Kinds of Swords used in Eskrima?
Did animist tribes like the bisaya and pintados use long swords such as the kampilan? And if they did, how common were they? how long was the typical sword in the Philippines before spain came, because many of the muslims in the south carried long swords from 36-40 inches such as the kampilan and panabas. here is the kamiplan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampilan here is the panabas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panabas
Is lapu lapu a muslim?
This is the kind of debate that long been happen because some really insist if Lapu-lapu is muslim or not, and other tribe claim that he is one among the pagans. But what really was the truth, on my part I may say he is not muslim, didn't you see the neclace that he is wearing with, there are some tooth of a wild boar in it, which is a symbol that he is one of the wild pig hunter and such is one among the source of their foods, such animal is not easy to hunt and they have to make some trap just to catch it. Reference: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=lapu+lapu... Muslim didn't eat the meat of the pig and doing such is against Islam. .........................................