Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques: The Essential Techniques of Cabales Serrada Escrima

I give this book 5 stars due to the historical content. The first half of the book covered the back story of Angel Cabales and Serrada Escrima. As a practitioner of arnis for nearly 30 years, I enjoy learning the emphasis of different styles and how they came to be as well as how they developed. The section on Dizon and the original Doce Pares was the most interesting to me. The second half of the book covered specific drills, blocks, disarms, and techniques with and without weapons. Dr. Wiley mentions in the text that the original edition of the book had different techniques not show in this version. Since I don't have that edition, I can't tell what is missing. I would say that the hand positions in the photos are hard to see and while I could understand all the techniques, it wasn't always easy to follow. In most cases, the photo shows the practitioners using different colored sticks (white and black) which helps somewhat. The book is not comprehensive but serves as an excellent introduction to the style.

If you have the Secrets of Cabales Serrada Eskrima, this is basically the same book with a new/updated forward. I took a star away because I thought it was a new book and I already have The Secrets of Cabables Serrada Eskrima, which is a good book. They are both good books! Just want to be clear. This is just slightly updated, so unless you're a collector, you don't really need it if you have the 1st one.

This book is mostly history. No kata

Not laid out properly. The text doesn't match the pictures on the same page. The text is for the technique on the next page, so the text and technique are split over two pages rather than having the text and the technique to which it applies on the same page.

Just took up this hobby. Trying to get back to pinoy roots. Eating sinigang & balut haven't improved my pinoy game, perhaps this will?

Haven't had a chance to finish book. Very interesting snd educational

Don't be fool by the cover. It's the same book as previous edition , The Secrets of Cabales Serrada Escrima. Just the book cover & the name has change. I would have given a high rating if I didn't owned one before. But I felt the change of cover & title to trick someone to buy it again is pretty .........