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Neo Sebastian A. Balogo Grade 5-Gentleness Republic Act No. 9850

Republic Act No. 9850 declares Arnis as the national martial art and sport of the Philippines. It orders the Department of Education, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and Philippine Sports Commission to establish rules and regulations to support this. Arnis emphasizes the use of weapons like sticks and blades in defense. It incorporates hand-to-hand combat, grappling, and disarming techniques as well as the use of improvised weapons. A baton-like cane is commonly used in competitions.

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Neo Sebastian A. Balogo Grade 5-Gentleness Republic Act No. 9850

Republic Act No. 9850 declares Arnis as the national martial art and sport of the Philippines. It orders the Department of Education, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and Philippine Sports Commission to establish rules and regulations to support this. Arnis emphasizes the use of weapons like sticks and blades in defense. It incorporates hand-to-hand combat, grappling, and disarming techniques as well as the use of improvised weapons. A baton-like cane is commonly used in competitions.

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Neo Sebastian A.

Balogo Grade 5-Gentleness

Republic Act No. 9850

Republic Act No. 9850, approved by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on


11 December 2009, provides for the definition of the indigenous Filipino
martial art Arnis and declares it as the national martial art and sport of the
Philippines. It also orders the Department of Education, the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Philippine Sports
Commission to promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to carry out
the provisions of this act.

Arnis

The arrival of Ferdinand Magellan’s force in 1521 was met in battle with a
group of islanders, led by Raja Lapu Lapu, who defeated Magellan using
only a bladed weapon. Magellan’s armored and musket bearing
conquistadors were overpowered by the fierce fighters and retreated. The
Spanish returned in the 1570’s and this time the Philippines came under
Spanish rule unable to contend with the modern weaponry the Spanish
used.

Arnis, also known as kali or eskrima, refers to a category of Filipino martial


arts that emphasizes the use of weapons – whether it be fighting sticks,
blades or improvised weapons. In arnis, the weapons are used as an
extension of the body. Thus, some body movement techniques are basic to
the sport. Like all martial arts, arnis is primarily defensive, encompassing
hand-to-hand combat, grappling and disarming techniques. However, the
fighting style also includes the use of bladed weapons and sticks, in
addition to improvised weapons. A baton-like cane is the primary melee
tool employed and the weapon used in officiated arnis competitions.

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