Zubiri eyes promotion of Filipino martial arts arnis as a sport in international stage 0 SHARES Share it! After the SEA Games, Zubiri vowed they will pursue the promotion of arnis in the international stage. Zubiri said coming together as a national team took a lot of effort, resources and motivation from all Filipino arnisadores. It was in 2009 when arnis was declared the national martial art and sport with the signing into law of Republic Act R.A. No. With the passage of the law and the organization of PEKAF, Arnis will be a true grassroots martial art & sport,” he stressed.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 08, 2019 06:56 UTC