DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Arnis, national sport of the Philippines, is gaining popularity here, not among Filipinos, but with the Arabs. As such, a typical Pinoy, who grew up being taught arnis in ...

Gregory Manalo was in the midst of a personal renaissance in the late 1990s when he discovered Filipino martial arts (FMA). “I didn’t find eskrima,” he told NBC Asian America, referring to a style of ...

David Bardos first learned Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) at just 12 years old, and for over 35 years, he has continued to share his expertise by teaching in New South Wales, Australia, through the ...

A Filipino martial art form which emphasizes fighting using weapons such as sticks is said to be making inroads into China. More than a dozen gyms in Beijing have launched courses training Arnis. At ...

HAYWARD — Filipino Martial Arts, more popularly known as “Arnis” or “Eskrima,” is based on one thing and one thing alone: survival. The weapon-heavy style is one of many self-defense techniques ...

Deborah Clem and her husband, David Headley, are used to getting alarming calls from neighbors who see them in their yard swinging sticks at each other. The San Diego-area couple take classes in Arnis ...

Inside a defunct Daly City elementary school-turned-studio space, a roomful of adult pupils was getting a lesson in how to fend off a knife attack, courtesy of one of the legendary practitioners of ...

MIDDLETOWN >> Sensei Frank Shekosky, master instructor at Cromwell Martial Arts and former student of the founder of Modern Arnis, has been nominated to the Hall of Fame. Grandmaster Remy A. Presas ...