What is Filipino Martial Arts?
Kali, Escrima, Arnis, and Silat and several other names are various styles of Filipino Martial Arts. A unique attribute of Filipino Martial Arts is the emphasis on weapons training. Knife fighting, stick fighting, blade training are all introduced in the beginning phases of these Arts. It is a Warrior Art, a very combative approach to Martial Arts Training, and a very realistic way of introducing students to the nature of war, combat, deadly altercations, and several scenarios where one needs to defend one’s self. The human body is trained and honed to respond to threats with weapons, empty hands, multiple attackers, and hostile environments. The Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) are several thousand years old, though, have only become popularized in the last few decades. The various styles are as diverse as the 7,000 islands that make up the Philippine Archipelago. They are a very comprehensive system, that contain up to 12 categories of weaponry. In general, the first training method/weapo
