Arnis
Advanced Level Martial Arts term
Definition
The best known and systematic fighting art of the Philippines originally known as Kali. Said to have originated in India and later refined with the introduction and influence of the rapier and dagger during the Spanish invasion in the Early to mid 1500′s. The English translation is ‚ÄúArmour of the Hands‚Äù. Arnis centers around three distinct phases: stick, blade, and empty-hand combat. As a fighting art, Arnis has three forms of play: espada y daga? (sword and dagger); the solo baston (single stick) and the siniwali, a native term applied because the intricate movements of the two muton or Baston resemble the crisscross weaves of a Sawali; a pattern used in walling and matting.
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