#balisongs

I carry a knife as an EDC, but this isn’t about “knife fighting.” It’s about movement, coordination, and understanding how tools change the way your body works. Most days, training with a blade is just another way to explore flow. The smart move in real life is always distance. Walk away. Run if you have to. No debate there. But training doesn’t have to be dark to be useful. It can be creative, technical, and honestly, pretty fun. I like playing with knife-style drills using ideas pulled from different systems I already train in. Filipino flow concepts blended with Eagle Claw Kung Fu, Okinawa-Te, Silat. In this video, I’m using Eagle Claw Tan Tui 1 through 4 as knife drills. The “weapon” is just a teaching tool. That’s the key part. These drills don’t require a knife at all. Swap it out for a dulo dulo. A kubotan. A pen. Even your phone. The point is having something in your hand so you can feel alignment, range, and timing. Once you understand the movement, the object becomes interchangeable. Double knife, single knife, stick, empty hand. Ad dthem to your empty hand katas like the Sword and Hammer. You can even replace the flow drill with other types of weapons like the Long staff. It all connects if you stop thinking in categories and start thinking in principles. If the idea of holding a blade feels heavy, don’t start there. Start safer. Build the flow. Build the awareness. Let the confidence come from repetition, not bravado. This kind of training keeps things interesting, sharpens coordination, and makes your regular forms feel alive. And yeah, it’s fun. That’s allowed too.

Balisong …… Playing around…. Setting the stage…. Lord of All worlds . . . #balisong #knife #kali #martialarts #westchestercounty

Weapons Madness! - Karambit Trainer! (No sharp edge) Learning a fun new tool that makes you think a little differently. I'm enjoying the circles! 😏🥷🐢☝️💫 #karambit #knife #knifeskills #knifetraining #RBNunchaku #martialarts #martialartslife #martialartist #martialartsjourney #freestyle #training #flow #fitnessjourney #weightlossjourney #TMNT #tmntmikey #infinity

I didn’t really go into the details of this trick because they’re covered in a variety of other tutorials from me and others. Everything I’ve talked about with behind the back power aerials applies for this trick like the grip I’ve described and throwing with one rotation, but the most important one to make halos easier is the foot placement. The more I step across my body, the more I’m bringing my hip around so that I don’t even necessarily have to throw behind the other side of my back. A lot of times I’ll under throw and the balisong would land where I can’t catch it. But since I’ve brought my hip over by stepping across, my hand can reach and there is still the illusion that I’ve thrown behind my back. Good luck and hope you have fun with this one! 🔪 Balisong used is the @thomasbalisong Refault 🔪 Song is deepinthenight by Prod. Tenno 🔪 #balisong #balisongtutorial #flowartsmovement #butterflyknifetricks

Fast Draw Friday! Hope you guys are all doing well! Boom!👊❤️👊#solismartialartsclub #skanf #mikhailbelyaev #nospinknifethrowing #worldsokayestknifethrower

Basic Tomahawk Elbow 🎯 Great Knockout Strike and Can be Fatal ❌ Use with Caution ✅✅✅ #tradewars2026 #mma #mortalkombat #ultrainstinct #selfdefensetraining

Sansetsukon / 3 Section Nunchaku Turtle Power Chucks! 🥷🐢☝️💫🔥😁👊 Song: Immigrant Song Artist: Led Zeppelin #RBNunchaku #sansetsukon #nunchaku #nunchucks #martialarts #martialartslife #martialartist #martialartsjourney #freestyle #training #flow #fitnessjourney #weightlossjourney #TMNT #tmntmikey #infinity #turtlepower

Balisong 🇵🇭🤩 #balisong #filipinomartialarts #arnis #eskrima

Cool lil parabolic Van Gogh from the elbow mess up the ending tho 🤷🏻‍♂️#willreacts #balisong #fidget #balisongtechniques #knifetricks

Baston single spin: Martial arts practice session.

This is my first time doing a requested combo tutorial instead of a single trick. Let me know if you want more of these and I’ll make the requested aerial combo tutorial next. Fans aren’t my specialty, but a general tip for smooth fans is to keep a very relaxed and loose grip. Another tip is to control the rhythm. For example, you could do the firestarter slowly then speed up on the transfers to make the combo more visually dynamic 🔪 Balisong used is the @thomasbalisong Refault 🔪 Song is Explore by Jae Smoove 🔪 #balisong #balisongtutorial #objectmanipulation #butterflyknifetricks #hobby

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