1982 First Filipino Martial Art offered as a credit course in US Colleges. Northwestern Michigan College. Previously 2 courses were held FMA style in the US but were extended education, not for credit.
20th & 21st Century Timeline of Eskrima, Kali, Arnis
{This is a work in progress!!}
1910 The Labangon Fencing club is organized in Cebu.
1910 The Paete Arnis Club is revived.
1920s Cipriano Geronimo forms Sikaran.
1920 1929 Ramiro A. Estalilla teaches Riganon Estalilla Kabaron at the Minneapolis Athletic Club, Minneapolis Minnesota.
1928 - Professor Florendo Visitation (Profeesor Vee), moves to Stockton, California where he continued studying Filipino martial arts from available sources.
1932 Lapu Lapu Vinas Arnis founded by Jose Vinas
1933- Floro Villabrille stows away on a ship to Oahu, Hawaii, later settling in Kauai, Hawaii
1937 Benjamin Luna Lema, forms Lightning Arnis club, teaching Lightning Scientific Arnis.
1951 Escrido is formed byCiriaco Canete
1952 The Balintawak Club is formed by Anciong Bacon.
1955 - Moro-Moro Orabes Heneral founded by Alejandro Abrian
1957 - Mga Karunungan sa Larung Arnis is published by Placido Yambao.
1958 1961 Dan Inosanto begins training in Filipino Martial Arts.
1959 - Grand Master Baltazar Bo Sayoc, first comes to the United States
1960 Romeo Mamar establishes the art of Tapado.
1960s Black Eagle Arnis Escrima is founded by Carlos Navarro
1964 - Grand Master Ben Largusa demonstrates the Kali at the 1964 Ed Parker International Karate Championships held in Long Beach, California.
1966 - Angel Cabales of Stockton, California opens the first commercial school to teach Filipino martial arts to non-Filipinos.
1968 Bahala na Club is formed by Leo Giron. Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo begin training with Master Giron.
1968 - Bakbakan International is founded in Manila.
1969 Sam Tendencia immigrates to the United States.
1970 Dan Inosanto, Richard Bustillo, Jerry Poteet, Ted Lucay Lucay graduate from Master Giron.
1972- Grand Master Sayoc opens a karate school in New York City. Arnis de Mano, is taught in the private section of the school.
1972 - Grand Master Leo Tortal Gaje brings Pekiti-Tirsia Arnis(Kali) to the United States. Also, that year Master Gaje forms the Arnis America Organization in New York City.
1972 Napolean Fernidez, forms Yaw Yan.
1972 Grandmaster Felipe Garimot Baet introduces Harimaw Buno to the Paete, Laguna Baranggy Police Force.
1972 Felimon Carburnay, opens the Lapunti Self Defense Club, teaching Lapunti Arnis de Abanico.
1973 Mat Marinas immigrates to the United States.
1973 Tobosa system of Kali, Escrima opens its doors.
1974 Professor Remy Presas publishes Modern Arnis in Manila, Philippines.
1975 Herminio Binas immigrates to the United States. (Binas Dyanamic Arnis)
1975 National Arnis Federation of the Philippines (NARAPHIL) is organized by General Fabian Ver.
1975 - Cebu Escrima Association (CEA) is formed through the efforts of Diony Cañete
1975 Tony Diego begins training with Antonio Illustisimo.
1976 Ramiro Estalilla jr. immigrates to the United States. (Rigonan Estalilla Kabaroan)
1976 - 1st National Eskrima Festival is held in Cebu City.
1977 - Fifty-seven-year-old Cacoy Canete of Cebu City takes first place in stick fighting during the Philippines first national eskrima tournament. Canete repeated the feat two years later, without getting hit by anyone either time.
1977 Dan Inosanto publishes The Filipino Martial Arts.
1979 - The Villasin Balintawak Eskrima Association is opened in Victoria British Columbia, Canada.
1979 - The 1st National Arnis Championship is held in the Philippines.
1979 - The West Coast Eskrima Society was founded by Suro Inay (Inayan Escrima), in Los Gatos, California in the hopes of preserving, propagating and promoting the Filipino Martial Arts.
1980s Atienza Kali coalesces
1983 Mat Marinas, forms Pananadata.
1986 Remy Presas publishes,Modern Arnis, Filipino Art of Stick Fighting.
1986- Gat Puno Abon accepted an opportunity to relocate to the United States. In 1989, he established the Philippine Martial Arts, Garimot system U.S.A. International
1988 - First USA National Eskrima Kali Arnis Championships is held in San Jose, California, in October of that year.
1988 Dog Brothers Martial Arts begin to be founded
1989 - First Eastern USA Eskrima Kali Arnis Championship is held in Jersey City, New Jersey in May of that year.
1989 Edgar Sulite (Founder of Lameco Escrima) comes to the United States.
1989 The WEKAF ,World Escrima/Kali/Arnis Federation, is founded at the 1st World Championships in Cebu.
1991 Sayoc Kali becomes All blade All the time.
1991 Master Toboada (Balintawak Arnis) comes to the United States
1991 Angel Cabales is named Weapon Expert of the Year by Black Belt Magazine.
1992 International Blade Fighters Guild founded by Tom Sotis.
1995 Remy Presas is named Weapon Expert of the Year by Black Belt Magazine.
1996 - Dan Inosanto is named Man of the Year by Black Belt Magazine.
1997 Mark Wiley Publishes Filipino Martial Culture.
1997 Rapido Realismo Martial Arts is founded by Henry Espera
