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By Perry Gil S. Mallari
Reporter
He was a doctor, a novelist, a
poet, a sculptor, a painter and a lothario. He was also a swordsman,
deadly with both rapier and arnis sticks; a highly regarded pistol
marksman; a body builder with experience in wrestling and judo; a
freedom fighter and a wanted man. Our National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal,
hailed, as “The Pride of the Malay Race” was a Renaissance man.
Yes, Rizal honed his brawn and his blade as much as he did his wit
and his word.
Rizal did not become a superb
physical specimen overnight. He was frail and sickly as a child.
This probably prompted him to study the art of buno (wrestling) from
his uncle Manuel to strengthen his body. This skill he once used to
defeat a bully in class.
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