Espada y Daga (sword and dagger) is a system that simulates the use of one Long and one short weapon as well as shield and weapon combinations and is unique to Filipino Martial Arts due to its combination of long and short weapon, which teaches the partitioner to transition from Long to mid or mid to short ranges and vice versa. This can be achieved by using footwork that can transcend all three ranges (largo, Medio, corto).
Espada y Daga comes in different names depending on the Long-short weapon combination like baston y Daga, baston y dulo, bolo y Daga, etc..
Emphasis on the weaker hand (called as the "live hand") to complement the stronger hand (called as the "weapon hand") is also one of the focus of Espada y Daga.
Through the stopping, slashing and thrusting movements of the live hand, the practitioner is being trained to parry, push, pull, punch, hack, and other control techniques.
Espada y Daga is a ideal for developing the following:
A. Transitioning from long-range to mid-range
B. Emphasis on complementing the stronger weapon hand with the weaker "live hand"
C. Utilisation of pushing, punching, hacking and other forms of controls in tandem with the weapon hand.