Filipino Empty Hand Combat

  (Dumpag)

 Dumpag is the ancient indigenous fighting art of the aborigines of Negros and Panay Islands of the Philippines. It is an art of open hand techniques (slapping, hacking, finger jabbing) and the use of elbows and legs for limb destruction. The objective is to end the confrontation immediately and not to grapple (wrestle). So in practice, it is quick, effective and deadly.
 The Filipino Dumog is a very rare art today. Dumog can be found mostly in the Southern part of Negros Island and in the island of Panay in the province of Antique, Philippines. This can be found in the small barrios where it became the farmers� form of survival, past time and entertainment.
 Dumog follows the cultural practices of the early forefathers based on the Philosophy of Kali, "One must believe in life not death, one must believe in success not failure, one must believe in good health not sickness". It is always the principle in Dumog that in the event of an encounter or a combat challenge, there is a complete determination to win.
 Instructor: Mataas Na Guro Gabriel Martinez is a certified Pekiti Tirsia Kali instructor specializing in Combat Dumog and Knife Combat close quarter methodology under Maginoo Tim Waid and Grandtuhon Leo T. Gaje, Jr, Supreme Grandmaster of Pekiti Tirsia Kali Global Organization.
 
 History of The Filipino Fighting Arts
 

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