Kali/Arnis/Escrima characteristics

[YuanZhideDiZhen]

what are the characteristics of this style compared to either just sword or just whip staff/club (aside from the two being combined in application)? is the style more like fencing or is it more like clf with toys?

[NeedsPractice]

I havent seen CLF ever,but I do practice other chinese arts and have practiced filipino arts as well.
THere is alot of variety in the fmas some long distance , some close quarters, generally speaking the stick /knife or sword movements are very fast, multiple strikes loke wing chun, however the way power is generated varies from style to style some move more xingyi/ tai chi ish for power others suing shorter tighter movements for power. Hope that helps.

[GeneChing]

#SEAGames2019: Pinoy arnis champ in 40s didn’t let age get in way of gold
Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 2019 08:49 PM | Updated as of Dec 03 2019 01:17 AM


Villardo Cunamay used to practice karate before transferring to the indigenous Filipino martial arts. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/file

ANGELES CITY—Most fighter athletes slow down when they are in their 40s, but not Villardo Cunamay.

The Philippine Army technical sergeant proved that even at 46, he still can be effective in arnis.

On Sunday, he again defied his age whipping his way to a gold medal win over Mengly Yong of Cambodia in the live stick lightweight division final at Angeles University Foundation.

The victory was special for Cunamay, who had to engage his younger and taller opponent in a tactical fight.

Dennis Gasgonia
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Villardo Cunamay is 46 years old, yet he outsmarted a younger and taller arnisador on Sunday to win a gold in men's arnis. Nice one, Villardo!


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“Tiyaga lang sa training ’yan, basta may determination ka. Mga bata pa ang kasabayan ko sa training hindi ako gumigive up. Dahil may goal ako na gusto kong patunayan na kahit matanda kaya ko pa ring makipagsabayan,” he said.

Cunamay actually started late in the sport. He was already 35 when he picked up arnis after being transferred to the Army’s Special Service Center.

“Una kong naging sport karate talaga,” he confessed. “Nu’ng umpisa mahirap hindi kabisado ang moves pero pinagaralan ko kasi ito na ang pambansang sport ng Pilipinas. Na-adopt ko rin later on kasi may background na ko sa karate.”

Like most martial artists, he had to go through the painful process of getting his before reaching a certain level of expertise.

Cunamay added that conditioning is also very important especially in competition.

“Tatamaan at tatamaan ka talaga kasi kahit naka armor ka. Kung malakas ang hit ng kalaban mo lalo pag tumama sa may elbow masakit. At sa full contact, ubusan ng hangin, palakasan ng hangin patagalan ng resistensya,” he said.

He is now a second dan blackbelter.

Cunamay became exceptional in arnis that he won gold medals in competitions sanctioned by Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (PEKAF) and World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF).

You can now add the gold medal he won in the SEA Games.

“Nu’ng bata bata ako hindi ko naisip na mararating ko ito. Kung kelan ako tumanda saka ako nakarating,” he said.

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What a grand showcase for Filipino martial arts. This year's Games were eye-opening, what the Beijing Olympics should've been for Wushu...

Arnis, Philippines Martial Art That Evokes Magellan's Nemesis
By James EDGAR
12/06/19 AT 11:03 PM

To the untrained eye, arnis -- the stick-wielding martial art of the Philippines -- is brutal and frenzied, but behind the chaos lies a tradition dating back hundreds of years.


Filipino 'arnisadors' are fiercely proud of their country, and the sport that symbolises their spirit of battle and revolution Photo: AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR

With some contests lasting just a few minutes, the fast and furious combat sport made a triumphant return to the Southeast Asian Games this week, boosting the home nation's haul of golds by 14.

Filipino 'arnisadors' are fiercely proud of their country, and the sport that symbolises their spirit of battle and revolution.


Arnis was last contested at the SEA Games in 2005, when the Philippines last hosted the event -- and last finished top of the medals table Photo: AFP / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL

It holds a treasured place in Filipino hearts as it evokes 16th-century tribal ruler Lapu-Lapu, whose army killed Ferdinand Magellan, the lead explorer in the first successful circumnavigation of the globe, and saw off the Spanish invaders, delaying their colonisation by several decades.

"We consider this the martial art of Lapu-Lapu," Senator Miguel Zubiri, the Philippines Arnis Federation president, told AFP.


At this year's SEA Games men and women from just four nations -- the Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam -- fought in bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight arnis competitions Photo: AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR

"Lapu-Lapu was our first defender," the former world champion added at the Angeles University Foundation, about 80 kilometres northwest of the capital Manila.

"We consider him our first national hero. He is actually in our logo, and we consider him as our founding father."


The Philippines martial art of arnis evokes 16th-century tribal ruler Lapu-Lapu, whose army saw off the Spanish invaders, delaying their colonisation by several decades Photo: AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR

The 'full combat' version of arnis is rapid and unforgiving, and the weapons are considered as extensions of the body.

"It's a style of fighting where you utilise knives and sticks," Zubiri explained, adding that the Spanish banned bladed weapons during their occupation, so Filipinos instead trained with sticks.


The Philippines martial art of arnis evokes 16th-century tribal ruler Lapu-Lapu, whose army saw off the Spanish invaders, delaying their colonisation by several decades Photo: AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR

Players in body armour and grilled helmets bow to one another in the middle of the fighting square before attempting to strike their opponent's body with a baton made of ratan.


Arnis has made a triumphant return to the Southeast Asian Games Photo: AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR

At the SEA Games men and women from just four nations -- the Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam -- fought in bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight.

They also performed solo choreographed routines with weapons, known as anyo, for which competitors wore traditional costumes.

Crisamuel Delfin won a gold medal for his 'open weapon' anyo routine, during which he wielded a sword and performed somersaults and flips.

His feathered headdress is a sign of ferocity and painted tattoos show a warrior's accomplishments and place in society, he explained, while the pattern on his "wanno" loincloth indicates where he is from -- the mountainous region of Ifugao.

"Being from the tribes of the northern provinces, it was very important that I was able to show my traditional costume and to revive and rekindle the spirit of being a warrior in the Philippines," he said through a translator.

"I was glad I was to bring out not just the movements, but the emotion and the feeling of being fierce and committed -- the spirit of being a martial artist," he said.

Abegail Abad, from Baguio City in Luzon, won the women's welterweight, padded stick competition.

"For me it is important to look back for the traditional because it is what binds us together," she said. "And if this binds us together we can also be what we want to be in the future."

Arnis was last contested at the SEA Games in 2005, when the Philippines last hosted the event -- and last finished top of the medals table.

They are on course to repeat the feat, as the SEA Games has a flexible programme which allows plenty of flexibility in the hosts' favour.

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