Editing Arnis (section)

=== World War II ===
During [[World War II]], many Filipinos fought the Japanese hand to hand with their blades as guerilla fighters or as military units under the [[USAFFE]] like the Bolo Battalion (now known as the [[1st Infantry Division (Philippines)|Tabak Division]]).

Some of the grandmasters who are known to have used their skills in World War II are [[Antonio Ilustrisimo]], Benjamin Luna-Lema, Leo Giron,<ref name="giron">{{cite web|url=http://www.bahalana.org/gme-leo-giron|title=Biography of Grand Master Emeritus Leo M. Giron|website=Bahalana.org|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name="insosantogiron">{{cite web|url=http://inosanto.com/?p=258|title=Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts Instructor Profiles, Leo Giron|date=July 23, 2008|website=Inosanto.com|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref> [[Doce Pares|Teodoro "Doring" Saavedra]],<ref name="atillo">{{cite web|url=http://atillobalintawak.com/History/atillo-balintawak_history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809171544/http://atillobalintawak.com/History/atillo-balintawak_history.html|url-status=dead|title=Atillo Balintawak History|last=David|first=Paolo|website=Atillobalintawak.com|archive-date=August 9, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>  brothers [[Doce Pares|Eulogio and Cacoy Cañete]],<ref name="doceParesWW2">{{cite web|url=http://docepares.com/doce-pares-history/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909231932/http://docepares.com/doce-pares-history/|url-status=dead|title=History of Doce Pares|website=Docepares.com|archive-date=September 9, 2014|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref> Timoteo "Timor" Maranga, Sr,<ref name="timor1">{{cite web|url=http://www.maranga.8m.net/custom.html|title=GM Timor Maranga bio|website=Maranga.8m.net|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref> Jesus Bayas<ref name="suanico1">{{cite web|url=http://www.kaliacademy.net/Academy/bio_suanico.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105122548/http://www.kaliacademy.net/Academy/bio_suanico.htm|url-status=dead|title=Master Norman Z. Suanico bio|website=Kaliacademy.net|archive-date=November 5, 2016|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref> and [[Pekiti Tirsia|Balbino Tortal Bonganciso]].<ref name="balbino">{{cite web|url=http://www.ptkgo.com/PTKGO/HISTORY.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717013534/http://www.ptkgo.com/PTKGO/HISTORY.html|url-status=dead|title=History of Pekiti Tirsia Kali|website=Pekiti-tirsia Kali system Global Organization|publisher=Ptkgo.com|archive-date=July 17, 2014|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>