Filipino/Indonesian Martial Arts
Kali
Kali / Eskrima / Arnis is a martial art that originated in the Philippines. The Philippines consist of thousands of beautiful islands both big and small that stretch across the South China Sea. Together they form a nation that has gone through many changes. Centuries of immigration and melding have created a fusion of Malay-Polynesian stock with Chinese, European, Indian, and American blood and culture. The Philippine Islands are the origin and proving grounds for some of the most deadly and yet beautiful fighting systems known to man. The Filipino Martial Arts have been practiced and developed over hundreds of years through much tribal “in-fighting” when uninvited guest were not readily available to sharpen the Kris, Kampilan or Barrong swords of these mighty warriors.
Like religions, the Filipino Martial Arts are practiced in many different ways and are known by many different names yet have some common denominators.
