Editing Arnis (section)

==Weapons==
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Arnis students start their instruction by learning to fight with weapons, and only advance to empty-hand training once the stick and knife techniques have been sufficiently mastered. This is in contrast to most other well-known [[Asian martial arts]] but it is justified by the principle that bare-handed moves are acquired naturally through the same exercises as the weapon techniques, making [[muscle memory]] an important aspect of the teaching. It is also based on the obvious fact that an armed person who is trained has the advantage over a trained unarmed person, and serves to condition students to fight against armed assailants. Most systems of Arnis apply a single set of techniques for the stick, knife, and empty hands, a concept sometimes referred to as motion grouping. Since the weapon is seen as simply an extension of the body, the same angles and footwork are used either with or without a weapon. The reason for this is probably historical, because tribal warriors went into battle armed and only resorted to bare-handed fighting after losing their weapons.
Many systems begin training with two weapons, either a pair of sticks or a stick and a wooden knife. These styles emphasise keeping both hands full and never moving them in the same direction, and trains practitioners to become ambidextrous. For example, one stick may strike the head while the other hits the arm. Such training develops the ability to use both limbs independently, a valuable skill, even when working with a single weapon.

A core concept and distinct feature of Filipino martial arts is the ''Live Hand''. Even when as a practitioner wields only one weapon, the extra hand is used to control, trap or disarm an opponent's weapon and to aid in blocking, joint locking and manipulation of the opponent or other simultaneous motions such as bicep destruction with the ''live hand''.

=== Baston === <!-- This section is linked from redirect [[Rattan sticks]] -->
[[Image:Arnis Sticks.jpg|thumb|300px|A pair of rattan bastons]]

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The most basic and common weapon in Arnis is the ''[[Baston (weapon)|baston]]'' or ''yantok''. They are typically constructed from [[rattan]], an inexpensive stem from a type of [[Southeast Asian]] vine. Hard and durable yet lightweight, it shreds only under the worst abuse and does not splinter like wood, making it a safer training tool. This aspect makes it useful in defense against blades. [[Kamagong]] (ironwood or ebony) and ''bahi'' (heart of the palm) are sometimes used after being charred and hardened. These hardwoods are generally not used for sparring, however, as they are dense enough to cause serious injury, but traditional sparring does not include weapon to body contact. The participants are skilled enough to parry and counterstrike, showing respect in not intentionally hitting the training partner. In modern times, many Arnis practitioners have also come to wear head and hand protection while sparring with rattan sticks, or otherwise use padded bastons. Some modern schools also use sticks made out of aluminium or other metals, or modern high-impact plastics.

===Impact weapons===
*[[Baston (weapon)|Baston, olisi, yantok]]: stick ranging from twenty-four to twenty-eight inches long
*Largo mano yantok: longer stick ranging from twenty-eight to thirty-six inches
*Dulo y dulo: short stick about four to seven inches in length, held in the palm of the hand
*[[Bangkaw|Bankaw]]: six-foot pole. Staves can be used to practise sword techniques
*Wooden dagger measuring {{convert|12|to|14|in|mm}}
*Panangga: shield
*[[Improvised weapons]]: Wood planks, steel pipes, umbrellas, flashlights, rolled-up magazines/ newspapers, books, cellular phones, tennis rackets, butt of billiards cue, bottles, coffee mugs, chair legs, tree branches or twigs, etc.

=== Edged weapons ===
[[Image:Visayan swords a ginunting b to c talibong.jpg|thumb|Traditional bolos from the Visayas islands (''ginunting'' on the left, and three ''talibongs'').]]
''Baraw'' is a Cebuano term used in eskrima that means knife or dagger. The term ''Baraw'' is more commonly used on the Cebu Island in the Visayan region whereas other islands and regions more commonly use the term ''Daga'' but both terms are often interchangeable within the Filipino martial arts community.

The terms Baraw and Daga can be used either as ''Solo Baraw'' or ''Solo Daga'' associated with single knife fighting and defense systems, ''Doble Baraw'' or ''Doble Daga'' associated with the double knife fighting systems or even with a combination of long and short weapons e.g. stick and dagger fighting systems ''Olisi Baraw'' or sword and dagger fighting systems ''Espada y Daga''.

*Daga/Cuchillo (Spanish for [[dagger]] and [[knife]]) or Baraw/ Pisaw: daggers or knives of different shapes and sizes
*[[Balisong (knife)|Balisong]]: butterfly knife or fan knife from Barrio, Balisong in [[Batangas]] province; the handle is two-piece and attaches to a swivel that folds to enclose the blade when shut
*[[Karambit]]: claw-shaped Indonesian blade held by inserting the finger into a hole at the top of the handle
*[[Bolo knife|Bolo]]: a knife/sword similar to a machete
*[[Pinuti]]: a type of sword from [[Cebu]] blade shaped similar to a Sundang but elongated
*[[Bolo knife|Iták or sundáng]]: a farm or house hold bladed implement; its blade has a pronounced belly, chisel ground edge with the handle angled down
*[[Barong (knife)|Barong]]: wide flat leaf-shaped blade commonly used by Muslim Filipino ethnic groups such as the Tausug, Sama-Bajau and the Yakan.
*Binakoko: long blade named after a porgy fish
*[[Dahong Palay|Dinahong palay]]: has a very narrow blade shape similar to a rice leaf
*[[Kalis]]: Larger, thicker Filipino [[kris]]
*[[Kampilan]]: fork-tipped sword, popular in the southern Philippines
*[[Sibat]]: spear
*[[Improvised weapons]]: Icepicks, box cutters, screwdrivers, scissors, broken bottles, pens, car keys (using the push knife grip)

===Flexible weapons===
*[[Sarong]]: a length of fabric wrapped around the waist
*Ekut: [[handkerchief]]
*[[Tabak-Toyok|Tabak-toyok]]: chained sticks/ flail or [[nunchaku]]
*[[Whip|Latigo]] (Spanish for whip): consisting of a handle between {{convert|8|and|12|in|mm}}, and a lash composed of a braided thong {{convert|3|-|20|ft|m|abbr=on}} long. The "fall" at the end of the lash is a single piece of leather {{convert|10|-|30|in|mm}} in length.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwfighting.com/Kali_Eskrima_Arnis_Weapons.html |title=Kali-Eskrima-Arnis Weapons by Jeff Patterson |publisher=Nwfighting.com |access-date=August 22, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Improvised weapons]]: Belt, bandana, handkerchiefs, shirts, towels/socks with hard soap bars/rocks, ropes, power cables, etc.