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.

Modern Arnis Debut in Oshawa

I am pleased to announce that I will be teaching Modern Arnis classes at the Legends Community Centre on Harmony Road in Oshawa. The schedule, for the next 6 weeks, is as follows:

(1) Wednesday Feb 20th, activity room 3 7:00pm to 9:00pm
(2) Wednesday Feb 27th, activity room 3, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
(3) Wednesday March 5th, activity room 3, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
(4) Wednesday March 12th, activity room 2, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
(5) Wednesday March 19th, activity room 2, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
(6) Thursday March 27th, activity room 3, 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Please note that there are different rooms on March 12th and 19th. Also note that March 27th is on Thursday as opposed to Wednesday.

I am excited to be introducing the wonderful art of Modern Arnis to the area and will be covering the basics of this art in these first 6 weeks.

I hope to be able to teach more classes at the community centre beyond the initial 6 weeks. For more information, please contact me at: ontariomodernarnis@gmail.com

Till later !