Filipino Martial Art Anthology

Filipino Martial Art Anthology

There has been a lack of reliable academic studies regarding Filipino martial arts (FMA) that have uniquely developed in the Philippine archipelago. This anthology assembles pioneering scholarly materials valuable for any interested in the Filipino combatives, as well as chapters specifically on the practice. Mark Wiley stands out as a leading scholar/practitioner of the Filipino arts. This book contains three chapters by him. In the first, he conducted linguistic and historical research to present the developmental background of the ancient Filipino kali and European fencing systems, thus illuminating the evolution of classical eskrima. In chapter two, Wiley attempts to classify Filipino martial arts and explore the ethos of Filipino martial culture by deriving information directly from the contemporary grandmasters who have maintained an oral transmission of information concerning the evolution and development of their respective martial systems. Part of Wileyâ€™s research also led him to seek out special repositories of artifacts. Museums collections rarely include much on Southeast Asian weapons. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has nearly 1,000 martial artifacts in storerooms from the Philippines, including swords, knives, spears, shields, helmets, and armor discussed in Wileyâ€™s third chapter. On a practical side, Steven Dowd presents the art of Carlita LaÃ±ada who studied martial arts as passed down within his own family in the Philippines. He calls his rendition Kuntaw Lima-Lima, an art whose techniques are reminiscent of Okinawan karate styles, with hints of Chinese gongfu. Presented are the underlying principles, and a sayawan (form) with applications. Majia Soderholmâ€™s chapter is about Visayan Corto Kadena Eskrima and some of its concepts and training methods with regard to free-sparring with swords. It is a Filipino martial system encompassing empty-hand and non-bladed and bladed weapons. Peter Hobart presents a wonderful tribute to Remy Presas, the founder of Modern Arnis. This retrospective is comprised of the stories and memories of many of those who knew him. Topics include Presasâ€™ theory and practice of arnis, such as importance of flow, and memories of his last seminar. The chapter by Ruel Macaraeg dives into the topic of piracy in the Philippines. His study reconstructs the piratesâ€™ martial practices through comparative historical analysis of their weapons, costume, and organization in order to draw conclusions about their relationship to martial cultures in the Philippines and across the region. In the final chapter, Ken Smith discusses a few of his favorite techniques from Modern Arnis. His insightsâ€”as well as the information found in the previous chaptersâ€”contribute to the academic understanding of Filipino martial traditions as well as the actual practice of kali, escrima, and arnis. We hope youâ€™ll enjoy the reading.
Country USA
Brand Via Media Publishing Company
Manufacturer Via Media Publishing Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber RKC2009304846
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781893765443
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Via Media Publishing Company
Manufacturer	Via Media Publishing Company
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	RKC2009304846
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781893765443
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Filipino Martial Art Anthology

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