Arnis: Reflections on the History and Development of Filipino Martial Arts

by Mark V. Wiley

Reflections on the History and Development of the Filipino Martial Arts is an intriguing collection of essays on Filipino martial arts.Featured are insightful essays by Filipino martial K. GodhaniaAntonio E. SomeraAbner G. PasaDr. Jopet LarayaFelipe P. beano, Jr.Rene J. NavarroFor centuries, Filipino martial arts have played integral and often momentous roles in the history of the Philippines and in the survival of the Filipino people. But what are these arts? Where do they come from? How have they developed? Where are they headed? And what inner dimensions do they offer their practitioners? These questions, among others, form the basis of Reflections on the History and Development of the Filipino Martial Arts.

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 7, 2012

About the author

Mark V. Wiley, B.A., received his bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Drexel University. He began martial arts training in 1979 and has focused on Cabales Serrada Escrima under Grandmaster Angel Cabales. As an author, Wiley's works included Filipino Martial Arts: Cabales Serrada Escrima (Tuttle 1994) and Filipino Fighting Arts: Theory and Practice (Unique 2000). He has worked in the publishing field, including Tuttle Publishing and CFW Enterprises, and now is self-employed with Tambuli Media.

Reviews

[Jacob Lehman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Articles and essays on sport v. defense, etc. Convincing rebuttal of the claim that Arnis derived from rapier-dagger play, and also an interesting observation that the martial arts masters trying to make a living will change the name from kali to arnis to eskrima as fads change. Wiley has done his homework and tries to respect the culture and history of all of his information sources.