PE04 (1st quiz)

• Arnis is an indigenous Filipino martial arts and sport characterized by the use of swinging and twirling movements.
• Arnis is accompanied by striking, thrusting, and parrying techniques for defense and offense. It is also known as Eskrima, Kali, and Garrote.
• • Arnis also known as kali, escrima and baston.
• Arnis is an indigenous Filipino martial art and sport characterized by swinging and twirling movements
• Arnis is also known as Eskrima, Kali, and Garrote
• It can be played by two people using a wooden stick as a weapon
• Arnis encompasses weapon training and empty-hand self-defense
• Emphasis is placed on using and defending against weapons, requiring proper coordination of the whole body involving all muscles
• Skill in parrying and striking must be developed with utmost dexterity
• Arnis can be extremely useful for self-defense by striking and blocking the opponent
• Arnis is a great exercise to keep the body fit and healthy
• Benefits of Arnis include:

  • Developing an analytic mind
  • Knowing how to disarm and counteract an opponent during emergency cases
  • Focusing on gaining power and speed
  • Enabling movement and reaction to increasingly difficult techniques
  • Developing mental agility
• Arnis was originally developed by people using simple impact and different edge weapons like kampilans, rattan, sword, dagger, spear, and other weapons for combat and self-defense
• Kali is an alternative name for Arnis and emphasizes a technique of art that focuses on bladed weapons fighting
• During the 16th century, Arnis started its dark age
• In 1764, Spaniards banned the practice of Kali because natives were using it as an excuse not to work in the fields
• In 1873, the fighting system was renamed as Arnis, believed to be a Tagalog corruption of the Spanish term "arnes"
• Various regional terms for Arnis include Didyas or Kabaren (Ilocano), Kalirunungan (Pangasinan), Sinawali (Pampanga), Pagaradman (Ilongo), Kaliradman (Visayan), Pagkali-kali (Ibanag), Panandata or Estocadda (Tagalog), and Eskrima (Cebuano & Capiz)
• In 1966, Remy Presas began developing his own system called "Modern Arnis" to create an injury-free practice
• In 2009, Arnis was declared the Philippines' national martial art
• In 2010, Arnis became part of Palarong Pambansa
• Three forms of play in Arnis include Espada y daga (sword & dagger), Solo Baston (single stick), and Sinawali
• Arnis Stick Fighting is a combative sport played by two individuals using prescribed padded sticks to deliver artistic and legal blows, strikes, thrusts, and disarming the opponent to gain scores
• Benefits of Arnis include self-defense, preserving cultural heritage, developing muscular endurance and strength, improving body coordination and cardiovascular endurance
• Safety guidelines for Arnis include having a medical check-up before engaging in physical activities, doing warm-up exercises and stretching, being familiar with the proper use of Arnis and other self-defense weapons, and being attentive at all times
• Facilities and equipment for Arnis include weapons like wooden sticks and replicas of bladed weapons, gear protectors like head protectors, body protectors, forearm and shin guards, and officiating equipment like scoreboards, flags, and a competition area
• Warm-up exercises for Arnis include arm extended wrist rotation, crossed-arms wrist rotation, and fast strikes with variations like upward, downward, and sideward strikes