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Pekiti Tirsia Kali Hangkilan by Running Host on Jul 22, 2012The Pekiti Tirsia Kali strategy is based on mobility, counterattacking and triangular movement and clearly comes from the era when when it was common for Filipino men to carry swords and knives based on what they used predominantly in farming. Pekiti...

Pekiti Tirsia Kali Hangkilan by Running Host on Jul 22, 2012The Pekiti Tirsia Kali strategy is based on mobility, counterattacking and triangular movement and clearly comes from the era when when it was common for Filipino men to carry swords and knives based on what they used predominantly in farming. Pekiti...

First Arnis Tourney by Creative Hemispheres on Dec 18, 2010The Spawn experienced his first ever Arnis sparring tournament and went home with the bronze!! There were six kids in his division and he had the least experience, as his teacher announced. The Spawn has been training regularly for just 4 months and...

First Day of Arnis Training by Creative Hemispheres on Aug 4, 2010The Spawn had his first day of Arnis training today under the private instruction of Punong Lakan Tony Nicolas. In the video below, Sir Tony is shouting instructions while his assistant is doing the partner exercise with the Spawn. Arnis is the Phili...

#108 Balisong by 365 Great Pinoy Stuff on Apr 16, 2010Balisong, also called butterfly knife or fan knife, is a folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles (From: Wikipedia). It is sometimes called a B...

ARNIS / KALI / ESKRIMA TRAINING GROUPS IN ILOILO CITY by Warrior In Scrubs on Jan 31, 2009Iloilo City, just like its neighbors in the Panay Island and the Visayas region in general, has a rich and proud martial history and tradition.During the Spanish era, Ilonggo conscripts--together with Cebuanos and other Visayans--were a mainstay of t...

4TH FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS FESTIVAL IN BORACAY ISLAND by Warrior In Scrubs on Aug 12, 2008The Filipino Martial Arts Festival--now on its fourth run this 2008--kicks off today in the beautiful tropical island of Boracay in Aklan province. Organized by the International Modern Arnis Federation of the Philippines, the five-day event include...

DR JOSE RIZAL COULD BE THE FIRST FILIPINO MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST by Warrior In Scrubs on Jul 20, 2008Let me share with you a very nice article written by Mr Perry Gil S Mallari published in The Manila Times on 12 June 2008.It says that Philippine national hero Dr Jose Rizal had cross-trained in many different martial arts during his time, such as Ar...