Arnis~Eskrima~Kali~Panantukan~Dumog~Sikaran~Yaw-Yan
Mabuhay!
Our mission is to spread the martial
arts from the Philippine Islands to the masses. We want to unite eskrima, kali, arnis practicioners together. In hopes to have a discussion group where everone knows each other to share training tips, thoughts and info. Everyone who is interested to learn the warrior arts of the Philippines or represent the art are always welcome.
History of Filipino Martial Arts
Featured Clip
FMA History ( from the "Kali Means to Scrape" DVD)
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More Clips
"kali Training w/ Gr Tuhon Gaje (Human Weapon)""
"Titan Fitness - Filipino Martial Arts"
"Call 2 Arms"
"Pambuan Arnis Tulisan Caballero Trailer"
"Respect the Stick News Report"
"Mind Body & KickAss Moves - Balitok Eskrimat"
"DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives presentation 2006 - Boom edit"
"Hello Manong (Tribute to the Grandfathers of FMA)"
Create Your Own
(You are now free to upload images related to FMA. Please feel free to contribute, then I will post your pic in slideshow.)
Frequently Asked Questions
.......... What are the differences between Arnis, Eskrima, and Kali ?
Basically, there is no difference. The general martial arts community uses
the different names to refer to the same art. Originally, the difference in
the name either implied the region from which the art originated or the
time period when the art was developed. These three names, and there are many
others, refer to Filipino Martial Arts where skills in both empty hand and
weapons are developed using similar, if not the same, training methods to
teach both. Practitioners of these arts are noted for their ability to fight
with weapons or empty hands interchangeably.
Eskrima and Arnis are the names primarily used in the Philippines today.
The name Kali is seldom used in the Philippines and in most cases is an unknown word.
.......... The FMA are known as being weapon arts. What about empty hand skills ?
Most people think the FMA are stick fighting arts only. This is a common
misconception because the rattan sticks are one of the primary tools used
in training. They do use the sticks for combat, but that is not all there is to
the arts. The FMA are equally based in weapon skills and empty hand skills
(such as kicking, punching, trapping, and grappling). The FMA cover all
the fighting ranges, defending against armed and unarmed attacks with
whatever is available. What is available maybe the rattan sticks or it could
be other types of weapons or just the fighter's empty hand skills. The FMA
teach the interrelationship between empty hand skills and weapons.
Therefore the FMA should be considered a complete martial arts system
that develops many different types of skills for combat, not just simply a
stick fighting art.
Keep in mind that there are also other FMA that do not involve the use of
stick fighting as a training method. Dumog, Sikaran, and Panantukan are
examples of FMA that are based on empty hand skills only.
.......... Some of the basic principles of the FMA
* Only the skills that are proven effective and can be easily taught are used.
* Keep the overall strategy simple.
* Each FMA practitioner keeps a small core of basic techniques suited to him.
* Many theories for weapon and empty hand are interchangeable.
* Always keep the flow going.
* Use angles to minimize the opponents attack.
* Use center line off the angles to attack.
Martial Arts Resource-Written By : Bill Cox & Ray Terry
LINKS of SCHOOLS/ORGANIZATIONS
Arnisador.com
Atienza Kali
Babao-Arnis
Bahad Zu'Bu USA
BrassMan Martial Arts
Callado MMA
Capitol Doce Pares
Center for Pracitical Self-Defense
Crow's Martial Arts
Damag Inc Kali Combatives
Damag Inc FMA YahooGroup site
Dog Brothers
Dagooc Arnis System
Estokada Kali
Inayan School of Eskrima
Inayan System of Eskrima
Inayan Martial Arts
International Self-Defense Alliance
JKD Unlimited
Kali Streetfighting System
Kalis Illustrisimo
Kane Academy
Kombat Karate
Intergrated Eskrima - Guro Mark V. Wiley
International Modern Arnis Federation
Leskas
The Lightning Scientific Academy of Australia
Martial Art Technologies
Minnesota Kali Group - Duluth Branch
Modern-Arnis of Michigan
Nickelstick Balintawak Escrima
New Orleans Eskrima
Practical Self Defense Training Center
San Miguel Eskrima
Saavatilda Eskrima Club
Sayoc Kali
Steve Grody via Sulite aka Lameco/Inosanto
Trident Academy of Martial Arts
Yuli Romo
OTHER/SUPPLIES
All Things Filipino
FMA Digest
Kali Gear
Kirkhams Central Site for Books Ebooks Videos and Software
Kris Cutlery
Philippine Martial Arts Supplies
Scar Family
Traditional Filipino Weapons
(Post your organization/schools website addy in the forum, if you'd like for me to put it up here)
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