Way of the Warrior - Eskrima, the Philippino Way [3/4]

Part of a eight part series documentary on the Martial Arts of south and south east Asia, originally broadcast on the BBC in the early 1980s. This episode follows the very old, yet ever developing, Philippino martial art, Eskrima. It has developed, largely, due to the use of knives in the Philippines and teaches one how to defend against and use knives or small blades. Part 3 of 4 parts.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Eskrima
• Escrima
• Filipino
• Philippines
• Martial
• Art
• Knife
• Knives
• Lapu-Lapu
• Magellan
• History

[ironkong26]

self pwned at 7:48

[alangname]

SERIOUS SERIOUS NO SMILES

[Darkson85]

@cb1ryder your right, but he doesn't make that mistake anymore.

[2xChow]

face your partner and do the pinky pinky XD

[cb1ryder]

4:19 Is that thumb positioning correct?

[dragonfist25]

@ironkong26 yeah that was funny hahaha..

[MaharlokanSovereign]

Is this 1980's Documentary??

[mistermangetout]

great martial art but gotta have a lotta pain in the finger joints (arthritis) when you get older. No way around that. Raps of the knuckles - par for the course

[wilmarc123]

very cool :) for the vids, this is cacoy martial also, iligan chapter - youtube.com/watch?v=lHWLaSAhfA­4&feature=youtu.be

[TierDrama]

@ironkong26 7:46