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Philippines: Martial Arts

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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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