 Modern Arnis group at Rizal Park with Grandmaster Rodel Dagooc | |
| Also known as | Arnis |
|---|---|
| Focus | |
| Country of origin |  Philippines |
| Creator | Remy Presas |
| Parenthood | Arnis, jujutsu, karate, |
| Olympic sport | No |
Modern Arnis is the system of Filipino fighting arts founded by Remy Presas as a self-defense system. His goal was to create an injury-free training method as well as an effective self-defense system in order to preserve the older Arnis systems. The term Modern Arnis was used by Remy Presas' younger brother Ernesto Presas to describe his style of Filipino martial arts; since 1999 Ernesto Presas has called his system Kombatan. It is derived principally from the traditional Presas family style of the Bolo (machete) and the stick-dueling art of Balintawak Eskrima, with influences from other Filipino and Japanese martial arts.[1]
Arnis is the Philippines' national martial art and sport,[2] after President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed the Republic Act. No. 9850 in 2009. RA 9850 is a consolidation of House Bill No. 6516 authored by South Cotabato Rep. Arthur Pingoy Jr., and Senate Bill No. 1424 authored by Majority leader Juan Miguel Zubiri with the help of Richard Gialogo. RA 9850 is expected to help propagate arnis as a modern martial art/sport that can compete with popular non-Filipino arts, i.e. taekwondo, karate and judo. The Act mandates the Department of Education to include the sport as a Physical Education course.[3]
- ^ Frank, Bram (2010). Conceptual Modern Arnis. USA: Lulu Enterprises. pp. 12–15. ISBN 978-0-557-37004-7.
- ^ "Arnis declared National Martial Art and Sport". abs-cbnnews. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ Lizares, George. "Arnis now a national sport". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2010.