Filipino Martial Culture

Name: Filipino Martial Culture
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ISBN: 9780804820882

ISBN-10: 0804820880

ISBN-13: 9780804820882

Edition: 1996

Authors: Mark V. Wiley, Mark Wiley

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A classic reference for martial artists and aficionados of Filipino culture, Filipino Martial Culture is an unprecedented excursion into the history, ideology, and techniques of Filipino martial arts. Beginning with a comprehensive study of the history of civil turbulence in the Philippines and the participation of its warriors in fights for independence from colonial rulers, Filipino Martial Culture proceeds to explore the worldview, spirituality, folklore and weaponry of this ancient tradition.Mark Wiley has collected extensive interviews with Filipino martial arts masters, as well as photographs of their practice and weaponry, in his preparations for this book. He explains basic and rare…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 5/15/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Foreword



Author's Preface



Background Investigation



The Prehistoric Era



The Colonial Period



The Twentieth Century



Ethos and Worldview of the Filipino Warrior



Structure, Rites, and Symbols



Folk Performance, Festivity, and Celebration



Typology of Weapons



Herminio Binas (Binas Dynamic Arnis)



Angel Cabales (Cabales Serrada Escrima)



Carlos Escorpizo (Arnis Escorpizo)



Ramiro Estalilla (Rigonan-Estalilla Kabaroan)



Ray Galang (Hagibis)



Meliton Geronimo (Sikaran)



Leo Giron (Giron Arnis/Escrima)



Antonio Ilustrisimo (Kali Ilustrisimo)



Carlito Lanada (Kuntaw Lima-Lima)



Porferio Lanada (Arnis Lanada)



Benjamin Luna Lema (Lightning Scientific Arnis)



Amante Marinas (Pananandata Marinas)



Christopher Ricketts (Sagasa)



Edgar Sulite (Lameco Eskrima)



Bobby Taboada (Balintawak Arnis Cuentada)



Sam Tendencia (Tendencia Arnis-Hilot)



Raymond Tobosa (Tobosa Kali/Escrima)



Florendo Visitacion (Vee Arnis Jitsu)



The Classification and Ethos of Filipino Martial Traditions



Generic Terms for the Filipino Art of Weaponry



Styles of Filipino Fighting Techniques



Name Classifications of Filipino Martial Arts



Systems of Filipino Martial Arts


References Cited


Glossary


Bibliography


Index