Arnis, Eskrima and Kali - Difference Between The Three

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Arnis, Eskrima And Kali – What Really

Is The Di erence Between The Three?
The words Arnis, Kali, and Eskrima have been quite confusing to many
people who want to understand what the di erences between these
martial arts are.
The di erent forms and styles of Kali Arnis Eskrima.
We will address the issue in this post and provide you with a de nite
answer on the di erence between Arnis, Eskrima and Kali.
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2 Arnis, Eskrima And Kali Are Thesame
3 An Overview Of The Filipino Martial Arts
4 Sword-Based Filipino Martial Arts System
The Di erence Between Arnis, Eskrima And

Kali
The FMA or Filipino Martial Arts, like many other martial arts, is a system
with numerous branches. Depending on the major island e.g., Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao, where the art is practiced, the instructor or
master or instructor may call it Arnis, Eskrima or Kali.
Eskrima Is A Term Mostly Used In The Visayas

Islands
These martial arts are, in fact, part of the FMA. Eskrima is derived from
the Spanish term “Esgrima,” meaning fencing. The art’s in uence was
derived more from the Visayas Region of the Philippines. Arnis, also a
Spanish term came from the term “Arnes de mano,” meaning “armour of
the hands,” referring to the ability to protect with the weapon.
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Double Stick Drill with a partner in Kali Arnis Eskrima.
Arnis Is A Term Most Used In the Northen Part

Later, the term was shortened to what we now know as Arnis. In the
northern region of the Philippines; Luzon, Arnis was the most common
word used.
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Arnis Eskrima Kali drill using the single stick.
Kali Is Mostly Used In The Southern Part Of The

Country
Kali, however, is a Filipino term commonly used in the southern region of
the Philippines; Mindanao, as well as a common term used by many FMA
practitioners.
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Double stick sinawali drill in Kali.
Arnis, Eskrima And Kali Are Thesame

On the whole, these martial are all the same. The practitioners of these
martial arts in uenced each other, and therefore, they have numerous
similarities. Often, the di erence only depends on who teaches them.
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stance di erences, speed and power techniques, heavy versus light sticks,
short sticks versus long sticks. There are numerous similarities than
di erences. These three also all instruct edged weapons defence, stick
ghting and double stick ghting, empty hand self-defence and dagger
techniques.
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Every martial art has its own patterns, and each one emphasises self-
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defence techniques. Regardless of the name you use to describe FMA,
one thing is for certain, it is a beautiful art to watch, exciting to learn, and
its applications for self-defence are practical and among the best in the
world of martial arts.
Eskrima sticks and bladed weapons
An Overview Of The Filipino Martial Arts
Filipino Martial Arts are, in fact, an umbrella term to refer to the many
di erent weapons-based, martial arts systems from the Philippines. As
we have learned earlier, Kali, Arnis, and escrima are just various terms to
refer to the same system. Quite frequently, empty hand concepts and
drills are based on weapon movements.
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Numerous Filipino Martial Arts teachers and masters are fervent in their
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belief that they are very practical systems for self-defense.

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Almost all Filipino stick ghting drills focus on weapons training on

the rst day of class. The majority of weapons training transfer well to
daily objects like pens, tote umbrellas, rolled up magazines and
newspapers and is limited by your imagination.
First, a few systems are primarily based on stick work. Doce Pares,
Balintawak, Kombatan, and Modern Arnis are stick-based.
Children learning the Filipino Martial Arts of Arnis Kali Eskrima at School
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Other systems emphasize more on swords. As a sword system example,

below is Master Tony Diego from Kalis Illustrisimo training a fellow
practitioner at a park. Blade-based systems, like the Sayoc Kali Fight, are
e ective as well.
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Despite whether they teach knife, sword, or stick, a lot of instructors

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many empty hand styles and methods based on weapon
movements. Therefore, one of the primary advantages of Filipino stick
ghting training is training in both empty hands and weapons
concurrently.
Want to move like Bruce Lee or Jason Bourne? They all underwent kali
stick drills training in Filipino Martial Arts. They truly did!
Bruce Lee was a long time student and in uenced by the remarkable FMA
proponent Dan Inosanto. Here’s a video from the lm “Enter the Dragon”
portraying Bruce Lee using eskrima sticks.
Matt Damon also trained extensively in FMA at the Inosanto Academy of

Martial Arts for all his Bourne movies.
Sports sparring has turned out quite popular causing worldwide
competitions like World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF)
Championships. The concept of testing and assessing your skills with the
defense is immensely appealing for loads of Eskrimadors.
Movies like “The Hunted,” “The Book of Eli,” “Quantum of Solace,” and
several others have exposed lots to this exciting martial art. Hollywood
has obviously attuned to the excitement and thrill of combat scenes
involving Filipino Martial Arts choreography. Most remarkable are the

combat scenes seen in the “Bourne” lms.
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The Haunted movie – Kali knife ghting scene.
Final Words
Bottom line, Filipino Martial Arts, because empty hand and weapons
techniques are taught alongside, is very functional for defending oneself
and is a lot of fun!
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Deadly Filipino Knife Fighting Techniques
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Arnis, Eskrima And Kali – What Really

The di erent forms and styles of Kali Arnis Eskrima.

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5 Notable Arnis Grandmasters (from the Philippines) teach the

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1 The Di erence Between Arnis, Eskrima And Kali

The Di erence Between Arnis, Eskrima And

Eskrima Is A Term Mostly Used In The Visayas

Double Stick Drill with a partner in Kali Arnis Eskrima.

Arnis Is A Term Most Used In the Northen Part

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Arnis Eskrima Kali drill using the single stick.

Kali Is Mostly Used In The Southern Part Of The

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Double stick sinawali drill in Kali.

Arnis, Eskrima And Kali Are Thesame

A few of the di erences between them are theSTART

Eskrima sticks and bladed weapons

An Overview Of The Filipino Martial Arts

belief that they are very practical systems for self-defense.

Almost all Filipino stick ghting drills focus on weapons training on

Sword-Based Filipino MartialSTART

Other systems emphasize more on swords. As a sword system example,

Despite whether they teach knife, sword, or stick, a lot of instructors

Matt Damon also trained extensively in FMA at the Inosanto Academy of

involving Filipino Martial Arts choreography. Most remarkable are the

Strike Fast and Powerful Like an Eskrima Grandmaster!

5 Notable Arnis Grandmasters (from the Philippines) teach the

secrets to fast and powerful striking. Click Here to Start Training

The Haunted movie – Kali knife ghting scene.

Arnis Fighting Techniques – A Detailed Guide

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