Modern Sinawali of the Arnis Nicolas System 4
The Principles of a Good Arnisador
The Arnis Stick
Basic Single X Sinawali
Advance Single X Sinawali
One Stick Against Two Stick
One Against Two Opponents
Mano-Mano Application
Arnis Nicolas System (Modern Sinawali) Grading Syllabus 8
Three Hundred and Sixty Three (363) Different Variations 10

Punong Lakan Garitony Nicolas was born on July 21, 1968 Manila, Philippines. He was barely 13 when the passion and determination to pursue his training in the field of Arnis led him to another Master of renown, flourishing under the tutelage of Grandmaster Ernesto A. Presas Sr. for no less than 12 years.

The clichéd theory that Masters of a martial art have to be wizened old man does not hold true for this man, as he earned recognition for being the Most Outstanding Instructor of the Year on December 19, 1987, at the humble age of 19. The International Philippine Martial Arts Federation and ARJUKEN Karate Association by, Grandmaster Ernesto Presas himself awarded him. On July 23, 2005, the United States of Martial Arts Association (USMAA) as one of the International Instructor Hall of Fame Awardees recognized him. He would forever after be referred to as Punong Lakan, “Master of the Hardwood Cane”.

In the years since, Punong Lakan’s passion led him to pursue knowledge of the various systems and principles of other martial arts disciplines. As part of this journey, he succeeded in his objectives, attaining both awareness and friendship from experts of their own field, such as Grandmaster Nemesio Puno, Professor Armando C. Soteco, Grandmaster Benjamin B. Luna, and Sensei Danny San Joaquin.

On July 21 1995, Punong Lakan announced to the world the product of his many years of learning - a legally trademarked system of his own called the Arnis Nicolas System, to be taught by his school, the Modern Arnis Mano-Mano Filipino Martial Arts (MAMFMA). Applying his creativity to the techniques of his various teachers, Punong Lakan introduced additional movements, such as advanced sinawali to further improve the coordination, reflex, and learning ability of his students. Similarly, the introduction of his now renowned Pang-Oran system served to bridge the gap between armed and empty hand systems, seamlessly integrating the different aspects into a fluid and practical set of techniques that are the envy of many practitioners.

Modern Arnis Mano-Mano Filipino Martial Arts School is duly recognized and registered by the Philippine Government under by the Security Exchange Commission and the Department of Trade and Industry with Registry Number 00156129. The MAMFMA was first registered July 21, 1995, second registration year 2000 and third registration was 2005. The logo name of Modern Arnis Mano-Mano Filipino Martial Arts was copyrighted at the National Library, Manila on October 6, 1995 with Copyright registry no. O 95-1006 by Punong Lakan Garitony C. Nicolas which he called Arnis Nicolas System (ARNIS). The Arnis Nicolas System promotes the classical, traditional and modern approach of teaching the principles and philosophy of the art of stick fighting - Arnis.

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