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Eskrima
Eskrima or Escrima refers to a class of
Filipino martial arts that emphasize stick and sword fighting. Other
terms which have entered into common usage include Kali and Arnis de
Mano (harness of the hand); occasionally the abbreviation FMA (Filipino
Martial Arts) is used. Eskrima and Arnis are among the many names
primarily used in the Philippines today to refer to these arts. The name
Kali, although primarily used in the United States and Europe, is seldom
used in the Philippines and in most cases is an unknown word. But due to
the popularity of the term outside of the Philippines and the influence
of foreign practitioners, the term Kali is increasingly being recognized
and accepted in the Philippines. Despite popular belief, kali is not the
root art of all Filipino fighting arts, rather a term popularized in the
United States and brought over to the Philippines as the "mother art".
Kalis, as used in the Philippines, refers to a sword. It is commonly
mistaken as synonymous to or a derivative form of kali (note: postfixing
of "s" is not used in Filipino languages or dialects to indicate
plurality). However, for all intents and purposes, Eskrima, Arnis, Arnis
de Mano, Kali and FMA all refer to the same family of Filipino
weapons-based martial arts.
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