The history and adaptations of Filipino Martial Arts

[@jb00ty]

Just going to write here because I don't know where else I can express this. Lately I've been finding myself wanting to learn about my Filipino heritage, whether that be dancing, martial arts, language. So I've been diving deep in videos and taking some dance/combat classes... I need to get into learning Tagalog! Anyway I am so grateful for this video. The connection between dance and combat mentioned, honestly made me emotional and felt it in my soul. I had a moment of thinking of my indigenous ancestors who have potentially fought and healed one another.... I am here today because of them. And being aware of these practices have just made me feel closer to them. I want to continue to learn these practices and continue to share these practices with friends and family... To heal and to protect each other, as well as empower each other. We have so much power

[@shengchenfan]

As a Gung Fu practitioner, I picked up the FMA back in 88 and I was telling a student of mine that FMA is fun to practice but yet one of the most lethal arts that I ever studied plus it's the most adaptable arts that I ever practiced.

[@ChineseWrestlingCeKungFu]

Woowww very nice, great job, my friend!!!

[@thehunter6915]

Very nice and insightful way introducing FMA. Thanks!

[@MrTambay80]

Nice ginunting blade, a top prado blade

[@Kali-y9t]

I love kali and thai boxing

[@diosdadoapias]

you attack a farmer with a bolo in the provinces and you will see how it will react to defend itself from being hack with a bolo or smack with a stick or pipe. He will not react as it is shown here in this video. It will defend in the practical way that he will not be hit and it can strike back.

[@cilbalasta7892]

It has been said that the FMA battle of gentlemen or discipline men.

[@abdullahibnrinibnpoat2059]

I love Kali

[@abdullahibnrinibnpoat2059]

Khmer do the same dance

[@andrisejati9889]

Read history kali actually from Majapahit and the creator of kali is Mahesa anabrang from Majapahit

[@caveman1736]

Where? Fake history books?

[@jehamoonsoon2847]

Kali is an ancient term used to signify the martial arts in the region of the Philippines. In the Southern Philippines, it is sometimes called Kali-Silat. Silat refers to the movements of the lower body. Filipino stick fighting was entrenched in the island's culture long before the Spanish arrived in 1521. So why they named it kali? Kali is not connected to any Kali or Kalika (Sanskrit: कालिका, Kālikā. worshipped by Hindus throughout India and Nepal. during the reign of the two empires in India (Sri-Visjaya & Majapahit), there are evidences that the Filipino Culture was indeed had been influenced by India but the Majapahit has no claim to the martial arts since the Filipino tribes used it for traditional dance and fightings. Majapahit has no records of this martial arts even people now this day don't know this. Only Filipino people still practicing and thought this for a long long time till Majapahit, Spanish, Dutch, British, American, Japanese arrives.

[@andrisejati9889]

In Indonesia, there is an ancient Sanskrit manuscript written by MPU Prapanca. The name of the manuscript is a negara Kertagama which departed in 1293 and the author is a direct witness to the civilization of the Majapahit Kingdom. It is written that Mahesa Anabrang defeated Ranggalawe with Kali Majapahit martial arts and during the Pamalayu expedition, Mahesa Anabrang had to the sulu kingdom in the philippines to expand sulu and when sulu was under majapahit he also spread this martial arts

[@jehamoonsoon2847]

@@andrisejati9889 Hello brother Kali Majapahit is different, the Filipino martial arts that day has unidentified name before Majapahit invade the philippines and the local start to called it kali. The Kali Majapahit martial (by "Mahesa Anabrang") is a combination, synthesis of Southeast Asian martial arts (Filipino, Indonesian and Thai), Western Boxing and Hakka Chinese martial arts. In short Kali Majapahit is influenced by Kali, Kung Fu, Indonesian and Thai martial arts, Hakka, Boxing.

[@andrisejati9889]

thank you my brother for the new knowledge, I myself still need to learn a lot and often make mistakes, maybe we have different opinions but that difference is something beautiful, rainbows can be beautiful because the colors are different and I really appreciate that, brotherly greetings from me to Malay brothers in the Philippines