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Escrimas

 These are double sticks used for rapid close-range tactics. This weapon is from the Philippines where it is most popular. It is sad to say that a lot of the Filipino history has been lost since the Spanish colonists tried to eradicate their local culture.

There are many forms of Eskrima practice involving knives, sticks, spears, swords, etc. However the term escrima referring to the double sticks have different roots.

Since the conquistadors who were experienced enough to handle the tribal fighting of this culture invaded old Maharlika which is now known as the Philippines. Due to this fighting the Filipinos only kept what was practical and left what wasn’t so practical in real fighting. Once this happened the use of their practices were kept discrete and used as a dance art or as pretending to fence.

In Chinese history of the double sticks was an Indonesian art with the escrimas in the Philippines having Chinese roots in Kuntao meaning “the way of the fist.”

The way or law can be used interchangeably but “law” is something in stone where “way” is a continuing process of life itself. Kuntao’s roots are directly from Ch’uan Fa (Kenpo/Kempo) which also means “way/law of the fists,” but also a generic term for martial arts like “Kung Fu” or “Wushu,” because in martial arts traditionally there are many variations and one would learn and intermingle their teachings with one style to another.

Unfortunately many of the forms practiced with the sticks were lost in time but the practicality use of the escrimas has fortunately endured the test of time.

You will find that most martial arts have roots in Ch’uan Fa/Kenpo/Kempo because of Kenpo dating back as far as 5000 B.C. as a tribal dance art in India. Kenpo past through the dynasties during the Han, Ming, Sho and many others.

Also being a big significant to the art was its foundation in the Shaolin Temple. One practicing in Chinese Kenpo will find many similarities when visiting other arts due to its vast influence on many arts.  

*REMEMBER THESE METHODS ARE TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE TRAINING IS LIKE AND A REFERENCE FOR STUDENTS AND NOT TO ACT AS A TRAINING TOOL.

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