Hi Leute,
folgendes stammt aus einem Interview mit Leo T. Gaje (Pekiti Tirsia Kali):
Question:
Do you also have any knowledge in other weapon arts aside from Arnis?
Answer:
It's purely Pekiti Tirsia, a Filipino indigenous art and I have no other involvement in any other martial arts except for Pekiti Tirsia. Well, actually I don't call it Arnis, it has to be Kali, because Arnis has no part in our Filipino culture, Arnis is Spanish. And there is no reason for it to be called as Arnis or Escrima because it has to be Kali. That is why we are currently thriving to educate everybody that the art is not "Arnis Escrima," but it must be Kali....
Finde ich persönlich eine sehr harte Aussage - und vor allem: wenn Tuhon Gaje so konsequent auf die philippinische Kultur zurückgreifen möchte, weshalb wird dann z.B. der Begriff Espada y Daga verwednet?
Wie seht ihr das ganze?
Gruß,
Mono