TRAINING:
KEMPO ARNIS
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TRAINING:
KEMPO ARNIS
A number of us that contribute to PMCI are
actively involved in tactical training and the
product development that goes hand in hand
with this. We speak to others involved in
the industry worldwide on a regular basis
and this month we’re turning our attention
to self defence and martial arts training as
we speak to Borut Kincl from the Kempo
Arnis Federation.
PMCI: Borut, in your own words tell me what led you to set
up the Kempo Arnis Federation?
Over the years, I have trained in many different martial arts. I
started with karate which was my first love. But my goal wasn’t
to train for competition but to learn realistic self defence. Thus
I was searching deeper to find the worlds top experts in “old
style karate”, which includes complex grappling methods and
realistic combat tactics. I was also interested in weapons and
thus I moved toward the Filipino martial arts. I have spent a
great amount of time studying knife and stick fighting in the
west as well as in the Philippines. As I was still searching for
that “realistic“ element, I started with Isr