Panantukan dan inosanto biography
- Following another hugely successful Australian tour, Guru Dan Inosanto, the name associated to the legendary Bruce Lee and heir to Bruce Lees.
- Suntukan is the fist-related striking component of Filipino martial arts.
- Guro Dan explains everymove with detail and history.
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Majapahit Martial Arts (Inosanto Academy)
HISTORY OF THE MAJAPAHIT EMPIRE
Majapahit was a vast archipelagic empire based on the island of Java from 1293 to around 1500. Majapahit was an empire of 98 tributaries, stretching from Sumatra to New Guinea, consisting of present day Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, southern Thailand, the Philippines, and East Timor, although the true nature of Majapahit sphere of influence is still the subject of studies among historians.
Having traders in contact with Thailand and the Philippines might also explain where the Thai Martial Art of KRABI KRABONG, the forerunner of the modern day Kick Boxing ring art of Muay Thai, got it’s FMA like Sinawali double sword weaving pattern from. Like all of Asia, the Majapahit Empire was also very heavily influenced by China. The Indonesian Martial Art of Kuntao is a blend of the hand techniques of Southern Kung Fu and the footwork of Silat.
In weaponry, the Majapahit expansion is believed to be responsible for the widespread use of the kris wavy dagger/sw
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Panantukan (also Suntukan) is the Filipino "Dirty Boxing". No tournament sports, but a self-defense system for the street. Many techniques aim to confuse or unbalance the opponent.
The attacker is way too sure of himself. He swings a brutal haymaker to smash his opponent to the ground. But out of the sudden, quick blows and strikes hit him like a volley of a machine gun. They hit head, arms and upper body - seemingly at the same time. Even before he can even realize what is going on, a quick but firm grip makes him lose his balance and he goes down. This effect, the overpowering, is part of the tactical concept in Panantukan. The ingenious fist fighting system was made popular by Dan Inosanto, a close friend and teacher of Bruce Lee. It originated in the Philippines, where various influences met each other.
Panantukan has influenced professional boxing
Ceferino Garcia was one of the most successful professional boxers of the Philippines. In 1939 he defeated the American Fred Apostoli in New York and won the world title in the middleweight division. In the ring Garcia abid
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Suntukan
Filipino martial arts
For the general Filipino term for fistfight, see Boxing.
"Mano mano" redirects here. For other uses, see Mano Mano (disambiguation).
Suntukan with locks, trips, knees, throws and elbows | |
| Also known as | Pangamot, Filipino Boxing, Filipino Dirty Boxing, Mano-mano, Tumbukan, Dirty Boxing, Kali Empty Hand. Foreign terms: Panantukan, Panununtukan. |
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| Focus | Depends, but mostly striking, trapping, and grappling |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Famous practitioners | Eduard Folayang, Gabriel "Flash" Elorde, Francisco "Pancho Villa" Guilledo, Ceferino Garcia, Estaneslao "Tanny" del Campo, Buenaventura "Kid Bentura" Lucaylucay, Dan Inosanto, Anderson Silva |
| Parenthood | Originally Arnis but in modern times, may include boxing, judo and jujutsu |
| Ancestor arts | Arnis |
| Descendant arts | Yaw-Yan |
| Related arts | Arnis |
| Olympic sport | No |
Suntukan is the fist-related striking component of Filipino martial arts. In the central Philippine island region of Visayas, it is known as Pangamot or Pakamot and Sumbagay.
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