From the Rec.Martial-arts FAQ ===================== Kali/Escrima/Arnis (Contributors: Andy Maddox - modsox@clark.net Russ Rader - rlrader@ix.netcom.com Tim Rivera - river@umr.edu) Intro: Kali, Escrima, and Arnis are all terms for the native fighting arts of the Philippines, specifically the arts that use weapons. 'Arnis' and 'Escrima' (or 'Eskrima') are words rooted in Spanish, while 'Kali ...
The twelve striking techniques are the life and soul of arnis. They are the hinges around which other techniques in arnis revolve. (Presas, 1974, p. 32) Remy Presas. Modern Arnis: Philippine Martial Art, Stick Fighting. National Bookstore, Mandaluyong City, Philippines, 1974. Sincerely, Jerome Barber, Ed.D.
Wall Street Journal: How Arnis, a Filipino Martial Art, Keeps a Cop Strong
Staten Island Advance: New Staten Island business Vee Arnis Jitsu teaches a martial art for self-defense (photos)
New Staten Island business Vee Arnis Jitsu teaches a martial art for self-defense (photos)
The Middletown Press: Cromwell Martial Arts sensei nominated to Modern Arnis Hall of Fame
MIDDLETOWN >> Sensei Frank Shekosky, master instructor at Cromwell Martial Arts and former student of the founder of Modern Arnis, has been nominated to the Hall of Fame. Grandmaster Remy A. Presas ...
I wonder how most of us are dressed when practicing Modern Arnis. Does your school have a uniform? If so, how much is "uniformity" enforced? I know MODERN Arnis is much less traditional than many arts, especially Japanese arts like Aikido. In most Aikido classes, including the one I'm in...
I was recently asked about Modern Arnis, and if there was any empty hand to this art. This person wondered why that they had only seen stick work on their limited exposure. I replied that most of those who had attended the seminars of GM Remy Presas, had a first art, and that art was an empty...