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	ULTIMATEMARTIALARTS.NET - MMA News, MA Search Engine, Fighter Finder, MA Events, Dojo Finder, MA Legends, MA Styles, ...
		Eskrima while still arcane and esoteric, is in fact a very sophisticated, highly refined and ancient art dating to prehistoric Philippines.
		Eskrima has not been developed as a sport since it is deadly and meant to inflict serious injury and harm.
		Eskrima as a Filipino fighting system does not claim to have all the answers but it does have moves and techniques that are unique to the art as well as moves similar to other fighting arts.
	www.ultimatemartialarts.net /styles/eskrima.cfm (1434 words)

	Eskrima
		Most Eskrima systems include fighting with a variety of weapons, striking with hands and feet (suntukan, sikaran, panadiyakan/panadyakan), grappling and throwing (dumog), biting and whatever skills needed to complete a warrior's training in the old days of tribal warfare.
		Eskrima has also begun to be practiced as a sport, although there is as yet little standardization or uniformity.
		Most Eskrima systems explain their footwork in terms of triangles: normally two feet occupy two corners of the triangle and the step is to the third corner.
	www.unifiedmartialart.com /school/eskrima.htm (4616 words)

	Inayan Eskrima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Eskrima is a beautiful martial art that originated in the Philippines.
		To quote the founder of Inayan Eskrima (Suro Mike Inay) on the subject; "Spontaneous adaptability is the key to a warrior’s survival".
		Presently Inayan Eskrima as taught by an ISI Guro can be found in Paradise, California; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Paris, France.
	www.inayaneskrima.com /page.php?page=faq (1264 words)

	Eskrima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eskrima sticks are made in many sizes depending on the system and the respective ranges being trained.
		Eskrima sticks are a reflection of the artist, their system and methodology.
		Eskrima had to be hidden from the Spaniards -- they practiced it in their dancing, and pretended they were practicing the Spanish style of fencing to avoid being caught.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eskrima (5521 words)

	Rutgers University Filipino Martial Arts Club: About Eskrima
		Eskrima is a martial art that is part of a larger group generally reffered to as Filipino Martial arts or FMA.
		Eskrima, on the other hand, starts by teaching the student to defend themselves using either one or a pair of sticks.
		Among the Tagalogs, it is known as pananandata; to the Pangasinan natives, kalirongan; to the Ilocanos, didya or kabaraon; to the Ibanan, pagkalikali; to the Pampagenos, sinawali; and to the Visayans, kaliradman or pagaradman, or later, esgrima or eskrima.
	www.eden.rutgers.edu /~eskrima/about_eskrima.html (1085 words)

	Doce Pares Eskrima History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Among the tagalogs, it was known as “pananandata”; the Pangasinan native, “kalirongan”; the Ilocanos, “didya” or “kabaraon”; the Ibanags “pagkalikali”; the pampanguenos, “sinawali” and, the Visayans “kaliradman” or “pagaradman”, later on “esgrima” or “eskrima”.
		The word “eskrima” became popular in the early years of the American rule in the Philippines when the first Arnis organization was organized in Cebu City in 1920, the Labangon Fencing Club.
		When the First World Eskrima Championship was held in Cebu City in August, 1989, Doce Pares once again was able to demonstrate the essence of the system and showed the quality of the training program that made possible for the outstanding performance of its players who accounted for a number of gold medals.
	www.bandalan.com /lookback.htm (5051 words)

	Eskrima
		Eskrima is generally accepted as the older spelling.
		Practitioners of these arts are noted for their ability to fight with weapons or empty hands interchangeably.
		Eskrima and Arnis are the names primarily used in the Philippines today.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/es/Eskrima.html (193 words)

	PIMA Academy--History
		Eskrima, Kali, Arnis the only known traditional Filipino martial art, has its roots deep in the culture and history of the Filipino people.
		The word eskrima is derived from the Spanish word esgrima which means a "game between two combatants with the use of blunt instruments".
		The name of the stick use in eskrima, made either of rattan or hardwood, is called either olisi, garote, or baston.
	doceparesusa.com /html/history.html (1102 words)

	Why should I learn Eskrima?
		Eskrima trains the student to fight at long range (with feet), medium range (hands and feet), and close range (elbows and knees).
		Eskrima is probably one of the only martial arts where sparring against multiple opponents is successfully trained.
		Eskrima is the only art to be traditionally not practiced in a class format.
	www.black-eagle.org /why.htm (921 words)

	San Miguel Eskrima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Momoy considered the Saavedras to be his main teachers, and the stick and dagger methods that he later developed into his method of eskrima are based directly on their teachings.
		The style of Eskrima practiced by the Saavedra family consisted mainly of counters to the different angles of attack, and Tapi-Tapi - a form of controlled sparring at close quarters that emphasized the use of the empty hand to monitor and control the opponent's weapon.
		It is also an attempt to define his method as an traditional style of eskrima that emphasizes the use of the blade, and to differentiate his method from the modern tournament styles of Doce Pares.
	northshoreac.com /san_miguel_eskrima/momoy.htm (1158 words)

	Inayan Martial Arts Home
		Inayan Eskrima is not a blend but rather a gathering of several different styles that was developed over time by the late Mangisursuro Mike Inay.
		Suro Inay, as he was known by his students, spent the majority of his life researching and developing Inayan Eskrima into what it is today.
		Eskrima (sometimes spelled "Escrima") literally translated means to skirmish or fight.
	www.inayanmartialarts.com (319 words)

	Eskrima Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Cebu Eskrima Society assure you that you will be accompanied in the safety and security of professional English speaking tour guides who are at the same time experts in the art of eskrima that have undergone training in bodyguard work.
		The visit to the different eskrima masters will not last more than 1 hour for each club/gym and the guest will be shown a demonstration of the techniques of each individual club with a minimum fee of an hourly rate of US$ 10.00 per guest.
		These club visits are designed to enable the advanced and novice students of eskrima to get a glimpse of a wide spectrum of eskrima styles in Cebu City that will aid him in picking his style of choice should he pursue later to study eskrima extensively.
	www.cebueskrima.s5.com /photo6.html (490 words)

	ESKRIMA - CAMBRIA MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY
		Eskrima is a martial art that originated in the Phillipines and is steeped in actual combat usage throughout its history.
		Eskrima covers all fighting ranges, allowing a person to defend against armed and unarmed attacks with whatever is available, but most training emphasize weapons proficiency and the ability for a person to learn to attack and defend themselves with the Eskrima or Kali stick.
		Eskrima provides an excellent conditioning regimen for adults as well as children, with the added benefit of learning self-defense.
	www.cambriamartialarts.com /gpage6.html (194 words)

	Kali, Arnis, Eskrima - Filipino Martial Arts
		In particular, when tracing the origin of an art of war, such as Eskrima, it is often difficult to string together the bits and pieces of fragmented information into chronological order.
		Also, since the exact origin of the art was never documented by those who were directly responsible for its founding, much is left to speculation and the cross-referencing of pertinent information to historical events in the surrounding geographical region.
		It has been postulated that the Filipino art of Escrima originated in India and that it was brought to the Philippines by people who traveled through Indonesia across a land bridge known as the Riouw archipelago that linked the Malay peninsula to Sumatra, and across another land bridge that connected Malaya to the Philippine islands.
	www.usadojo.com /styles/about-filipino-arts.htm (1141 words)

	KALI Filipino Martial Arts Eskrima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		While other terms, such as Eskrima (Central Philippines) and Arnis (Northern Philippines) represent Filipino methods, there are often differences in structure, technique and training methods.
		Traditionally, kali and eskrima practitioners trained more one-on-one in a very informal manner; where-ever and when-ever and with what-ever was available.
		Our curriculum in the Filipino martial arts is a compilation of several systems or styles of kali, eskrima, arnis and pangamut acquired and promoted by our chief instructor, Guro Daniel Inosanto, over the course of the last 35 years.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~jaretl/week15/kali.htm (435 words)

	Oakland Eskrima Club
		Eskrima, Kali, Arnis are terms used to identify the indigenous weapons based martial arts of the Philippines.
		One school of thought is that each term defines the region of the Philippines the specific art originates: Arnis in the North, Eskrima in the Central Philippines and Kali in the South.
		Kali during the pre-Spanish era, Eskrima (Spanish for skirmish) during the Spanish occupation and Arnis in modern times.
	members.aol.com /EKaliArnis/oec.html (518 words)

	Ko Mu Do Kwan (Ko's Martial Arts Institute)
		Eskrima is a Pilipino Martial Art which descends down from the late Great Eskrimador Grandmaster Angel Cabales and his Pilipino instructor, the legendary Feliscimo Dizon, Grandmaster of the De Cuerdas Method.
		Whereas Arnis (Northern Luzon Island) and Eskrima (Central Visayas) are considered somewhat modern and of Spanish influence.
		His skills and adeptness in Eskrima and other Pilipino Martial Arts are quite evident to many who have come up against him.
	www.komudokwan.com /escrima.html (1158 words)

	Eskrima
		This being the case most clans and villages were very reluctant to show or demonstrate their means of self defense for fear of having it studied and nullified by an opposing style of fighting.
		The Inayan System of Eskrima is called a system because it encompasses more than one style of the Eskrima arts.
		In the Inayan System of Eskrima, it is the most important of the core styles.
	members.tripod.com /omsappleton/history_eskrima.htm (765 words)

	Integrated Eskrima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		What differentiates Integrated Eskrima from other Filipino martial arts is not the Content (root techniques) found in the system, but the Context (methods) in which they are learned, trained and taught.
		Integrated Eskrima is a system of progressively learning, training and teaching the 8 categories, 11 footwork methods, 14 striking methods, 12 angles of opportunity, 30 primary techniques, secondary techniques and the various ranges, concepts and strategies found in different numbers and in varying combinations across the many established styles and systems of Eskrima.
		The highest form of Integrated Eskrima is Kalis Lusot Palisog a sword method that is like water flowing down stream: it moves around obstructions and fills voids and crevices, as opposed to being obstructed by them.
	www.alanorr.co.uk /htdocs/eskrima/warriorartssynopsis.html (587 words)

	About San Miguel Eskrima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Because the movements of San Miguel Eskrima are smooth, circular and fluid, there is no strain on the joints.
		San Miguel Eskrima is the "old" style of Doce Pares, a famous method from the island of Cebu.
		The San Miguel Eskrima Association is composed of a dedicated group of instructors who wish to preserve Master Canete's art and personal vision.
	www.eskrima.com /aboutsan.htm (647 words)

	San Miguel Eskrima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		We show how the respective techniques of each art are defined by the weapons that each one favors with respect to tactics, range, and body mechanics.
		San Miguel Eskrima students use a 31" - 33" rattan stick and a 12" wooden dagger as training weapons.
		DeLongis and he advised me that a eight foot bullwhip (actually 11 feet long with the fall and popper) would be long enough for the kind of training that I want to do; a seven foot bullwhip is ideal for fighting.
	northshoreac.com /san_miguel_eskrima/training_resources.htm (1161 words)

	MALVERN ESKRIMA CLUB- ABOUT ESKRIMA & KALIBUDO© (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Eskrima is a term for the indigenous Martial Arts of the Philippines.
		Eskrima is also known by the names of Escrima, Kali, Arnis or Arnis de Mano.
		Eskrima, unlike most arts, trains it's students from the beginning to defend against weapons such as knives and sticks.
	www.malverneskrima.com /malvernabout.html (421 words)

	Inayan Eskrima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is the national sport of the Philippines, and has a very long history of combat effectiveness.
		One difference from other martial arts is that the student is taught to train with weapons from the very start, rather than beginning with empty-hands training.
		As part of this system we study several styles of Eskrima, but we focus on three "core styles": Inayan Kadena de Mano, Inayan Serrada, and Inayan Largo Mano.
	www.inayaneskrima.com (188 words)

	Doce Pares Eskrima - Street Defensive Tactics Adelaide Australia
		Doce Pares Eskrima is a famous weapon fighting art from Cebu in the central Philippines.
		Doce Pares Eskrima has a sister art called Pangamot which is the empty hand companion and deals with the empty hand versus weapons and grappling components of this fighting system.
		The Doce Pares system is composed of six styles or sub-disciplines and is a classic example of a 'horizontal system', one that spans a number of combat disciplines in an integrated way.
	www.sdtactics.com.au /html/systems/doce_pares_eskrima.html (910 words)

	Eskrima Summary
		It is based on the ancient Filipino martial art of kali, the traditional martial art of eskrima, other Asian martial arts, and Western-style boxing.
		Magellan, in particular, was killed in the battle of Mactan in 1521 by forces of the Mactan tribal chief Lapu-Lapu when Magellan landed in Cebu - albeit by an arrow, not a sword or stick as many eskrimadors promote, yet this information is still unknown as many Spaniards over-exaggerated their stories to impress their King.
		Sudlud Eskrima - Founded by Ray Terry, based on Inayan Eskrima, Doce Pares Eskrima and other effective styles.
	www.bookrags.com /Eskrima (5642 words)

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