Arnis

Arnis
Also known as	Kali; Eskrima;
Focus	Stick fighting; Knife fighting; Sword fighting; Unarmed combat;
Hardness	Handheld weapons, full contact
Country of origin	Philippines
Famous practitioners	Paul Ingram; Riaz Amin; Ron Balicki; Steve Blackman; Cacoy Cañete; Dionisio Cañete; Carlos Deleon; Danny Guba; Jeff Imada; Dan Inosanto; Bruce Lee; Terry Lim; Mark Mikita; Doug Marcaida; John Hutchinson; Rene Latosa; Erik Paulson; Florentino Pecate, Sr; Remy Presas; Ernesto Presas, Sr; Ernesto Presas, Jr; Jose Mena; Migz Zubiri;
Parenthood	Fencing, Silat
Olympic sport	No

Arnis, also known as kali or eskrima/escrima, is the national martial art of the Philippines.^[3] These three terms are, sometimes, interchangeable in referring to traditional martial arts of the Philippines ("Filipino Martial Arts", or FMA), which emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives, bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons, as well as "open hand" techniques without weapons.

There were campaigns for arnis along with other Philippine martial arts to be nominated in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists; and as of 2018, UNESCO has inscribed nine martial-arts-related intangible heritages.^[4]

^ Perry Gil S. Mallari (November 28, 2011). "Bruce Lee and Escrima". FMA Pulse. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ Leon Mangubat (November 22, 2020). "To help cope with twin bouts of COVID-19, Migz Zubiri turned to arnis". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ Pangilinan, Leon Jr. (October 3, 2014). "In Focus: 9 Facts You May Not Know About Philippine National Symbols". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
^ "Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices". UNESCO.

[fmaPulseBruce-1] Perry Gil S. Mallari (November 28, 2011). "Bruce Lee and Escrima". FMA Pulse. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[Spin.ph-2] Leon Mangubat (November 22, 2020). "To help cope with twin bouts of COVID-19, Migz Zubiri turned to arnis". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[3] Pangilinan, Leon Jr. (October 3, 2014). "In Focus: 9 Facts You May Not Know About Philippine National Symbols". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

[4] "Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices". UNESCO.

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Also known as	Kali Eskrima
Focus	Stick fighting Knife fighting Sword fighting Unarmed combat
Hardness	Handheld weapons, full contact
Country of origin	Philippines
Famous practitioners	Paul Ingram Riaz Amin Ron Balicki Steve Blackman Cacoy Cañete Dionisio Cañete Carlos Deleon Danny Guba Jeff Imada Dan Inosanto Bruce Lee^[1] Terry Lim Mark Mikita Doug Marcaida John Hutchinson Rene Latosa Erik Paulson Florentino Pecate, Sr Remy Presas Ernesto Presas, Sr Ernesto Presas, Jr Jose Mena Migz Zubiri^[2]
Parenthood	Fencing, Silat
Olympic sport	No