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1.

Introduction

Arnis was imagined by the native populaces in the Philippines, who utilized an assorted
assortment of weapons for fighting and self-protection. Including both single-sway weapons and
sharp weapons, Arnis customarily elaborate rattan, swords, blades, and spears. Professor Remy
Amador Presas is eminent and considered the "Father of Modern Arnis." He's a famous Filipino
martial artist born in the Philippines and migrated to the United States in 1974, where he showed
his expertise through courses and camps. In 1982, he was drafted into the Black Belt Hall of
Fame as Instructor of the Year and distributed various books and movies on Modern Arnis.
Filipino used modern Arnis as a martial arts system as a self-defense strategy. Professor Remy
Amador Presas' purpose was to plan a physical issue-free preparation approach as well as a
successful self-preservation framework to keep up with the more established Arnis systems. His
Arnis technique is drawn generally from the old Presas' family style of the Bolo (blade) and the
stick-dueling art of Balintawak Eskrima, with impacts from other Filipino and Japanese martial
arts.

1. Body

During Early Philippine History, the Filipinos were renowned as outstanding fighters. Sword
battle was both craft and talent, and it safeguarded our forebears from trespassers who attempted
to require their dearest islands. The employment of weapons from the beginning of preparation is
Filipino combative methods. Arnis is mainly defensive, encompassing hand-to-hand combat,
grappling, and disarming techniques like all martial arts. However, further to handmade
weapons, the fighting style comprises the utilization of bladed weapons and sticks. The first
melee weapon might be a baston-like cane, which is additionally deployed in sanctioned arnis
events. The fundamental weapon, maybe a rattan stick referred to as a stick or baston, which
arrives in an assortment of sizes nevertheless, usually is approximately 28 inches (71 cm) long.
Arnis is an archaic imaginativeness undertaken for the Filipinos' self-insurance during the pre-
Spanish era. Arnis was utilized to struggle against the Spanish intruders. The Filipinos' combat
against the domination of their prepared opponents in human fighting is well recognized over
their time.

The modification of Remy Presas' training style was designed to aid in the preservation of
Filipino martial arts. In his hometown of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Central Philippines,
Prof. Remy Amador Presas founded the Modern Arnis method in 1957. He taught the technique
of hitting cane-on-cane during practice, which drew in more beginners to the art and enabled it to
be introduced in Philippine schools. However, "defanging the snake" is still a Modern Arnis
principle, and in practice, it's usually the hand or arm that's struck. It is also regarded as "limb
destruction" when employed without a weapon. In June 1991, he founded the International
Modern Arnis Federation Inc. He got the Hall of Fame Award for the third time as the father of
Modern Arnis and an ambassador of Filipino Martial Arts to the United States. He trained
different AFP units and police organizations in the Philippines. Arnis had likewise turned into a
well-known sport for the cordial rivalry between clubs by this point. Professor Remy came to
Japan in 1970 and acquainted Arnis with the Itago Police Academy, gathering the recognition of
Japanese police authorities. He likewise headed out generally to the United States to give
demonstrations in martial arts clubs. Remy produced a book combining Arnis' early styles and
classical approaches with its modern advances after 27 years of research and practice.

1. Conclusion

Overall, Professor Remy A. Presas was an imposing combatant, extraordinary martial arts
fighting professional, and the main impetus behind the restoration of Arnis as a cultural treasure
all through Philippine history. His enthusiasm for preparing Arnis is astonishing. He showed us
that learning Arnis resembles getting Filipino history, philosophy, and culture. Likewise, it
assists our body with expanding our endurance, muscle tone, adaptability, equilibrium, and
strength. It makes our body more grounded as we move a ton, and Arnis is an occasion that
endeavors to secure and lay out kinship and society. As a result, Modern Arnis is a work of art.
However, Remy's vision for it and his people outstripped all of his personal accomplishments.
He wanted Arnis to become a worldwide sport. Professor Remy wanted the rest of the world to
be aware of this indigenous Filipino martial art, which he believes is superior to the martial arts
they are now acquainted with.

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