What is the history of arnis?

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What is the history of arnis?

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HISTORY OF ARNIS

Unknown to the majority, martial arts have   many different kinds, style and variations. In fact, almost   every country has its own style and term (s) for their martial arts and these are the different systems of ARMED or UNARMED fighting, which could be against armed or unarmed opponents.

Some of the known martial arts called Karate  (Japanese empty hand fighting). Taekwondo (Korean empty hand fighting) Japanese Jujitsu of Jujutsu or Judea, Chinese Kung Fu, Woo Sho or Gung Fu, Aikido, Bruce Lee’s Jeet kune do, Thai Boxing, Indonesian’s Bersilat. Silat  or Penchat Silat, Zabate, Kickboxing, Yawara, Yaw Yan, Kendo, Tonfa Bo staff or Stave, Chako or Nanchaku, Chua Lifoot, Loo Hand, Tai Chi, Philippines ARNIS or KALI and a long list of others, both empty hands or weaponries.

Contrary to the knowledge of some people, martial arts are not only karate. Perhaps it is not clear to many people that many refer to martial arts as karate because the name itself is popular in many parts of the world.

The fact is that karate is not even the oldest martial arts around. Chinese and Korean martial arts even known to have existed some 2,000 years ago thus are making them more ancient. But more than ever and unknown to many, ARNIS or STICK fighting which known is some part of the world as KALI, has been known to exist and have been said to be use since hundreds of years ago in the Philippines and has been very popular not only among the Maharlika or royal Should make every ARNIS BUFF  and enthusiast proud.

But more than ever, the Filipinos are proud that even during the time of LAPU-LAPU, the national heroes of the Filipinos. ARNIS has been actively in use and that was in 1521 when Portuguese adventure Ferdinand Magellan set sail and landed in Mactan Island in CEBU Southern Philippines. Not only those, some of the internationally known Filipino heroes have been involved in this discipline. Dr. Jose Rizal, who is known worldwide, is a typical example. He’s known to practice ARNIS. So was Gen. Gregorio del Pilar, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Andes Bonifasio, Fr. Gregorio aglipay and many others

This facts can well provide that ARNIS has been a Filipino martial arts and sport for many centuries which shows that it is not only fighting an opponent, but also kind of sport, a game, a physical exercise, an art of self defense aside from being a discipline as practice by the Filipinos for the fast many centuries and as practiced by people in many parts of the world in the last due decades.

Not all people can learn this, however, because this discipline has its principles. Its rules and regulations that have to be followed aside from the steps and requirements that have to be done and are needed in order to succeed in this to climb up its ranks. Not all people can be accepted and given instructions in this kind of MARTIAL ARTS-SPORTS because one of the criteria in screening the applicant is their character.

ARNIS DE MANO, the native art of stick fighting, antedates recorded Philippine history origin and development. For when the Spaniards in the 16th. Century, they found the art flourishing in various parts of some 7,100 islands. It was then called KALI, a system of fighting with blades weapons among the Maharlikas or Nobility.

Fast emerging Martial arts in the Philippines and around the world today is ARNIS or ESKRIMA or KALI, a corruption of Karnes of Harness, the colorful trappings worn by medieval soldiers.

ARNIS is commonly known as the art of CANE FIGHTING but in reality it is the Filipino Martial arts of self Defense. A system of defense and control techniques, which is primarily suited for those in the field of law enforcement. ARNIS as a martial art, comes handy with the used of FOREARMS, ELBOWS, FIST, KNUCKLES, HAND KNIFE EDGE, STRIKES, and all kinds of bladed weapons. In fact, people around the world observed that there is an ARNIS technique also in the most of kinds of martial arts worldwide.

During the pre - Spanish period, the Filipinos called it GILAS in the central and Southern part of Luzon (Northern Philippines), KALI, BASTON and / or ESKRIMA in the VISAYAS (or Central Philippines) and KUNTAO or SILAT in the Central and Southern Philippines (or Mindanao). In some places, however, it is also commonly known as MORO – MORO DANCE, generally known as SINULOG BINABAYNI or ARNIS.

ESKRIMA was, in early Philippines, known as KALI which historian suspect might have been derived from TJAKALELE or Indonesian, a neighboring country south of the Philippines. TJAKALELE is a native Indonesian fencing whose techniques are closely similar to those ESKRIMA or ARNIS. This theory has a basis because Indonesia, in the ancient times, or about 200 B.C. was a part of the Kingdom of Sri Vishayan and Madjapahit ever rule the Philippines. According to records, it is possible that the TEN DATUS

From Borneo who landed in the island of Panay in the central Philippines during the 13th. Centuries are part of the two kingdoms.

The ART OF MAN TO MAN fighting has always been a part of the Filipinos in his long troubled and bloody history. Brought about by needs and self – preservation, he has become an expert in the man to man combat, with or without used of STICK and BLADED WEAPON. Even before the use of bladed weapons, Filipinos were already warriors also, who were using BOW and ARROW or SPEARS. The pioneering Negritos, who come from Central Asia during the ancient times, were experts on these weapons.

How ARNIS or ESKRIMA came to be is a long story that embedded its roots in Philippines past which it help get enriched.

Looking back to its origin, it has been known among the Filipino aborigines because they were born to the use of bow and arrow and the ART OF ARNIS came in handy in cases where they ran out of bow for actual close combat.

Anyway, it was about 200 B.C. when the Malays came to the Philippines and brought with them the long bladed sword.

When, Malaysians migration reached the Philippine archipelago, the art was perfected and became rooted among the Filipino’s forefathers.

It is for these reasons that historians connote and find justifications into its evaluation and rapid development during the period.

Their arrival provided additional knowledge to the Filipino’s art of fighting. Aside from the sticks and bow and arrows, the early Filipinos became experts in the use of DAGGERS and BLADED WEAPONS. This is more true the Muslims in Mindanao and Sulo (Southern Philippines) where there is a great fondness of these kinds of weapons. Their experts in the MAN to MAN COMBAT with the use of weapons has been proven in the unblemished history  of success against aliens or foreigners who came to the country in an attempt to colonize. The many attempt of the Spaniards to defeat and colonize the Muslims have always been aborted.

One proof of their fondness for bladed weapons is their various kinds of weaponries, which included the kris, bolo, kalis, laring, barong, gunong, kampilan, gayang, pita, punyal, itak, banjal, bangkcon. Lahot, and the panabas. Even at present, the most artistic dagger of different sizes and types can be found in Mindanao and Sulo. The Muslims of Mindanao and Sulo, who are freedom – loving are the pioneers in the practice, arrangements and use of weapons as for defense.

Communication and regional influence, which are usually brought about by commerce and travels, resulted in the merging of the Muslims art of fighting with the use of weapons and kalis, the origin of ARNIS of the Tagalog, Kalis, which was shortened to KALI, is also an art of fighting using a long sword or dagger, truncheon or baston and Knife.

The ARNIS de MANO is better known and is said to be the best art of fighting in the Philippines. This is an proved art, after the long history of development from the system of Kali, for these who want to learn to defend themselves against armed or unarmed opponents. ARNIS, as it is commonly called, is also known in other dialects as Estokada in the Tagalog provinces and estoke or praile in other places.

As a fighting art, Arnis has three playing forms. One is Espada y Daga which utilized a long wooden sword and short wooden dagger. Another is SOLO BASTON which makes use of a long MUTON or BASTON (wooden or rattan stick hardened by the heat of the sun or by fire heating), and the SINAWALI, a native name adopted because of the Cress – crossed thin bamboo sticks movements into interloping fashion and used in walls and mats.

ARNIS is for close combat fighting making it necessary for the player to practice blocking and striking seriously. His expertise and the use of feet and hips so he could bump and throw his opponent. Unlike other art of self – defense that makes use of difficult body maneuvers, ancient and modern ARNIS, emphasizes the use of a striking weapon and the movements of the hands and arms.

Like the olden times, ARNIS today has three traditional way of practicing. These are the MUESTRASION of PANDALAG which teaches the art of doing ALDABIS or STRIKING for defense and offense through consistent practice; the SANGGA at PATAMA or SOMBRA TABAK which teaches the striking, thrusting and blocking techniques in an organized way, and the LARGA Muton or LABANANG TOTOHANAN.Which is the fighting contest of two practitioners who wants to win by using all their know – how and skill. This is the last part of the study of ARNIS.

This is ARNIS, the art of self – defense of the early Filipinos that was their dignity and honor, related to the amazing power of the art of ARNIS. Their successful wins in their battle for their freedom is a proof of the power and effect of ARNIS. Their victory over the superior arms of the enemies in the battlefield is now an everlasting proof of time and history.

It is now safe to assume that LAPU – LAPU, one of the early Filipino heroes, was an expert in Kali (ARNIS).

Indubitably, ho

Answer 2

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