MODERN ARNIS REMY P. PRESAS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

Magellan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PHLa9XpkcI

1939 film made in the Philippines called "Giliw Ko" (My Darling). The film was restored by the Australian government in 1998 as a gift to the Philippines for the 100th anniversary of its Independence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie9YEgAm-r0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxmy2Dp3WI0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd8fsQ8y_Ss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnmfhh8hK98

This is Milla del Sol nowadays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHwTc0spNdo She's 85. The son of the lead actor Fernando Poe, Sr. made a bid for the Presidency of the Philippines 4 years ago.

This last clip is an American government documentary about the Philippines from the 1930s.

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOI6rc38Qic

I know this isn't strictly on-topic for here, but...it's some cool history and October is Filipino-American month, so I thought people might like to see it.

Joel

This is EXACTLY the type of posting that we would like to see here on modernarnis.com.

As some of you know, we are very interested in things surrounding Filipino culture past and present. So, thank you for turning us all on to this very interesting and important historical information.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6D4K0pxY44&feature=related

This is a movie called Lapu Lapu, about the meeting of Magellan and Lapu Lapu, etc. Part 1 of 13.

Joel

This story tells you a lot about Rattan, where it comes from, what it's used for, etc. The coolest part about it, though, is the way it explicitly mentions Modern Arnis.

http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=43518

Joel