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BRIEF HISTORY OF NARAPHIL
In 1975, the National Arnis Association of the Philippines (NARAPHIL) was formed by Gen. Fabian C. Ver. This organization acted as the first national organization for Arnis in the Philippines

The origins and evolution of the indigenous sport of stick fighting predate Philippine history as written. Because the art was thriving throughout the archipelago when the Spaniards arrived in the sixteenth century. The system of fighting with bladed weapons among the maharlikas, or nobility, was formerly known as Kali. The conquerors outlawed the practice of the craft for a variety of reasons. Like a family heirloom, the art was passed down from generation to generation.