1. Arnis a Filipino Martial Art. Arnis as a sport.

What does this mean to you as a

Filipino?

As a Filipino, having this kind of Martial Art is very preservatives sports that
must be played by the youth. It is a sport that you can have it as your self-defense
and you will learn some techniques without bringing a gun. All you need to do is
learn all steps that you can apply it in a situation that you need to defense yourself
in harm. This martial art is suitable in Filipino because in history, Filipino used
stick with blades to fight in the battle to defeat the invaders in our homeland.

Arnis is a very effective form of self-defense, it is not just to hold a stick to

fight but without it you can still fight. Sticks are only the extensions of hands, the
more train the more we appreciate the stick, dagger and empty-hand defense
techniques. In fact, Arnis may lead us to liking other martial arts and sports and we
can have refined our character and equally important is Arnis unifies us as Filipino.
Love Arnis because we can claim it as our very own.

In this Filipino Martial Arts, the implication of Arnis to us is not just to be

able to protect our self but also to protect our family which matters the most of us.
Inside this art, we learn language, history, and how to more dynamically with
others. It also teaches us to discipline and control our self that can provides as a full
body workout.
2. As you have read, understood and learned about the Arnisador’s creed, Cardinal
rules, essential principles and the code of Ethics, do you believe that Arnis has the
power to make a significant difference in the lives of its practitioners. How could it
be beneficial to our increasingly sedentary society in general? Explain?

Yes, I believe that Arnis has the power to make a significant difference in the
lives of its practitioners because we are one in the desire to practice and propagate
Arnis. As a form of self-defense, we all want to make ourselves prepared against
attack and aggression. As a means of maintaining good health, Arnis forms part our
physical fitness regimen as a practitioner because Arnis gives regular training to
refine the skills and techniques and to maintain peace inside and outside to
determine the intelligence to determine imminent danger and the courage to
confront attack and abuse.

The practitioner of Arnis has a different experience and how he/her valued
this Filipino Martial Art. Learning Arnis gives you how to communicate to other in
peace and to respect the other practitioner to the other player of martial arts. It can
show you being humility to the people and can develop your inner self as well as
your outward skills.

Arnis has a beneficial to our increasingly sedentary society by changing a

new life of a person who will learn this Filipino Martial Art that may vary good life
style and improve the physical and the inner side. The teaching of Arnis make you
more sociable to others and you are able to practice in avoiding abuse of power in
this Martial Art. In addition, Arnis has a great impact in the Filipinos’ because
there is diversity ad it making a peace of learning although every individual has its
own religion at the same time same goal.