Gregory Manalo was in the midst of a personal renaissance in the late 1990s when he discovered Filipino martial arts (FMA). “I didn’t find eskrima,” he told NBC Asian America, referring to a style of ...

In Los Angeles, Jamie Yancovitz trains her students at parks under swaying palm trees; meanwhile, in New York City, Kristen Cabildo trains hers in the backyard of her brownstone apartment. They're two ...

CEBU, Philippines — Philippine sports and the entire eskrima (arnis) community all over the world were gripped in deep sorrow with the passing of Cebuano martial arts legend Supreme Grandmaster ...

At least once a week, at the University of Guam Calvo Field House after sunset, a group can be seen gathering in a circle. They bow to each other, each armed with a rattan stick, one arm placed over ...

Free Eskrima classes will be held Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Coeur d'Alene City Park. For information, contact Kristine Strasburger at 818-0400 or ...

Balance is a crucial component in the practice of the Filipino martial arts (FMA). Arnis, escrima and kali, favoring gross motor skills (simple movements) over fine motor skills (complex movements) ...

As Carlito Bonjoc Jr. gets his arms going, it's best to get out of the way. Like way out of the way. The blur of hands wielding wide, stocky knives interspersed with flashes of reflected sunlight is a ...

Roland Dantes has come back to the Philippines to settle some unfinished business. When he left about 20 years ago, it was partly in disappointment with the way arnis was being handled (or not handled ...