Jason Bourne made escrima interesting to the world, but Filipino martial arts go way, way back.
This video shared by Doce Pares, a martial arts gym in New York City gives us a rare look into Pinoy martial arts practiced in the 1950’s.
The video is in black and white, and recorded in French. Don’t worry, there are subtitles!
It shows 2 farmers engaged in an arnis fight. The basics of arnis moves were also explained. As said in the video, there are three basic moves: the taga, the sangga and the agaw.
Here’s a good dose of your Filipino history and sports for the day.
