Training Curriculum

LIBORIO G. HEYROSA ESKRIMA DE CUERDAS

Training Curriculum

Basic Fundamentals: 12 sessions

1. Proper handling of the stick (olisi)
2. Target areas in numerical forms
3. Defensive and Offensive forms
4. Coordination of feet and body movement
   

Advance – Prepatory to WARRIOR: 12 sessions

1. Speed and Velocity of Strikes training
   1. Tersia (3rd Strike) – intended for sparring exercises
   2. Segunda (2nd Strike) – more forceful than Tersia, intended to deter any aggressive advances from a real attack
   3. Primera (1st Strike) – Full contact strikes with the intention of destroying an attack from a real opponent.
2. Speed and Accuracy training with the use of targets
3. Instruction on the restricted and allowed striking areas in regards to sparring exercises
4. Defensive and Offensive hand coordination training
5. Disarming techniques
   

WARRIOR I – Introduction to Fight Training: 30 sessions

1. Pain resistance technique training
2. Simple defense with singular counter
3. Proper fighting distances between combatant
4. Proper body and step movements during combat manuevers
5. Simplified forms of counter disarming
   

WARRIOR II: 40 sessions

1. Series of counter-to-counter strikes with non-conformity to numerical systems
2. Series of counter-to-counter disarming in simplified forms
3. Introduction of defense with programmed non-numerical counter strikes incorporating 2 to 3 strikes per movement.
   

WARRIOR III: 50 sessions

1. Introduction to complex defensive forms
2. Multi-diversified form of strikes
3. Series of counters for every disarming format
4. Counter-to-counter exercise for every counter performed
   

WARRIOR IV: 60 sessions

1. Barehand techniques against opponent with stick and vice-versa
2. Introduction of Mixed Martial Arts in Eskrima
3. From stick to barehands incorporating other martial arts disciplines
4. Introduction of Locking and Releasing manuevers in Eskrima
   

WARRIOR V: 70 sessions

1. Combination of attacks using the tip and butt-end of the stick
2. Releasing close-locking and stick-locking combinations
3. Counters to close-locking format
4. Advanced combination of counters and counter strikes
   

WARRIOR VI – Introduction of Multi-varied Mixed Martial Arts Combinations: 80 sessions

1. Barehanded counter-assault forms
2. Combat-judo integration
3. “Bombing” – forms and counters
4. Slashing and thrust combinations with counter combinations
5. The rowing forms and techniques
6. Scratching techniques
   

WARRIOR VII: 80 sessions

1. Development of senses in combat
2. Equalizing different arts of combat
3. Mastering close-quarter combat
4. Dim-lighting and Dark-fighting manuevers
5. Mastery of deception in combat