Center Line Defenses

Although Sinawali provides a great format for learning Stick & Knife skill, it does not include 2 key angles (8 & 9).  This page deals with the defensive techniques used to counter stabbing (angle 9) and overhead striking (angle 8).

Angle 8

Angle 8 includes overhead stick strikes & downward knife stabs (standard & reverse grips).  There are only 2 blocking techniques to handle all weapons and hand to hand contexts:

Roof Blocking

  • Stick to Stick
    • Alive Hand Snake
    • Alive Hand Lock
    • Punyo Hook + Choke
    • Counter Stabs
  • Knife to Stick: Standard & Reverse Grip
    • Alive Hand Snake
    • Pass & Stab
  • Hand to Stick
    • Alive Hand Snake
    • Pass & Choke
  • Knife to Knife: Standard & Reverse Grip

    • Pass
    • Stab
    • Bridge to the Left Hand
  • Hand to Knife: Standard & Reverse Grip
    • Bridge to the Left Hand
    • Pass & Lock
    • X-Lock
  • Hand to Hand
    • Over Hand (Chop Choy)
    • Pass
    • Bridge to the Left Hand

Wing Blocking

  • Stick to Stick
    • Abaniko
    • Arco
    • Arm Bar
  • Knife to Stick: Standard & Reverse Grip
    • Counter Stabs
    • Arm Bar
  • Hand to Stick
    • Hammerfist + Arm Bar
  • Knife to Knife: Standard & Reverse Grip

    • Counter Stabs
    • Foot Trap + Center Stab
  • Hand to Knife: Standard & Reverse Grip
    • Arm Bar
  • Hand to Hand
    • Elbow + Hammerfist

Angle 9

Angle 9 includes knife & stick stabs (to the belly button) & straight punches to the body.  There are several contexts in which to address angle 9:

  • Stick to Stick
    • Abaniko (High Guard)
    • Parry (Low Guard)
  • Knife to Stick: Standard & Reverse Grip
    • Parry
  • Hand to Stick
    • Twisting Low Block
  • Knife to Knife: Standard & Reverse Grip
    • Abaniko
    • Leg Block
  • Hand to Knife
    • Leg Block
    • Twisting Low Block
    • 2-Handed Blocking (X-Block)
  • Hand to Hand
    • Leg Block
    • Twisting Low Block