Pananandata: The Guide to Balisong Openings

By Amante P. Marinas Sr and Amante P. Marinas Jr. #131. 7 X 10, 187 pages, paperback. ISBN #0-86568-265-8. Once the sole property of the Philippines, the balisong is quickly gaining favor with practitioners throughout the world as a weapon of infinite possibilities. The challenge of the balisong is finding and executing as many openings as possible. The openings covered in this book range from basic concepts behind the blade to more intricate openings such as two-hand, hand transfers, pin end and latch end holds, finger rolls, handle transfers and aerials, by far the flashiest and most dangerous. Written by the founder of pananandata, the Marinas family fighting system, this book takes you step-by-step through both well-known and newly discovered openings.