The Arnis Doce Doble

The Doce Doble is the twelve angles of double- strike aimed to the different parts of the body with the used of Arnis stick. This is composed of two rapid strikes in one count. Maybe this can be compared to firing an automatic gun. This kind of strikes is among the favorites of the Ilongo Bastoneros (Arnis Experts of Iloilo, Philippines). The double-strikes are usually classified as laso(lace), ekis(x- strikes), the cross(forming a figure of the cross), abanico (fan-like strike), banda y banda(two rapid hrizonzal strike)and alisi-the propeller or the circular srike.

The Combative and Sportive Arnis System which was established by me and my friend Lino Baldevarona is also designed to preserve the traditional style of arnis in order to preserve our culture. So I developed our Doce-doble system of striking which was commonly practiced by our bastoneros before.

Our Doce-doble is composed of twelve double strikes which when mastered will become a very good form of self defense techniques. This will also develop one’s coordination, timing, speed and power in striking.

Master Gaudencio Cortez is 75-year old Arnis master of Barangay Lutac, Cabatuan, Iloilo, Philippines, is still strong and can still wield his Arnis Sticks and Ginunting(native sword of Iloilo) with lightning speed and power. Master Gaudencio demonstrated his favorite combination of doble- hanot (double- strike) when I and Master Frank Sobrino the Founder of WEDOSCAMAI with our two friends visited him at Barangay Lutac, Cabatuan, Iloilo. Master Gaudencio uses 36 inches long hard and very old rattan stick. Master Frank called the old rattan stick as paninsingan. The nodes of the sticks are closely ringed around the sturdy old stick. Master Gaudencio told us that he uses the stick since he was still a teenager when he began learning the stick fighting under a renown Arnisador of Cabatuan, Iloilo, the late Master Severino Parreno. Master Frank Sobrino was very impressed by Master Gaudencio style and he encouraged me to preserve the Gaudencio Cortez style of Arnis. It is with this reason that I developed the Doce-doble form of striking which is also practiced and propagated by Master Gaudencio. Though the arrangement of strikes is different from that of master Gaudencio, our doce-doble covers also twelve angles of strikes.

3 Responses to “The Arnis Doce Doble”

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1. robertocc says:

   December 8, 2008 at 1:14 am

   GOOD! lets preserve our heritage!

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2. chinkee dimaculangan says:

   June 18, 2010 at 10:20 pm

   what are the 3 forms of play of arnis??..

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