Classical Fencing and Historical Swordsmanship Exposition: Spada y Daga

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CLASSICAL FENCING AND HISTORICAL SWORDSMANSHIP EXPOSITION

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Spada y Daga

Spada y daga is Filipino sword and dagger technique, the origins of which are currently much debated. To be sure, the archipelago was under Spanish dominion for over three hundred years, and the name of the art certainly derives from the Spanish for "sword" and "dagger," but commonalities may be seen both between European swordsmanship and styles that we may be certain are of indigenous origin. To add to the confusion, all schools of Filipino martial arts are not alike. Some, particularly in the north, use a pedagogy and terminology that has clear Spanish influence, while other forms use Tagalog names for techniques and show no clear European influence.

Rey Galang is director of the North American headquarters of Bakbakan International, a brotherhood of practitioners that has become a worldwide leader in the teaching and development of the Filipino martial arts. He is credited with a major role in the research and development of Bakbakan's Sinawali fighting system, which teaches, among other things, the discipline of Spada y Daga, or sword and dagger. The effectiveness of this system has been repeatedly proven, both in competition and in actual encounters.


Master Rey Galang leading class in stick drill at Bakbakan.	Master Rey Galang and student John Giacobo demonstrating "Spada y Daga" (sword and dagger).	Master Rey Galang and student John Giacobo demonstrating "Double Sword."

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