individual/dual sports

• it is a traditional martial arts of the philippines that emphasized weapon based fighting with sticks, knives, bladed weapons and various improvised weapons

  arnis
• arnis, also known as eskrima and kali, is the national sport and martial art of the philippines.
• the word “arnis” got originated from the old Spanish term, “arnes” that meant “armor”.
• this is a filipinization of the spanish word “esgrima” that meant “fencing”


  eskrima
• the name “kali” was derived from the pre-hispanic filipino term “kalis” which meant blades and fencing
• arnis also includes hand-to-hand combat, joint locks, grappling and weapon disarming techniques. although in general, emphasis is put on weapons for these arts, some systems put empty hands as the primary focus and some old school systems do not teach weapons at all.
• arnis is the philippines national martial art and sports, after president gloria macapagal arroyo signed the republic act. no. 9850 in 2009.
• the act mandated Department of Education to include the sport as a Physical Education course. arnis will be included among the priority sports in Palarong Pambansa (National Games) beginning 2010.
• A combative sport played by two individuals using padded sticks with full body protective gears in a court measuring 8.0 x 8.0 meters, in smooth and well-kept surface.
• Players are paired/blind matched in different weight categories.
• The game is played by using prescribed padded stick in delivering artistic and legal blows, strikes, thrusts, and disarming the opponent to gain scores.
• The winner of the match is decided by best of three rounds. Each round lasts for two minutes.
• (sword and dagger) in which a long wooden sword and a short wooden dagger is used

  espada y dala
• (single stick) in which a single long miston or baston (wooden stick or rattan came hardened by drying or heating) is used

  solo baston
• a native term applied because the intricate movements of the two baston resemble the weave of a sinawali (crisscross fashion), the bamboo split weave pattern used in walling or matting

  sinawali
• athletes would perform sequences of movement using 2 batons

  anyo or form
• players are required to strike their oppponent’s different body parts with one baton

  laban or full combat competition
• 3 forms of play?

  espada y dala, solo baston, sinawali
• 2 types of arnis

  anyo or form and laban or full combat competition
• 12 striking techniques

  1. left temple
  2. right temple
  3. left shoulder
  4. right shoulder
  5. stomach trust
  6. left chest trust
  7. right chest trust
  8. right knee
  9. left knee
  10. left eye trust
  11. right eye trust
  12. head/crown strike
• RA 9850 is expected to help propagate arnis as a modern martial art/sport that can compete with its popular foreign-originated brethren like taekwando, karate and judo.
• when was the modern arnis officially founded?

  1966
• what is the ancient filipino weapon of arnis?

  baston
• Arnis was traditionally passed down through generation in the manner of?

   Oral Tradition and Practice
• Arnis was greatly influence its development during the Spanish colonial period

  the introduction of fencing techniques 
• "Arnis" literally translate in English

  Armor 
• Filipino hero is known to have practiced Arnis

  Lapu- Lapu
• Key principle in Modern Arnis

  Disarm and Disable
• Traditional stick used in Arnis

  baston
• Material that is commonly used to make Arnis stick

  rattan
• The length of a typical Arnis stick

  28-32 inches
• "Daga" in Arnis

  short knife
• In Arnis competition, points typically scored

  strikes to head and body
• Stranded match in Arnis competition

  3 minutes
• "Laban ng Lakas" in Arnis

  to engage in full contact
• "Punong-guro" in Arnis

  main judge
• Signal for starting a match in Arnis

  the command "LABAN" (fight)
• Ties usually resolved in Arnis competition

  sudden death match
• "Sinawali" drill in Arnis

  a two person drill that involves intriate weaving patterns
• Principle that emphasized in Arnis to handle multiple attackers

  fluid motion and continuous movement