Ready stance
Balanced and relaxed
Feet about shoulder width, knees soft, weight centred. The stick is held in front of the body at chest height, the live hand close to the chest.
| Feet | Shoulder width |
|---|---|
| Weight | 50 / 50 |
| Stick | Chest height |
How Cabales Serrada Escrima is performed
Serrada comes from the Spanish cerrada — “closed”. The system is fought at close range: the practitioner steps in, closes the line of the attack and answers with a counter before the opponent can recover.
Every technique follows the same order: footwork → block → check → counter. A short stick, a live checking hand and triangle footwork make the system fast, economical and safe to train.
Cabales Serrada Escrima 如何施展
Instead of trading blows at long range, the Serrada player moves inside the attack, where the opponent's strike has the least power.
The empty hand is never idle. After every block it checks the opponent's weapon hand, keeps it under control and prepares disarms.
The block already carries the counter. The stick travels the shortest line from the defence into the answer — often a single continuous motion.
Training begins with the stick; the same angles, blocks and footwork later apply to the knife and the empty hand.
缩短距离 ——“serrada”的含义
Balanced and relaxed
Feet about shoulder width, knees soft, weight centred. The stick is held in front of the body at chest height, the live hand close to the chest.
| Feet | Shoulder width |
|---|---|
| Weight | 50 / 50 |
| Stick | Chest height |
Stepping off the line
The feet move on the corners of an imaginary triangle. Stepping to a corner takes the body off the line of attack while keeping the opponent in range for the counter.
Controlling the range
Short, quick steps forward to enter and back to evade. The feet never cross, so the stance stays stable in every moment of the exchange.
Turning the centre line
A pivot on the ball of the foot turns the body away from the strike and opens the opponent's side for the counter.
每位学员最先学习的十二个角度
A forehand diagonal strike to the left side of the head.
A backhand diagonal strike to the right side of the head.
A horizontal strike to the left ribs, elbow or hip.
A horizontal backhand strike to the right side of the body.
A straight thrust to the centre of the body.
A thrust to the left side of the chest.
A thrust to the right side of the chest.
A low diagonal strike to the left knee or leg.
A low backhand strike to the right knee or leg.
A high thrust toward the left side of the face.
A high thrust toward the right side of the face.
A vertical strike straight down to the top of the head.
劈击、格挡、控制、缴械与反击
The stick is held upright and meets the attack close to the opponent's hand, where the strike is weakest.
Right after the block the live hand checks the weapon hand — passing it, pressing it down or holding it for a moment.
A short snapping strike driven by the wrist; it returns immediately to the guard position.
A fan-like strike that curves around the opponent's block to the head or hand.
The weapon hand is the closest target; hitting it ends the attack before it begins.
With the stick under control the live hand strips, wraps or levers the weapon out of the opponent's grip.
Every counter has an answer. Advanced students learn to feel the opponent's counter and reply to it without breaking rhythm.
Long and short weapon at the same time: the sword blocks and strikes, the dagger checks and finishes.
从第一次格挡到自由对练
Solo and with a partner
The twelve angles are practised alone for precision, then fed by a partner at increasing speed.
The signature Serrada drill
Partners feed and block the angles in a continuous flow. It builds timing, the Serrada block and the habit of checking.
Counter-for-counter
One partner counters, the other answers the counter — the exchange trains reaction instead of memorised sequences.
Safe, slow, precise
Disarms are trained slowly and with control; the partner releases the stick to avoid injuries to the wrist.
Triangle and box
Footwork is drilled on marked triangles on the floor until the steps happen without thinking.
With protective gear
With helmet, gloves and padded sticks students apply the system against a resisting partner.
