Fundamentals of Modern Arnis – DAV – Download – EN

Description

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.

A lot of information was covered and you find the details of the content in the list below.

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
00:33  Welcome
00:40  Stick striking and twirling
00:51     – The correct grip
01:08     – The nature of the strikes
01:23     – Strikes #1 and #2
02:17     – Body mechanics while striking
02:42     – Downward figure 8 (forward)
04:44        – More details about striking
05:54     – Sonquete – circular stabs
07:47     – Inside and outside doublada
08:26        – Striking on a target
10:20     – Connecting the strikes
11:41     – Upward figure 8 (reverse)
13:26     – Twirling with a partner
15:29     – Twirling with the left hand
15:57  Strikes – Blocks – Counterattacks
16:09     – How and where to strike
16:40     – The correct distance
21:34     – Blocking, grabbing and striking
24:44        – Where to grab the stick
28:26        – Direct striking
29:11  Disarming 1st series
29:19     – Disarming strike #1
31:51        – Where to move during the disarming
32:41     – The same disarming against different attacks
33:09     – Disarming strike #2
33:26     – Disarming strike #12
33:39     – Disarming stab #5
35:13        – Grabbing “inside”
36:11        – Bring the sticks close to the body
39:09       – Disarming empty handed and with different tools
41:55        – The body mechanics stays the same
44:27  Conclusion
45:24  Info
45:54  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.