Filipino Martial Arts
The three major branches of Filipino martial arts are Arnis typically from the northern Luzon regions, Eskrima from the central Visayas regions, and Kali from the southern Mindanao regions. Within these branches dwell a long line of masters, families, systems and history. Most Filipino systems will associate with one of these terms and their respective regions of the Philippines.
Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed Martial Arts (or MMA) is currently the fastest growing sport in the world, already ranking as one of the top ten sports around the globe, rubbing shoulders with sports that have been around for centuries despite being around in its current form for only a few years. Obviously, fighting has been sport for hundreds and thousands of years, but its development into a more organised, regulated sport in the West only really started within the last two decades. Its popularity first equalled and now even overshadows that of both wrestling and boxing, and it continues to grow in popularity even today. So what makes MMA so appealing?
Appreciating Abstract Art Paintings
I am not an artist, art history major, nor was I raised around art and been an art buff all my life. But, I have been learning a lot more about art lately, and my ability to appreciate abstract art paintings has increased over the past few months. As many lay people who do not know much about art, I would look at a Jackson Pollock piece and say, “my kid could paint that!”. But in my heart I knew that was not true, and silently I liked and admired his work.