Arnis knife fighting

Remy A. Presas is largely credited with popularizing the Filipino Martial Arts in the United States beginning in the mid-1970’s.

History of arnis

Arnis was declared as the national sport of the country and it was approved and signed by who?

Types of arnis

Where did remy amador presas move in 1974 to teach arnis?

What is arnis

His charisma and infectious energy inspired countless students that attended his dynamic, faced-paced seminars, workshops and training camps.

Presas’ own fascination with the Filipino Martial Arts began as a small child, when he would secretly watch his uncles practicing arnis with sticks and blades.

Presas later trained with his family and eventually searched out and trained with masters of many styles throughout the Philippines, with a an emphasis on the balintawak eskrima style in the 1960’s. In the rough and tumble world of Filipino Martial arts, he engaged in many matches, tournaments and street fights and built his reputation, eventually founding his own system of “Modern Arnis”.

Presas earned a degree in physical education and taught at University in the Philippines, and also helped spread arnis instruction througho