Modern Arnis De Mano:

 
To truly understand the empty-hand system of martial arts taught at Islander’s Karate, one must understand the background from where it came. This empty hand system was born from the culmination of the studies of the head instructor at Islander’s. Master Ken Smith has been training in the marital arts all of his adult life. He has a background in wrestling and hold master’s level rank in three styles of martial arts: two from Okinawan Karate and a Filipino style called Modern Arnis.

Modern Arnis was created by Grandmaster Remy A. Presas. The art of Modern Arnis encompasses a vast amount of knowledge and various techniques to create an extremely well-rounded and versatile art. Master Smith took the empty-hand techniques from Modern Arnis, mixed it with this Okinawan Karate techniques and added in the pressure point application; thus, the style of Modern Arnis De Mano was born.

Master Smith still considers Modern Arnis De Mano to fall under the umbrella of Modern Arnis. Approximately 80% of the techniques are Modern Arnis based and are executed like Professor Presas taught. However, because it has its own mix of different techniques and teaching, Master Ken Smith chose to call it Modern Arnis De Mano which means Modern Arnis of the hand. The style encompasses all kinds of techniques: escapes, chokes, throws, kicks, punches, ground grappling, join locks and extensive pressure point applications. All of these aspects combined create and extremely effective and complete system of self-defense.
 
 
Adult Class:
 
We are fortunate enough to have an established adult class with hardworking, disciplined and enthusiastic students. Many of these students have higher ranks which enable them to share skills and knowledge with new students. In the adult class, Sensei Ken offers a unique blend of self-defense, incorporating Modern Arnis, Modern Arnis De Mano, pressure points, ground-fighting, Ju Jitsu and other aspects of the martial arts to offer a well-rounded, self defense program.

Our adult students are a diverse group, consisting of a variety of ages and occupations: college students, business owners, stay-at-home parents, etc. No one is ever too old, too clumsy or too out of shape to begin the study of karate.

We at Islander’s know that adults want to learn karate for a variety of reasons. Some want to learn self-defense so they can protect themselves and their families. Others want the combination of learning karate and getting into shape. For many, to relieve stress from a long day at work or a break from the kids is crucial. Whatever the reason, Islander’s is sure to meet those needs.
 

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