Filipino Martial Art Terms
Basic Terminology |
Abecedario - "ABC's" or Basics |
| Arnis - harness; northern philippine martial art |
| Baston - stick |
| Buklis - upward figure 8 |
| Contra - counter |
| Sinawalli - to weave; a continuous double stick technique |
| Redondo - circular power strike |
| Daga - dagger or short stick |
| Corto - close range |
| Eskrima - "skirmish"; filipino martial art |
| Espada - sword or long stick |
| Espada y Daga - sword & dagger or long & short stick |
| Kali - a southern Philippine martial art |
| Largo - long |
| Largo Mano - long range |
| Olisi - Stick |
| Ordabis - Backhand strike |
| Kilat - "Lightning Blow" |
| Palisut - to scoop |
| Panastas - to slash |
| Punyo - butt of stick |
| Sagasa - to charge or to overrun |
| Sibat - staff |
| Wetik - wrist snap strike |
Higot (Tie) Hubad (Untie) Lubad (Blend) |
| Hawak-Pakal - reverse or ice-pick grip |
| Hawak-Saksak - regular or hammer grip |
| Garote - Flat Stick |
| Guro - Teacher |
| Doble - double |
| Dumog - filipino grappling art |
| Eskrimador - stick fighter |
| Entrada - entry |
| Pangamot - empty-hand defense |
| Cinco Teros - "5 strikes" |
| Crossada - to cross |
| Djuru - form |
| Contrada - opposite or counter |
| Kali "Kamut Lihok" translates to hand or body motion. Term Used generally to refer to arts of the southern Philippines, now mostly used outside of the Philippines. Eskrima Translates to "Skirmish". The term Eskrima is native to the central Philippines. Arnis Translates to "Harness". The term Arnis is native to the northern Philippines. Silat & Kuntao Empty hand areas of the Philippine, Malaysian and Indonesian martial arts. Silat has hundreds of different systems, and has been influenced by various cultures (Chinese, Muslim, Hindu, Dutch, etc).
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