RP's New National Sport: ARNIS

[okoy]

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To all Arnis enthusiasts from the different clubs and styles, a news from last Saturday, December 5, 2009 in Sports:

also check this link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/rp%E2...national-sport

SUNSTAR CEBU

RP’s new national sport
Friday, December 4, 2009

By Marian C. Baring

THE indigenous sport that hardly gets participants will finally get its rightful recognition as it will be declared as the country’s national martial art and national sport.

The bill declaring arnis as the new national sport will lapse into a law by Dec. 18 if not vetoed by the president.

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The Philippine Sports Commission, the lead agency tasked to implement the act, will make sure this will push through.

“This is a homegrown sport and martial art. There is no excuse and reason why it should not become the country’s national sport,” said PSC executive director Fr. Vic Uy.

Arnis is well-known all over the world, but there are very few patrons on the local front. In the last international competition held in Cebu in 2008, the foreign fighters outnumbered the local bets and team USA took the overall title from the Filipinos.

“We always give emphasis on basketball, boxing and billiards. It is about time that we give importance to arnis. It is a sport that we can call our very own, that is rooted deep in our history, that our ancestors created, and we should be patronizing it and promoting it,” said Fr. Uy.

The bill says arnis is to become into a national sport because it is “the policy of the State to inculcate patriotism, nationalism and appreciation of the role of national heroes and symbols in the historical development of the country.”

The bill also commissioned the PSC to inscribe the arnis symbol—the fighting sticks—in its official seal and also, by next year’s Palarong Pambansa, arnis will be the very first event that will be played.

Aside from this, the PSC is also tasked to be the lead body that will promulgate the rules and regulations of the sport.

Fr. Uy said his main concern now is having different arnis groups that have different sets of rules and guidelines.

“The challenge is how to collaborate all these,” said Fr. Uy.

[ite]

naa man mi class arnis. hehe.
PE namo lol

[fritzd]

This is very good news!!! Filipino Pride!

[Divemaster]

its about time gyud, its been long overdue

[okoy]

its about time gyud, its been long overdue

Yeah, but hopefully this will materialize. The problem right now is only few locals are interested in the art maybe with this development many will take part on it. It's just a matter of time.....

[manhattan1]

Nice article Okoy....

Sincerly yours,

Jan

[okoy]

Nice article Okoy....

Sincerly yours,

Jan

Thanks.... so how's ur training with Nickelstick? did u know about the plan of balintawak group?

[manhattan1]

Thanks.... so how's ur training with Nickelstick? did u know about the plan of balintawak group?

Its fine, thanks....
How are your training these days?

Sincerly yours,

Jan

[rugby_boys]

sakto jud ang ang arnis ang atong national sport...sauna sipa man to ang atong national sport but pildihon ra ta sa taga laing nasud like thailand and vietnam...

[okoy]

Its fine, thanks....
How are your training these days?

Sincerly yours,

Jan

Just finished the disarming techniques and now working on butting techniques but we always have to review everything. My training is usually once a week.... Have you heard of the plan of the balintawak group it will be realized by next year?