1 of 5

ARNIS : �THE SPORTS I HAVE PLAYED FOR 4 YEARS

CARLA MAE S. CARDANO

11-STEM A

2 of 5

  • This are also known as kali or eskrima , refers to a category of Filipino martial arts that

emphasizes the use of weapons – whether it be fighting sticks, blades, or improvised

weapons. In arnis, the weapons are used as an extension of the body.

  • It is a Filipino Martial art that can be performed individually or with a partner. Using a single sticker a pair of sticks for striking and blocking.
  • Indios used sticks to practice wielding their swords and bolos which they disguised as a folk dance. This is one possible reference as to how arnis developed into actual martial art. However, because of the new culture brought by our colonizers, Arnis was overshadowed and almost went out of the spotlight. : Luckily, with the rise of martial arts as a popular sport during the 1980s, arnis was able to recapture the interest of the Filipinos and the whole world in general.

3 of 5

HOW DID I GOT INTO THIS KIND OF SPORTS?

EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, I LIKE SPORTS LIKE TAEKWONDO , BOXING OR BASKETBALL BUT I DIDN’T GET INTO IT OR TRIED TO PLAY IT BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO TRY.

​

I REMEMBERED THAT DAY, MY MOM CALLED ME TO GO TO THE SCHOOL, I THOUGHT SHE’S JUST GOING TO ASK ME TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE SHE’S A TEACHER THERE SO I THINK IT’S NORMAL BUT WHEN I HAD GOT THERE, IT TURNS OUT THAT SHE PARTICIPATED ME IN ARNIS.

​

I AM ACTUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST KID IN THE BATCH TO REPRESENT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL HERE IN MAUBAN BECAUSE AT THAT TIME, ONLY SECONDARY LEVELS ARE THE ONE WHO HAS TEAMS. TO REPRESENT THE TEAM, I REMEMBERED REALLY PRACTICING USING THE STICKS, I THOUGHT IT WAS HARD AT FIRST BUT THEN IT GOT EASIER WHEN I HAD GOTTEN USE TO IT.

4 of 5

WHY DID I STAYED PLAYING IT?

  • THIS SPORT IS THE FIRST I HAVE PLAYED AND THE REALIZATION I HAD AS A KID THAT I HAVE A POSSIBILITY TO DO A GREAT JOB AT IT IS WHAT MADE ME REALLY WANT TO STAY FOR THE SPORT.

AM I STILL GOING TO PLAY THE SPORTS IF SCHOOL SPORT EVENTS ARE BACK?

  • SADLY, AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE SPORT, I WON’T BE BACK TO PLAY IT IN A COMPETITION LEVEL. MAYBE AS A HOBBY, YES BUT IF IT’S COMPETITION, I WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO BE BACK BECAUSE I PROMISED MYSELF THAT WHEN I AM A SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, I’LL LEAVE THE ARNIS COMPETITION AND FOCUS MORE ON MY STUDIES. THIS PROMISE WAS MADE IN THE YEAR 2017 (GRADE 7) AND I STILL STAND BY THAT PROMISE.

5 of 5