
įernandez had a background in various martial arts such as Jeet Kune Do, Karate, Eskrima, Aikido, and Judo. The word Yaw-Yan was derived from the last two syllables of Sayaw ng Kamatayan meaning "Dance of Death". Fernandez or "Master Nap", a native of Quezon province, who originally studied Jujutsu.

Yaw-yan practitioners participate in various Filipino mixed-martial arts tournaments such as the Universal Reality Combat Championship and Fearless Fighting. Yaw-Yan closely resembles Muay Thai, but differs in the hip-torquing motion as well as the downward-cutting nature of its kicks, and the emphasis on delivering attacks from long range (while Muay Thai focuses more on clinching). 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. Fernandez and based on older Filipino martial arts. Yaw-Yan, also called Sayaw ng Kamatayan ( English: Dance of Death), is a Filipino martial art developed by Napoleon A. Kickboxing, Eskrima ( Panantukan), Jeet Kune Do, Judo, Karate ( Shotokan, Kyokushin)

Sayaw ng Kamatayan, Dance of Death, Filipino Martial ArtĪlvin Aguilar, Eduard Folayang, George Estregan, Ruben Sumido, Ron Catunao, Robin Padilla
