This is a list of notable Arnis systems and practitioners.
Practiced/Practitioners in the Philippines
Systems which directly originated from the Philippines and have practitioners residing in the Philippines. Not all systems have particular names as older practitioners only called their arts generic names like arnis, baston, escrima, etc.
Arnes Diablo - a style from Cebu focused on knife fighting taught by Lorenzo "Insiong" Saavedra to Zimo Saavedra then to Lucresio "Okit" Albano and Gregorio "Goyong" Ceniza. Senior students: Felipe Dabor, Cronie Cabatingan, Vernon Ompoc and Rene Capangpangan. Balintawak Eskrima - Founded in 1952 by Venancio "Anciong" Bacon after internal dispute amongst some of the original founders of the original Doce Pares club. Balintawak Sugbu - Balintawak Sugbu follows the original teaching method of Villasin Balintawak. Founder GM Carlo "Kaloy" Campaña Bakbakan International - Founded by Antonio Diego, Rey Galang, Christopher Ricketts, senior students of Tatang Ilustrisimo. Biagtan Ayura Cinco Teros - Founded by Maestro Raysaldo Biagtan, former Team Muaythai Philippines, ISKA Champion, World Silver Medalist, also founder of Biagtan Muaythai MMA and Author of the book "The Art Of Cinco Teros" Northern Philippines System. Black Scorpion Arnis founded by Capt. Arthur Cuadrante Teodosio, reserve officer of the Philippine Army, in 1969. De Campo Uno-Dos-Tres Orihinal (De Campo 1-2-3) – founded by Jose Caballero. Derobio Escrima - founded by grandmaster Braulio Pedoy. Doce Pares Eskrima - Originally encompassed 12 styles and was founded by the Saavedra and Cañete families in 1932. There are now several Doce Pares groups headed by various members of the Cañete family. Eskrido - Founded by Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete, the last remaining founder of Doce Pares Eskrima. Garimot Arnis - Led by Gat Puno Abon "Garimot" Baet. Jendo - was developed by Grandmaster Jonathan Makiling Abaya in Mandaluyong City. Despite being an empty-hand based martial arts system Jendo also utilizes traditional Filipino weaponry including arnis, bankaw (spear/long pole), balisong knife, soteco ring, and dulo-dulo stick. KaJuKenBo Escrima - Grandmaster Adriano Directo Emperado (also known as Sijo Emperado), is one of the Americas’ Internationally recognized Martial Artist Grandmasters. He is the Co-Founder of KaJuKenBo, a world recognized style of Street Emptyhand and weaponry Self-Defense. KaJuKenBo Escrima Co-Founded by David Ducay, Max Pallen and the Emil Bautista a Filipino stick-fighting and weaponry self-defense system. Lapunti Arnis de Abanico - a style synthesized by Felimon Caburnay and Johnny Chiuten Kalis Ilustrisimo - Founded by Antonio "Tatang" Ilustrisimo; important as the ancestor of many current eskrima systems. Some senior students are Antonio "Tony" Diego, Epifanio "Yuli" Romo, Christopher "Topher" Ricketts, Rey Galang and Romeo Macapagal Jose Rizal practiced Arnis de Mano from Laguna Kombatan - founded by Ernesto Presas, brother of Remy Presas. Lameco Eskrima - Founded by Edgar Sulite. The name comes from the three ranges of the system, Largo (Spanish for "long"), Medio ("medium"), and Corto ("short"). It is a composite of many systems with heavy influence from De Campo 1-2-3 and Kalis Illustrisimo. Arnis Lanada - Grandmaster Porfirio S. Lanada (also known as Proferio Lanada), is one of the Philippines’ Internationally recognized Arnis Grandmasters. He is the founder of Arnis Lanada, a world recognized style of Filipino stick-fighting. Lapunti Arnis de Abanico - a style synthesized by Felimon Caburnay and Johnny Chiuten Lightning Scientific Arnis International (LSAI) - Founded by Benjamin Luna Lema in 1937. Lightning Scientific Arnis is a system that revolves around the concept of Tercia Serrada Cadenilla y Espada y Daga which is a method of intercepting and redirecting attacks and blind-siding the opponent by going to the off-side and blanketing him with a barrage of continuous strikes. Modern Arnis - Founded by Remy Presas, which has roots in the Presas family and Balintawak system. It is revolutionary for having pioneered a system that made teaching of Arnis easier for students as old-school systems were often very painful for the student, thus making it hard to attract students and keep the arts alive. Palasan Eagles Daite Ilustrisimo Eskrima - Founded by Jaime Quizana, Arnis SEA Games and World Champion who was a former student of the legendary Bahad Zubu Grand Master Yuli Romo. The style is rooted in Bahad Zubu and Kalis Ilustrisimo. Pekiti Tirsia Kali - Founded by Conrado Tortal and carried on by Leo Tortal Gaje, inheritor of the family system of the Tortal clan. The name means "to cut into pieces at close range", although it includes techniques for all ranges.