5 Last Woman standing - Kali Filipino martial arts (part 5 of 5)

Five female athletes from the UK travel across the globe, live with tribes and remote peoples, and take on local women in some extremely difficult and indigenous sports -- all wanting to be the Last Woman Standing -- in a series on BBC Three.

How will a group of very Western girls cope when they take on local women at sports they've been practising since they were children? How will they handle the rites of passage and the rituals, the harsh conditions and the reality of the ultimate life changing experience?

From Huka Huka Wrestling in Brazil to Bamboo Raft Racing in the Philippines and from Water Buffalo Racing in Indonesia to Tarahumara Mountain Endurance contests in Mexico, all five women are setting out with one aim -- to return with their pride and bodies in tact.

Over the course of their journey the athletes will be tested physically and emotionally... but by the end of the series only one Westerner will have the honour of being crowned the Last Woman Standing.

This episode: Kali -- Luzon, Philippines

Kali is a martial art with blades, sticks and hand-to-hand fighting which was traditionally performed by Filipino women as a form of defence whilst their men were away hunting. Kali is all about resilience and technique, and the athletes will face the harshest week of their lives learning the discipline of stick fighting in a remote martial arts training camp. According to kali tradition, in order to fight well, the athletes must be able to cope with pain and face their fears. Before training can begin the girls will have to prove themselves during a series of endurance trials, which will push them to their limits. They must demonstrate that they have the strength and will to fight, even after they are exhausted.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• philippines
• martialarts
• brits

[Attilahollo9]

The refree did a good job.

"anyone can run at you with a fockin' stick" but no technique will save you if you shit your pants and run away.

That girl would have deserved a better beating. Anna you did a good job.

Within 4-5 days there is no way to learn any technique properly. None of the girl could even hold decently the stick in the fights.

[cristopherlalata]

u need more work... kali is not running around with a stick.. you just need more practice lmao... anyways this is one of the disappointing shows clips videos of kali.. bbc needs to get their shit straight.. alot of the shit they said is bullshit and isnt true FMA

[beamprimary]

loser whining, you fight to win , even without tactics you can be a winner

[8javed]

Anna had the right kali fighting stance and the right spirit of a warrior.

[newtubetubetube]

Was that a fight?

[realmark7]

Attilahollo9 you are right. The ref did a great job! Makes me think of my master.

Anna you deserve to be the winner. I been doing FMA for a longtime and the truth is being able to control the fight. Not turn your back. Keep focus, precision, speed and yes aggressivety. You kept I would say most of it all.

I was disapointed in the soar loser. She shouldn't of made the verbal on you but couldn't handle it. That's why your champion.

[FMAStudent]

Ah... yes, Adventurous British chicks running around the world with something to prove. Hawt !

[SSGTA440]

Yeah, cristopherlalata, you're right...KFMA is way more than what is seen here...I challenge those Brit gals to come to my dojo and fight us in Kyokushin...see how long they last..

[Darkson85]

I would of like this more if they showed them more on learning combat than doing culture rituals.

[Corkboomer3000]

wtf women hitting them selfs with sticks ookkkkkkk...last man standing is better

[eatmars]

bullshit show