Arnis Eskrima Kali

The national sport of the Philippines, Arnis (also known as Eskrima or Kali) emphasizes weapon based fighting using implements such as sticks, knives, and blades. During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, swords were outlawed and for good reason: Filipino tribesmen were seriously skilled at close quarters combat, hacking their opponents with a broad blade or even the smaller blades they carried around after the Spanish arrived. (Ferdinand Magellan, the first circumnavigator of the globe, is said to have been killed via Arnis.)