| Filipino Kali is the martial art of stick
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| | In Kali the assumption is always to use
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| fighting. Hard, bamboo sticks are used
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| | the edge of a blade, be it sword or
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| for defense and to attack. They have made
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| | knife. Kali employs many techniques,
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| this particular fighting style into a
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| | including strikes, stances and weapons
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| unique and deadly martial art form.
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| | handling, which have influences from
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| Kali Practitioners are first taught
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| | China, Arabia, Indonesia and Spain.
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| weapons fighting before hand to hand
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| | The Southern islands, where influenced by
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| combat, differentiating itself from other
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| | Arab missionaries and became know as
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| martial art styles. A student in any
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| | (Moro Filipinos"), fierce Moslems who
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| other Asian Martial Art is expected to
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| | violently opposed foreign peoples on
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| master hand to hand combat before moving
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| | their native land. During the American
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| on to weapons.
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| | occupation in the early 1900s, Moros,
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| A definition of Kali would be: A Martial
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| | marked by tiger-eyes and red headbands -
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| Art specializing in the use of two
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| | signifying a resolve to kill until killed
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| baton-length sticks, with techniques
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| | battled American trrops.
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| adaptable to empty-hand or edged weapons.
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| | The Moro's we so ferocious that the
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| The word "escrima" originates from the
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| | American soldiers found their .38-caliber
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| Spanish verb "escrime", meaning to fence
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| | pistols ineffective. As a result the
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| with a sword. Escrima is thought to have
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| | .45-caliber pistol was designed as a
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| originated during the Spanish occupation
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| | knock down weapon specifically to deal
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| of the Philippine Islands. Escrima is
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| | with the Moros. The American militray
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| often used synonymously for Arnis and
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| | term "leather neck" comes from fighting
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| Kali.
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| | the Moro's during this time. American
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| Kali is an ancient term used to signify
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| | Marines would wrap their necks in leather
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| the martial arts in the southern
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| | to keep from getting injured by the Kali
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| Philippines. This martial art style is
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| | warriors.
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| known as Kali-Silat. During the
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| | In 1935, the Philippines were occupied by
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| occupation by Spain, it was forbidden to
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| | the Japanese during World War II. Known
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| practice Kali.
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| | for close-in, hand-to-hand combat with
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| Studies of dance forms in the Philippines
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| | bolo knives, Filipino troops established
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| show the influence of Kali. Kali martial
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| | themselves as fierce guerrilla forces.
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| arts movements are ingrained in all the
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| | Following the war, many Kali
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| hand gestures and footsteps of the
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| | practitioners migrated from the
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| dances. These Kali patterns are not to be
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| | Philippines to Hawaii and California.
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| seen in the dances of India, Indochina,
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| | They lived close together, working as
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| Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China,
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| | farm laborers and practicing their
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| Japan, Pacific islanders.
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| | martial art in secret.
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| Both men and women were taught martial
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| | After years of secrecy the old Kali
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| arts in the Philippines. Combat was a
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| | masters started to teach a younger
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| fact of life and used against neighboring
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| | generation the beautiful and deadly
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| tribes, warlords and foreign occupiers.
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| | Filipino Martial Art. Its sad to say that
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| Kali, Ecrima or Arnis stick fighting was
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| | the older generation of Kali masters
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| developed over a period of many
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| | believe the martial art is dead in the
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| centuries. The people of the Philippines
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| | Phillipines.
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| fought constant foreign invaders during
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| | Todays Kali practicioner shows respect to
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| this time. Each struggle against a new
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| | the art by the use of a visual
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| culture added to the Filipino Martial
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| | salutation. They touch the closed fist of
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| Arts as Kali warriors developed
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| | their right hand to their forehead and
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| techniques to counter, combat and
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| | the open palm if the left hand to their
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| integrate many foreign styles. More than
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| | heart.
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| 100 different Filipino Martial Arts
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| | Some of these masters of Kali who have
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| styles developed, which can be grouped
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| | continued the art are Angel Cabales,
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| into three complete self-defense systems
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| | Regino Ellustrisimo, Leo Giron, John
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| which utilize sticks, swords, empty hands
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| | LaCoste, Ben Largusa, and Floro
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| and other weapons. The systems are called
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| | Villabrille.
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| Northern, Southern, and Central.
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