Lapu-Lapu and his troops used indigenous combat techniques to defeat Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521. In the 1700s, the Spanish outlawed forms of kali and bladed weapons to prevent uprisings. By the late 1800s, kali was known as Arnis and was used by Katipuneros to fight Spanish colonial rule. In recent decades, Modern Arnis was developed by Remy Presas and promoted as a sport, leading to its designation as the Philippines' national martial art in 2009.
Lapu-Lapu and his troops used indigenous combat techniques to defeat Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521. In the 1700s, the Spanish outlawed forms of kali and bladed weapons to prevent uprisings. By the late 1800s, kali was known as Arnis and was used by Katipuneros to fight Spanish colonial rule. In recent decades, Modern Arnis was developed by Remy Presas and promoted as a sport, leading to its designation as the Philippines' national martial art in 2009.
Lapu-Lapu and his troops used indigenous combat techniques to defeat Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521. In the 1700s, the Spanish outlawed forms of kali and bladed weapons to prevent uprisings. By the late 1800s, kali was known as Arnis and was used by Katipuneros to fight Spanish colonial rule. In recent decades, Modern Arnis was developed by Remy Presas and promoted as a sport, leading to its designation as the Philippines' national martial art in 2009.
Lapu-Lapu and his troop’s The Spaniards returned to the
employed an indigenous Philippines, landing at Abuyog, combat method to beat Leyte this time. The Ferdinand Magellan in the conquistadors, led by Miguel legendary Battle of Mactan. Lopez de Legaspi, expected more bloodbath.
1764
The Spanish were unduly
anxious about the possibility of an uprising by the Filipinos, so they outlawed all forms of kali including bladed weapons. 1853 1898
The name kali was totally The Katipunero brandishing the
supplanted by Arnis (or itak or bolohas since become the Eskrima), a derivative of symbol of the brave fight against the phrase arnis Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. Dr. Jose P. Rizal reveals in his memoirs that he taught Arnis to the children of
1969
Some public and private
school instructors in Arnis were instructed by Mr. Remy A. Presas. He called his style as “Modern Arnis”
2006 The games were held at Naga City, Bicol, with nine of the seventeen regions of the Philippines
2009
Arnis has been
designated as the Philippines' national martial art and sport by the Philippine