Visayan suspension

[Spunjer]

batara, i don't believe visayans from the lowlands, or in the case of the sword, ilonggo men wear patadyongs (malongs) back in the days. women did. pictured below is a rattan belt that goes around the waist where if you notice ilonggo scabbards has a leather wrapped around the throat and the out facing side has a small flap that clips on these belts. we were more en vogue with the spaniards back then, lol.

[Battara]

Hey Spunger,

Great picture and information. Salamat po.

Never said they wore malongs, however.

[Spunjer]

My bad. I was referring to the sash you mentioned, which i took was malong or patadyong in vernacular terms...

[migueldiaz]

spunjer, thanks for that pic. would that (quick release of the scabbard from the waist) be also because in some filipino martial arts, the scabbard is used in the other hand as some sort of a buckler? thanks in advance

eques, here's a related thread showing how a panay island sanduko (also called taribong) is strapped to the waist.

[Spunjer]

Truthfully, the loops are pretty secure to hook, enough that it doesn't unhook so easily. IMHO, these were made out of necessity by a common person who worked the farm, so i would say the martial aspect would be the last thing in his mind. Also keep in mind that generally, FMA in its basic form uses one hand for offense/defense (using stick or blade) while the free hand is there for checking. Although in the more advance stage, and some styles do use both hands, i've yet to see one that uses the scabbard as part of the curriculum. I suppose it's been done.. like the way manny did last night, only with no sticks

[Battara]

Some of the Sulu peoples did use the barong scabbard as a parrying shield in consort with the barong.

[migueldiaz]

thanks for the comments