Arnis Flashcards
Individual sports can be played as a team. True or false?
False. It is called individual sports because you can play it individually.
Arnis is considered as a martial arts for rich people.
No it is not. It is a peasant/commoner martial arts. They used this martial art to defend themselves.
Arnis is Spanish influence. True or false?
False. Arnis started even before the Spaniards came.
The republic act of 9850 is an act declaring Arnis as the national martial art and sport of the Philippines. True or false?
True.
Who signed R.A 9850?
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Baston(yantok) is the singular stick. True or false?
True.
The Double Baston is double sticks. True or false?
True.
Espada y Daga is the use of a short knife and hand. True or false?
False. It is baston and short knife.
Hands can be used for grappling. True or false?
True.
You can use almost everything for Arnis. True or false?
True. You can even use your pet (don’t use your pet please)
You can use the handshake grip for Arnis. True or false?
False. You have to use the Simple stick grip. Thumb on top if the index finger.
Forward stance is frontal strikes and blocking, right?
Yes.
The backward stance is striking and running away, right?
Definitely not. It is blocking and evading.
We call the first strike ‘Pugay’ in Arnis. True or false?
False. Pugay is the salutation in Arnis.
Pugay is not needed, right?
No, it is needed… Unless you are defending yourself.
The 8th and 9th strike is to strike the knees. True or false?
True.
The belts in Arnis go from “Isa” up until “Labing-Dalawa”. True or false?
False. It is only up until “Labing-Isa”
Sinawali is the double cane method of fighting in Arnis. True or false?
True.
Where did the word “Sinawali” come from?
From the word “Sawali”
1st and 2nd strike
Temples
3rd and 4th strike
Lowest rib or elbow
5th strike
Thrust to the stomach
6th and 7th strike
Thrusts to the chest
8th and 9th strike
kneecaps
10th and 11th stike
Thrust to the eyes
12th strike
skull/crown
