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Yo-Yo [c] - In the Philippines around 1500, the Yo-Yo was a weapon. It consisted of a four pound stone attached to a rope about 20 feet long. Tribesmen used it in two ways. When hunting, they stood off to one side, held one end of the rope and threw the rock towards the legs of an animal.
Pedro Edralin Flores (26 April 1896 – 3 January 1964) [1] was a Filipino businessman and yo-yo maker who has been credited with popularizing yo-yos in the United States.He patented an innovation to yo-yos that used a loop instead of a knot around the axle, allowing for new tricks such as the ability to "sleep".
The word yo-yo probably comes from the Ilocano term yóyo, or a cognate word from the Philippines. [1] [2]Boy playing with a terracotta yo-yo, Attic kylix, c. 440 BC, Antikensammlung Berlin (F 2549) A 1791 illustration of a woman playing with an early version of the yo-yo, which was then called a "bandalore" Lady with a yo-yo, Northern India (Rajasthan, Bundi or Kota), c. 1770 Opaque ...
The yo-yo was never a weapon, let alone a deadly weapon (96%). The word yo-yo is “Philippine”: from “tayoyo” northern Philippines, Ilokano; it is not Filipino (or Tagalog) central Philippines (96%). Its origin was China (50%). The oldest evidence is Greece (as per current article). I wish this could be sourced (adequately) for the article.
Balarao (also spelled balaraw, bararao, and bararaw), also known as "winged dagger", is a Filipino dagger used throughout the pre-colonial Philippines. It is unusually shaped, with a double-edged leaf-like blade and a finger-fitting grip consisting of two horn-like projections at the pommel and no guards.
Filipino martial artists are noted for their ability to fight with weapons or empty hands interchangeably and their ability to turn ordinary household items into lethal weapons. Weapons-training takes precedence because they give an edge in real fights, gears students to psychologically face armed opponents, and any object that can be picked up ...
OPM include musical performance arts in the Philippines or by Filipinos composed in various genres and styles. The compositions are often a mixture of different Asian, Spanish, Latin American, American, and indigenous influences. [16] [17] The Kudyapi is a Philippine two-stringed, fretted boat-lute.
The Philippine Government received $18 million worth of weapon systems from the United States Government, Total of 100 tube launched optically guided wireless BGM-71 TOW2A Missiles; 12 Improved target acquisition system and support equipment. [136] AT-1K Raybolt Republic of Korea: Anti-tank guided missile: 153mm AT-1K