Empty hand locks – Download – EN

Description

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 applicationsfor the fingerlocks are being demonstrated.

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

You’ll enjoy this video!

The video has chapter markers.
If you watch the video with the VLC player, go to playback and then chapter and you can choose the chapters like a menu of a DVD.

Here the content of the video:

00:00  Intro
00:28  Welcome and introduction
00:42  Enhancing locks
00:47     – Wristlock – the correct execution
02:29        – Different hand positions
03:53        – Different locks – same joint geometry
05:57     – Shoulder lock
06:14        – Wrong entry
06:54        – The correct entry
07:55     – Twisted wrist lock
08:10        – Wrong execution
08:28        – The correct execution
09:07     – Centerlock
09:16        – 3 components of the centerlock
10:52  Finger locks
10:59     – Activate the fulcrum before the lever
11:28     – The correct execution .
12:04     – Maximum leverage
14:23        – Enhancing the finger lock – 1
15:19        – Enhancing the finger lock – 2
16:09     – Changing the fulcrum – 1
16:59        – The handbreak
17:29        – Move your opponent in any diredction
18:36     – Changing the fulcrum – 2
19:15     – Changing the fulcrum – 3
20:04     – Using different hand positions
21:24     – Application: Handshake
23:53     – Application: from a block
25:03        – Breaking the resistance in the wrist
25:41        – Different ways to grab the fingers
26:37     – Application from empty hand single sinawali
29:49     – Applications in Tapi-Tapi
30:46  Summary
32:06  Bye
32:43  Information
33:12  End

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Grandmaster Datu Dieter Knüttel

Dieter Knüttel, M.A. in sports science is Modern Arnis chief-instructor for der DAV of Germany and European Modern Arnis Representative (1996 -2001) of Professor Remy A. Presas.
He 1received the title of DATU and the rank of Lakan Anim, 6th Dan Modern Arnis from Professor Remy Presas in 1996, as 4th of 6 persons and the only person outside of the USA who has received this title.
After receivinhg his 7th, 8th and 9th Dan in the Philippines,  on Septemer 24th  2016 it was publically announced in Dortmund, Germany, that he has awarded 10th Dan, Lakan Sampu by Grandmaster Roberto Presas, 10. Dan Modern Arnis.

Dieter Knuettel is involved with the Filipino Martial Arts since 1978 and he has been teaching FMA/Modern Arnis seminars since 1980 all over Europe, in Australia, in the USA, in Russia and even in the Philippines.

He is one of the most experienced Modern Arnis Masters worldwide.