Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) is an extremely deadly martial art. Training usually starts with learning how to use a stick, sword and knife as weapons. Empty hand techniques are taught when proficiency with the stick/sword and knife have been mastered. But even if the practitioner is empty-handed, strikes are usually performed as if a weapon is being used.
Most styles of FMA incorporate “dirty” techniques such as biting, eye gouging, groin shots, joint bending, pinching and finger locks. Basically, you do whatever it takes to win the fight – even if it means poking someone’s eyes out. Otherwise, you’re dead.
When it’s life and death, being flashy or trying to look pretty while fighting gets quickly thrown out for techniques that are simple, fast, and effective in combat.
Training in FMA gives you the ability to pick up everyday objects and use them as weapons, whether it’s a rolled up magazine, a pen, car keys, an umbrella, a jacket or even the belt you’re wearing. You learn how to quickly adapt to any situation and be able to use any object to your (lethal) advantage.
Nothing promotes a specific martial art faster than being glamourized in action movies. Unfortunately, when it comes to martial arts movie actors, FMA doesn’t have that one undisputed representative. Chinese martial arts has Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li. Aikido has Steven Seagal. Karate has Chuck Norris and Jean Claude Van Damme. Muay Thai has Tony Jaa. Boxing has Rocky. Vampire hunting has Blade. But what about FMA?!
I guess we’ll have to settle for fight scenes rather than specific actors for the time being.
Here are ten of the best movie fight scenes that showcase Filipino Martial Arts.
FMA) is an extremely deadly martial art. Training usually starts with learning how to use a stick, sword and knife as weapons. Empty hand techniques are taught when proficiency with the stick/sword and knife have been mastered. But even if the practitioner is empty-handed, strikes are usually performed as if a weapon is being used.
Most styles of FMA incorporate “dirty” techniques such as biting, eye gouging, groin shots, joint bending, pinching and finger locks. Basically, you do whatever it takes to win the fight – even if it means poking someone’s eyes out. Otherwise, you’re dead. Most styles of FMA incorporate “dirty” techniques such as biting, eye gouging, groin shots, joint bending, pinching and finger locks. Basically, you do whatever it takes to win the fight – even if it means poking someone’s eyes out. Otherwise, you’re dead.
When it’s life and death, being flashy or trying to look pretty while fighting gets quickly thrown out for techniques that are simple, fast, and effective in combat.
Training in FMA gives you the ability to pick up everyday objects and use them as weapons, whether it’s a rolled up magazine, a pen, car keys, an umbrella, a jacket or even the belt you’re wearing. You learn how to quickly adapt to any situation and be able to use any object to your (lethal) advantage.
Nothing promotes a specific martial art faster than being glamourized in action movies. Unfortunately, when it comes to martial arts movie actors, FMA doesn’t have that one undisputed representative. Chinese martial arts has Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li. Aikido has Steven Seagal. Karate has Chuck Norris and Jean Claude Van Damme. Muay Thai has Tony Jaa. Boxing has Rocky. Vampire hunting has Blade. But what about FMA?!
I guess we’ll have to settle for fight scenes rather than specific actors for the time being.
Here are ten of the best movie fight scenes that showcase Filipino Martial Arts.
FMA) is an extremely deadly martial art. Training usually starts with learning how to use a stick, sword and knife as weapons. Empty hand techniques are taught when proficiency with the stick/sword and knife have been mastered. But even if the practitioner is empty-handed, strikes are usually performed as if a weapon is being used.
When it’s life and death, being flashy or trying to look pretty while fighting gets quickly thrown out for techniques that are simple, fast, and effective in combat.
Training in FMA gives you the ability to pick up everyday objects and use them as weapons, whether it’s a rolled up magazine, a pen, car keys, an umbrella, a jacket or even the belt you’re wearing. You learn how to quickly adapt to any situation and be able to use any object to your (lethal) advantage.
Nothing promotes a specific martial art faster than being glamourized in action movies. Unfortunately, when it comes to martial arts movie actors, FMA doesn’t have that one undisputed representative. Chinese martial arts has Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li. Aikido has Steven Seagal. Karate has Chuck Norris and Jean Claude Van Damme. Muay Thai has Tony Jaa. Boxing has Rocky. Vampire hunting has Blade. But what about FMA?!
I guess we’ll have to settle for fight scenes rather than specific actors for the time being.
Here are ten of the best movie fight scenes that showcase Filipino Martial Arts.
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