Garimot Arnis (or Garimot Arnis de Mano) is a Filipino martial art developed by Gat Puno Abundio “Garimot” Baet. He is the 5th generation inheritor of his family art. Garimot Arnis is a system composed of three basic parts: arnis de mano (weapons), buno (wrestling), and hilot (healing). The defining characteristic of the system is in keeping yourself safe. This is done by meticulously studying the footwork, angles, and distancing of largo mano (long hand) to keep yourself out of your opponent’s range while keeping him/her in your range. In corto (close range), the opponent’s ability to attack must be shut down as quickly as possible, through a disarm, lock, or manipulation of the opponent’s body,. Above all, knowledge of hilot allows you to keep yourself healthy by helping you to fight illness and injuries, especially injuries caused during arnis and buno training. “Garimot” (from Paeteno slang “garaymot,” meaning “absorber”) was the fighting nickname of Gat Puno’s father Felipe. Gat Puno took the name in his father’s honor, and used it to name his family’s system.