Arnis, the Philippine national sport, is also the country's martial art. It is also known by the names "Kali" and "Eskrima". This form of martial art focuses on weapon-based combat with knives, sticks and bladed weapons, as well as some improvised weapons. Hand to hand combat, grappling and joint locks are all part of the sport. Weapon disarming techniques can also be used. The sport's practitioners are called arnisadora (male athletes) or arnisadora ("female athletes). Arnis is a combat sport to defend oneself from attacks using hand to hand combat, grappling, weapon disarming in weapon-based fights. https://sportsmatik.com/sports-corner/sports-know-how/arnis/