REFORMA ESKRIMA ARNIS SYSTEM (RAS) INC.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF RAS CENTURION

After one is familiar with all the movements in the RASystem Centurion Forms, he should study and understand more in depth the theory and contents of the Forms in order to establish the concept in training so that he could reach the revelation – “Prophecy” (Means: determines to use the thinking process to achieve the basic principles of RASystem Centurion) – as told by the late Grand Father Pedro Reforma. Practicing in this way, one can be able to gain an ideal result and obtain enrichment.

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Now I will give a brief description of the philosophy of RASystem Centurion. RASystem Centurion always emphasizes on not to use any muscular force but to conjugate with the mind and work it out as the source of power. This reinforces the importance of “Form Figure” during training. I hope that the followers of RAS Centurion can assimilate the logic of modern scientific theories in analyzing its movements so one can learn more about the RAS Centurion system and make it easier to understand why RASystem Centurion is so profound in its learning.

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Generally, when the beginners study the movements of the RASystem Centurion forms, most of them will find it very simple or difficult to comprehend. Therefore, they will concentrate on the practical application of the techniques and neglect the importance of the logic of the theories of force and structure. The more comprehensible one will after analyzing RASystem Centurion with the theory of leverage believes that this is the highest skill of RASystem Centurion but overlooks the advance effects which could be obtained from the energy developed from mind force, the reasons why it can save strength and the theories of force and structure etc. which can help one to progress to a higher level.

When I try to explain the profound theory of RASystem Centurion, I found it very difficult to describe and put in writing. Even if I demonstrate the movements on people as I did in my previous drill demo, I was still thought to be acting.

Therefore, it shows that the practical effects of RASystem Centurion have reached a point of view that the force it can be generated is hard for anyone to believe.

In practicing RASystem Centurion, besides studying the application of the movements, one should not neglect the theory of each Form. For example, in open-hand form, of course its movements can be used for defense and attack but in practicing, one should direct all the movements in the form with the use of the mind. In establishing this mind force theory by not using any muscular strength, one can derive the skill of how to generate force with his mind and a good example of this is the Pull. Pull can easily fling the downward pressing force of the opponent by not using any muscular strength. It is said that the Pull was created by the late Centurion cohort named Longino in pulling his spear after thrusting crucified body on the cross.

The Centurion performer imitate those rituals during biblical time. We then suddenly understood the principle why a lighter object could fight against a heavier object by not using any strength. It is difficult to prove whether RASystem Centurion was created from those incidents but it does not need to use any strength is an affirmative fact.

In order to achieve the mind force of RASystem Centurion practitioners should first practice according to the functions of the Forms and try to merge your mind and the movements together. When one starts to feel the existence of the mind force, RASystem Centurion will become one of the enjoyments of life.

RASystem Centurion comprises of three principal forms i.e. [Armed], [Un-Armed] and [Body Flow & Mechanics] and each forms has a theory of its own. In application, if one can combine the three forms together, RASystem Centurion will become a system that is practical and capable of deriving a highly destructive force.

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