How Do You Learn Filipino Martial Arts?
While obscure to the general public, martial arts practitioners know and respect Filipino martial arts as one of the most effective, fast and lethal systems in the hand-to-hand fighting world. Learning the Filipino styles is difficult and sometimes brutal but worthwhile in the end. Obtain a broad background in a number of traditional Asian martial arts such as karate, judo, kung fu and jiu jitsu since Filipino martial arts is famous for its subtle integration of the older fighting arts into a “system of systems.” Find a style of Eskrima (alternately called Kali or Arnis as general terms for Filipino martial arts) that suits you or is most available to you in your area. Yaw Yan is a variant that resembles Muay Thai (Thai boxing) and incorporates heavy Taekwondo kicks into the fighting. Kuntaw, one of the oldest arts of the islands, uses hard parts of the body as weapons. Dumog, on the other hand, places emphasis on grappling and wrestling. Work your way through the Filipino weapons syst
