Sikaran

Sikaran is one of the Filipino kickboxing martial arts.

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Sikaran is mainly a kicking art, much like Tae Kwon Do. It originated in the rural farming province of Baras, Rizal in the Philippines. Traditional garb consists of a plain white "camisa de chino", a simple white shirt, and blood-red trousers. Its signature move is a reverse spinning roundhouse kick called "biakid" wherein the attacker's heel connects to the back of the head or neck of the defender.

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