PE & HEALTH 2

Name:________________________________________ LEARNING MODULE 6

Grade and Section:_____________________________ Third Quarter - Second Semester

What is this module all about?

At the end of this module, you would be able to get to know deeper the different concepts of one of
the Philippine Indigenous Sports and Games—Arnis.

What do you need to learn?

(1) Discuss the nature of the different sports activities – Arnis. PEH11-FH-IIa-18
(2) Display initiative, responsibility, and leadership in sports activities. PEH11FH-IIk-t-15
Pretest
K-W-L Chart Completion
Directions: Complete the table below. In the first column (K), write everything you already know about
arnis. In the second column (W), write the things that you want to know further about the sport. At the end
of your journey in this module, go back to this part and write in the third column (L) the new concepts you
have learned about arnis. You may use a separate paper for this activity.

BADMINTON
K W L
(What you already KNOW) (What you WANT to know) (What you have LEARNED)

CONCEPT NOTES

 Arnis is the official national sport and the martial art of the Philippines. It is also known
as "Kali" or "Eskrima." These two terms are used for the traditional martial art of the
Philippines (“Filipino Martial Arts”, or “FMA”) that focuses on weapon-based fighting with
knives, sticks, bladed weapons, and some improvised weapons.

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  Arnis is a combat sport to defend oneself from attacks using hand-to-hand combat, grappling, and
weapon disarming in weapon-based fights.
 Depending upon the use of weapons and sticks, Arnis is differentiated into two styles: the Classic
Arnis that is all about the use of blades and weapons; and the Modern Arnis that deals with the
art of sticks and everyday objects.
 The Modern Arnis is the system of the Filipino fighting arts founded by Remy Presas as a self-
defense system. His goal was to create an injury-free training method as well as an effective self-
defense system to carry forward the older Arnis systems.

Main Objective: The sport Arnis is played between two fighters with a main objective of earning more
points by legally attacking the opponent with the help of stick. It is said that Arnis develops self-
discipline and control because this sport is a simple martial art, and it is all about defending oneself by
using sticks.

Participants: For individual category event in Arnis, one player is selected per team and for team
category, three players are selected per team.

Equipment: Arnis / Kali / Eskrima are all part of the same art depending on the location,
dialect, and type of training. The one interpretation common to all of them is that Kali is the mother
art of Arnis and Eskrima. Moreover, Arnis focuses on the knife, including the dagger, sword, and any
other form of bladed weapon whereas Eskrima is based on the ‘baston’ or stick.

Playing Area: The playing area is a square measuring 26.24 feet (8 meters) on one side with 6.56 feet
(2 meters) of minimum free zone drawn outside it. All the lines of the playing surface are 1.97 inch (5.08
cm) in width and four lines mark the boundary of the playing area. The two lines of 3.28 feet (1 meter)
long and 6.56 feet (2 meters) aside mark the horizontal match line. When the horizontal match line runs
perpendicular to the official’s table it is drawn 9.84 feet (3 meters) from the boundary lines whereas 11.48
feet (3.5 meters) from the boundary line if drawn parallel to the official’s table.

Gameplay: While playing this sport, the two fighters need to be fully equipped with the protective
gears and are allowed to hit their opponents only above their thighs in two round matches at one
minute per round with thirty seconds of rest between rounds. Arnis has a four second rule that
restricts the participants from making the same strike more than twice in succession. Moreover, if a rule
is broken then the officials give a warning sign before disqualification. At the end of the game,
the fighter with highest points wins.

Scoring: All matches are scored by three judges on the “10-point must” system. Scoring is based
on Quantity of strikes, Effectiveness of Strikes and Ring Generalship (time spent staying within the
ring). In single stick competition, disarms shall be scored as part of the match as a mandatory point
deduction and if three disarms take place this would result in a Technical Knockout (“TKO”) whereas
in double stick competition, a fighter point will not be deducted if disarmed and will continue to fight
with one weapon until the end of the round. If a fighter loses both the weapons, then he / she will
automatically lose the match.
Techniques:

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 Processing Questions:
1. Why do you think Arnis was chosen to become the official national sport and the martial art of
the Philippines? What is in this sport that represents the identity of the Filipinos?
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2. Basically, Arnis is characterized by three aspects: the basis self-defense, the cultural or forms, and
the competitive or the sports. Which of those mentioned aspects would be your main consideration
in learning about Arnis? Why?
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ACTIVITY 5.1
Acrostic. Directions: Think of words or phrases associated with ARNIS using each letter of its spelling;
then, describe how those words are connected with the sport. Terms could be skills and values that can be
learned from playing it.

Letters Skill, Values & Other Terms Description

Related to Arnis
A
R
N
I
S

POST TEST
Directions: On the space provided before each number, write TRUE if the statement is correct; otherwise,
write FALSE.
_________ 1. Arnis is the official national sport and the martial art of the Philippines.
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_________ 2. The main objective of earning more points is by illegally attacking the opponent with
_ the help of a stick.
_________ 3. Arnis is characterized by three aspects: the basis self-defense, the cultural or forms, and
_ the competitive or the sports.
_________ 4. For arnis, the self-defense techniques flow fluidly from one move to the next in a logical
_ and deadly grace.
_________ 5. Strike at the back of the head, nape, and spine or back are allowed in full-contact arnis.
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References
Gialogo & Gialogo.2016.Fit for Life: The K to 12 Physical Education and Health Textbook. Quezon City:
Phoenix Publishing House Inc.

Online Source: National Sport: Arnis (ncca.gov.ph)

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