Looks like Metro Manila at least was spared... My parents and other family members in Manila are safe and sound.
Classic Tinikling
Also the "sakuting" and the "singkil".. Sakuting: Sakuting Singkil: Note the dancer wielding a kris and a kalasag (shield) Singkil
And patis... there's got to be patis.. either that or bagoong balayan (ginamos) but salty stuff is not good for my blood pressure (sigh)
"Princess Josefina" not "Princess Urduja" The fabled "blind Princess" of Gandara, Samar was "Princess Josefina"....
we need to put the "harm" back in "harmony" (to paraphrase Yamada Sensei) :D
[IMG] The Pink Book
All of the above are described in one of the first books that GM Remy Presas wrote, "Modern Arnis: Philippine Martial Art "Stick Fighting"" AKA...
"dis one" and "dat one" are translations. The original terms are "ganito" and "ganyan". "Ganito ang gawin mo. Tapos ganyan. Tapos ganito ulit."...
The name "Darwin Duenas" is listed as a participant in the WEKAF British Championships 2012....
I agree, context is everything. One might *assume* that he is referring to the "Tersia" portion of "Pekiti-Tersia". And as previously stated,...
Thanks Hannibal, I think I can embed it here: (Click on the image to get the full-size version) [IMG] The weapons of Moroland gives many names...
"Kawayan" is actually the Tagalog word for "Bamboo", which is probably what the staff you used is made from. "Sibat" actually means Spear in...
Hi Pat, I met GMs Mena and Tatang Ilustrisimo at the Luneta around 1997. I met Maestro Ben Lima some years earlier, around 1987, when I...
Thanks for the clarifications, Pat. I also met GM Jose Mena at the Luneta, at the same time that I met GM Antonio Ilustrisimo and Romy Macapagal....
Thanks, Pat. If we then trace the root of the arts back to the Philippines, it might look something like this (correct me if I've made a mistake)....
In the Cebuano dialect, "kalis" means scale, as in scales of a fish, just like the Tagalog word "kaliskis". Cebuano is supposed to be origin of...
In another thread Slipthejab mentioned how interesting in might be to try to trace the origin points of Filipino Martial Arts. I found the...
When I was a cadet officer in the Philippines, all the close order drill commands were in Tagalog. The commands, "Officers, ready to draw swords....
My Contribution to the thread: Palmolive Shampoo Advert featuring KC Concepcion: Palmolive Complete Repair "Arnis" TVC30s - YouTube...
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