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  2. Arnis - Wikipedia

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    Arnis, also known as kali or eskrima/escrima, is the national martial art of the Philippines. [3] These three terms are, sometimes, interchangeable in referring to traditional martial arts of the Philippines ("Filipino Martial Arts", or FMA), which emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives, bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons, as well as "open hand" techniques without weapons.

  3. Filipino martial arts - Wikipedia

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    Filipino martial arts (FMA) (Filipino: Sining panlaban ng Pilipinas) refer to ancient and newer modified fighting methods devised in the Philippines. It incorporates elements from both Western and Eastern Martial Arts; the most popular forms of which are known as Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali. The intrinsic need for self-preservation was the genesis ...

  4. Pekiti-Tirsia Kali - Wikipedia

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    Pekiti-Tirsia Kali is a style specific to Filipino martial arts. Pekiti-Tirsia Kali was founded in 1897 and is the system of the Tortal family. The sole heir and guardian of this system is Leo Gaje. Pekiti-Tirsia is strictly a combat-oriented system, as opposed to a sport-focused fighting style. It is a fighting system that focuses on edged ...

  5. List of Arnis systems and practitioners - Wikipedia

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    Rapido Realismo Kali International (RRKI) is a Filipino fighting system officially christened in April 1997 by Grandmaster Henry Espera. It is a Filipino self defense system with traditional roots adapted for modern times. Ensayo Kali Tactical was founded by Guro Gerald Pilapil in Malabon in 2015 and is an offshoot system from Rapido Realismo Kali.

  6. Arnis in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Arnis is a Filipino martial art and is the legally recognized national sport in the Philippines. The precise origin of Arnis is unknown due to a lack of proper documentation. [1] It is speculated that it arose from native Filipinos in Luzon and the Visayas to circumvent a weapons ban imposed by the Spaniards during the Spanish colonial era.

  7. Arnis in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Denzel Washington is also a student of Filipino Martial Arts legend Dan Inosanto. 2014: Rafael Kayanan of the Sayoc Kali system was the Fight Choreographer for the close quarter fights where Liam Neeson fights various opponents inside the airplane of the film Non-Stop. [6] [circular reference] 2014: Arnis was extensively used in the film I ...

  8. Balintawak Eskrima - Wikipedia

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    Balintawak Street in Colon Street, Cebu City, Philippines. Balintawak Eskrima or Balintawak Arnis is a Filipino martial art created by Grandmaster Venancio "Anciong" Bacon in the 1950s to enhance and preserve the combative nature of arnis which he felt was being watered down by other styles of Philippine martial arts.

  9. Doce Pares - Wikipedia

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    Doce Pares (Spanish for Twelve Peers) is a Filipino martial art and a form of Arnis, Kali and Eskrima, that focuses primarily on stick fighting, knife fighting and hand-to-hand combat but also covers grappling and other weapons as well. [1]