arnis

• Abanico is a fan lateral motions performed with a straightened arm as a blocking manuever
• Arnis or “harnass” terms used in the northern Philippines for FMA also known as escrima or kali
• Banda y Banda is a back and forth side to side slashes or strikes
• Cardena - lit. chaining linking one technique with another in rapid succession
• Daga - dagger; two strikes delivered in rapid succession
• Ekis - x movement
• Espada y Daga - sword and dagger used together
• largo - long distance
• mano y mano - hand to hand combat
• medio - medium range
• puk-pok or punyo - applying butt strikes
• redonda - continuous drill applying two batons continuously
• rompida - upward and downward slash or strike delivered in an x pattern
• Salamat - a greeting derived from the Muslim “salaam” (peace) and connoting gratitude
• Saludo - salutation
• Sungkiti - hooking thrust
• Sinawali - to weave, continuous weaving motion that one uses with two batons, knives, or hands to couple simultaneous strikes and blocks; a drill pattern
• sumbrada - an upward oblique umbrella block
• witik - short curving snap strike from the wrist that created a whip-like motion
• arnes de mano - the weapon of the hand
• Guro Dan Inosanto - Kali is a Cebuano word; Kamot (kamay) and Lihok (motion)
• Fred Lazo - History of Forbidden Filipino Fighting Arts — the way of the blade
• Arnis was founded by Remy Amador Presas