Panantukan dan inosanto biography

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

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

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 asPangamot, Filipino Boxing, Filipino Dirty Boxing, Mano-mano, Tumbukan, Dirty Boxing, Kali Empty Hand. Foreign terms: Panantukan, Panununtukan.
FocusDepends, but mostly striking, trapping, and grappling
Country of originPhilippines
CreatorUnknown
Famous practitionersEduard Folayang, Gabriel "Flash" Elorde, Francisco "Pancho Villa" Guilledo, Ceferino Garcia, Estaneslao "Tanny" del Campo, Buenaventura "Kid Bentura" Lucaylucay, Dan Inosanto, Anderson Silva
ParenthoodOriginally Arnis but in modern times, may include boxing, judo and jujutsu
Ancestor artsArnis
Descendant artsYaw-Yan
Related artsArnis
Olympic sportNo

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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