What are some martial arts native to the philippines?

Question

ive heard of something like escrima, anything else?
i have a friend who wants to join a martial but will only join a filipino one. oh and i cant change his mind aswell

Answer 1

Eskrima or Escrima refers to a class of Filipino martial arts that emphasize stick and sword fighting. Other terms which have entered into common usage include Kali and Arnis de Mano (harness of the hand); occasionally the abbreviation FMA (Filipino Martial Arts) is used. Eskrima and Arnis are among the many names primarily used in the Philippines today to refer to these arts. The name Kali, although primarily used in the United States and Europe, is seldom used in the Philippines and in most cases is an unknown word. But due to the popularity of the term outside of the Philippines and the influence of foreign practitioners, the term Kali is increasingly being recognized and accepted in the Philippines. Kalis, as used in the Philippines, refers to a sword. It is commonly mistaken as synonymous to or a derivative form of kali (note: postfixing of "s" is not used in Filipino languages or dialects to indicate plurality). However, for all intents and purposes, Eskrima, Arnis, Arnis de Mano, Kali and FMA all refer to the same family of Filipino weapons-based martial arts


AMOK!
Arnis Nicolas System
Balintawak Eskrima
Cabales Serrada Eskrima
Cinco Teros
DeCampo 1-2-3
Doce Pares
Dog Brothers Martial Arts
Eskrima De Campo JDC-IO
Hinigaran Arnis de Mano
Inayan Eskrima
Inosanto Kali
Jendo
Kali Ilustrisimo
Kali Sikaran
Kombatan
Lameco Escrima
Lightning Scientific Arnis
Modern Arnis
Pekiti Tirsia Kali
Rapid arnis
San Miguel Eskrima
Sayas-Lastra
Sayoc Kali
Suntukan

Answer 2

Kali, escrima, Mano Mano, **Arnis, Arnis de Mano, AMOK!, Arnis Nicolas System, Balintawak Eskrima, Cabales Serrada Eskrima, Cinco Teros, DeCampo 1-2-3, Doce Pares
Dog Brothers Martial Arts, Eskrima De Campo JDC-IO, Hinigaran Arnis de Mano, Inayan Eskrima, Inosanto Kali, Jendo,
Kali Ilustrisimo, Kali Sikaran, Kombatan, Lameco Escrima
Lightning Scientific Arnis, Modern Arnis, Pekiti Tirsia Kali,
Rapid arnis, San Miguel Eskrima, Sayas-Lastra , Sayoc Kali, Suntukan.

(**these are mostly Kali and Arnis Martial Arts rather than individual disciplines)

Answer 3

Escrima, Kali

Answer 4

Escrima is, of course the use of the short battle club, or escrima sticks. The are also Kali and Arnis which are forms of combat using both empty hand and weapon techniques. And don't forget that the Balisong (butterfly knife) is a Philipino weapon and has a strong following in many places. There are some who teach it as a separate art as well as in conjunction with other marital arts both Philipino and non-Philipino.