Another distant cousin of FMA?

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I've trained a bit in several systems of Filipino Escrima and am always fascinated by other systems evolving out of a mix of indigenous and Spanish fighting arts from various parts of the former Spanish Empire. Some years back I posted on Garrote Venezolano and invited a practitioner from Caracas to demonstrate for our group. Recently I posted some clips of Argentine Esgrima Criolla in the knife arts section. Here's anther regional art that caught my eye: Esgrima de Machete y Bordon from Colombia.

 
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BTW Eskrima = escrima = esgrima = swordplay, fencing with swords, knives or sticks. Bordon (accent over the "o" ) = "baston", stick or staff. Escrima de machete y bordon = fighting with machete and stick.

 
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