{"id":3346,"date":"2026-01-14T19:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/?p=3346"},"modified":"2026-01-14T20:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:01:59","slug":"kali-escrimas-got-a-rich-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/2026\/01\/14\/kali-escrimas-got-a-rich-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Kali\/Escrima’s got a rich history!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kali\/Escrima\u2019s got a rich history! $\"\ud83d\ude04\"$ It\u2019s a Filipino martial art that\u2019s been around for centuries. Here\u2019s the lowdown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Origins date back to pre-colonial Philippines (like, 14th century)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Influenced by indigenous fighting styles and Spanish colonization ( sword-fighting, anyone?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Originally designed for warriors and guards to defend against enemies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Focused on practical, effective techniques using sticks, knives, and empty hands<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Became popular worldwide in the 20th century, thanks to Filipino masters like Dan Inosanto and Bruce Lee\u2019s influence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Now, it\u2019s a globally recognized martial art, all about adaptability and flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The legendary Dan Inosanto! $\"\ud83d\ude04\"$ What style is he showcasing in this image \u2013 is it Kali, Jeet Kune Do, or something else?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The King of Kung Fu! $\"\ud83d\ude04\"$ What era of Bruce Lee\u2019s life are we vibing with \u2013 early days or peak martial arts mastery?<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kali\/Escrima\u2019s got a rich history! It\u2019s a Filipino martial art that\u2019s been around for centuries. Here\u2019s the lowdown: Now, it\u2019s a globally recognized martial art, all about adaptability and flow. The legendary Dan Inosanto! What style is he showcasing in this image \u2013 is it Kali, Jeet Kune Do, or something else? The King of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kaliescrima"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dan-I-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3346"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3350,"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3346\/revisions\/3350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powermartialarts.vegas\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}