WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ARNIS?
PHYSICAL
It can be used as a
practical self-defense.
It helps improve one's
mobility, flexibility,
balance, body coordination,
and reflexes.
It can serve as a
full-body workout for
stronger stamina and
cardiovascular health.
It can serve as training for
the bones and muscles in our
body and facilitate stronger
bones and toned muscles.
MENTAL SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SPIRITUAL
SPIRITUAL
It can improve one's sense It trains how a person It can help you understand
It teaches people to value
of discipline, control, controls his/her emotions yourself more in terms of your
and respect other people's
mental fortitude, and self- and practices restraint capabilities, weaknesses,
confidence. lives as human beings. desires, fears, etc. as a person.
towards the opponent.
It trains the mind for It trains one's social skills It can serve as an outdoor It is possible to tap onto
improved alertness, through interacting with physical activity that could your intuition based on
focus, and precision while one partner or other people improve one's mood based on your level of focus and
doing movements. who practice arnis. how rewarding the training is. immersion while training.
The practice of extreme focus
It helps develop one's It can help everyone gain It can be a form of a
and mind-body coordination
virtue of perseverance and more acquaintances and RESPONSIBLE stress
during training gives a person
courage to deal with friends with similar release and anxiety relief
a clear sense of internal and
opponents or danger. interests in arnis. of a person. external self.
Fulfilling experiences while
It enforces positive It can help a person find It can evoke a feeling of
training, with a thorough
belongingness in a community patriotism for our country
encouragement and understanding of one's self and
that is also interested in or and fondness for our own
other people, can help a person
value for martial arts. trains/practices with arnis martial art as a Filipino. find his/her sense of purpose.