camp 2025 in Old Town Florida.

Tapi-Tapi is the core drill of the Modern Arnis system of GM Remy Presas. To have a good base in that drill is crucial in order to learn and apply the more advanced techniques of Tapi-Tapi and to be able to incorporate them later in the drill with ease.

On this video you will learn all of the fundamental techniques, so that you will be able to flow through all three ranges: largo, medio and corto no matter if you have the stick in your right or left hand.

Many small problems and mistakes that can occure are adressed and the solution to those situations are also taught on this video.

Definitivley a lot to learn.

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Fundamentals of Tapi-Tapi

Largo, medio, corto, right vs. right and left vs. right.. Everything you need for the flow.

Running time 46 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the 3 videos from the Flowin’ on the river seminar in Old Town, Florida, USA, that Datu Dieter taught. I could recover the sound of the Tapi-Tapi lesson from another video so I was able to make a video of that lesson as well.

The videos of GM Bruce will follow.

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Florida 1: The Modern Principle

This is the first of video from the Flowin’ on the river seminar in Old Town, Florida, USA.

In this video Datu Dieter teaches the Modern Principle, which is also known as brush grab strike, but with his own touch to it.

Economy of motion and biomechanics are an implortant part of it.

After teaching the technical aspects of it, he moves on and introduces the Modern Drill, also known as empty hand Tapi-Tapi and from there he shows, how seldfefense techniques such als different locks can be used as follow up techniques to the Modern Principle.

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The Modern-Principle - Brush - grab - strike

Modern Arnis empty hands. Entries, dril and selfdefense with locks

Running time 49 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Florida 2: Presas Trapping

This is the second of video from the Flowin’ on the river seminar in Old Town, Florida, USA.

In this video Datu Dieter teaches the Presas Trapping.
The aim is, to get control over both hands of the opponent with only one hand.
After that, the Presas Trapping from a wrong situations addressed.
He shows the problem, but also gives the solutions as well.

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Presas Trapping - Florida

Presas Trapping – Controlling the attacker with on e hand, also from the “wrong” situation!

Running time 23 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Florida 3: The fundamentals of Tapi-Tapi – DAV

In this video Datu Dieter teaches the fundamentals of Tapi-Tapi as taught in the DAV. Tapi-Tapi is the core drill of the Modern Arnis system of GM Remy Presas.

To have a good base in that drill is crucial in order to learn and apply the more advanced techniques of Tapi-Tapi and to be able to incorporate them later in the drill with ease.

On this video you will learn all of the fundamental techniques, so that you will be able to flow through all three ranges: largo, medio and corto no matter if you have the stick in your right or left hand.

Many small problems and mistakes that can occure are adressed and the solution to those situations are also taught on this video.

Definitivley a lot to learn.

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Fundamentals of Tapi-Tapi

Largo, medio, corto, right vs. right and left vs. right.. Everything you need for the flow.

Running time 46 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This seminar video covers the topic of sticklocks in advanced Tapi-Tapi.

Both sticklocks and squeezes are demonstrated, right vs. right and left vs. right.  The focus is on the precise execution of the entries, the actual lock- and squeeze techniques and how to return to Tapi-Tapi. Combinations of different techniques are also shown.

Overall, this video provides essential information for advanced Tapi-Tapi!

As always, many details are highlighted that make the techniques easier, better and more effective.

You’ll enjoy this video!

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Sticklocks in Tapi-Tapi in Ulm

Adcanced Tapi-Tapi with sticklocks right vs. right and left vs. right.

Running time: 36 minutes

 

 

 

This seminar video covers the topic of empty hand defense against stick attacks.

It demonstrates and explains the basic defenses of the Modern Principle, as well as counterattacks, traps, and takedowns. A particular focus of the video is how to quickly and safely turn an opponent onto their stomach after taking them down.

As always, many details are highlighted that make the techniques easier, better, and more effective.

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Empty hands selfdefense

Counterattacks, trapping, takedowns and pinning on the ground

Running time: 27 Minuten

 

 

 

These are the 3 videos from the seminar in Vancouver 2025

The first is about the fundamentals of Modern Arnis – DAV
The second is about Knife defense – the Reactive knife system
The third isa about empty hand self-defense agains weapons: stick and knife

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Vancouver 2025 – 1 – The fundamentals of Modern Arnis – DAV

This is part 1 of 3 videos, that GM Datu Dieter Knüttel recorded during his seminar in Vancouver, Canada in June 2025.

In this video, GM Datu Dieter Knüttel gives an introduction to the fundamentals of Modern Arnis, as it is practized in the German Arnis Association, DAV. The concepts, principles and techniques of striking, twirling, blocking, counterattacking and aspects of the 1str disarming series are explained and demonstrated in great detail.

This is a great video if you are interested in Modern Arnis and want to get a good foundation in Modern Arnis.

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Fundamentals of Modern Arnis - DAV - Vancouver - 1 - 2025

Modern Arnis Fundamentals: striking, twirling, locking counterattacking and disarming

Running time 46 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Vancouver 2025 – 2 – Knife defense – The Reactive Knife System

This is part 2 of 3 videos, that GM Datu Dieter Knüttel recorded during his seminar in Vancouver, Canada in June 2025.

In this video, GM Datu Dieter Knüttel teaches the reactive knife system. A method, that utilizes only a few movements to defend against the different angles of attack. All of the movements always lead to the transition position, from where further techniques of disarming, controlling or throwing can be executed.

This is a great video to get in insight into this great knife defense system.

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Knife defense - Vancouver - 2 - 2025

The Reactive knife system

Running time 53 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Vancouver 2025 – 3 – Empty hand self-defense against weapons

This is part 3 of 3 videos, that GM Datu Dieter Knüttel recorded during his seminar in Vancouver, Canada in June 2025.

In this video, GM Datu Dieter Knüttel teaches empty hand  selfdefense against weapons, here against stick and knife attacks.
Against the stick, several disarming, locking and takedown techniques are demonstrated and taught in great detail.

Very interesting are the parts, where effective hair pulling is explained and also verbal selfdefense is something, that one shoud know about.

The knife part is a continuation form the reavtive knife system, where more disarms and takeowns are demonstrated and taught from the tranisiton position, that was explained in the 2nd videos from the Vacouver seminar 2025.

This is a great video to get new techniques and concepts for the defense against weapons.

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Empty hand self-defense against stick and knife - Vancouver - 3 - 2025

Disarms, locks, takedowns and verbal selfdefense

Running time 56 minutes