Philippine martial arts

Arnis, also known as eskrima/escrima or kali, is the national martial art of the Philippines. 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.

type of folding knife

large cutting tool of Filipino origin

thumb|A demonstration in Indonesia thumb|A member of the San Francisco based Parangal Dance Company performing a Langka Kuntao routine as part of their Bangsamoro suite of dances at the 14th Annual Fil-Am Friendship Celebration at Serramonte Center in Daly City, California. {| class="wikitable floatright" |+ Kuntao |- | Written Chinese || 拳道 |- | Bopomofo: | ㄑㄩㄢㄉㄠ |- | Pinyin || Quándào |- | Pe̍h-ōe-jī || Kûn-thâu |- | Indonesian || Kuntao |- | Malay || Kuntau |- | Filipino || Kuntaw |} Kuntao or kuntau (, ) is a Hokkien term for the martial arts of the Chinese community of Southeast As

Suntukan is the fist-related striking component of Filipino martial arts. In the central Philippine island region of Visayas, it is known as Pangamot or Pakamot and Sumbagay. It is also known as Mano-mano and often referred to in Western martial arts circles of Inosanto lineage as Panantukan. Although it is also called Filipino Boxing, this article pertains to the Filipino martial art and should not be confused with the Western sport of boxing as practiced in the Philippines.

fighting methods devised in the Philippines

Yaw-Yan (from Filipino Sayaw ng Kamatayan, lit. "Dance of Death"), is a Filipino martial art developed by Napoleon A. Fernandez and based on older Filipino martial arts. Since its inception in the 1970s, it has dominated the kickboxing scene in the Philippines and has proven very effective against other stand-up fighting arts.

The panabas is a chopping bladed weapon or tool from the Philippines, variously described as both a sword and a battle axe. It has a distinctive long straight haft and a curving blade of various designs. It can range in size from and can be held with one or both hands, delivering a deep, meat cleaver-like cut.

Sikaran is a Filipino Martial Art that mostly involves foot fighting. As Sikaran is a general term for kicking which is also used as the name of the kicking aspects of other Filipino Martial Arts. Although originating independently, this style is taught in conjunction with Kali and Dumog. thumb|Sikaran statue

Kombatan is a Filipino martial arts system. The founder of the system was GGM Ernesto Amador Presas (10th DAN). The current head of the system is Ernesto Presas Jr. The style is known for its double stick techniques, but it features other stick and blade techniques, as well as empty-hand methods.