What is arnis

Remy A. Presas is largely credited with popularizing the Filipino Martial Arts in the United States beginning in the mid-1970’s. His charisma and infectious energy inspired countless students that attended his dynamic, faced-paced seminars, workshops and training camps.

Presas’ own fascination with the Filipino Martial Arts began as a small child, when he would secretly watch his uncles practicing arnis with sticks and blades.

Presas later trained with his family and eventually searched out and trained with masters of many styles throughout the Philippines, with a an emphasis on the balintawak eskrima style in the 1960’s. In the rough and tumble world of Filipino Martial arts, he engaged in many matches, tournaments and street fights and built his reputation, eventually founding his own system of “Modern Arnis”.

Presas earned a degree in physical education and taught at University in the Philippines, and also helped spread arnis instruction througho