Judo concentrate on grappling and throwing. Karate concentrates on striking with the hands. Tae Kwon Do concentrates on kicking. Aikido concentrates on off- balancing and throwing. Arnis, on the other hand, balances all these aspects into a unified system without undue emphasis on any aspect.
Training is by usage and application of attack and defence only.
This is a direct approach to resolve the problem of combat readiness. Train in attack and defence in order to prepare for combat. That is why in traditional Arnis, unlike Chinese, Korean and Japanese arts, there are no forms. Arnis training begins with weapons first and progresses to empty hands. This is completely opposite to Chinese, Korean and Japanese martial arts which emphasise that empty hands must be mastered before weapons can be taught.