Kail Silat Terms:
Abanico: fan (quick wrist snap strike)
Alive hand: your non-weapon hand or monitor hand
Ala contra: counter to, against
Alisto: look, be ready, prepared
Ampo: pray, meditate
Barong: leave shaped short sword
Basko: dropping strike
Bolo: short sword used by farmers
Cob cob: Tap, tap
Corto Curvado: bend, have curve, half the distance to abanico
Decadena: chain or series of strikes
Elastico: body shifting technique where the feet usually stay planted
Enganyo: to fake or feint
Floretti: small oval like a flower petal
Garotte: escrima stick, also called, kahoi, baston, or olise
Groupings: set of close in fighting techniques using the alive hand
High Eagle Wing: block with kahoi facing down, also called a roof block
Gunting: scissors
Kris: moro sword with wavy blade
Kalasag: shield
Lakang: to step
Larga Mano: long range fighting
Luhod: kneel
Maestro: high level instructor
Numerada: by the numbers
Otra Vez: to repeat
Parada: to parade or exhibit
Pares: pairs
Payong: unbrella or overhead block, strike
Porma: form
Praction: to hit an opponent a fraction of a second before the opponent strikes
Ritic: snap strike with the wrist vertical that returns on the same path, also called "witic"
Saagan: deflect or block
Sagawas: from the outside
Saludo: salute
Sayaw: dance, as in the kata
Sige: begin, start
Teros: strike, hit
Tindug: stand
Toyok: turn
V Strike: snap strike with 45 degree vertical wrist, also utilizing hip snap together with wrist snap.
Basic tactical ranges
Corto, Close Range Tactics
Medio, Medium Range Tactics
Largo, Long Range Tactics
