Pilipino Warrior Arts Mug

The Front: The Coat of Arms of the Republic of the Philippines. The Coat of Arms of the Philippines consists of eight sun rays representing the Eight Philippines Revolution Provinces of Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Manila, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac. The Three Five-Pointed Stars represent the Three major island groups of Luzon, The Visayas, and Mindanao. The Blue Field/Background on the Left side has a Bald Eagle representing the United States of America, and on the Red Field/Background on the Right side has a Rampant Lion representing the Kingdom of León, Spain, both represent the Country of the Philippines origins. Symbolic Features of the Philippines Sandata (Armed) Arts: Taken from the Coat of Arms and the Flag of the Philippines, the Eight Gold Sun Rays stand for the Eight Philippines Revolution Provinces of Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Manila, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac. The Three Blue Five-Pointed Stars stand for the Three major island groups of Luzon, The Visayas, and Mindanao. The Symbolic Gold Sun Rays may also stand for the Art’s Unrelenting Strikes, Energy, and Pressure toward opponents. The Circle signifies the Circular or Angular Movement around an opponent. The Triangle the signifies the Footwork of the Arts. The Heraldic Armed Sea Lion or Merlion may stand for the City of Maynila or the President of the Philippines but in this case it stands for the Fighting Spirit of the Art to Fight you on Land or on Sea. The Red Background stands for the spilled Blood from all the battles fought on Philippines Soil and Waters. The Blue Symbolic Kris Sword stands for Silat from the Island of Mindanao. The Blue Symbolic Talibong Sword stands for Eskrima from the Islands of The Visayas. The Blue Symbolic Rattan Baton stands for Arnis or Arnis De Mano from the Island of Luzon.