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fighting arts of the Philippines are so vast and
dynamic that few are able to grasp the true scope and essence
of their training methods, techniques and fighting strategies.
With this in mind, Mark Wiley, a renowned expert
on Filipino Martial Arts, set out to write a book
on the Filipino Systems that would offer a structured
comparison of 25 Filipino Systems in terms of their
training methods and progressions, fighting concepts, theories
and strategies. In researching this book, Mark traveled to
the Philippines a dozen times to meet and train with the masters
and to uncover the secrets of these deadly arts. Profusely
illustrated with over 500 photographs, this book reveals the
incredible diversity of the martial arts which thrive today
in the Philippines. Many of the photographs and much of the
information in this book have never before been presented
to the world at large.
All Customer Reviews
4 out of 5 - January 26, 2001
I just recently began training with the Bakbakan
to learn arnis, and this book was a great guide to the various
arts that are out there. To really see the quality of this
book, you must read the author's introduction: Mark Wiley
will only write about arts that he has had hands on experience
with, or has personally interviewed the masters of said art.
He relies only on primary sources, thus, Filipino Fighting
Arts becomes a terrific reference work. The same can be said
of his earlier work, Filipino Martial Culture.
The only drawback to this volume is that it
is nearly impossible to capture the free-flowing effectiveness
of Filipino martial arts in photographs. Without prior knowledge
of the movements used in these arts, it might be difficult
to understad exactly the manner in which the moves are executed.
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