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Arnis
Filipino martial art / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the small town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, see Arnis, Germany.
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.
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Hardness | Handheld weapons, full contact |
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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]