Filipino Martial Arts

The Filipino Martial Arts refer to the arts known as Kali/Arnis/Escrima as well as sub systems and styles such as Panantukan (Filipino Boxing) found across the Philippines.

FMAs date back to methods of warfare and combat of the indigenous people of the Philippines. In addition, the rich history and martial history of South East Asia provides insight to a landscape that often overlapped in culture and martial arts styles.

In terms of martial arts, there are aspects of arts native to neighbouring countries of the Philippines, which share many similarities in not just technique and application but also in terminology. 

To better understand this it is well worth looking into the Majapahit Empire which consisted of present day Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, southern Thailand, the Philippines, and East Timor.

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for additional reading check out the links to the right as well as FMAs and the Majapahit Empire

Jeet Kune Do

Jeet Kune Do (JKD) was founded by Bruce Lee and means Way of the Intercepting Fist, highlighting the efficiency sought in fighting using a defence and attack simultaneously.

Unlike more traditional martial arts, JKD does not have patterns or forms, it is more a philosophy with guiding principles to enable a martial artist to grow and develop utilising their unique attributes and abilities.

JKD emphasises ranges of combat (Kicking, Punching, Trapping and Grappling), with techniques flowing smoothly between them.

Bruce Lee believed that combat was spontaneous, and that a martial artist cannot predict it, only react to it. For this reason the use of any means and techniques to defend oneself are employed, regardless of origin or style or how unorthodox they may be.

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." - Bruce Lee

"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer." - Bruce Lee

"It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential." - Bruce Lee

"Showing off is the fool's idea of glory." - Bruce Lee 

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for additional reading check out the links to the right as well as JKD