The term gunting is a contraction of "ginunting" which means scissors in the Tagalog dialect. It has nothing to do with using a knife to slice nerves but rather to describe the scissoring hand motions of the technique.

JohnJ

Try this... if opponent thrusts with blade parry to outside and slash. I keep my hands close and in front leaving small space for this opportunity. should their attack be to committed and not leaving me enough space to counter in this manner, I step once back in female trriangle parrying in side while slashing over and across while cecking his arm.

Originally Posted by johnj

The term gunting is a contraction of "ginunting" which means scissors in the Tagalog dialect. It has nothing to do with using a knife to slice nerves but rather to describe the scissoring hand motions of the technique.

JohnJ

Gunting is a noun meaning scissor, ginunting can either be a verb (i.e.scissored) or a description(i.e. scissor-like) so it could mean more than just the scissoring hand motions.

Gunting is a noun meaning scissor, ginunting can either be a verb (i.e.scissored) or a description(i.e. scissor-like) so it could mean more than just the scissoring hand motions.

Thanks for further clarifying. Nevertheless, gunting as commonly referred to by some FMA practitioners is often mis-used and referred to as the destructions. Therefore the literal translation is neglected.

Originally Posted by johnj

Thanks for further clarifying. Nevertheless, gunting as commonly referred to by some FMA practitioners is often mis-used and referred to as the destructions. Therefore the literal translation is neglected.

The original Filipino name hints of the nature and purpose of the specific technique or method. Westerners tend to emphasize certain aspects of a technique and dwell there.Techniques have immediate practical usage but they don't end there. Though this preference is not entirely correct, it is also not entirely wrong.