Southeast Asia
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Southeast Asian martial arts include
the arts from the Philippines, Indonesia, and
Vietnam. Filipino martial arts include Arnis and Kali. Arnis is the martial art that uses blocking, trapping, disarming, and various lock and throwing techniques. Once a master of Arnis, one may fluently defend with almost any arbitrary object (such as an umbrella or a comb).Kali, on the other hand, uses the traditional sword (later changed to sticks after the ban of such weapons). Kali, practiced in front of unsuspecting opponents in the form of moro-moro stage plays that depicted mock combat with weapons. |
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| Indonesian martial arts
include Silat and Vadha Kempo. Silat is
comparable to Kung Fu and practices aim at the
chest and stomach. Silat, however, is mainly used
for self-defense. Vadha Kempo concentrates on
circular motions, and on disengaging the attacker
through locks or choking. "Shareer", or
the lock on the attacker, means to become one
with the attacker until she is no longer a
threat. Chong Nhu is a Vietnamese martial art that stresses the following principles: For a full life, one must overcome, overwork, and overwhelm. For a fuller life, one must have a open mind, open heart, and open arms. For the fullest life, one must have oneness, togetherness, and forgiveness. |
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