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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 Sinulog sa Sugbo 2024 in South Road Properties (SRP), Cebu City.
The highlight of the group’s performance was the national martial art of the Philippines, Eskrima.
Also known as Arnis, Kali or Escrima, Eskrima is a kind of weapon-based or open-hand fighting technique using usually sticks and other improvised weapons such as knives.
Eskrima has been internationally-recognized and widely popular in international films, TV series and video games – from Bruce Lee’s “Game of Death” and “Enter the Dragon” in the ‘70s, to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, to James Bond films, and “Tekken.” — Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo
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