page_title: Suntukan
section_title: Characteristics
hierarchical_section_title: Suntukan / Characteristics
caption_attribution_description: English: Manong Peter "Tisoy" Siscon, Jr. demonstrating Filipino street boxing techniques or "suntukang kalye" with Guro Mau Leongson at Rizal Park, 2015
context_page_description: Suntukan is the fist-related striking component of Filipino martial arts. In the central Philippine island region of Visayas, it is known as Pangamot or Pakamot. It is also known as Mano-mano and often referred to in Western martial arts circles of Inosanto lineage as Panantukan. Although it is also called Filipino Boxing, this article pertains to the Filipino martial art and should not be confused with the Western sport of boxing as practiced in the Philippines.
context_section_description: Suntukan is not a sport, but rather a street-oriented fighting system. The techniques have not been adapted for safety or conformance to a set of rules for competition, thus it has a reputation as "dirty street fighting".  It consists of upper-body striking techniques such as punches, elbows, headbutts, shoulder strikes and limb destruction. It is often used in combination with Sikaran, the kicking aspect of Filipino fighting which includes low-line kicks, tripping and knee strikes to the legs, shins, and groin. Common targets include the biceps, triceps, eyes, nose, jaws, temples, groin, ribs, spine, and the back of the neck.
caption: Suntukang Kalye (dirty street boxing) with locks, trips, knees, throws and elbows
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