Filipino Fighting Arts: Theory and Practice

307 Pages·2020·72.597 MB·English

by  Mark V Wiley

Filipino Fighting Arts

F i l i p i no
F i g h t i ng
A r ts
THEORY AND PRACTICE
VOLUME I
Mark V. Wiley
www.TambuliMedia.com
Spring House, PA USA
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details dangerous techniques that can cause serious physical injury and even death.
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Originally published in 2000 by Unique Publications
First Tambuli Edition November 10, 2020
ISBN: 978-1-943155-35-4
Library of Congress Control Number: 2020921912
Cover design by Summer Bonne
Interior design by Patrick Gross
For Jeraldine and Alexander

C
ontents
Forewords ..........................................................................................ix
Introduction .......................................................................................1
1 Arnis Defense Silat ............................................................................7
2 Bakbakan Kali ..................................................................................17
3 Balintawak Arnis .............................................................................25
4 Balitok Eskrima ................................................................................37
5 Bandalan Doce Pares Eskrima .......................................................49
6 Black Eagle Arnis-Eskrima .............................................................59
7 Cabales Serrada Escrima ................................................................69
8 D’Katipunan Arnis ..........................................................................79
9 Dekiti Tirsla Siradas Arms .............................................................87
10 Doblete Rapillon Arnes...................................................................97
11 Estalilla Kabaroan Eskrima ..........................................................107
12 Garimot Arnis ................................................................................119
13 Giron Arnis Escrima .....................................................................129
14 JKD/Kali ..........................................................................................141
15 Kalis Ilustrisimo .............................................................................151
16 Kalis Kalis Ng Tinagalogan ..........................................................161
17 Lameco Eskrima ............................................................................171
18 Lapunti Arms de Abaniko ............................................................181
19 Latosa Escrima ...............................................................................189
20 Lightning Scientific Arnis International .....................................199
21 Modern Arnis .................................................................................211
22 Moro-Moro Orabes Heneral ........................................................221
23 Pananandata Marinas ....................................................................231
24 San Miguel Eskrima ......................................................................241
25 Sayas-Lastra Arms .........................................................................251
26 Sayoc Kali ........................................................................................261
27 Tullsan Caballero Taga-Herada ...................................................275
Further Reading .............................................................................285
About the Author ...........................................................................291
F
oreword
by Reynaldo S. Galang,
Bakbakan International
Makati City, Philipines
Mark V. Wiley has once again enriched the world of martial arts with
his latest book, Filipino Fighting Arts: Theory and Practice. Driven by
a mission and vision that manifests his love for the Philippine combat
arts, Mark’s research and writing faithfully espouse the very soul of the
warrior arts of the Philippines.
The various styles of the Philippine fighting arts universally emphasize
the values and virtues of the endless search for knowledge (karunungan),
of unwavering loyalty and dedication (katapatan), and of absolute
justice or truth (katarungan).
This book epitomizes this single-minded pursuit of knowledge that
can only be quenched by keeping an open and discerning mind. Mark
generously shares with us his dedication and passion for the fighting
arts. This book enables the reader to partake of the wealth of knowledge
that is abundant in the Filipino martial arts. Despite the seemingly overt
individual characteristics of each style, dedicated study and extensive
experience will reveal the unavoidable functional similarity of these
arts. True and realistic fighting arts, regardless of origin or ancestry,
share the absolute and finite truth of effectiveness and simplicity in
combat.
Mark’s extensive research into and coverage of the Philippine weapon
arts—the popular as well as the obscure— does much to clarify and
preserve the individual concepts and philosophies that make each
unique while at the same time alike.
In essence, Mark V. Wiley has again compiled and written a priceless
reference work on the Filipino martial arts that will be treasured by
generations of martial artists and is destined to become a classic.
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F
oreword
by Antonio E. Somera,
Bahala Na Association
Stockton, California, USA
It is indeed my honor and privilege to write this forward for Mark V.
Wiley’s latest book, Filipino Fighting Arts: Theory and Practice.
Not too many years ago, the Filipino martial arts were so closed and
non-commercial that many people did not know of their existence.
In some cases, our own Filipino decadences did not know that the
Philippines had its own truly effective and meticulous self-defense art.
And it was not until World War II that the American public came to
know the Filipinos as an educated people with their own expertise in
Jungle warfare.
Many of our Filipino forefathers used their martial skills to protect
their families against the atrocities of war. During World War II,
many of our Filipino family members had volunteered to return to
the Philippines to protect our homeland. Under the command of
General Douglas MacArthur these young men engaged in secret and
dangerous military missions to help recapture the Philippine Islands
from the Japanese. These young fighting men of the First and Second
Filipino Battalions became some of the most decorated solders in the
Asian theater of war. At the end of World War II, many of our experts
in Filipino martial arts retired into civilian life. During the next
thirty years their dreams of raising families was their most important
agenda—not promoting their ancestral fighting arts.
Thus, it was not until the late sixties that the Filipino martial arts of
Escrima and Arnis came into the public eye, through the pioneering
efforts of people like Dan Inosanto, Richard Bustillo, and Lucky
Lucaylucay. Their efforts were so overwhelming that many practitioners
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