Besides reasons of civilian self-defense and cultural preservation, Fil-
ipino martial arts are used for police and military training, especially for
defending against edged weapons. Because FMA are a blend of moves,
other martial artists can readily adopt them. For instance, the FMA now
provide a vehicle for expressing the late Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do (JKD),
as Lee’s system contains the JKD concepts. Eskrima is the “secret recipe”
for angling and fluidity in Kajukenbo. Likewise, FMA can be expected to
absorb what is useful from other martial arts that its practitioners en-
counter.
Ronald A. Harris
See alsoSilat; Southeast Asia
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