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ARNIS! ESKRIMA! A FILIPINO GIFT OF PEACE FOR ALL

Once raised to defend homes, Arnis de Mano, simply Arnis, otherwise known as Eskrima, is now building friendships across borders.

"Sword and Dagger," an original composition by Rhio M. Zablan, transforms the Filipino sword-and-dagger tradition into a powerful story of family, courage, restraint, and peace.

This is more than martial art; it is culture in motion - and a Filipino gift to the world.

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THE SWORD AND THE DAGGER
By Rhio M. Zablan

From islands born beneath the sun,
Where sea and mountains meet as one,
Our fathers stood, our mothers prayed,
With sword and dagger, brave and unafraid.

Not for glory, not for war,
Not for riches, power, or more,
But for the home, the blood, the name,
For those they loved, they faced the flame.

In every strike, a heart was beating,
In every move, a love unyielding,
The hand was strong, the heart was true,
To guard the ones they loved and knew.

Sword and dagger, hand in hand,
Guarding home and guarding land,
Born in courage, forged in pain,
Carried through the sun and rain.

Sword and dagger, proud and free,
Tell the world our history,
Not for war, but peace we stand,
With love and hope across the land.

The blade once flashed in times of fear,
When danger came and drew too near,
The warrior rose, the village stayed,
For love was stronger than the blade.

A father fought for children’s dreams,
A mother guarded life’s bright streams,
And every blow, though fierce and strong,
Was born from love that carried on.

For what is strength if love is gone?
What is a sword when peace moves on?
The greatest warrior knows when to cease,
For true courage is the strength for peace.

From the islands to the world,
Let our Filipino story unfurl,
From the hands of those before,
To the hands of many nations more.

Once a shield when danger came,
Now a bridge that bears our name,
What our ancestors left behind
Now brings together humankind.

Arnis is more than steel and flame,
It is the soul behind our name.
From our ancestors, brave and true,
A gift of culture the world can share and do.

What does it really mean to “make it” in China?

A teaching job that was supposed to last one year.

A singer who became a baker.

A scientist tackling mountain hazards.

A teacher shaping Chinese students.

A cricket team that started with domestic workers.

An entrepreneur who built a business from scratch.

And a Filipino who quit his job, followed his heart to China — and turned Arnis into a bridge between two cultures.

These are not stories you’ll find in trade figures or diplomatic communiqués.

They are stories of risk, reinvention, resilience, love and unexpected success.
I wrote about the Filipinos behind the statistics — the people who crossed borders without leaving their identity behind.

50 stories. One bigger story: how ordinary Filipinos are helping build the Philippines-China relationship, one encounter at a time.

Read: Made It in China: The Filipino Stories You Won’t See in the Statistics.



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