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History of Arnis

Arnis is the national martial art of the Philippines that originated from indigenous stick fighting techniques. It was originally called kali but was later renamed to arnis when the Spanish colonized the Philippines. Arnis uses rattan sticks and focuses on self defense training. It has evolved over time from the traditional kali techniques into a modern system called Modern Arnis, which systematized the techniques and made it appealing to modern students.

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History of Arnis

Arnis is the national martial art of the Philippines that originated from indigenous stick fighting techniques. It was originally called kali but was later renamed to arnis when the Spanish colonized the Philippines. Arnis uses rattan sticks and focuses on self defense training. It has evolved over time from the traditional kali techniques into a modern system called Modern Arnis, which systematized the techniques and made it appealing to modern students.

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OLD AND MODERN

Arnis
History
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Arnis

national martial art of the Philippines


indigenous martial art of stick fighting
spawned in Philippine soil.
it is also known as:

Pananandata

Kaliradman

Kali ARNIS
Malayan word that implies a
large bladed weapon longer Pagkalikali
than a knife.

Kalirongan

Eskrima Didya
Old Arnis
Early Filipinos are a fighting people
Primitive Negrito uses the longbow
Known as the sport of kings and of the
members of the royal blood
Ordinary Filipinos practiced kali for self-
defense;
also for entertainment
Pintados- fighting techniques during
conflicts among the various pre-hispanic
Filipino tribes or kingdoms
When Filipinos revolted against Spain
Spanish authorities kali was completely
discouraged the replaced by Arnis, by
practice of kali, words and by the
leading to its decline weapons used. in
in popularity here, arnis uses the
cane

1596 1637 1853

Arnis is engaged in
friars introduced the moro-moro more as a sport


moro-moro

socio-religious play dramatizing


the triumph of the Christian



over the Muslim
Spaniards
Moors
of Granada, Spain.

uses of fighting techniques using a


sword or similar bladed weapon,
hence the interest in kali was
revived.

arnes- Spanish word for the


English harness, the colorful
trappings worn by medieval
soldiers
dern Arni
Mo s
Best known and the most systematic
fighting art in the Philippines.
A perfected art after a long
historical development from the kali
systems
Designed to train the student to
defend himself against armed or
unarmed attacks
dern Arni
Mo s
founded The term
by Modern Arnis sought to modernize the native
Professor was re- arts into an effective fighting
Remy christened system that would be appealing to
Armador by his martial arts students living in
Presas younger modern Filipino society.
brother, injury-free training method
Great focuses on self-defense
Grandmaster Modern Arnis uses techniques
Ernesto based on patterns and theories of
Armador
movement, rather than static drills
Presas Sr.
and movements
dern Arni
Mo s
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed
the Republic Act. No. 9850 in 2009 making
Arnis the Philippines' national martial art and
sport
The primary weapon is the rattan stick,
called a cane or baston (baton), which varies
in size, but is usually about 28 inches (71 cm)
in length
Arnis' 3 forms of play

espada y daga solo baston


1 (sword and dagger)
2 3 sinawali
(single stick)

uses one long wooden sword and a short uses 2 weapons of equal length.
uses one Long weapon of muton or
wooden dagger combinations Training with double weapons develops
baston
teaches the partitioner to transition from ambidexterity and coordination between
Long to mid or mid to short ranges and the 2 limbs.
vice versa
REFERENCES:
Arnis History — Elizabethtown Kung Fu Center

thank you! https://guerreroarnis.com/resources/weapon-sets


Modern Arnis - Wikipedia
Professor Remy Armador Presas | SSOMA (ssomacanada.ca)
GGM Ernesto A. Presas Sr | SSOMA (ssomacanada.ca)

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