First Modern Arnis/Martial Arts Class in Oshawa

The first Oshawa Modern Arnis/martial arts class took place on Wed Feb 20th. My goal was to get 2 to 5 people in for the initial class. I got 5 participants, one of whom left early due to the fact that Modern Arnis wasn’t what he was looking for. The other 4 (including Mary-Anne) enthusiastically participated in the 2 hour class, focusing on the basics (the 12 angles, variations of single sinawali, both cane and empty handed, and basic block, check, and counter). What was interesting is that they had been looking for a Filipino martial art to practice for quite some time and were happy to have me in their backyard. Real nice folks. One of them, Chris, was kind enough to have a group picture taken at the end of the first Oshawa Modern Arnis class for posterity ! It was a lot of fun and fun to be teaching again. I’m looking forward to the next class and attracting more people to the art and to elements of Cooper Vee Jitsu Ryu as well.