Should the Philippines change its National Sport to ESCRIMA?

Question

Sepak Takraw is a very obsolete sports in the Philippines. We pride it to be indigenous to Filipinos but some Asian countries like Indonesia are into it. We pride ourselves playing basketball and playing courts are just around every street corners, but we never have the international recognition for it because of so much limitations. But here is Escrima a pure Filipino Martial Arts, gaining worldwide recognition and respect but was never a National Sport.

Answer 1

sounds good!

Answer 2

That'll be cool, but i think Boxing would come first in the list if they ever change the National sport.

But I don't think Escrima (arnis right? or arnis the mano?) needs that title in order for it to flourish. There seems to be some sort of revival going on, but I hope it becomes successful and popular as basketball.

Answer 3

Our P.E. session in class is actually using arnis de mano. Yes, that would sound good for a sport that the Philippines has invented.  

Answer 4

that would be really cool!  ^_^

Answer 5

Our national sport is Sipa, not Sepak Takraw. Slight difference.

But I do like Escrima as a national sport. It's a rather scary and effective martial art, if I may say (especially the knife-fighting aspect they seem to have perfected over at the Tondo gyms), and is surely Filipino.