Buno (wrestling)

Summary

Buno ("to throw" in Tagalog.[1]) is a system of Filipino wrestling like Dumog.

Harimaw Buno, formerly Harimaw Lumad (King of Tiger Wrestling), is a style of Buno used by the Mangyans of Mindoro and the Aetas of Infanta, Quezon.[2]

Buno usually uses standing throws, control locks, joint manipulation, striking, take-downs and ground wrestling techniques,[3]

There is also an armed style of Buno. Weapons that the practitioner can use are knives, spears and bow and arrows. The main weapon used is the lubid or a four-feet long rope.[2]

Training utilizes mud training, canoe training, tamaraw wrestling, log training and tree climbing.[3]

Nagpambuno came from this root word, the meaning is to resist, or grab something from another's grasp.

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  1. ^ Philippine Online Dictionary
  2. ^ a b Harimaw Buno Archived March 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Books About Filipino Martial Arts You Should Have In Your Library Archived June 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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