COMBATIVE SPORTS (ARNIS)

• Arnis


  The Philippine traditional martial art
• Arnis existed long before the discovery of the Philippine archipelago
• Kali


  The original name of the art
• Arnis de mano


  Another name for the art
• Other names for the art

  • estokada
  • estoque
  • fraile
• Training methods to avoid suspicion

  1. Using pieces of wood called "bahi" or "kamagong"

  2. Using bamboo-like materials known as "rattan" or "oway"
• The fighting system was renamed arnis, derived from the word "arnes"


  1973
• Regional names for the art

  • Pananandata (Tagalog)
  • Kalingoran (Pangasinan)
  • Didya or kabaraon (Ilocanos)
  • Pagkalikali (Ibanags)
• General Fabian Ver formed the National Arnis Association of the Philippines (NARAPHIL)

  1975
• NARAPHIL aimed to unite all arnis groups in the Philippines but unfortunately failed its objective
• Arnis Philippines (ARPHI) formed with the same objective as NARAPHIL


  July 1986
• Modern Arnis


  A Filipino fighting art as a self-defense system, founded by Remy Amador Presas
• Purpose of Modern Arnis

  • To create an injury-free training method
  • To preserve the older arnis system
• Arnis became the National Sport after Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Republic Act. No. 9850


  2009
• The Act mandated the Department of Education to include arnis as a Physical Education course