MODERN ARNIS

R T OF ST I CK FIG H T ING
THE FILIPINO A
ANYO
ANYO

• IN MODERN ARNIS, ANYO IS THE APPLICATION OF ALL STYLES LEARNED THROUGHOUT ONE’S TRAINING,
AND IS PERFORMED WITH A SPECIFIC WEAPON TO SHOW THE FLOW OF THAT FORM. ANYO REQUIRES
CERTAIN PROFICIENCY OF BEAT, TEMPO, TIMING, AGILITY, AND MOST OF ALL, DIWANG. PANLABAN
GAME CHARACTERISTICS
ARNIS ANYO (FORM) EVENT IS A DEMONSTRATION OF ARTISTIC, CHOREOGRAPHED, PRE-ARRANGED SETS OF
MOVEMENTS, OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUES USING STICK, WOODEN REPLICA OF A BLADED
WEAPON OR METALLIC UNBLADED REPLICA OF A WEAPON.
WHAT ARE THE RULES AND REGULATION OF ANYO?

EACH PERFORMANCE SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM TIME LIMIT OF ONE (1) MINUTE AND A MAXIMUM TIME LIMIT
OF TWO (2) MINUTES. MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED. PLAYERS ARE GIVEN PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS OF COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS. ALL DEDUCTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN FROM
THE TOTAL SCORES OF ALL THE JUDGES.
2 CATEGORIES OF ANYO COMPETITION

• (TRADITIONAL ANYO)

• (NON TRADITIONAL ANYO)

ARNIS DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN THE OLD TRADITIONAL WARFARE AND ITS MODERN INTERPRETATION
MODERN ARNIS. MODERN ARNIS DEALS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THE OLD ART TO STICKS AND
EVERYDAY OBJECTS WHEREAS THE CLASSICAL ARNIS IS ABOUT WARFARE WITH BLADES