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One thing in particular with Arnis and Kali systems is they very often have 12 common strikes, thats 12 spots weak spots on the body and also 12 blocking techniques. These spots are the same as used by many other system also as kyusho and dim-mak points, but when you look at a picture of the common strikes from Arnis you can clearly see that, they focus mainly on the big kyusho points.

The map of the 12 common strikes from Dacayana System above shows also a other things and thats said to be a thing many Arnis, Kali and Eskrima system has in common. There is a clear X attacks angles with number 3, 4, 5 and 6 attacks. Besides this there is also a + striking angel with number 7, 8, 11 and 12 strikes….and if you put these together it makes a star (*) which is common and can be seen in many other schools 12 common strikes (the center of the star is also used as a attack area for stabbing).

The 12 common strikes are in general used as a guide for improvising attacks, it can be used with several different kind of weapons not just the stick. You can also use the “star” attack angles on other parts of the body like the knee, hand or head, there is a little more to the 12 common strikes then first meets the eyes, when you see them and to me its a very effective way of doing it!

Originally posted 2009-08-31 17:38:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter