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Francis College
ALLEN, NORTHERN SAMAR

LEARNING MODULE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2

MODULE 6

Philippine Indigenous Sports and Games Arnis and Mga Laro ng Lahi

WEEK – 9-10
GRADE LEVEL: 11

LEARNING COMPETENCY:

 Undertakes physical activity and physical fitness related to the Philippine Indigenous
sports and games.
 Analyze the effect of exercise and physical activity participation on fitness/ sports and
games.
 How self-assess Health related Fitness, status, Barriers to participation.

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I. CONCEPT

The “Laro ng Lahi” refers to the traditional or native sports of the Filipinos. The are part of
heritage. The Filipino even before the Spaniards came to the Philippines, were very active in
sports and games.

The first “Palaro ng Lahi” was held in Laong, Ilocos, Norte on February 10, 1984, sponsored
by the provincial government in cooperation with the DECS (Department of Education,
Culture and Sports). The inclusion of some of our native’s games in the physical Education
curriculum had been approved particularly in the secondary schools.

II. EXAMPLES AND DISCUSSION

Philippine Indigenous Sports and Games

Arnis

Arnis is the philippine indigenous martial art, most popularly known as stick – fighting.
Rattan Sticks are used for practice, but the martial art is a complete system of armed and
unarmed combat. Arnis is popular throughout the world as Kali or Eskrima, or Filipino Martial
Art (FMA).

The exact origin of the art is not known. There are accounts that the art originated from
this island or elsewhere, however, there are no reliable written documents to support such claim.
Another version states that Arnis was brought to the Philippines by the ten Bornean datus – a
theory that was also debunked. Regardless of its origin, it can be said that the Arnis as practiced
in the Philippines is prolific, and that only in the Philippines has stick – fighting been fully
developed into a truly complex system.

For martial arts choreography in movies, when the fight choreographer wants to portray
“realistic” fight scenes with or without weapons, they employ FMA. This is especially true in
knife- fighting scenes.

Basically, Arnis has three popular modes: solo baston (single stick), doble baston, (two
sticks), and espada daga (Spanish term for sword and dagger).in addition, other fighting modes
exist such as mano mano (empty hand), daga (single dagger), and dagay daga (two dagger).
Other groups practice the longer staffs such as the bangkaw or tapado, as well as the spear.

Arnis is characterized by three aspects: the basic self defense, the cultural or form, and
the competitively or the sports. Arnis as a self- defense system, is easy to learn. As the guiding
tenet in all martial arts is efficiency in simplicity, techniques are designed to achieve ease in
execution so as to become more effective. For Arnis, the self – defense techniques flow fluidly
from one move to the next in a logical and deadly grace. The cultural aspects or the forms aspect
is used in exhibition and choreography. This side of Arnis is more flashy and movements are
more flowery, but most moves are not practical in an actual fight. The third aspect of arnis, is the
sport aspect. Usually, this side of arnis refers to the sparing form. within the last two decades,
form competition have also crept in the competitively format of arnis.

For full- contact arnis, the sport is played using padded canes or sticks. Target areas are the head,
arms, legs, and the body. considered as foul areas are the ones on the face mask, groin area, and
up the neck. Strikes at the back of the head nape, and the spine or back are not allowed. A player
can win by virtue of points such as disarming the opponent, fouling the opponent,
disqualification, or forfeiture.
Anyo, or forms competition, is also played. Anyo is a prearranged set of movements displaying
arnis techniques as defensive or offensive techniques. The performance of the anyo is given
exactly between one to two minutes, no more, no less, deduction are given for going under or
over the time allotted.

Mga Laro ng Lahi

Laro ng Lahi is a collective term that refers to traditional or indigenous games of the Philippines.
These local games have existed as part of the Filipino culture. Laro ng Lahi can be categorized as
single or individual games, dual games and group games. Some of the games are patintero, palo
sebo, sipa, pityaw (syato) luksong tinik, luksong lubid, luksong baka, and piko, among others.

 Patintero – involves two opposing teams, with one team preventing the other from
coming through.
 Palo Sebo – involves climbing a bamboo pole
 Sipa – is a game played with a lead washer fitted with straw rope for aerodynamics – the
washer is held up in the air as long as possible using kicks, elbows, and knees.
 Pityaw (syato)- involves a short stick, being hit together in different stages –
The score of which is the measure of the stick from its position to the goal.
 Luksong tinik – and luksong lubid involves leaping over hands and fingers of ropes.
 Luksong baka – involves leap – frogging over someone who is varying position, from a
prone fetal position to a standing bent over position with the object of the game as going
over that persons.
 Piko – involves a series of skips and hops over lines drawn on the ground

Variations of Laro ng Lahi offer very good counterparts to modern sports training and exercise.
for example, piko can be a form of plyometrics with similar benefits that can be derived from
ladder drills.

EXERCISES:

Direction: answer this question.

1. How can Arnis helps you as student?

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Evaluation:

Directions: Identify what is asked in the following. Write your answer on the blank
provided before the number.

_________________1. Is popular throughout the world as Kali or Eskrima, or Filipino

Martial Art.
_________________2. is a collective term that refers to traditional or indigenous
games of the Philippines.
_________________3. Is a prearranged set of movements displaying arnis
techniques as defensive or offensive techniques.
_________________ 4. It involves leaping over hands and fingers or ropes.it
_________________5. It involves two opposing teams, with one team preventing the
Other from coming through.

I. RESOURCE

FIT FOR LIFE (PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH TEXTBOOK)

Ryan C. Gialogo, Richardson C. Gialogo, and the Phoenix Publishing House Inc.
II. RESOURCE

FIT FOR LIFE (PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH TEXTBOOK)

Ryan C. Gialogo, Richardson C. Gialogo, and the Phoenix Publishing House Inc.