Is Filipino Martial Arts Pacquiao's Real Secret to His Speed

When you hear the name Manny Pacquiao, immediately you think, boxing, filipino, 8 championship title in 8 different weight class, and great hand speed.  Manny got to where he is at today not just because he is a hard working, God fearing, likable individual, but his best attribute when he is in the ring is his hand speed.   Manny managed to beat opponents larger than him because he is fast.   He outpunched them and many times he also outpowered them.  Speed equates to power.  

Where did he get that speed?  For one he is naturally built fast.  But I always wondered if he has, or have, or still straining in Filipino Martial Arts.  Fililipino Martial arts includes Arnis, Escrima, Kali all of which uses stick for fighting.  Training with the sticks can improve hand speed.  In Escrima, there is a stick training called "siniwali", which involves 2 long sticks that are whipped back and fort in an alternating manner.  As the practitioner gets proficient with this, he can do the sinawali faster and faster.  Eventually, the same workout can translate into empty hands, or punching fist.  Since the hand have been used to the sticks with "siniwala" without the weight of the stick, the hands will strike faster.

I've seen interviews of Manny Pacquiao where he would comment,  "It's a secret" (what his strategy for a certain fight that is).   I would not be surprised if his training regiment includes even more "secret" techniques that the media have not seen. 

I've seen videos of Pacquiao also emmulating Bruce Lee's moves.  Bruce Lee who trained with Danny Inosanto is the father Jee Kune Do (JKD).  JKD incorporated a lot of the Filipino Martial Arts.  Bruce is fast.

This is all speculation of course, but you've got to wonder, what the possibility of this idea being true.  Manny lives in Mindanao, a place where Kali, Escrima is widely practiced, he's a Filipino fighter which leads me to believe he would have ran across the idea of Filipino Martial Arts as part of his regiment.  He likes Bruce Lee and he can be a secretive guy (as far as his training regiment).

Next time you watch him fight notice how he throws his fist one after the other.  This is exactly what happens with "siniwali".