Yaw-Yan
| Also known as | Sayaw ng Kamatayan, Dance of Death, Filipino Martial Art |
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| Focus | Hybrid |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Creator | Napoleon A. Fernandez.
Orlando Boy A. Fernandez Sr, Randy A. Fernandez Jr |
| Famous practitioners | Alvin Aguilar, Eduard Folayang, George Estregan, Ruben Sumido, Robin Padilla |
| Parenthood | Boxing, Muay Thai, Panantukan, Sikaran, Jeet Kune Do, Japanese martial arts particularly Judo, Jujutsu, and two styles of karate: Shotokan Karate, and Kyokushin Karate |
Yaw-Yan (from Filipino Sayaw ng Kamatayan, lit. "Dance of Death"), is a Filipino martial art developed by Napoleon A. Fernandez and based on older Filipino martial arts. Since its inception in the 1970s, it has dominated the kickboxing scene in the Philippines and has proven very effective against other stand-up fighting arts.
Yaw-Yan closely resembles Muay Thai, but differs in the hip-torquing motion as well as the downward-cutting nature of its kicks, the arm strikes resembling Bolo knife movements with Randy A. Fernandez being Bolo specialist Instruction , and the emphasis on delivering attacks from long range (while Muay Thai focuses more on clinching).
Yaw-yan practitioners participate in various Filipino mixed-martial arts tournaments such as the Universal Reality Combat Championship and Fearless Fighting.