Kali Filipino Stick Fighting is a discipline within martial arts that is gaining popularity, thanks to recent representation in movies and television shows. Laker/Lutz News reporter Mike Camunas ...
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE FILIPINO KHALI ACADEMY, YOU’LL NOTICE IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE YOUR TYPICAL MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO. THE MURALS AND PICTURES ON THE WALL, THE BAMBOO LINING, THE FLOORS ALL TELL A ...
The connection Carlos Patalinghug Jr. has with a Filipino martial art form known as stick fighting, or Eskrima, goes beyond cultural — it’s family. As owner and chief instructor of Kick Connection, ...
Few sporting activities better reflect the history and spirit of a particular country than do martial arts in the Philippines. Banned from carrying machetes — a weapon with which they had long been ...
Growing up in Bergenfield, Ace Ramirez recalls being picked on due to his small stature and his Filipino roots. As a latchkey kid — his immigrant parents worked multiple jobs — Ramirez would watch ...
To defend Winterfell against the Night King’s army of ice zombies in HBO’s Game of Thrones, Arya Stark turned to a real-world martial art: Eskrima, the official combat sport of the Philippines. But ...