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| Hardness | Handheld weapons, full contact |
| Country of origin |  Philippines |
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| 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.