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The power to be a master of Arnis, either innately or through training. Variation of Stick-Fighting Mastery.

Also Called[]

  • Arnis Expertise/Intuition/Mastery
  • Eskrima Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
  • Kali Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency

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The user, either innate or through training has mastered the martial arts style of Arnis/Erikama which incorporates weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives, bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons, as well as "open hand" techniques without weapons. Through instructions, students learn to fight with weapons, then advance empty-hand training once stick and knife-fighting has been mastered, acquiring muscle memory and becoming ambidextrous, treating weapons as an extension of themselves. Often in battle, in handling the weapon in one hand, the other one would be free to attack their opponent form another angle. Even if one weapon is used, then the other hand can be used to control, trap, or disarm opponents, in addition to blocking, joint locking, and manipulation. An obvious fact in this is that armed opponents who has been trained has the advantage over a trained unarmed person and serves to condition students to fight against armed assailants.

In terms of preparing for combat changes as the distance changes, making use of footwork in terms of the same shape as a triangle, which varies from school to school and from practitioner to practitioner. Most systems has a focus on defending against and/or reacting to angles of attacks rather than particular strikes, because virtually all types of hand-to-hand combat (whether with or without a weapon) hits or reaches an opponents through these angles of attacks, the reasoning is that it is more efficient to learn to defend against different angles of attacks instead of learning to defend against a particular style, technique, or weapon.

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  • May require a degree of training or exposure.
  • May take time to achieve such mastery.

Known Users[]

  • Khalil Payne/Painkiller (Arrowverse/Black Lightning)
  • Riddick (The Chronicles of Riddick)
  • Dick Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
  • Green Arrow (DC Comics)
  • Duke Thomas/The Signal (DC Comics)
  • Korsica (Hi-Fi Rush)
  • Agent 47 (Hitman)
  • Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
  • Marc Spector/Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
  • Kano (Mortal Kombat)
  • Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat)
  • Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)
  • Jack (Samurai Jack)
  • Donatello/Donbot (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)
  • Joshua (Viral Hit)

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