NARAPHIL Official Training Manual

"Arnis book for P.E. Teachers and Students"

Official NARAPHIL Training Manual
(1977)

A training manual was published in 1977 as a result of the rapid expansion of the NARAPHIL Corps of Instructors and the continuous "Summer Arnis Workshop/Seminar for P.E. Teachers". The demand for a standard Program of Instruction among the teachers and the Corps prompted the publication of this book authored by NARAPHIL Executive Director - Dir. Romeo C. Mascardo.

This manual is a Basic Arnis Course designed for P.E. Teachers who undergone the course and serves as a guide in the process of their teaching in their respective schools. It was designed even for students who wants to learn it through this book and follow them with ease.


Thousands of this book were distributed among the different school libraries even until to this date. The association is in the process of publishing the 2nd edition of this book.


Another manual that was published in 1979 in conjunction with this was a Basic Arnis Testing Manual wherein the examinee is guided in the mechanics of the grading/promotion. It consists of simple instructions and official documentation of the course in the first part. Majority of the content of this manual is mostly an illustration sequences of the different basic arnis technique undertaken and how they will be done or executed during the examination. It also includes the measurement of the examination area and position of the three examiners. The last page comprises the result of the grading/promotion - detail of performance on each technique and overall assessment.