"The Way of the Warrior: Eskrima, the Filipino Way" (Entire Video)

Source - BBC News - © [1983] BBC
6 of the 8 part series BBC Documentary "The Way of the Warrior" (Michael Croucher & Dr. Howard Reid, 1983).
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Original Air Date-08 June 1983

[@jaypeesee3333]

nice one!...from 1982 life....now 2024 here watching!!! this is a gem of our culture. Hopefully, the next generations of the Doce Pares training grounds are awake and active within our society....(am not yet searching the latest ones here in YT as of this moment). Salute to all the grandmasters of those era!

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

Out if all the arts I studied, hands down I've found the FMA to be the most effective, most engaging, and most fun regardless of age, gender, or even level of conditioning. It's the one system that seems to have it all. Weapons, empty hands, stand up joint locking and throwing, and you practice these techniques simultaneously without even realizing it, until it's revealed to you.

[@byoung4367]

I won't to learn some kinda self defense. I have been studying a few I would have to agree 👍

[@zandarx]

I did a 2 day seminar with Ernesto Presas back in 1994 in Thunder Bay Ontario Canada... and I was flung about in all directions. I was honoured and humbled at his kindness and genuine caring for the students.

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

CANT believe I'm looking at this! How cool is KZbin!!!??? I learned Doce Pares from Sifu Mitchell who was connected with Dong Cuesta back in the eighties, and Sifu Mitchell was also affiliated with PFS under Paul Vunak, who may be one of the students in the Inosanto segment. Just to see the Canete family demonstrate right down to the old grandmaster, is unreal.

[@neilwin68]

R.I.P. Supreme Grand Master Cacoy

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

FMA are tremendously fun to do with music unlike other arts(with the exception of boxing I guess) it's also one of the few systems where one real can "find their own style" within it's framework. Practicing the art also enables one to unlock a d decode movement concepts central to all weapons based arts. It's kinda lime being an accomplished dancer. Once you know the fundamental techniques, you can pretty much, comparatively speaking, learn any other dance.

[@ComradeSeaman]

I always loved the spiel from 9:21 to 10:11 because it feels like a subtle jab from SGM Cacoy Cañete to practitioners of the Balintawak style, famed rivals of the Doce Pares Club known for their signature Agak, or Play, which is a one for one block and counter drill. As a Balintawak practitioner myself, it's a fun reminder of the development of FMA systems in relation with one another. Much respect to SGM Cacoy and the many other Eskrima masters of the past.

[@jaypeesee3333]

For me, GM Cacoy is like Bruce Lee of Kung fu world hahaha..He is simply so invicible!

[@jerrybyers4815]

Arnis, ( Escrima or Kali ) is an art within the arts and the stick though a formidable weapon represents the knife the sword and is easily transferred to empty hand. I've been studying Modern Arnis and Arnis De Leon for over 10 years. it is a great martial art whose applications are quite complex but once learned is devastating to opponents.

[@jriv454]

This is only a glimps of what they teach in Cacoy Canete system of Doce Pares. Eskrima, Eskrido and Pangamot.I trained with him at several seminars that my school has hosted.

[@wolflike24124]

I watched eskrimadors documentary, and they talked about the story of one of the masters being stampede by a gang with knives. Its amazing to see him speak about it in person as hes alive in this one

[@echohawk9579]

Inting

[@MsWryle]

My grandfather, inting Carin ❤

[@arnoldreynolds5183]

Had the great pleasure of training with this master when I lived in Australia many years ago his speed was fascinating and he was in his 60 ts at that time a true master of the art. RIP.

[@vonparzival1078]

The stick represents the blade that the old Philippine warriors used against Spanish colonizer.

[@Joe-gq5xe]

man this makes me proud to be filipino

[@bearpath100]

Good video and good info. As for the statement about being the "best", I will quote my Guro Dan Inosanto, "you must find your own truth in combat."

[@CaptianKeyz]

Just found this little gem (video). I've practiced Modern Arnis, under Prof. Remy Presas, since 92'. I find anything on the subject to be enlightening, as a student.

[@AcerW-s9e]

i would have joined prof. presas in germany to train the german police force in berlin with other students in my school but my family didnt allow me and later on i saw in his book that they did go to germany and they had a blast of a time there. big regret

[@a053303]

This year in June I am going to the Phillipines to train at the source. There's no substitute for that.

[@chellemincera8712]

a053303 have u been there and studied it?

[@trabador0376]

Thank u for this history of fma

[@fernandjamolangue7613]

i did not know this video. rare video never seen it

[@axelboxersnatcher8100]

Thanks for the video... Awesome! Pugay!

[@ccook171]

Great video. Thank you BBC. Thank you, Cacoy

[@cafetenorio]

Thank you!

[@SethAnanda]

Great docco. Good to see ancient arts continuing to evolve as well...

[@arongitis]

great video... thank you very much

[@Dtrollmancan]

Maraming Salamat

[@christophercrotty816]

Thanks for putting this up......you can learn a lot from the movie.....

[@rcort1234]

This video is very good, cause im learning Doce Pares in Melbourne, Australia.

[@Gigantor-jp1hv]

Eskrima is such an awesome martial art! I gotta learn more about it!

[@ChineseAndFilipinoMartialArts]

Proud to be an Eskrimador!

[@joekate121609]

Respect to my family in cebu

[@celsodiguapo325]

ancient martial arts...almost lost in time, thanks to the canete siblings and others.

[@chrissemilla1232]

Wow, nice to see an old footage

[@joeygonzo]

Replace the sticks with jungle bolos and you can imagine what a freaking deadly art that is.

[@AcerW-s9e]

that was the idea. the sticks represent the knives

[@Spanishfutbol2010]

We did a brief training with Filipino Marines during a joint exercise with US Marines back in 2006 when I was still active duty and even just empty hands it’s super effective and proven in combat. Respect to Filipinos.

[@g-ed0818]

It was designed to kill armed or unarmed,,

[@teofeo333]

Funny you say that. The stick is way faster than the bolo or machete which is why the Spanish and Japanese had such a hard time with the Filipinos. A good eskrimadore could do 3 strikes and a disarm in the time it took the enemy to strike once. More than one of my teachers had a WWII sword in their family from a relative disarming a Japanese soldier. Filipinos tear shit up with or without a blade, but it is cool with bolos too.

[@antondelacruz9362]

@@teofeo333 dude the spaniards went up against filipinos who used swords spears shields and sharpened sticks. Arnis / eskrima is spanish influenced and theres no historical evidence of it used to fight spaniards. As for being fast, that depends on the length of the weapon. During the japanese occupation there was afaik no industry or need for making standard 28" sticks. I also had a relative who had a katana but he didnt disarm somebody for it- he and other guerillas ambushed and killed small groups of japanese troops and they took their weapons. It wouldve made no sense to just disarm a guy and take his weapon. Just kill him then take it.

[@ChrisSecurity]

Honor and Respect to GM Cacoy ( RIP) for the words he said about to accept any fight if you want to show your style is the best

[@krautbeer100]

I agree. I trained now for 31 years, and never was in a fight. I was provoqued several times, but always was able to talk my wy out of it. Martial arts are as effective as the practicioner. A completely "untrained" streetfighter can overcome an experienced martial artist. I have met many down to earth and humble martial artists. I also have met boisterous and arrogand ones. Those are the ones who eventually wind up in the hospital. I teach that martial arts are about avoiding conflict.

[@dailyviewstv5323]

In Philippines or ASIAN countries, before master teach you, they give a rules or discipline lesson to know, This are: 1.Don't provoke fight, better keep your skill secret to avoid people test you or they will use any weapon(even gun) because, they know your skill. 2.Be calm in everything, there is provoking fight against you, and the last but the best is, 3. "Your skill must be for self defense and friendly tournament" that the reason why Filipinos or Asian respect their opponent before and after the tournament fight.. Unlike American/Eropean Martial artist or boxers, mocking their enemy before and after the game..

[@mrmushin1]

But martial artist are for combat, are you sure, you can fight?

[@EMR80]

I want to learn this art soon as I get my black belt in TKD. This is cool man.

[@averageChoom]

miss ko na cebu

[@jkdmrod]

Great find!

[@BILLYJOEGAGO]

it never depends on the martial art, it depends on the martial artist.

[@JD-ud7ck]

great master

[@Djent7779]

Always be outside of blade 🎉

[@manongpedro8645]

5:30 Very true! It's actually the scariest thing about Filipino culture. No matter how good as a person you are, when local thugs or even your drunk neighbors, knew you can fight well. They will most likely challenge you to a fight to prove that they are more badass and you are nothing. Hence, in the past, Filipino Martial Arts are practiced in secret and taught within family circles. It was better that way to avoid "mapasubo" or getting yourself involved in do or die situations where it's either you die or you go to jail.

[@claudiusdelo4106]

Amazing my father would teach me boxing techniques in private❤

[@dogmaskter]

Yes you are right... But not to be misled by teaching it as a discipline, its practicality and effectivity should not be forgotten.

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

Que peliculeros esos de la escrima.

[@thomascordova]

Is that a young Remy Presas sitting down and watching at 1:28?

[@cycjjen54]

there are many kinds of martial arts in the philippines this one is a traditional arts

[@theunbeatenfangirlslayer8909]

This is awesome.

[@carot2003]

Very interesting..

[@kickassFit]

Thank you to Sean Carrigan for uploading this Video. Salamat

[@RiyutheGreat]

I seriously don't understand how Eskrima isn't a well-known martial art here in Philippines current time. I live in Manila and I've only known about this a couple of days ago. ( Because I was curious about other fighting styles, and wondered if Philippines even had one originally made ) This makes me so freaking proud to be a Filipino! Once I finish Muay Thai I will definitely take up Eskrima next, probably move to Cebu or something -if I can-. Just to study this beautiful form of fighting style.

[@donitobawaran8532]

Its actually well known in our country man... schools in the Philippines actually have eskrima or arnis in the curriculum.

[@RiyutheGreat]

Donito Bawaran Is it really? I've never heard of other schools teaching Eskrima though, is it a part of their P.E. or something? Will you please put at least one school that has Eskrima in their curriculum? Because seriously, I don't know man. For me, it doesn't sound popular enough to other Filipinos, most people I even ask nor talk to about it have no clue nor idea about it.

[@donitobawaran8532]

RiyutheGreat Yes, in PE...1.Saint Louis University (in their high school dept. PE 2nd year/ Varsity for college level students), 2. University of the Cordilleras (Varsity), 3.Baguio City National High School (2nd Year PE), 4. Science foundation (2nd year PE), 5. Philippine Military Academy, etc... and word of advice man, if you want to try eskrima, try training with your school's varsity (if you have a varsity for combat sports, and I'M SURE you have it n your school), you would be used to sparing and you would be more exposed to tournaments without it affecting your schedule in school....

[@donitobawaran8532]

BTW, if you watched the video, it even says "the fighting art Eskrima is fast becoming the NATIONAL SPORT of the Philippines" 0:28... so basically, its getting more and more popular here... but I see your point, and i have to admit, you were right at one point, its not that popular here in the Philippines. Unlike Judo in Japan or Kung Fu in China...

[@iwish4it]

We used to took Arnis/Eskrima in our PE class in college.I think UST and San Beda offers it in their curriculum but it depends.

[@tonystarks6046]

one famous victim of these martial art is ferdinand magellan

[@bursky09]

Not really.

[@chikenman9543]

bursky09 I can vouch for that.

[@spartanwarrior1]

that`s nationalistic propaganda. magellan got killed by a bunch of natives spearing him to death. get ur facts straight instead of spreading old bullshit.

[@cmsworld5591]

well actually magellan was an explorer not a soldier....the real show of force of this martial arts was actually in world war 2 where most of the filipinos soldiers have no weapons only bolos and kali sticks :)

[@theexpendable5307]

JD M what bullshit? stark didn't say anything that was against natives owning Magellan, go get your eyesight checked, fucking dumb ass.

[@ramonepedgio5964]

Rest in peace Grandmaster Canete.

[@Dragonflyjones67]

I'm surprised that people never acknowledge the "Aeta" they were the first to create Kali over a thousand years.

[@joelsonsabado6224]

no they weren't, they were one of the early practioneers but not the inventors

[@Dragonflyjones67]

So who was the inventors if it wasn't the "Aeta"? Answer that!? This goes back over a 1000 years. People still exist till this day. It's pretty obvious why others deny this fact.

[@joelsonsabado6224]

+Brett Jackson your saying it's it's aeta cuz they look like black people, it's sure as hell not them, khali, arnis, and escrima were invented by the tribe of lapu-lapu in mactan Philippines, don't act like you know other people's shit you dont

[@Dragonflyjones67]

joelson sabado I'm saying it because it's a fact. Perhaps you should research more into your own "Shit" since it's your choice of words.

[@joelsonsabado6224]

Brett Jackson you don't see me trying to tell you to research about your own shit with your poor choice of wprds

[@MEPI_Properties_Projects]

I LOVED DOCE PARES!

[@martin2917]

Hello I am also eskrimador of doce pares, my father is a closed friend of attorney cacoy canete

[@daedolos]

10:45 Peace @_* Dayum

[@Catholic_Tiktok]

The perfect self defence.... but if your opponent have gun run away dont be hero.... if knife or axe you can send.him to hospital after beating so bad.

[@HenrySoco]

R.I.P. GURO SGM Ceriaco CACOY Canete

[@OliJoGar3651]

I never knew it was also called Eskrima, I've only ever knew it as Arnis! I wonder, is a person only supposed to use one stick... my dad uses two lol either way, cool information!

[@JSRLPadre]

"Arnis" is a corruption of Spanish "Arnes" which literally translates into "Harness", but was more colloquially associated with armor, as in what the richer members of the conquistadores wore onto the field. Escrima/Eskrima is a Tagalog transliteration of "Esgrima", Spanish for Fencing, and was first associated with the native arts by Franciscan monks documenting the Spanish conquest. Kali is a short hand of two aboriginal words, "kamot" in Cebuano, or "kamay" in Tagalog - "Hand", and "Lihok" - "Motion." Thus, "Hand Motion". The term, Kali, as I understand it, was popularized by GM Floro Villabrille. As for one vs two sticks, it depends on the specific school's training method. Some, but not all the schools I've touched base with regard dual weapon training as a lead in to hand-to-hand training. In a way, the main differences between weapons and mitts are that weapons offer longer reach and slimmer margins for error.

[@kickassFit]

Good Stuff BBC , I went and trained with GM Momoy Canete , Cacoy Canete ,Diony Canete and Vincente "INTING" Carin in the Philippines in 1991 ,Training in San Miguel ,Doce Pares and Carin- Doce Pares . I also trained in Manila in Rizal Park with GM Antonio"Tatang" Ilistrisimo. Respect to ALL Styles of Filipino Martial Arts . see.kick-fit.co.uk

[@pistingdakoh3220]

Proud CEBUANO

[@razorslice99]

no martial art is the best , true but there are martial arts geared better for self defense and some geared better for sport or performance arts. I believe that it is maybe not the art but the intensity of the training and skill of the teacher/coach. also accepting challenges whether it be in sport , friendly sparring or life and death situations you should be able to demonstrate what you say you practice.

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

Para un ataque,es importante,las intenciones del contrario y anteponerse a su ataque.

[@Spanishfutbol2010]

What year was this filmed? I met Diony in 2005 and he was up there in years.

[@g-ed0818]

No it was 1980^s

[@leanardpoon6219]

Guru Dan Inosanto is so young here.

[@danielburch3377]

her Karate scared away boy friends?,i love a woman that knows self defence myself,i find them really attractive.

[@fteambjj]

Im indonesian and i want to learn this!!!

[@TheSilence1]

It's better to learn Silat.

[@raymundbalce4550]

You can but use it in a responsible way not for hurting people remember respect and discipline never fails to work in a street.

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

Codigo: la lucha,no lucha.Esto es acabar la lucha,cuanto antes.

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

La mejor defensa,es que no te llegue el ataque.

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

Codigo:Tu vienes ,yo no te dejo.

[@balisongmovie8792]

did they ever realease this on DVD?

[@gus4u2c]

I doubt it. This seems to be an old BBC documentary

[@florivillegonzales171]

cool video..

[@drhkleinert3245]

27.45 looks like Martial Arts Movie scenes...

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

Codigo:La distancia.

[@RedCinnamon88]

Ppl get knife defense misunderstood it’s not to prevent from being cut . It’s from being killed

[@markgraham4732]

Narrated by Deis Waterman.

[@bryandagatan1]

I remembered my father telling me that I have an uncle master of this weapon. Accidentally browsed into this vid and finally seen his face and seen who he is.. Cocoy Canete. :)

[@lf8774]

The master arrives

[@ccwsilat]

nice video

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

En una lucha,mejor ser como un fantasma y moverte mucho.

[@buhayko9821]

Proud to be eskrimador cebuano,balintawak arnis.

[@francisrayrecto1070]

Pugay po cañete brothers

[@g-ed0818]

When i was a child with my friends, we swim in some deep rivers and after when home that Ratan stick Hits our but a lot,, No matter how loud we cry😂😂 because we're on a rice farm,,

[@villejohn8926]

piang piang ang agi oi

[@zachariasvillanueva7904]

ESKRIMADOR FOR EVER

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

Hay que chequear el ataque

[@didymostruespeal]

I was told he used a stick vs sword a spear?

[@blackmantis35]

Lapu Lapu won with a spear not a sword. Ive spent months in the Philipines...interesting how they honor both Magellan and Lapu Lapu equally.

[@pobringkabos6177]

+vicente valiente (superhuman) some historians say that lapu-lapu won by circumcising the uncircumcised magellan.

[@rommelcruzsager]

+vicente valiente (superhuman), an arrow? the spaniards wore armours.

[@joelsonsabado6224]

+Lagay Otin no lapu lapu won because he is way more of a warrior than magellan, lapu lapu is by far more skilled

[@DonCorpuzVlog]

nobody knows who really killed magellan it was only credited to magellan because he was the leader of the army that fight magellan

[@dailyviewstv5323]

@Roque Polagñe Learned true history, Magellan loose because of, they came from ashore that they can't run fast going to seashore, while while Lapu Lapu mens trowing spears against them, after that, Lapu Lapu and his men rushed to them and kill them with a bolos. Read the Pigaffeta book, a one author who are there during the battle, he is writting all their travel in his diary and make it as book when he cameback to spain(He is french)..

[@twobitmage]

Damn. That guy at 27:50 totally ate it. OUCH

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

Pero que es lo que hacen con el palo.

[@TheSilence1]

Para el entrenamiento usan un palo. Para la lucha utilizan un machete. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4iolYKVZ9mJgpo

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

Codigo:del buen peleador.

[@jeffreyortiz6838]

pahuway sa dayun master cacoy canete

[@md929]

They speak english? Amazing!

[@AcerW-s9e]

english is our second language and the language in schools and business.

[@juanantoniocastroluis3710]

Tu vienes,ten cuidado,que no te voy a dejar que golpees.

[@joeyvillanueva1244]

mam cathy

[@dasfreshyo]

Ameri-Do-Te is the only street lethal martial art. It's really a blend of the best parts of every martial art in the world. They say "Best of all,worst of none." They don't train to fight in an octogon, they train to fight in a circle, a circle called planet Earth. - Master Ken of Ameri-Do-Te, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

[@mrmushin1]

But did you re stomp the groin

[@jacobharris954]

're stomp the groin

[@devilcruiser]

If Filipinos would face a gladiators during ancient times, they could have defeat them in stick-to-sword battle because of their quick reflex and techniques. :D

[@dailyviewstv5323]

No! They are big boys and using heave armor and heavy weapon to overcome the enemy..

[@echohawk9579]

Barangay San Nicolas

[@junmarkninocaynap1760]

philippines martial arts the best.

[@ARMYEXERCISE]

I wish this Filipino Martial Art will continue and grow as wild same with other discipline likes Judo, Karate and Taekwondo. And be part of the regular events in the Olympics or at least in the ASIAN games (different from SEA games). But the main issue is MOST Pinoys are not interested to learn this fighting art nor knowing it. Filipinos are addicted in Basketball. The government should focus and spend lots of money for this. I'm an Eskrima-Kali-Arnis fighter, instructor and trainer since 1994. Also I'm a former member of the Philippine ARMY Arnis Team 👊🥋🥇

[@MobiusCoin]

why?