arnis
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Arnis, also known as eskrima/escrima or kali, is the national martial art of the Philippines. These three terms are, sometimes, interchangeable in referring to traditional martial arts of the Philippines ("Filipino Martial Arts", or FMA), which emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives, bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons, as well as "open hand" techniques without weapons.
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- Philippines
- Martial art.parenthood
- Fencing, Silat
- Martial art.olympic
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- Martial art.nationality
- Filipino
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- Martial art.name
- Arnis
- Martial art.hardness
- Handheld weapons, full contact
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33 sectionsContents
- Name
- Historical accounts
- Origins
- Legend
- History
- Modern history
- Asia-Pacific and the Americas
- Philippine Revolution
- Philippine–American War
- World War II
- Spread
- Duels
- Organization
- Weapons
- Impact weapons
- Edged weapons
- Flexible weapons
- Rank and grading system
- Technical aspects
- Ranges
- Strikes
- ''Mano Mano''
- Kicking
- Drills
- The live hand
- Doble baston
- Sinawali
- Cross-training
- Notable styles and practitioners
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Arnis, also known as eskrima/escrima or kali, is the national martial art of the Philippines. These three terms are, sometimes, interchangeable in referring to traditional martial arts of the Philippines ("Filipino Martial Arts", or FMA), which emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives, bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons, as well as "open hand" techniques without weapons.
There were campaigns for arnis along with other Philippine martial arts to be nominated in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists; and as of 2018, UNESCO has inscribed nine martial-arts-related intangible heritages.