The Real Glory. Moro uprising in the Philippines.

[xasterix]

Originally Posted by Battara

Xasterix, thanks for the link. I love and want that kulintang music! (though I have 2 CDs of it ).

The dancing and fingernails are similar to that found all over Indonesia (especially Bali) and even in Cambodia (all to their equivalents of kulintang/gamelan music).

I noticed that most of the sword work and spear work is done standing up. Some I have seen were influenced by penjat silat and thus low to the
Again, maraming salamat!

Walang anuman!

For good measure, here's an excellent unarmed demo of a Tausug Kuntaw / Silatan master doing a 'Langka' or series of moves which are good either for dance or for combat (and can be integrated with BangsaMoro weapons):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNm4...tuODUUHNThoA0o

And here, I saved the best for the last. While the description says 'Pencak Silat', the martial artist on stage is actually a Moro Fighting Arts (MFA) master- here in the Philippines, those who do MFA transition easily into Pencak Silat via sport competitions (I think he's one of the national coaches).

Kai, this is also for you. From what I've learned of the kris, when gripping, the long-side must be pointed towards the wielder. The weapon-work he's doing here is pure MFA:

https://youtu.be/KZXjtSfIgaQ?t=344