Part 2: A New Kind of Arnis Tournament!

2007 NARAPHIL Arnis Tournament

(Cultural Presentation Exhibition/Competition)

October 14, 2007

Island Cove Resort

Kawit, Cavite, Philippines

This tournament is geared and designed as an alternative competition that delved more on the cultural aspect of arnis. It may be categorized as a non-contact type and showcases the group talents in group Form and team skills, including choreography and interpretation of their own styles.

The origin of this rules and concept came from the first NARAPHIL Inter-Club Competition/Exhibition in the early 1980's. This was due to the collective efforts of the PHILMAT and upon opproval of the NARAPHIL Board for its promulgation.

The rules were divided into two portions; namely the basic presentation of their own styles and the special number which usually decides the result. The first part is given ten-minutes to showcase their basics and then three-minutes on the special number.

Groups were then categorized into three Levels; the PRIMER, the JUNIOR and the SENIOR Level. Each team should not be less than sixteen actual participants or more than thirty. In case of a tie, the team with more number of participants is usually given heavier advantage point from the lesser team.

This was the old simple rule then!

Col. Adriatico Del Camat, Jr. (PNP)
NARAPHIL Auditor
and
Head Officiating

Sr. Master Rene "Nonoy" Tongson
of IMAF
(Former member NARAPHIL Board of Directors)

Officiating Committee

(Bro. Rey Postrado, Bro. Bong Del Camat and Bro. Benjie Silo)







The Tournament Proper

The form of the Champion!






"Mga tilamsik ng kamay at paa, umaayon sa
sayaw ng katutubong arnis"

by: Capt. Rick Sarte