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Kalis Ilustrisimo means "The Bladed Art of Ilustrisimo": calis (or caris) being another term for sword, blade and knife in Luzon and the Visayas, and its usage as esgrimir and esgrima (Spanish for fencing/sword fighting).
The style is rooted in Bahad Zubu and Kalis Ilustrisimo. Pekiti Tirsia Kali - Founded by Conrado Tortal and carried on by Leo Tortal Gaje, inheritor of the family system of the Tortal clan. The name means "to cut into pieces at close range", although it includes techniques for all ranges.
Arnis, also known as kali or eskrima/escrima, is the national martial art of the Philippines. [3] These three terms are, sometimes, interchangeable in referring to traditional martial arts of the Philippines ("Filipino Martial Arts", or FMA), which emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives, bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons, as well as "open hand" techniques without weapons.
Antonio "Tatang" Ilustrisimo (1904 in Bagong, Bantayan, Cebu – 1997) was the Grandmaster of Kalis Ilustrisimo (KI), a Filipino martial art bearing his family name. Early life [ edit ]
Kalis exists in several variants, either with a fully straight or fully wavy blade. It is similar to the Javanese keris , but differs in that the kalis is a sword , not a dagger . It is much larger than the keris and has a straight or slightly curved hilt, making it a primarily heavy slashing weapon (in contrast to the stabbing pistol grip of ...
Grandmaster Jerry Dela Cruz of Arnis Cruzada and Modern Arnis Arnold Narzo (Kalis Ilustrisimo Chief Instructor at the Arroceros Urban Forest Park). One of the characteristics of Filipino martial arts is the use of weapons from the very beginning of training and Modern Arnis is no exception.
Lameco Sign. Lameco Eskrima is the system of Filipino martial arts founded by Edgar Sulite based on his training and experience with various Philippine Martial Arts masters, with heavy influence from Jose Caballero and Antonio Ilustrisimo.
Edgar Sulite (September 25, 1957 – April 10, 1997) was a teacher of Filipino martial arts.He was the creator of Lameco Eskrima and trained such notables as Dan Inosanto, Ron Balicki, Larry Hartsell, Fred Degerberg, and Diana Lee Inosanto.