Retirada in Filipino Martial Arts

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JOHN BROWN JR.: On behalf of Expert Village, my name is John Brown. And we're going to work Retirada with the stick, or my stick can also be my training blade. The only thing that changes is my target and the weapon. So when I work the Retirada, if it's a stick, entry feed number one, I'm going to change my target to the knuckles and maybe to the elbow, to the hard parts. If I'm using it as a training blade, I'm going to cut to the softer parts. So Retirada with your partner, step that back and follow up. There's a few ways you can do it. At a long range, I can do it, follow-up. I can go from long range and to medium range where I have to trap in case he comes back with another strike. Or I can work it long range to a direct, more of a quarter range, or even strikes later. So working with your partner, Retirada. That's how to work Retirada.

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