RapidArnis (June 24, 2008 at 4:22 am)

Ah the old Jesus quote, I still use that now hahaha

spartanwarrior1 (June 14, 2008 at 8:03 pm)

LAPULAPU invented nothing and definitely not kali, it`s a mere rumor to attract westerners.

spartanwarrior1 (June 14, 2008 at 8:02 pm)

kung ayaw mo maniwala mag basa ka ng libro, historical accounts written by spaniards who survived the battle of mactan.

spartanwarrior1 (June 14, 2008 at 8:00 pm)

idiot, stop believing any bullshit they tell you at your school. i am filipino-american and according to filipino, european and american historians, magellan was killed by an arrow and javelins, NOT KALI/ARNIS/ESCRIMA.

mastervj (June 7, 2008 at 3:47 pm)

Its as old as magellan..its an hybrid warrior art made for a warrior of a clan..one example is Lapulapu(a DATU..a leader of a Clan)..it is this art that killed Magellan 6 Days upon landing in Mactan.

SaxyLexx (June 6, 2008 at 5:39 pm)

ooh i miss doing this... "you're not jesus, your feet arent nailed to the floor, MOVE" - stayed with me, that has.it's a shame exams got in the way... i think i'm gonna start back up once i get to uni, if i can find a club back to the beginning though...three years is too long a time to remember everything.:D

XxBeccaMaytexX (June 6, 2008 at 5:32 pm)

i worked with them get me (h)

RapidArnis (May 2, 2008 at 9:58 am)

Actually the Spanish encouraged the use of blade fighting skills from the local villaged to help them defend against the Moro raiders who constantly raided the coast in search of wealth and slaves, they actually train local garrisons as they did not have the man power themselves to defend all their out posts. People forget that the majority of the Philippines was anamistic in religious beleifs hence it was so easy to convert them to catholosism and they where quite keen to defend against Moro's

statix888 (May 2, 2008 at 1:49 am)

i think kali is way older than magellan and lapu lapu era. the art was probably being used during the malay nations era. not just old. it's ancient... the use of the sticks was developed because the conquestador missionaries banned native bladed weapons...

dlacaden (March 26, 2008 at 10:05 pm)

more history it defended against the forged sword of the european sapainard again filipino rattan fighting sticks moving twice as fast and thats against the spainards twice till the third time when the spaniards brought the gun and the common cold ghaaaaaaaaad so much drama anyways keep up the good work in here "its all GOOD!