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    Yaw-Yan is a Filipino style of kickboxing developed in the 1970s by Napoleon Fernandez based on older Filipino martial arts like Eskrima. It incorporates elements from other martial arts as well and emphasizes long range kicking and striking.

    Yaw-Yan was created in the 1970s by Napoleon Fernandez in the Philippines by combining techniques from martial arts he studied like Jujutsu, Karate, Eskrima and Judo. It was introduced publicly in 1972 and was influenced by the growing popularity of kickboxing.

    Yaw-Yan incorporates elements of striking, grappling, weapon techniques and additional kickboxing. It uses kicks, punches, elbows and hand techniques modeled after bladed weapons. There are also 12 'bolo punches' patterned after eskrima.

    Yaw-Yan

    Yaw-Yan, also called Sayaw ng Kamatayan, Filipino Martial art


    and Dance of Death,[1] is a Filipino style of Kickboxing developed
    Yaw-Yan
    by Napoleon A. Fernandez and based on older Filipino martial arts.[2] Also known Sayaw ng
    Since its inception in the 1970s, it has dominated the kickboxing as Kamatayan, Dance
    scene in the Philippines and has proven very effective against other of Death, Filipino
    stand-up fighting arts. Martial Art

    Yaw-Yan closely resembles Muay Thai, but differs in the hip-torquing Focus Hybrid
    motion as well as the downward-cutting nature of its kicks,[3] and the Country of Philippines
    emphasis on delivering attacks from long range (while Muay Thai origin
    focuses more on clinching).
    Creator Napoleon A.
    Yaw-yan practitioners participate in various Filipino mixed-martial Fernandez. Orlando
    arts tournaments such as the Universal Reality Combat Boy A. Fernandez
    Championship[4] and Fearless Fighting.[5][6] Sr,
    Famous Alvin Aguilar,
    History practitioners Eduard Folayang,
    George Estregan,
    The originator of Yaw-Yan is Napoleon A. Fernandez or "Master Ruben Sumido
    Nap",[7] a native of Quezon province, who originally studied Parenthood Kickboxing, Eskrima
    Jujutsu.[8] The word Yaw-Yan was derived from the last two syllables (Panantukan), Jeet
    of Sayaw ng Kamatayan meaning "Dance of Death".[9] Kune Do, Judo,
    Fernandez had a background in various martial arts such as Jeet Kune Karate (Shotokan,
    Do, Karate, Eskrima, Aikido, and Judo. He is said to have modified Kyokushin)
    all the martial art forms that he studied and fused them to create a
    martial art form that is deadly to opponents and "advantageous to the build of Filipinos".[10] Yaw Yan was
    introduced to the public in 1972. It includes elements of striking, takedowns, grappling, stick and knife
    fighting, and additional kickboxing material.[11]

    It reflected the growing popularity of Kickboxing during the 1970s to 1980s, and from the 1990s to the Mixed
    martial arts in the Philippines as well as worldwide.

    Training
    The forearm strikes, elbows, punches, dominating palms, and hand movements are empty-hand translations of
    the bladed weapons.[12] There are 12 "bolo punches" which were patterned from traditional Filipino martial
    art of eskrima.[13][14][15]

    References
    1. "Yaw Yan, The Philippine Dance of Death". Vol. 9, No. 11. Inside Kung Fu magazine.
    November 1982.
    2. Crudelli, Chris (2008). The Way of the Warrior: Martial Arts and Fighting Skills from Around the
    World (https://books.google.com/books?id=pzDTYdi9RnwC&q=yaw+yan&pg=PA187).
    Penguin. p. 187. ISBN 9780756651855. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
    3. Crudelli, Chris (2008). The Way of the Warrior: Martial Arts and Fighting Skills from Around the
    World (https://books.google.com/books?id=pzDTYdi9RnwC). Penguin. p. 187.
    ISBN 9780756651855. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
    4. Mallari, Perry Gil S. (2007-07-15). "The thrill of the UR CC X" (https://web.archive.org/web/2008
    0111123928/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/july/17/yehey/life/20070717lif2.html).
    The Manila Times. Archived from the original (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/july/17/
    yehey/life/20070717lif2.html) on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
    5. "Amurao bags Fearless Fighting featherweight crown" (https://web.archive.org/web/200801111
    24013/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/mar/18/yehey/sports/20070318spo5.html).
    The Manila Times. 2007-03-18. Archived from the original (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/
    2007/mar/18/yehey/sports/20070318spo5.html) on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
    6. "Wushu bets dominate Fearless Fighting" (https://web.archive.org/web/20070911002956/http://
    www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/04/16/SPRT2006041661466.html). Manila Bulletin. 2006-04-16.
    Archived from the original (http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/04/16/SPRT2006041661466.ht
    ml) on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
    7. "Yaw-Yan 'Texas' opens new gym in Tondo, Manila" (https://web.archive.org/web/20080226133
    504/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2004/07/08/sports/yaw.yan.texas.opens.new.gym.in.s
    anciangko.html). Sun.Star Cebu. 2007-07-08. Archived from the original (http://www.sunstar.co
    m.ph/static/ceb/2004/07/08/sports/yaw.yan.texas.opens.new.gym.in.sanciangko.html) on
    February 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
    8. Yaw Yan, 2011 (http://www.fmapulse.com/article/yaw-yan) January 17, 2009, accessed March
    20, 2011
    9. "Yaw Yan Ardigma Filipino Martial Arts • Martial Arts Nerd" (https://web.archive.org/web/20190
    903080628/https://martialartsnerd.com/yaw-yan-ardigma-filipino-martial-arts/). Martial Arts
    Nerd. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original (https://martialartsnerd.com/yaw-yan-ardigm
    a-filipino-martial-arts/) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
    10. Maglinte, Lemuel P. "Legendary Yaw-Yan founder GM Nap Fernandez passes away | The
    Freeman" (https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-sports/2018/01/30/1782672/legendary-y
    aw-yan-founder-gm-nap-fernandez-passes-away). philstar.com. PhilStar. Retrieved
    3 September 2019.
    11. "Yaw-Yan | Hybrid FMA" (https://hybrid-fma.com/about/yaw-yan/). Archived (https://web.archive.
    org/web/20180826184955/http://hybrid-fma.com/yaw-yan/) from the original on August 26,
    2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
    12. "About Yaw-Yan – Yaw-Yan ArDigma Sacramento" (http://yaw-yan.net/about-yaw-yan/).
    Retrieved 3 September 2019.
    13. Journals, Martial Arts (2018). Yaw Yan Training Journal: For Training Session Notes (https://bo
    oks.google.com/books?id=4yNfvgEACAAJ). Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us.
    ISBN 9781731238719. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
    14. Crudelli, Chris (29 September 2008). The Way of the Warrior: Martial Arts and Fighting Skills
    from Around the World (https://books.google.com/books?id=pzDTYdi9RnwC). Penguin. p. 187.
    ISBN 9780756651855. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
    15. Daan, Eskabo (October 24, 2013). "Yaw-Yan: The Dance of Death" (http://bakitwhy.com/article
    s/yaw-yan-dance-death). BakitWhy. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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