Started in the jungles of Luzon in the Philippines, Sikaran is the only classical Philippine style of karate. Much of the original history is lost, however, Sikaran did exist when the islands were discovered by the Spanish in 1521.

It is a style of karate in which the legs are very strong. There are several kicks which have earned Sikaran the popularity it enjoys, and they are responsible for the strength of the legs of it’s participants. The biachi (similar to a hook kick) and the batamba (flying spinning back kick) are deceiving to an opponent trying to block them. The front thrust kick, roundhouse kick, and the side thrust kicks are executed in such a manner that the knee does not snap (which causes much of the joint damage that is seen in martial arts today). There are also many types of flying and spinning kicks.

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Sikaran is a tough style with it’s roots going back to ancient tradition in the Philippines. One of these traditions involved dating. If two young men wished to woo a young lady, they would place their sandals on her doorstep. If she wished to accept one of them she would bring his sandals inside. If she would not choose, the two men would fight to the death with their wrists tied together by a cord and a balisong (butterfly knife) in the other hand. (Often the winner was in no shape to claim her hand.)  Fortunately some of these older traditions have been omitted.

Under Marcos’ rule, the balisong was outlawed in the Philippines, but it’s study is included in the Sikaran schools in the U.S. .  (Along with the other classical weaponry.)  The Sikaran style today includes all of the traditional Philippine weapons.   (Escrima, balisong, kris, etc.)

Under Spanish rule, laws were passed outlawing the study of martial arts and it was necessary for the practitioners to hide their studies. This is why there are very few shouts/keii’s in the Sikaran system to this day.

When Grandmaster Louis Lagarejos came to the United States, he brought with him all of the original Sikaran techniques.  (There were very few knowledgeable people left in the Philippines to carry on the art at that time.)  Some attempts have been made to revive this ‘lost’ art, but it has been alive and well in the U.S. for over 50 years.