Promoting the Filipino Martial Arts
    The Filipino Martial Arts have always been a very prominent part of Philippine Culture. Long before foreigners arrived on the 7000 plus Island nation the natives have developed a very effective form of combative arts. Kali, the so called `mother` art of the Philippines from which the Modern Filipino Martial Arts derived, has a long and varied and bloody history.
    The combative arts that was developed by these `savages` were so effective that the 300 hundred plus years the Spaniards were on the Philippine Islands, the whole island was never totally conquered. In fact it was in Philippine Islands that the famous explorer Ferdinand Magellan met his untimely death - killed with fire hardened stick.
    At one time Kali, also known as Arnis and Escrima (Spanish words only), was a dying Art. This was due in part to suppression from the foreign invaders that happened to be in place at that point in time. Also because many of the old filipino martial arts masters were not willing to teach it out in the open. Many practiced in secrets with only close family members and friends away from the `enemies`.
    With great efforts by Filipino instructors, masters and grandmasters, names such as Inosanto, Giron, Leo Gaje, Bustillo, Taboada, Villasin, Canete, Illustrisimo, Cabales, Villabrille, Largusa, Marinas, Ernesto Presas and Remy Presas, Luna, Sulite, Bacon, Lema, the Filipino Martial Arts has become very popular abroad and once again in the Philippines. Many students/instructors from other styles of different countries have seen the effectiveness and the practicality of the Filipino Martial Arts that they have added it into their own curriculum or taught them as seperate arts. Click for more links.
    It is the effort of this web site to likewise promote the Filipino Martial Arts by way of written information. Also the webmaster of this site and his student do their part in sharing this beautiful but deadly art to the public by way of demonstrations, seminars and private or group lessons.
    Check out a club nearest you and find out for yourself what the Filipino Martial Arts has to offer. You have nothing to close but a lot to gain.

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