Eskrima stick fighting is indigenous to the Philippines and in the 1950s one of the most popular styles emerged: Balintawak. To appreciate Anciong Bacon's Balin

The most popular form of indigenous self-defense in the Philippines continues to be Balintawak eskrima—and for good reason. The martial art was created by Anc

Rigorous analysis of eyewitness and contemporary sources. Concludes that the "Cry of Pugad Lawin" is an invented story, then reconstructs the events in Balintaw

ATILLO BALINTAWAK ESKRIMA presents an in-depth historical account of the Atillo Balintawak Eskrima style of Crispulo "Ising" Atillo. As the last living member o

This book, the first volume in a trilogy, presents to you the Balintawak Arnis System as founded by Supreme Grandmaster Venancio "Anciong" Bacon in Cebu, in the