9781425746223 | Xlibris Corp, April 12, 2007, cover price $31.99 | About this edition: * Cebuano Eskrima: Beyond the Myth boldly unravels with compelling and provocative hypothesis on the Hispanic origins of the Filipino Martial Arts known as eskrima, arnis and estokada * The last vestiges of the extinct European medieval fencing could be found indirectly linked to Filipino eskrima * The authors present prima facie evidence on the fraud of the supposedly precursor art called kali * A more plausible theory on the origins of eskrima are presented in startling detail from its early beginnings as a defense against Moro pirates and slave traders and its later fusion with Spanish fencing through the Jesuit warrior priests during the pivotal years 1635-1644, the height of Spanish rapier fencing in Europe during the Renaissance * It also presents a comprehensive chronology on the development of eskrima in Cebu, a meticulous commentary of Cebuano pioneers and innovators of eskrima and elucidates the pre-eminence of Visayans in the art of eskrima / arnis / estokada * As both authors are practitioners of this martial art, technicalities in eskrima never before detailed in other materials on the subject are carefully discussed in the book * Other interesting topics related to eskrima like the esoteric practices and healing modalities are also explained in fascinating detail.

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