What is the proper costume or uniform in an arnis tournament? Is there any?

Question

If there's none, I want to design a costume or uniform exclusive for arnis. Not something similar to karate and taekwondo costumes. I'm open for suggestions. :D

Answer 1

Yes there is, it depends on what tournament but the most popular one is WEKAF (World Escrima-Kali-Arnis Federation). Here is the site: http://www.wekafusa.org/ you see right away what they wear from the site photos. Also you see a tab where you can order the armour. You can also buy derictly from the Philippines Doce pares international,http://www.doceparesinternational.com/li...

There is a traditional style of Filipino martial arts uniform, again you can see the style in the WEKAF website and they are readily available in the internet (usually black vest like shirt and short ankle pants with lines on the sides usually red and black).

I suggest reading more about the culture behind the martial 'art first. There are allot of traditional garb of Filipinos that we used in battle. Just a suggestion.

Good luck and I hope I helped a little bit.

Phil