In the same way that the Koreans have taekwondo and the Japanese have

karate, the Philippines has arnis. We can be proud of the fact that we established our
own martial arts sport and self-defense strategy as Filipinos. Arnis is a Filipino self-
defense system, as well as the country's official national sport and martial art. It's also
referred to as "Kali" or "Eskrima." It emphasizes the use of weapons such as a baston
or a knife, as well as one's own hands. It mixes deadly strikes ranging from the elbows
to the knees that, if delivered correctly and accurately, can knock your opponent out or
render them immobile from pain. Arnis' attack and defense are combined into a single
move. The block may easily transition into a rapid counterattack, and the assault can
easily transform into a block, giving the person a tactical edge by making them
unpredictable in battle. Arnis is a pre-Spanish Filipino martial art that was largely used
for self-defense.
This year Physical Education III Individual and Dual Sports with a focus on the
Philippine Martial Art, Arnis, was one of my subjects. During my high school years,
arnis was discussed and some basic routines were taught to us. As a result, I have
some knowledge with this subject. Professor Gabrielle Jacob Castillo is our professor
for this subject, who was supposed to be our professor in PE I – Physical Fitness but
didn't happen. But, even if it didn't happen the first time, it did this time, our class was
destined for him.
For our first assigned activity we were ask to create a video to demonstrate the
Basic Forms and Stances. Engineering students, on the other hand, were late in taking
Physical Education. We began studying Physical Education in our second year, and
before that, COVID occurred, so many of us lacked a PE uniform. Thankfully, our
professor was understanding, and we were not needed to wear one or even use a cane
to perform the activity. We can use a stick as a cane and wear jogging pants and a
white t-shirt for arnis.
Basic Forms and Stances are techniques that educate a player how to keep his
balance and distribute his weight properly on his legs. The ability to move and perform
is enhanced by proper body placement. With a sturdy foothold and a lot of agility, shift
from one position to another. This is critical in both defensive and offensive combat.
 Ready stance, attention stance, forward stance, oblique stance, straddle stance,
side stance, and back stance are among the seven forms in Basic Forms and Stances.
By doing this activity in Physical Education brings out my inner boyish style, I’m just
kidding. To make it interesting to watch in a video, this requires a lot of movement. The
feet and hands should be properly aligned, and the courtesy or "pugay" before and after
the movements should be incorporated into the whole movement. Making this task is
not time-consuming because we were given plenty of time to study, memories and film
it before submitting it.
The 12 Arnis Striking Techniques and The Blocking Techniques were the second
activity. Like the first activity we were given one week before submitting this activity.
The Arnis is mostly concerned with guarding against various angles. This is due to the
fact that practically every form of hand-to-hand strike approaches the opponent's body
from a different angle. This holds true whether the practitioner is fighting with a weapon
or barehanded. It is significantly more effective to learn to defend against these angles
than it is to learn to defend against various weapons.
The first one was the 12 striking techniques or the attacks for simpler word, which
included the left side of the head attack, right side of the head attack, left side of the
body or torso, left arm or elbow, thrust to the stomach, left chest stab, right chest stab,
right leg, left leg, left eye poke, right eye poke, and strike to the crown/top of the head.
To properly attack the part of the body, this activity needed a partner or a person in front
of you. Unfortunately, COVID is still spreading, so we had to improvise. It may be one
of our family members, or, like imagining someone in front of you like what I did, it could
strike where that part of my body is.
Second was the blocking techniques or the defends for the strikes of the
opponents, unlike the 12 striking techniques, we can picture a partner and the result
could be pretty good, but with this movement, it would be nice if we could get a partner
to execute it correctly, as if we were actually fighting someone and blocking it. Inward
block, outward block, downward block – left knee, downward block – right knee, upward
block, and stomach trust block are all blocking techniques.
Completing these three groups of movements, reminded me of when I was a kid
playing games like fighting with other kids using a stick. We used to just fight and laugh
when one of our friends fell or hit by out weapon, but now that we're in school, we've
discovered that there is a sport that we can perform correctly and without hurting
anyone. That arnis taught us to grow more self-aware. To discipline yourself and have
patience. Patience is required in order to implement techniques since mastering a skill
and correctly executing it takes time.