peh finals

• attention stance

  Feet forming 45 degrees angle. Heels should be close to each other, knees should be straight, the waist and the body should be facing forward.
• Open Leg Stance

  Feet apart parallel to the shoulder with both toes pointing forward. The knees should be straight, the waist and the body should be facing forward.
• Straddle Stance

  Both toes pointing in front, the waist and the body facing forward. Weight should be distributed on both legs. Straddle stance is also called horseback riding stance.
• Forward Stance

  Forward knee bent, rear leg slightly straight, weight is greater in front leg. It is commonly used with frontal striking or blocking techniques.
• Back Leaning Stance

  Heels of the foot should form an imaginary "L" shape while the legs are in a straddle position. Majority of the weight is on the rear leg. Back stances are used for blocking and backward evasion techniques.
• ATTENTION STANCE

  
• OPEN LEG STANCE

  
• STRADDLE STANCE

  
• FORWARD STANCE

  
• BACK LEG STANCE

  
• ARNIS

  Filipino indigenous martial art and sport characterized by the use of one, two or similar implements for blocking, striking, locking, or for offensive and defensive.
• 16th century - Spanish documents reveals that most of the early inhabitants uses word “kali” refer to the use of sword and sticks in the battlefield. Some states were already using small swivel guns. Ferdinand Magellan’s chronicle Fray Antonio Pigafetta described that natives in some villages were using a fire hardened wood into battle and dances.
• 1564 - Miguel Lopez de Legaspi noticed that early inhabitants were exceptionally skilled in swordsmanship and stick fighting. The colonizers enforced a ban in carrying sword and the practice of these skill.
• ARNIS

  used by Filipino refer to system of skirmish using stick or empty hands. It was derived from the Spanish word “arnes” which mean harness.
• In other region of the country, Arnis is known as eskrima, baston, garrote, and estocada.
• Arnis is the popular name uses by practitioners and school teachers among tagalog regions and some visayas region.
• NARAPHIL

  National Arnis Association of the Philippines
• 1975 NARAPHIL

  was formed under the initiation of the President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
• Proclamation of Republic Act 9850, during the administration then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Arnis was declared as the National Martial Art and Sport of the Philippines. This includes the integration of Arnis competition as starting event in the annual Palarong Pambansa among secondary schools.
• Arnes - Spanish word refer to the “harness”; armor wore by soldier during medieval times.
• Arnis – “generic” name of Filipino martial art and combat sport using stick or similar implements.
• Arnis de mano – the classical name for Filipino stick fighting.
• Baston – refer to the stick used in practicing arnis.
• Baluti – tagalog word for armor.
• Eskrima – name of Arnis in Cebu and nearby provinces.
• Eskrimador – refer to the practitioner of Arnis or Eskrima.
• Espada y Daga – way of using sword and dagger.
• Kali – other name for Arnis, popularized by Filipino teaching Arnis overseas
• Kalis – old Malayan word for sword/ way to use a sword.
• Moro-moro - Zarzuela, a stage drama depicting a crusade story during the Spanish colonial period.
• Laban – tagalog word for fight.
• Pugay – the formal way of salutation in Arnis.
• Sinawali – training drills using two sticks which aim to develop arm and leg coordination.
• Solo Baston - way of using single stick in Arnis.
• Sports Arnis – the competitive aspect of Arnis.
• Todo Juego – refer to the full contact and free fight in Arnis.
• Wooden Stick is advice to use rattan stick


  24 inches long and not more than one inch in diameter for children; • 28 to 30 inches long for adult.
• Padded Stick


  is use used to minimize impact to the player, about 70 cm to 77 cm long. • is made up of light rattan stick and properly foam-cushioned and shall have a maximum grip diameter of not more than 2.54 cm (1 inch) and weight from 125 to 180 grams.

  • Player usually uses blue or red colored padded stick for point recognition.
• Head gear is made of synthetic fabric and foam. Front part of it is made of steel grills for better protection.
• Protective equipment or Baluti are designed to absorb and redistribute the shock of a blow rather than deflect the impact.