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Huling Hiya 😂 Folk Dance (Sakuting) Congratulations to our group😘😘 #sakuting #folkdance #culminating

"After the Spanish colonized the Philippines, a decree was set that prohibited natives from carrying full-sized swords (such as the Kris and the Kampilan). Despite this, the elite and other underground practitioners found ways to maintain and keep the [martial] arts alive. To circumvent the decree, some practitioners used sticks made out of rattan rather than swords, as well as small knives wielded like swords. Some of the arts were hidden from the Spaniards and passed down through familial or communal ties, usually practiced under the moonlight or right under the Spaniards noses by disguising them as entertainment like with choreographed dances such as the Sakuting stick dance or during mock battles at Moro-moro stage plays." excerpted from the Eskrima wikipedia article