MAPHILINDO

MALAYSIA, THE PHILIPPINES, & INDONESIA have been characterized as being of one region by visionaries who wished to have a sort of 'super-power' emerge and who worked somewhat towards that goal in the 29th Century. The vast economic, political and social problems in all three nations were and still are a great obstacle towards this. Some Filipino Martial Artists have utilized the term 'Maphilindo' to describe their particular martial arts systems. The term often makes use of the various influences and similarities of martial arts in this area: such as, kali, silat, pentjak, etc. and bladed weapons. Of course, other SOUTH EAST ASIAN nations may well have influenced these art, say, Thailand, Cambodia, Annam, and India,etc.,etc. Further consideration of these things will be taken up later on.