The Rapid Arnis Blackbelt grading is 3-days of continuous assessment, where candidates demonstrate their technical knowledge, spar in a wide range of armed and unarmed formats, deal with random surprise attacks, and deliver a tutorial to their peers (on a subject chosen by the grading panel). It is perhaps one of the most thorough Blackbelt assessments in the martial arts, and passing it entitles the candidate to set up and teach the Rapid Arnis system. But what lies beyond i

In September 2016, the 3rd version of the Rapid Arnis syllabus was released to instructors, and included a major structural overhaul. All active Senior Instructors were consulted on the material they felt was crucial to the system, and where they felt improvements could be made. Eventually this led to the development of a core training program, that all students could be universally assessed in. Throughout the core training program, Rapid Arnis students become proficient in: