Sinawali Drills

4-Count

6-Count *example

-Heaven 6 *example

-Standard 6 *example

-Earth 6 *example



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Solo Sinawali and Karenza Flow

Burton Richardson
1. SOLO SINAWALI INTRO

2. PRACTICALITY

3. QUALITY STROKING

4 THREE BASIC POSITIONS

1) Open - Right on the right, left on the left.

2) Closed - Both are on the same side of the body. 

a) Closed right means left arm across body. The left hand stick can be under the right arm, above the arm or outside the arm. 

b) Closed left means right arm is across the body. The right hand stick can be under the left arm, above the arm or outside the arm. 

3) Crossed - Both arms across the body. 

5 BASIC PATTERNS OF MOTION

Straight lines (of the asterisk)
Curves (ex. florette, umbrella)
Figure Eights
Small circles (ex. diagonly up, small circle to high horizontal slash)

6 FOOTWORK - TORSI

1) Turn your body (like a boxer)

2) Turn your body & lean away

7 FEMALE TRIANGLE

-Stepping diagonally forward

-Includes cross stepping

-Variations-right shoulder forward, chest forward, left shoulder forward

-Replacement footwork

-Complete the triangle 

8 MALE TRIANGLE

-Stepping diagonally backward

-Includes cross stepping

-Variations-right shoulder forward, chest forward, left shoulder forward

-Replacement footwork

-Complete the triangle 

9 HOURGLASS

-Male and female triangles together

10 SQUARE
-Left foot steps to the left corner, right follow, then right steps forward, right steps back. (same thing opposite side) Right foot steps to the right side, left follows, then left steps forward, then left steps back.

-Can also step forward with the opposite foot. 

-Can also do a Ginga like step forward.

11. FREE STYLE WITH FOOTWORK

Warm Up 

12. TWISTING

-Hold sticks in the middle. Twist back and forth. Bring elbows up and down as well.

13. PUMPING

-Don't lift elbows.

14. CROSSING THRUSTS

-Alternating left and right arm on top. Going upward for 5, then down for 5.

15. UPWARD 8's

-Alternating left and right arm on top. Really open up, pulling the shoulders back on the second motion.

16 WARM UP 5 - PARALLEL SLASHES

-Sticks are parallel, on same side of the body. Do the x pattern, both slashing at the same time.

17 WARM UP 6 - OUTSIDE 4-COUNT

-the arm crossed over body in outside position and strikes first

18 WARM UP 7 - FLUID ATTACK

-similar to outside 4-count but closed arm in underneath position. Closed arm strikes first. 

19 WARM UP 8 - WALIS WALIS

-Two low strikes from closed underneath position. Starting with the crossed arm strike first. Abinico at the end of crossed arm strike.

20 WARM UP 9 - PARALLEL SUNKETES

-Sunkete means a thrust that tears, a curling thrust that follows through. Both arms on same side. Alternating top arm to bottom arm. Use parallel slash to change side. 

21 WARM UP 10 - GUNTING TO SQUAT

-Gunting means scissors and refers to when you are crossing your arms.
-One side is essentially doing a reverse roof block to a regular roof block. The other side is cutting up in an angle to middle horizontal slash.
-Moving off to the side for first set of slashes, dropping to squat for the 2nd set.

22 WARM UP 11 - OPEN 4 FLORETTES

-From open position. Fore hand slash with florette, backhand slash with florette. Same thing other hand.

23 WARM UP 12 - REDONDO 6

-slash, slash, circle, slash, slash, circle

End of Warm Up

24 FULL WARM UP FACING CAMERA

25 FULL WARM UP FACING AWAY

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26 UNIVERSAL COMBO

27 VARIOUS PATTERNS - QUALITY 1ST

28 JAB, CIRCLE, SLASH

-Jab, circle, slash open side, closed side, then same thing other hand.

29 ASTERISK

-Forehand diagonal down, backhand diagonal down. Same thing other hand.

-Forehand horizontal, backhand horizontal. Same thing other hand.

-Forehand diagonal up, backhand diagonal up. Same thing other hand.

-Forehand straight up, backhand straight down. Same thing other hand.

30 OPEN 4 DOBLETE

-From open position. Forehand doblete, backhand doblete. Same thing other hand.

31 THRUST TO SLASH

-Thrust to slash forehand, then backhand. Same thing other hand.

32 REDONDO 10

-1, 2, vertical redondo, diagonal redondo, vertical redondo. Repeat other side.

33 DECONSTRUCTED REDONDO 6

-Start in open position. Slash, redondo, slash. Repeat other side. Can use square footwork.

34 OUTSIDE 4 WITH REDONDO
-half of outside 4 with redondo at the end. Repeat other side.

35 OUTSIDE 4 WITIK, REDONDO

-half of outside 4 with witik, then redondo. Repeat other side.

36 T WITH SEMPOK
-Starting closed outside left side. 1) Right hand horizontal jab, 2) then vertical down slash (left hand does point down wing block thingy) 3) vertical up slash (while front leg steps back aka sempok), 4) vertical jab (hand returns to closed under position). Do redondo 3 count while twisting body to switch sides. Repeat other side.

37 REDONDO FLUID ATTACK COMBO 1-
-starting closed left arm under. Right arm slash putting you in crossed position. Right arm redondo on left side while left hand does a low slash across (redondo fluid attack).

38 REDONDO FLUID ATTACK COMBO 2

-slash, redondo fluid attack, fluid attack, fluid attack. Same thing again opposite side.

39 REDONDO FLUID ATTACK COMBO 3

-florette across, redondo fluid attack, 3 count, fluid attack. Repeat other side.

40 CROSSED REDONDOS

41 WITIK FLUID ATTACK

42 REVERSE FLUID ATTACK

43 HELICOPTER 4 TO PAYONG

44 SLASH TO ABANIKOS

-starting from closed under left side. Right hand slash, abaniko, abiniko to three count to change sides.