Basic Espada y Daga "Give-and-take" Exercise : Kali / Arnis / Eskrima Drill

Of all the sub-methodologies that fall under the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) banner, the espada y daga (sword and dagger) is admittedly my weakest dimension. Personally, I feel it is the most sophisticated discipline of FMA which requires an almost different set of training attributes, not readily learned in wielding dual weapons of similar length (double sticks or double swords). I think part of it may probably be because it is not inherently FMA, as a significant volume of techniques were borrowed from European swordsmanship arts.

Thanks to my significant other, Abigail Ladignon, for learning espada y daga with me. As always, thanks to Guro Gerald Pilapil for the Ensayo Tactical training weapons used in this video.

Abigail is an accomplished marathoner, a veteran Spartan race participant, and a brazilian Jiu Jitsu coach and competitor. i serve as her FMA instructor. My background includes Rapido Realismo Kali, Modern Arnis, and some limited Pekiti Tirsia Kali and Dekiti Tirsia Siradas.