Boxing Training For Filipino Martial Arts / Kali / Eskrima

Western boxing has a significant and undeniable influence in the refinement of “Filipino dirty boxing“ as practiced by FMA practitioners worldwide. In this video, I mainly show the long-range nature of Filipino dirty boxing as manifested by long punches and the use of in-and-out footwork. The video clips where I am in the vicinity of other people are old pieces of footage - filmed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (I promise. I am a healthcare professional in my country). Keep safe everyone! Wear your face masks and face shields, and practice safe distancing - keep everyone “in long-range“! Here in the Philippines, we are mandated by the Department of Health to wear both face masks and face shields, vaccinated or not. There is a rationale behind the seeming redundancy - studies have suggested that the cells on the surface of our eyes may have receptors for SARS-CoV-2, the pathogenic agent of COVID-19 - meaning the virus may gain access to our bodies by adhering to the c