Research Guides: Philippines: Martial Arts

Suggested Resources (Partial List)

Arnis Self-Defense : Stick, Blade, and Empty-hand Combat Techniques of the Philippines by Jose Paman

Balisong: Veintenueve: Filipino Knife Fighting by Shishir Villafria Inocalla

Complete Sinawali : Filipino Double Weapon Fighting by Reynaldo Galang

Escrima Review

Filipino Combat Systems : An Introduction to an Ancient Art for Modern Times by Mark Edward Cody

Filipino Fighting Arts: Theory and Practice by Mark V. Wiley

Filipino Martial Arts by Nid Anima

Filipino Martial Arts: Cabales Serrada Escrima by Mark V. Wiley

Filipino Martial Arts Magazine

Filipino Martial Culture by Mark V. Wiley

Grandmaster Raymond Tobosa's systematic approach to effective escrimaby Raymond Tobosa

Memories Ride the Ebb of Tide by Leo M. Giron

Modern Arnis : "Philippine Style of Stick Fighting" by Remy A. Presas

The Secrets of Cabales Serrada Escrima by Mark V. Wiley

The Secrets of Giron Arnis Escrima by Antonio E. Somera

Warrior Arts of the Philippines by Reynaldo Galang

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