Remy Presas founded Modern Arnis, a Filipino martial art that uses single or double sticks for striking and blocking. Born in the Philippines, Presas moved to the US in 1974 where he taught Arnis and published books on the art. He is recognized as the "Father of Modern Arnis". The three main Filipino martial arts are Kali, Eskrima, and Arnis. Kali is the oldest and uses hand movements while Eskrima was named by the Spanish and uses fencing techniques. Arnis incorporated Kali movements into religious dances, impressing the Spanish who named it after the arnis stick. It focuses on striking, thrusting, disarming with a 28-inch rattan stick
Remy Presas founded Modern Arnis, a Filipino martial art that uses single or double sticks for striking and blocking. Born in the Philippines, Presas moved to the US in 1974 where he taught Arnis and published books on the art. He is recognized as the "Father of Modern Arnis". The three main Filipino martial arts are Kali, Eskrima, and Arnis. Kali is the oldest and uses hand movements while Eskrima was named by the Spanish and uses fencing techniques. Arnis incorporated Kali movements into religious dances, impressing the Spanish who named it after the arnis stick. It focuses on striking, thrusting, disarming with a 28-inch rattan stick
Remy Presas founded Modern Arnis, a Filipino martial art that uses single or double sticks for striking and blocking. Born in the Philippines, Presas moved to the US in 1974 where he taught Arnis and published books on the art. He is recognized as the "Father of Modern Arnis". The three main Filipino martial arts are Kali, Eskrima, and Arnis. Kali is the oldest and uses hand movements while Eskrima was named by the Spanish and uses fencing techniques. Arnis incorporated Kali movements into religious dances, impressing the Spanish who named it after the arnis stick. It focuses on striking, thrusting, disarming with a 28-inch rattan stick
Remy Presas founded Modern Arnis, a Filipino martial art that uses single or double sticks for striking and blocking. Born in the Philippines, Presas moved to the US in 1974 where he taught Arnis and published books on the art. He is recognized as the "Father of Modern Arnis". The three main Filipino martial arts are Kali, Eskrima, and Arnis. Kali is the oldest and uses hand movements while Eskrima was named by the Spanish and uses fencing techniques. Arnis incorporated Kali movements into religious dances, impressing the Spanish who named it after the arnis stick. It focuses on striking, thrusting, disarming with a 28-inch rattan stick
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ARNIS
Arnis - is a Filipino martial art that
can be performed individually or with a partner using a single stick or a pair of sticks for striking and blocking; can also be used for self- defense – It was founded by Remy Presas and he used it as a self-defense system Remy Amador Presas (December 19, 1936 – August 28, 2001) was the founder of Modern Arnis, a popular Filipino martial art. Born in the Philippines, he moved to the United States in 1974, where he taught his art via seminars and camps. He published several books and videos on Modern Arnis and is recognized as the "Father of Modern Arnis". • Presas was born in the town of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Philippines • Presas died on August 28, 2001 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada from brain cancer. The three best known names are Kali, Eskrima, and Arnis.
Kali is the oldest term and has its origin in Cebuano, a
dialect of the middle island groups, "Ka" stands for camot "hand", and "Li" for lehok "movement". As a whole, Kali can be translated into " movement of the hand ". A practitioner of Kali would be a Kallista. The Spanish occupiers named the martial arts of the Filipinos " Eskrima ". That derives from the Spanish word "Esgrima" describing a brief fight or fencing. Due to the Spanish origin a practitioner of Eskrima would be an Eskrimador. In a disguised format, the Filipinos kept their culture alive by incorporating the Kali movement into their religious Moro-Moro dances. Impressed by the dances, the skillful movement of the hands, the Spaniards named this art after their hand protection, the "arnes". Over time, this word evolved to "Arnis". Following the Spanish origin a practitioner would be an Arnisador. SKILLS Striking Thrusting Disarming WEAPON The primary weapon is the rattan stick, called a cane or baston (baton), which varies in size, but is usually about 28 inches (71cm) in length. ACTIVITY