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 ...

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 ...

It’s an ancient form of martial art that originated in the Philippines, and in honor of Filipino-American History Month, a free class will be taught at the Filcom Center in Waipahu on Saturday, ...

CLERMONT — Every Wednesday night men and women gather at Hapkido Brothers Academy to learn a form of martial arts from the Philippines. Known as escrima, arnis or kali, this blend of Chinese martial ...

CEBU CITY—Ciriaco “Cacoy” Cañete, a world-famous Filipino martial artist and the last of the great original teachers and developers of the unique Filipino martial arts “eskrima,” died here on Friday ...

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 ...

CEBU, Philippines - The Cebu sports fraternity has lost a legend, a true warrior, and the man who is instrumental in popularizing eskrima or arnis, an ingenious Filipino martial art, all over the ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Award-winning national athletes, Southeast Asian Games champions and children joined hands as they performed a combination of martial arts and dance at the recently concluded ...