Friday, April 22, 2011

Hanna and Eskrima

Watch it. Do it.

Eskrima (also known as Arnis and Kali, also spelled as "Escrima") is a weapons based martial art which comes from the Philippines. It is the national sport of the Philippines, and has a very long history of combat effectiveness. Only recently has this art become more conspicuous in many countries and enjoyed the popularity of other more traditional Asian arts. Its difference from other martial arts is that the student is taught to train with weapons from the very start, rather than starting on empty hands training (like many martial arts do). This type of training builds manual dexterity in the practitioner and also trains faster conditioned responses to various attacks. Although it is weapons based, it also includes striking (kicking and punching), wrestling and grappling, and even groundfighting, as well as teaching practical defenses against most weapons. In the Philippines it is referred to as Arnis in the northern islands (Luzon), is known as Eskrima in the central islands (Visayas), and is known as Kali in the southern islands (Mindanao).

Source: black-eagle.org

In Hanna, Eskrima was one of the techniques little miss Jason Bourne was playing with in the first few minutes of film.

There is an Eskrima school near me (also sometimes referred to as Kali or Arnis).

2 comments:

  1. OMG! Yesterday I saw a Kali Eskrima school at Victoria Park & St. Clair. Maybe I'll join..... hmmm.... that will make me deadlier.

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  2. I watched Hanna twice yesterday.

    I woke up this morning remembering the dream I had - as a marksman that needed to put 3 bullets into my targets, even if the first bullet was fatal.

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