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# Combative Sports: Arnis ## Module 3: Setting FITT Goals **Prepared by: Ma'am Jane Erica G. Canoza** This module sets FITT goals based on training principles to achieve and/or maintain HRF. ## Objectives: * Recognize the history of Arnis. * Identify the facilities, equipment, benefits, and ter...

# Combative Sports: Arnis ## Module 3: Setting FITT Goals **Prepared by: Ma'am Jane Erica G. Canoza** This module sets FITT goals based on training principles to achieve and/or maintain HRF. ## Objectives: * Recognize the history of Arnis. * Identify the facilities, equipment, benefits, and terminologies being used in Arnis. * Demonstrate the basic stance and the 12 striking points technique. This module was designed and written with you in mind. It aims to teach basic movements of Solo Baston (Single Stick) in order to promote Arnis, Kali, Escrima, and Anyo especially among the youth today. It also seeks to impart the positive values and discipline that come from the practice of these martial arts. This module hopes to contribute to the preservation of our authentic Filipino fighting culture and traditions, in honor of our heroic ancestors. ## History of Arnis This martial art originated in the Philippines. The primary weapon used in this traditional martial art is the cane or baton. It also involves hand-to-hand combat, grappling, and weapon disarming. Arnis was developed by the indigenous populations of the Philippines who used an assorted range of weaponry for combat and self-defense. Arnis is otherwise known as Eskrima, Kali, and Garrote, and by even more names in different Filipino regional languages. Encompassing both simple impact and edged weapons, Arnis traditionally involved rattan, swords, daggers, and spears. In 1521, equipped with nothing more than bladed weapons and their fearsome Arnis abilities, Filipino islanders defeated Ferdinand Magellan’s armored, musket-bearing Spanish conquistador forces when they tried to invade. When the Spanish eventually returned and successfully conquered parts of the Philippines, the traditions of Arnis were preserved, despite its prohibition, in the forms of ritual dance, performance, and mock battles. ### Father of Modern Arnis **Remy Amador Presas** is known as the father of modern Arnis. He used Arnis as a self-defense system. ## Arnis as a National Sport **Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri** authored and spearheaded the law declaring Arnis as the national sport of the country which at that time was recently approved and signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo into law. Arnis is recognized as a national sport in the Philippines via **Republic Act 9850** signed by President Gloria Arroyo on **December 11, 2009**. The sport is mandated to be taught in physical education classes in schools in the Philippines. Well-funded schools tend to have more comprehensive Arnis lessons. ### Governing Body **The Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (PEKAF)** is the governing body of Arnis in the Philippines. Nowadays, Arnis is one of the events in Palarong Pambansa. ## Equipment There are several equipment used in the sport of Arnis which include: * **Wooden Stick** - Made of rattan and measures not less than 60 cm and not more than 90 cm in length with a diameter of not less than 1.3 cm and not more than 3.8 cm. It must not have sharp edges or pointed ends. * **Padded Stick** - Foam or cushion material should be foaming the padded sticks and shall have a maximum grip diameter not greater than 3.81 cm. It is used for competition. * **Head Gear/Protector** - A pair of protective head gear to include an impact-worthy face mask. * **Body Gear/Protector** - A pair of body protector, properly cushioned to avoid injuries. It includes: - Groin and Body protector - Forearm and chin guards (compulsory) ## Facility: * **Playing Area** - A square measuring 8.0 meters by 8.0 meters with a 2 meters minimum free zone around it, and a clear space without any obstruction up to a height of not less than 5 meters from the playing surface. ## Types of Arnis Competitions: * **Anyo or Form** - A combination of pre-arranged or choreographed striking, blocking and body shifting techniques to create a three-minute single stick anyo. * **Laban or Full Combat** - Players are required to strike their opponents' different body parts with one baton. Unlike other combative sports, Arnis does not usually require any body contact between each player aside from the batons that they are holding. ## Terminologies: * Arnisador - practitioners of Arnis * Butt - punyo of the stick closer to the handle * Dagger - Daga * Distance (Long Range) - Largo * Distance (Medium Range) - Medio * Distance (Short Range) - Corto * Goodbye - Paalam * Grappling or Wrestling - Dumog * Grip - the way on how to hold the stick * Handle/grip of weapon - Puño * Hello - Mabuhay (or) Kumusta * How are you? - Kumusta? * Instructor - Guro * Machete - Bolo * Poke - Tusok * Ready position - Handa * Respect - Pugay (form of salutation/greeting between practitioners) * Stab or Thrust - Saksak * Stick (Single) - Solo Baston * Stick (Double) - Doble Baston * Stick Weapon - Yantok * Sword - Espada * Sword and Dagger - Espada y Daga * Thank You - Salamat * Unarmed Combat - Mano Y Mano * You Are Welcome - Walang Anuman * Weaving (Weapon Movement) - Sinawali ## Fundamental Skills ### Grip * Hold the stick one fist away from the punyo (butt) of the stick. Close the grip with the thumb.\ ### Basic Stance and Salutations * **Ready Stance/ Handa** - Stand with your feet apart parallel to the shoulder with both toes pointing forward. The knees should be straight, the waist and the body facing forward. Hands are on waist level and the hands should hold the sticks on both sides. The ready stance is commonly used when standing at ease during training or tournaments. * **Attention Stance** - Stand with your feet forming a 45-degree angle. Heels should be close to each other, knees should be straight, the waist and body facing forward. Shoulders are dropped to the side and both hands are at waist level. The Attention Stance is commonly used in preparation for courtesy or "bowing" at commencement of sparring. * **Oblique Stance** - Starting with the ready stance, move one foot forward 45 degrees away from the body until the knee and the toe are in line with each other. Move on the same direction as the lead foot (e.g. for right foot lead, move 45 degrees forward to the right. Both toes are pointing in front, the waist and the body is facing forward. The body should not be too low or the lead foot too extended otherwise it will be hard to maneuver. Distribute the weight or center of gravity to both legs. Oblique stances can be right foot lead, which is the Right Foot Oblique Stance or it can be left foot lead which is Left Foot Oblique Stance. Oblique Stances are commonly used for forward blocking and evasion techniques. * **Forward Stance** - Starting with the ready stance, move one foot forward until the knee and the toe are in line with each other. Both toes are pointing in front, the waist and the body is facing forward. The body should not be too low or the lead foot too extended otherwise it will be hard to maneuver. Distribute the weight or center of gravity to both legs. Forward stances can be right foot lead, which is the Right Foot Forward Stance or it can be left foot lead which is Left Foot Forward Stance. Forward Stance is commonly used with frontal striking or blocking techniques. * **Side Stance** - Starting with the ready stance, move one foot about two feet (2') to the left or right direction. Moving foot will be perpendicular to the ground while the other leg is extended thereby creating position like that of a side kick. Both toes are pointing in front, the waist and the body is facing forward. The body should not be too low or extended otherwise it will be hard to maneuver. Distribute the weight or center of gravity to both legs. If the left foot moves to the side it becomes Left Foot Side Stance, if the right foot moves to the side it becomes Right Foot Side Stance. Side Stances are commonly used for strike deflection and evasion techniques. * **Straddle Stance** - Starting with the ready stance, move one foot about two feet (2') to the left or the right direction until both lower legs are almost perpendicular to the ground. Both toes are pointing in front, the waist and the body is facing forward. The body should not be too low or extended otherwise it will be hard to manoeuvre. Distribute the weight or center of gravity to both legs. Straddle stance are also called Horseback Riding Stance since it imitates horseback riding position. Straddle stances are commonly used for blocking the strikes to the side of the body. * **Back Stance** - Starting with the ready stance, move one foot backward 45 degrees away from the body. The heels of the foot should form an imaginary "L" shape while the legs are in a straddle position. The body should not be too low or extended otherwise it will be hard to maneuver. Distribute the weight or center of gravity to both legs. Back stances can be right foot lead, which is the Right Foot Back Stance or it can be left foot lead which is Left Foot Beck Stance. Back stances are used for blocking and backward evasion techniques. ### Striking Techniques An illustration of a person is shown with 12 different strike points marked on it. * **Strike 1** - strike to the left temple area of the opponent. * **Strike 2** - strike to the left knee area of the opponent. * **Strike 3** - strike to the right temple area of the opponent. * **Strike 4** - strike to the right knee area of the opponent. * **Strike 5** - strike to the left shoulder area of the opponent. * **Strike 6** - strike to the right shoulder of the opponent. * **Strike 7** - thrust or poke to the left chest. * **Strike 8** - thrust or poke to the right chest. * **Strike 9** - butt to the left eye. * **Strike 10** - butt to the right eye. * **Strike 11** - center thrust. * **Strike 12** - strike to the crown of the head. ### Blocking Techniques An illustration shows 6 different blocking techniques. * **Inward Block** * **Rising Block** * **Downward Outward Block** * **Outward Block** * **Downward Inward Block** * **Downward Outward Block**