Biomechanics for Practitioners of the Filipino Martial Arts

Biomechanics for Practitioners of the Filipino Martial Arts 

Date: March 9, 2025

Time: 10am-5pm

Description: Manursúro Virgil Mayor Apostol of Kailukuan School of Indigenous Science presents this distinctive 2-day seminar on biomechanics for practitioners of the Filipino martial arts. 

Bringing awareness on a holistic approach to health and wellness, the focus will be on understanding natural physical laws as they relate to body mechanics. This is not a seminar on techniques, but on developing a foundational perspective on principles that relate to techniques, regardless of style or origin.

Topics covered will include:

• Ancestral belief system

• Features of the human body

• Basic laws of physics

• An intuitive and sensory approach to movement

• Langát’ Dumadangádang (Warrior Postures)

• Basic wasáwas (swinging) maneuvers with the pangör (clubs)

• Tapping into the less-dominant brain hemisphere

• Understanding weapon characteristics

• Movements based on weapon types

• Analysis and breakdown of various strikes

• Maximizing speed and power

• Basic Ablón manual therapy

Requirements:

• One light and two heavy rattan escrima sticks

• Pair of Indian clubs or clubbells. A limited supply of pangör pairs, specially-designed by Manursúro Apostol, are available for purchase here: www.kailukuan.com/shop/p/mudgara-10

• Water