ARNIS

PREPARED BY:
SAQUILAYAN, LIZETTE ANNE
TANDOG, JEFFREY
 ARNIS
✔ Believed to be a Tagalog
corruption of the Spanish term
arnes, or harness, a reference to
the decoration worn by the early
Filipinos.
✔ Kali is another term used to
refer to the same kind of martial
arts.
Different names of Arnis:
✔ Baston and Kaliradaman (Ilonggo and Bisaya)
✔ Pagkalikali (Ibanag)
✔ Kalirongan (Pangasinan)
 ARNIS
✔ It originally came from another martial art system, called tjakalele. This is
actually the name of a branch of the Indonesian martial art system known
as pentjaksilat.
✔ It was brought here from the Southeast Asian mainland, particularly
during the Madjapahit and Shri-Visayan Empires.
✔ It was propagated by the ten Bornean datus fleeing persecution from their
homeland.
 ARNIS
✔ During the Spanish occupation of
the Philippines, the native warriors
used arnis, along with spears and
bolos, in their heroic battles for
freedom and liberty.
✔ It would not be farfetched to
surmise that one of the earliest
Filipino heroes, Lapulapu, was a
kali expert.
ARNIS
✔ Pigafetta, Magellan’s chronicler and
historian, recorded that many of the
native warriors carried short, pointed
hardwood sticks which had been
further hardened by fire and used in
fighting. These sticks might have
been the forerunner of the present
arnis.
 ARNIS
✔When the Spanish imposed a ban on the practice of all native fighting arts and the
carrying of bladed weapons, the Filipinos were forced to substitute the sword with
rattan in slashing and thrusting.
✔However they still held in reserve the knife (or short stick) as a backup weapon in
case the opponent closed the distance. Hardly ever was it used to block or parry an
oncoming strike.
✔Through time, Filipinos began to realize that because stick had different handling
qualities, certain lines of attack were open to it that were not open to the sword,
e.g., curved and snapping strikes.
 ARNIS
✔Once the Filipinos began to appreciate the combat effectiveness of the stick, the use of
the knife also changed. They began to use it more aggressively in blocking, parrying,
checking, scooping, thrusting, and slashing.
✔This in turn led to the creation of olisi y baraw (stick and dagger), somewhat similar to
the Spanish fighting weapon espada y daga (sword and knife).
✔Later on, kali evolved to some other names like arnis de mano, kalis de mano, and dos
manos.
✔Some of the equipment used together with arnis include knives, sticks or weapon with
blades.
THREE METHODS THAT ARNIS
INCORPORATES:
1. Espada Y Daga (Sword and Dagger)
- A system that simulates the use of one Long and one short weapon as well as shield and weapon combinations and is unique to
Filipino Martial Arts due to its combination of long and short weapon, which teaches the practitioner to transition from Long to
mid or mid to short ranges and vice versa.

2. Solo Baston (Single Stick)

- Also called as solo olisi, simulates a combative system utilizing one Long weapon such as stick (for blunt weapon) and swords
(for edged weapon) that focuses on the use of the weapon hand especially in Long range while it goes in tandem with the live
hand (that is usually trained by Espada Y Daga) for medium to close range.

3. Sinawali (Double Stick/Cane)

- Sinawali is the double-cane method of fighting of arnis, escrima and kali. The name sinawali came from the Tagalog word
“sawali”, a woven split bamboo mats used as walls of nipa huts. The crisscrossing movements of sinawali weapons fighting
mimic the pattern of these mats hence the name.
KALAS OR DISARMING IN ARNIS:
✔ It is hard to apply or disarm an opponent in a true battle or in any
competition. Only around 5 to 10 percent successful disarming take
place. It is better to strike or attack an opponent 85 to 90 percent of the
time. About 50 to 75 percent success in blocking and counter attacks is
achieved. It is more practical to parry, pull, hold, push, and tap the
opponent’s cane to make him/her lose grip or to lose his/her cane
(laglag) than to disarm (kalas) him/her.
BASIC
SKILLS
OF ARNIS
 GRIP
1. Proper Hold of the Stick -
Hold the stick one fist away from
the punyo (butt) of the stick. Close
the grip with the thumb.
 HANDA
2. Basic Stance and Salutation -
a. Feet are positioned shoulder width
apart.
- Stick is held in front of the body.
 PUGAY
Basic Stance and Salutation -
b. Place the weapon hand across the
chest.
- Bow by bending at the waist.
 HANDA SA PAGLABAN/
FIGHTING STANCE
c. - One foot in the front (foot the same as
the weapon hand), the other foot on
the rear.
- Keep feet apart, distance of one foot.
- Both knees slightly bent.
- Toes facing forward.
- Weight evenly distributed on both feet.
 FORWARD STANCE
d. - Distance of 5 steps between the feet.
- Back leg kept straight, rear foot is held
at a 45 degree angle.
- Keep the front knee bent.
- Weight is evenly distributed on both feet.
 BACKWARD STANCE
e. - Distance of 4 steps between the feet.
- Both knees are slightly bent.
- Rear foot held at a 90 degree angle.
- 70% of the body weight on the rear
foot while 30% is placed on the
front foot.
FIRST
SET
THE BOW (PAGPUGAY)

Both arms raised forward Face front, with both hands holding Bow to the front with both hands
holding the sticks. the sticks. still holding the sticks.
THE BOW (PAGPUGAY)

Face your partner, holding your sticks vertically

Bow to your partner while still holding the sticks.
upward, with both arms directed to the left.
 12
STRIKING POINTS
Thrust
BASIC
RULES
IN ARNIS
 BOYS AND GIRLS DIVISION (13 TO 17 YEARS
OLD AGE GROUP OR HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION:
MEN AND WOMEN (18 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE
AGE GROUP OR COLLEGE DIVISION)
✔ Each match is a best-of-three rounds. A round lasts for two minutes excluding
interruptions, such as injuries or replacing a broken stick.

✔ You need five points to win a round. A score shall mean a strike of thrust with a
stick using one hand only delivered to a specific body point and is counted
upon confirmation by at least one of the judges.

✔ A player can win by disarming the opponent twice. If a player loses grip of the
padded stick and if a part of the stick touches the ground during the game, it is
considered as disarming.

✔ A player can win if the opponent commits three fouls.

 FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF
ACTS CONSIDERED FOULS IN ARMS:
✔ A strike or thrust to the head or the groin area

✔ Blocking with use of the arm

✔ Pulling, pushing or other inappropriate actions or language

✔ Holding on to an opponent’s stick. However, the hold and

grab done within a split second may be allowed, provided it
is immediately followed by an attempt to score a point or
disarm.

✔ Stepping on the line or going out of the playing area

IN CASE OF A TIE, THE REFEREE WILL CHOOSE
THE WINNER BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

✔ Superiority or
aggressiveness

✔ Major killing technique

✔ Artistic delivery
PLAYING AREA