FMA Informative Newspaper Vol3 No.6

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Vol 3 No 6 - 2014
Newspaper
Propagating the Filipino Martial Arts and the Culture of the Philippines
What On Earth Is a “Supreme” Grandmaster Anyway?
By Mustafa Gatdula
Is this a cat who used to train with
Diana Ross in Motown, or something?
Is it that grown men - FREE men - calling another man “Master” isn’t enough? You
need to lower yourself and grovel even lower?
Is it that having your butt kissed by your
students isn’t enough? Don’t let me get graphic here, guys.
The Filipino martial arts have become
so mainstream, it’s disgusting. Let alone
that we no longer have the natural-born
killers representing our arts like we did 20 30 years ago. We have degenerated to selfpromoting ranks, selling teaching certificates, promising students that they will be
unbeatable in “10 seminars (ahem, easy lessons) or less”! Our arts are now “too deadly
for tournaments” and now we have to listen to the same garbage we use to laugh
at being spewed by our own masters and
many of you feel obligated to defend it!
Come on now, big boy… you don’t
really believe that your master is undeafeated in 100 death matches, do you? See
if you can get him to spar ONE “bloody
nose” match with me, will you? Oh, he’s old
and I’m young. Okay, since you are the one
holding his jockstraps, and plan to be the
“inheritor” of his system, why don’t you
fight me in a light contact, friendly match?
Oh, I see. Your Grandmaster is a direct
descendant of Lapu Lapu. His art is 8 generations old. Okay, name each successive grandmaster/grandfather going back 4 generations.
These guys will tell you that their art
goes back 9 generations, but they can’t name
their great, great grandfather. Come on!
Instructorship in the Filipino martial
arts use to be a graduation. Once you’ve
learned an art, you knew it, and your rank
depended on your skill level and knowledge base. Now, it is a level with titles and
numbers (6th degree Black Belts). People
ran out of numbers to give themselves–I
actually met a guy who told me his GreatGrandmaster was a 15th degree Black Belter (whew!)–and titles, so now they are
reaching for more things to call themselves.
Heck, next these guys will start calling themselves the “Pope of Arnis de Mano”, or “Great
Grandma Guro”. This is getting out of hand!
When my guys have learned my art all
the way through, they will know more than I
did when I first opened my school because I
have had 18 years of knowledge more than
I did at 22. They should be better than I was
because they had more classmates than I
did. They deserve to be more than just my Instructor-level student; they deserve to be my
peer. And that’s the reason for these higher
numbers and lofty ranks. Teachers want to
remain superior, despite that they no longer
can do what they use to, and that their Black
Belt students will be better than they ever
were, and that’s just plain wrong. What says
more about a teacher: His best students are
still lesser skilled than they are at 40 or 50? Or
his best students surpasses his own abilities?
May I suggest, brothers and sisters,
that the best Master should be able to produce students who become better than the
Master himself. I am 40, I have arthritis. Two
weekends ago I performed 100 pushups–
which is a basic requirement of my advanced
students–and I ached for nearly 7 days, when
I use to do that as a part of a regular workout.
By contrast, my advanced Kuntaw students
do this regularly as a warm-up. I blistered
last week when I threw 1,000 strikes with my
sticks (yet I was shooting for 2,500… remember the “Challenge” article?). 1,000 hits use to
be a demonstration I performed for students
complaining about 500 hits! I am a shadow
of who I was, as are most men calling themselves “Master” and “Grandmaster” or more.
Still, it is ego that makes some men accept this
fact and still shoot for more power and arrogance, and cease to strive for improvement.
My grandfather once said that a man’s
fighting career should end in his 30s, when
he begins his teaching career, then becomes
a Master in his 40s, when his peers begin to
consider him a Master. But he must continue
to hone and improve his skills until his body
quits, and this would be in his late 50s and
60s. My Grandfather could still spar at 78,
and he never adopted the title of Grandmaster. I’ve seen only a few old men who could
compare to him at an advanced age, yet
most Masters with fewer abilities and younger years dare to make up titles like “Supreme
Great Grandmaster” and stuff like that?
Science and Research
in Martial Arts
By Marcus Schüssler
Article
Digging for the
Origin of Eskrima
By Ned R. Nepangue, M.D.
and Celestino C. Macachor
Article
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The Filipino martial arts
way of doing business just perplexes me, and we are going
by the way of Big Business Tae
Kwon Do with the ranks, multilevel marketing schemes and
de-emphasis on skill development and testing. When men
make up these crazy titles and
wear them proudly and without shame, I know that my
beloved Filipino martial arts
have become the next Amway.
I believe that when a
student graduates from the
Advanced Level, he should
have two or three more levels to aim for: the Expert level - when he has learned the
entire art and can utilize the
art with great effectiveness;
the Teacher level–when he
has attained an entire fighting career worth of his own
fighting experiences as well
as supervised teaching expe-
rience; and if you decide to (I
don’t), a Senior Teacher level–
which is your political/business/social status level (which
I believe any rank higher than
a 3rd Degree Black Belt is anyway). There is no need to test
at those levels; you’ve seen
what they can do in class and
on the mat. I would hold a
presentation ceremony and
maybe a demonstration, but
nothing more is necessary.
I had always been
taught that the title “Master”
was to be bestowed not by
an organization or by oneself, but by the community
you belong to. I had two significant experiences with the
title Master around 10 years
ago, and I believe that teachers should achieve it this way,
rather than to pay for certification. The first was shortly
after my arrival to California,
when I was still on the tournament circuit and making
friends among the instructors.
A few times when I had visited a school, I would be introduced to students as “Master
Gatdula”. This is aligned with
the saying that teachers become Masters when the community recognizes you as one.
The second was at Manong
Leo Giron’s school and house,
when he and Grandmaster
Vince Tinga introduced me to
another teacher from the Bay
as “Master” Gatdula. When I
suggested that I was just a
teacher, Manong Leo said,
“you are a Master because I
say you are one…” Vince Tinga
introduced me to the community as his nephew, and ad-
opted my school as family (he
actually taught in my school
7 days a week for nearly 2
years before his death). This is
how one becomes a master,
not through some ceremony.
Like I have said in previous articles, return to basics.
Train yourself, train your students, give them plenty of opportunity to prove their sklls
to you and themselves. Don’t
try to make money off them
forever. Give your students
the respect they deserve and
give your art the respect it deserves. Don’t pimp your martial arts. If you want to pimp
something, throw 24s on your
ride, put some bass in your
trunk, but leave the arts and
our traditions alone.
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Science and Research in Martial Arts - Fiction and Practice
man body or an object. This is
secured scientific knowledge
and is proven every day. The
inherent human drive to be
able to fly from the own resources, is in opposition to the
scientific knowledge of gravity and is therefore also to be
classified as pure dreaming.
There is the following
train-of-thought-error, when
it comes to conducting scientific research in martial arts: if
two people are fighting each
other, the one taking the offensive has a certain intention
and motivation. Of the two
taking or having to take the
defense part, must therefore
interpret the intent and motivation of the other! He has
but little time, because this is
a complex information processing. To have security for
himself, he needs a so-called
the same way and are having
the same structures, thus being systematically. The simple
example of gravity should emphasize this: an object with a
mass always falls to the ground
and has always the same behaviors within the gravity field
– no matter in what place on
this earth! This was dubbed by
Isaac Newton on the basis of
the legendary case of the falling down of an apple to the
ground and has not lost its validity today. (Sir Isaac Newton
(* Dec 25, 1642 jul. / 4 January
1643greg. in Woolsthorpe-byColsterworth, Lincolnshire; †
20 March 1726 jul. / 31 March
1727greg. in Kensington) was
an English naturalist and civil
servant. In the language of his
time, which still not sharply
divided between natural theology, natural sciences and
philosophy, Newton was known
as a philosopher.
Isaac Newton is
the author of Philosophiæ Naturalis
Principia Mathematica, in which he
described univer-
sal gravitation and the laws of
motion and thus laid the foundations for classical mechanics
with his law of universal gravitation. Source: Wikipedia). This
simple fact is repealed in the
weightlessness field, where
there are other laws to abide.
This simple definition
being referred to martial arts,
the question arises, how and
whether it is even possible to
apply scientific considerations
on ‘human combat’. It is necessary to analyze the structure of
the human combat first of all:
the human combat is led by
two human individuals, where
each of them pursues the objective to gain physical control over the other to enforce
his will. This is rather a simple
logical inference, although it is
overridden in the sports field
on larger scales (because fairness aspects are involved), but
is instrumental in self defense.
Each individual human
has the same physical structure – four limbs (two arms,
two legs), the torso and the
head. This structure is always
the same and applies for each
population group, no mat-
ter on which continent of
this earth. Differences arise in
dependence of body dimensions such as size and mass,
as well as the ability to effectively mobilize the own structure in order to win the fight.
At this point now the attempt
by scientific means to explore
what – more mental – combat
strategies and tactics can be
achieved at best is setting in,
for making this equally applicable for everyone (similar to
the training of officers in the
army, where battles and wars
are always virtually being
played through, but where
the real wars usually happened differently as planned).
This means that in accordance to scientific stipulations the same laws on the
strategic mental as well as
physical level through a variety of experiments it must be
elaborated, that have a universal validity at any place and at
any time and in any constitution. Here again the example
of gravity: a body with a mass
always falls downward, whether in the Antarctic in Europe or
China. The body may be a hu-
ly wrong associations term
and expectations are being
formed. On the one – due to
human shortcomings – intended, to another, simply
by indiscriminately accepting so-called ‘verbal trends’.
The applied disciplines,
that translate the findings
from basic research into products or product concepts is another thought approach, that
is analog to today’s university
based education. Example:
the civil engineer is an applier
of physics such as gravity, mechanics, thermodynamics, et
cetera, and has as task to build
homes, that meet the needs
of the customer with regard
to the intended use and providing security. The same va-
lidity for the martial arts: the
physical components have
the same laws on the basis of
structures, that have evolved
in accordance with other real
scientific principles (such as
for example the gravity, biomechanics, etc.). Based on
these principles user strategies can be conceived, which
pursue the logical objective
of 0% risk / 100% security.
This means, that a basic
scientific research in the field
of martial arts is not possible,
but that the martial arts can
only base on the physiological and psychological foundations being studied for generations and rather putting this in
a context of victory or defeat
by ‘craftsmanship’.
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Digging for the Origin of Eskrima - Excerpts from “Cebuano Eskrima: Beyond the Myth”
By Ned R. Nepangue, M.D. and Celestino C. Macachor
By Marcus Schüssler
Throughout the past
eras martial arts were considered as necessary to the survival in society, but access to a
scientific acceptance was never allowed to them. As a result, they remained in an area,
that can be better described
by the term “craftsmanship”.
In the crafts experience
and knowledge are transferred over a long period from
person to person to ensure the
survival of these skills. In science it is about to fathom the
why and how in order to derive laws and coherences from
it. These findings are then used
in practical applications to facilitate daily life, for survival or
to making them usable and
servant to other purposes.
The science’s claim, that
if laws and coherences were
stipulated, these always work
anticipation (an acting before
or an assumption or a guess
at worst), to keep the defense
action in timely sync with the
incoming attack. A basic scientific research, that would tackle this topic, is to be equated
with a scientific research for
gambling! Two human individuals with their own intentions have their respective
conformity due to their psychological and physiological
structure, but these individual
conformities never become a
parent law called combat, that
can be scientifically explored.
Since the approach to
express a certain intellectualism through science and research in such a pragmatic
field such as martial arts (this
is preferably used to build up
a certain social distance), the
danger is great that quick-
Many martial arts can
easily trace back to its originator/progenitor. Chang San
Feng is said to originate Tai Chi
Chuan. Sage Agasthya originated the Tamil Nadu’s varma
ati while Sage Parasurama is
the founder of the Kerala’s kalarippayattu. Shaolin boxing
is identifi ed with Da Mo or
Bodhidharma.49 Gatka stylists trace their lineage back to
Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji,
the Sikh’s 6th Guru, and the
serpent god named Pakhangba started the martial art of
thang-ta or huyen lallong. But
for eskrima, there’s nobody we
can assign as the originator,
not even a diwata. As to its exact place of origin, we can only
vaguely say, “in the Philippine
islands.” What year was that?
Nobody can answer accurately
either. We can only strongly
surmise basing on facts available, that it is very likely that
Eskrima was fi rst developed
during the Spanish colonial
days, not before and not after.
The belief that eskrima
is something pre-Hispanic is
contrary to the existing facts
and logical arguments at
hand. While it is true that the
absence of any evidence of a
pre-Hispanic martial art does
not disprove anything; it is also
equally true and even childish
to insist that it existed. Fantasy
is fantasy, but to say that such
thing is real it needs to be proven first. As what Carl Sagan
said, “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
The burden of proof lay
heavy on the ones who insist
on clinging to that delusion.
Meaning, those who are skeptical in stories like kali, for example, are not supposed to
be burdened to provide evidence to the contrary. Why?
Well, because it is not
how the rules of evidence
work. Worst, it is not how the
advancement of knowledge
works. Those who insist on
Kali must now have their evidence to back them up and
allow the same to be examined by people, like those
from the academe. What is
happening now seems to be
the opposite. The skeptics
arenow the ones proving that
there’s no such thing as Kali.
A small partof the evidence
is in this book you are now
reading; the rest is in thebrain.
Sadly, these so-called
Filipino martial arts authorities do not even bother to lift
a finger in order to find out
the veracity of these stories.
Earlier chroniclers may have
mentioned how good fighters
the natives they met were, but
their observations were not
conclusive for this imagined
ancient martial art called kali.
Possible Sources
of Elusive Proofs
Among the few remaining legacies are the folk epics—the long heroic narratives
in verse, which recount the
adventures of tribal heroes
and in the process, express the
customs, beliefs, and ideals of
the people who singthem. It
is said that the Philippines has
no national epic hero, instead
hasabout a hundred (most of
these are from the island of
Palawan). Many ofthese epics
remained unwritten because
chanting is the mode by which
these have been produced.
They portray tribal society before the coming of the Muslims (1380) and the Christians
(1521) and serve as vehicles for
the transmission of tribal customs and wisdom. Meaning,
if one wants to learn things
in the past (like the imagined
kali) these epics may provide
information and confi rmation.
The people who promote the Kali myth might as
well listen or read the epic
“Biag ni Lam-ang,” and see for
themselves if the hero Lamang, was into Kali. See if Aliguyon of the epic “Hudhud”50
was also a kalista. They may
also dig deeper and read the
“Labaw Donggon” of the Sulod
(in Panay, where Kali was supposed to be taught in bothoan
schools)), the “Ulahingan” of
the Manobos, the “Sandayo” of
the Subanen (in Zamboangapeninsula) and the “Darangen”
of the Maranaos.
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Castro explained that Ernesto Presas wanted to create a system that incorporated all aspects of combat. “Kombatan became a two-stick fighting system, they do a
lot of sinawalis (weaving drills), and a lot of drills with two sticks and it’s a grabbing art.
It’s a beautiful art. Some Arnis doesn’t do two sticks or has Espada y Daga (Sword and
dagger); he’s one of the rare people who combined it all. It also has empty hands.” But
more than the art itself, was Presas’ passion for FMA that resonated the most. “Ernesto
was one of those people who loved Filipino martial arts and it didn’t matter what style.
He created IMPAF because he wanted to be more universal with everybody and unite
the Filipinos.” Presas hoped that by unifying the art, students would be able to learn
from other systems and grow in their own rite. “As long as he saw and he knew that you
were humble enough to learn his art and still be in another art, it didn’t matter to him.
In fact, he relished the idea of people being in other arts and learning his art at the
same time because it supplemented everything you’re learning.” Presas’ unique ideology laid the foundation for his students to create their own style of self-expression.
“He taught me how to develop Eskabo because I formatted my system behind his system, where it’s complete; we have kicks, we have weapons, one hand, two
hands, locks, takedowns and ground fighting. He was the one who told me, you must
Great Grandmaster Ernesto Presas
complete your system, you can’t just do knives, and you can’t just do sticks. You have
By: AJ Ruiz
to figure out how to combine them all and to flow well.” Great Grandmaster Presas’ was
Great Grandmaster Ernesto Presas is the Founder of Koma visionary in not only Filipino martial arts but also in life. “Ernesto was my mentor, any
batan and one of the most accomplished Filipino martial
kind of problem I had, I would tell him and he would help me resolve it. He’s changed
artists. In 1970 he created ARJUKEN, the Arnis, Kendo,
my life personally by supporting me in everything I’ve done, he supported me and
Jujitsu, Karate Association to promote Filipino martial arts
helped me create Eskabo by using all the techniques he taught me and how to expand
within the Philippines. In 1975 he founded the Internationthem even further by using other systems to expand my own. He was always on my
al Philippine Martial Arts Federation (IPMAF) to promote
side.”
Filipino martial arts around the world. Currentlly Kombatan
Great Grandmaster Presas is just one of the many Filipino martial artists who
has schools that reach from the United States, Australia,
have accomplished but still remains unknown to many. We at Eskabo Daan strive to
Mexico and Europe. Grandmaster Robert Castro of Eskabo
make Great Grandmaster Ernesto Presas known in the martial arts world and will enDaan, who trained under Ernesto Presas, was asked to give
sure that his art and memory will live for generations to come.
his experience on the man who strived to create “a comwww.eskabodaan.org
plete system.”
Sayoc Kali Tuhons
An excerpt from a History and Timeline of Sayoc Kali:
In the 1970’s, Chris Sayoc pushed the boundaries of
training to the point of extreme, fighting in the streets and
in tournaments. Chris’ personal training ranged from Tae
Kwon Do to training with Master Leo Gaje, Professor Vee,
Remy Presas and many, many others.
It was during this time that Chris Sayoc decided to
be called by the name ‘Tuhon.’ This wasn’t a title used in
the martial arts at the time, instead it was in reference to
the historical Malay word, “Tuan,” meaning “Leader who
has achieved Mastery.” This was his role in his gang, to his
friends and his students.
Later Master Leo Gaje chose to use it as a title of rank in his martial art of Pekiti Tirsia and so the “title” of Tuhon has become widespread in the
Filipino Martial Arts. Chris Sayoc was a private student and demonstration partner of Master Gaje from September 1976 to December 1979.
As the originator of the title, Pamana Tuhon Sayoc has developed 10 leaders to who he has passed the title of “Tuhon.”
To earn the rank of “Tuhon” in Sayoc Kali requires a minimum of 20 years of training. Training involves not only the physical aspects that
are required of a martial discipline, but also the mental aspects of how to succeed at whatever goals one sets out to achieve. How to think, how to
observe, and how to affect your environment.
Sayoc Kali Tuhons, then, are masters and teachers of how to create one’s own world.
Pamana Tuhon Founder and Creator of Sayoc Kali® and the Sayoc Fighting System
sayoc.com
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1. Carabao Rides
Although, used mostly now-a-days for Tourism purposes, one can still get a ride on a Carabao Cart in the
provinces.
5. Tricycles
This is also an easy way to get around most cities and
provinces!
2. Kalesa
These are still widely popular in Manila and in Vigan.
3. Pedicab
Cebuano Eskrima
Beyond the Myth
6. Skylab or “habal-habal”
Mostly encountered in Agusan and its near by provinces.
7. Jeepney
Our Jeeps come in a variety of colors, emblazoned with
custom signs, beliefs, you name it!
By Ned R. Nepangue, M.D. and Celestino C. Macachor
Cebuano Eskrima: Beyond the Myth boldly unravels with compelling and provocative hypothesis on the
Hispanic origins of the Filipino Martial Arts known as eskrima, arnis and estokada
The authors present prima facie evidence on the fraud of the supposedly precursor art called kali.
A more plausible theory on the origins of eskrima are presented in startling detail from its early beginnings
as a defense against Moro pirates and slave traders and its later fusion with Spanish fencing through the
Jesuit warrior priests during the pivotal years 1635-1644, the height of Spanish rapier fencing in Europe
during the Renaissance.
It also presents a comprehensive chronology on the development of eskrima in Cebu, a meticulous
commentary of Cebuano pioneers and innovators of eskrima and elucidates the pre-eminence of Visayans in
the art of eskrima / arnis / estokada.
As both authors are practitioners of this martial art, technicalities in eskrima never before detailed in other
materials on the subject are carefully discussed in the book.
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4. Motorcycles
Believe it or not, I have been on one of these on the
roads of Aklan.
14 Rides you might encounter in The Philippines!
An everyday form of transport us Pinoys use.
8. Bus
Used by the everyday Filipino. Can get you from one
point of the city to another and often farther out as well.
Future Events
June 2014
1st Pangamot Int’l Stick Fighting Tournament
June 8, 2014
[tentative event location]
Provincial Capitol Lagoon, Negros Occidental
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Contact: Call/Text: [0919] 889-9671
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.facebook.com/pangamot
9. FX Taxi
This is an alternative to a bus and a taxi. A sort of in
between.
11. The Philippine National Railway Trains
These still run and are operational!
10. Taxi
Don’t let the horror stories fool you. We
have a lot of decent folk driving taxis
around.
FMA Super Seminar
Grandmaster Dieter Knuttel and Tuhon Pat O’Malley
June 14 - 15, 2014
Doug Ellis Sports Centre
Wellhead Lane, B42 2SY Birmingham, United Kingdom
Contact: Kamal Dhiman [0784] 301-0914
Flyer
Kalis Ilustrisimo Training Seminar
Arnold Narzo and Peachie Baron Saguin
June 21 - 29, 2014
Denver and Estes Park, Colorado
Contact: Grandmaster Milspaugh Email: [email protected]
July 2014
12. The LRT and MRT
Just be prepared for the rush and crush!
3rd East Coast Gathering - Wounded Warrior Project
July 19, 2014
Rock Martial Arts
Gainesville VA.
Contact: Punong Guro Jun Paliangayan [703] 291-1299.
Website
Kuntao In-Tents 3 Day Camp
July 25 - 27, 2014.
602 Southford Rd., Southbury CT.
Information: [203] 596-9073 or Email: [email protected]
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13. Banka
I know, why? Well, if you are going to hop on one island to the
next, this is the most popular mode of transfer in between those
islands.
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14. The Roro!
Imagine a bus on a boat on an ocean!
Inayan System of Eskrima Flexible Weapons
By Jason Inay
In the Inayan System of Eskrima Flexible Weapons proficiency is a requirement to advance in the system.
This DVD is a presentation of skills and drills to enhance one’s familiarity and skill in the use of a flexible
weapon. Though this DVD specifically presents the use of the bandanna the principles can be adapted
to nearly any flexible weapon. Suro Jason Inay, the head of the Inayan System of Eskrima (I.S.E.), also
illustrates how training the use of flexible weapons is a metaphor for approaching martial arts with a
flexible and adaptable mind
Enjoy learning the use of the bandanna with drills and techniques adapted from the Inayan
Kadena De Mano styles of Eskrima. Inayan Kadena De Mano is one of the core styles within the I.S.E.
that emphasizes empty hand and knife skills. The I.S.E. DVD covers basic defenses to strikes, locks, and
entanglements.
Visit: www.Inayan-Eskrima.com to find out more about the I.S.E. a complete system of Filipino martial arts
founded by Mangisursuro Mike Inay.
This DVD may be purchased via PayPal: [email protected] $37 including ground USPS shipping in
the USA
WFMAA Expo & Laban Laro Championships
October 24-26, 2014
The Riviera Casino & Hotel Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
Website: www.worldfma.com
Information: Click Here
Registration
Laban Laro Rules & Regulations
FMAid Project Typhoon Haiyan Benefit Seminar DVD
Nashville, TN, 2013.
Featuring instruction
by Guro David Gould
(Lameco Eskrima single
knife) Guro Viko Perrine
(Kalis Ilustrisimo single
sword), Guro Jerome
Teague Applied Eskrima
basic body mechanics and
Balintawak dilling) Guro
Elmann Cabotage (Taboda
Balintawak semi advanced
Balintawak drilling). Run
Time: 2hrs 45min
Price $35 with all
proceeds going to
Typhoon Relief.
To order, Contact
Guro Jerome Teague at
[email protected]
The Bladed Hand
Director: Jay Ignacio
Producers: Jay Ignacio, Kent Vives, Sonny Sison
This is a documentary about the global impact and current
state of Eskrima/Kali/Arnis, otherwise
known as Filipino Martial Arts. Filmed
around Cebu, Baguio, Bacolod, Batangas,
Hong Kong, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Manila, Moscow, Oakland and San
Diego. The Bladed Hand will show how
this native art from the Philippines has
had a significant impact on military
systems and even on Hollywood.
Featuring FMA luminaries Supreme
Grandmaster Diony Cañete, Supreme
Grandmaster Cacoy Cañete, Guro
Dan Inosanto, Guro Diana Inosanto,
Guro Ron Balicki, Grandmaster Nick
Elizar, Grandmaster Ising Atillo, Master
Christopher Ricketts, Grandmaster Remy
Presas, Jr. and many more.
Visit: www.thebladedhand.com
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Past Events
Fundraiser for the Philippines - Typhoon Benefit Seminar
April 26, 2014
Gym-Synergy, 3049-A West 74th, Westminster, Colorado
Silat/FMA Seminar with Guro Jerome Teague and Guru Mike Casto
April 19, 2014
Roger Killen’s Taekwondo and Self Defense
4894 Nolensville Pike, Nashville Tennessee
On April 19th, 2014, Guru
Mike Casto and Guro Jerome
Teague conducted a joint seminar
on complementary elements of
their respective Close-Quarters
Silat and Filipino Martial Arts
systems. The seminar was held
in Nashville, Tennessee and ran
for seven hours. Attendees were
a mix of local and out of state
practitioners who traveled from
Kentucky, Indiana, and South
Carolina on Easter weekend to
take part in this unique event. The
group’s martial arts background
and experience level varied widely
from person to person, but all
were attentive and involved from
the very beginning.
Guru Casto’s system of
Silat, Anjing Gembala Pencak
Silat or AGPS, is known for its
emphasis on structural stability,
effortless balance disruption and
controlling the opponent through
biomechanics. AGPS produces
rather dramatic results with
maximum effect with minimum
effort. Guru Casto’s portion of
the seminar started with a quick
overview of combat ranges and
the corresponding weapons
that are effective at each range.
AGPS favors close range combat
(elbow and knee range, body to
body), and as such, too much
open space between an AGPS
player and his opponent is a
hindrance to effective technique.
After the introduction, Guru
Casto covered some essential
entry tactics designed to close
the gap between individuals in
combative encounters with a
particular emphasis on “stealing an
opponent’s space,” or taking away
his ability to effectively attack
in medium or long range. After
closing the gap, participants were
taught to quickly terminate the
encounter through striking and/
or takedowns/locks/breaks. This
“Stealing Spaces” workshop was
designed to provide attendees
with insight into some of the
foundational components of AGPS
and allow them to incorporate the
concepts into their own training
immediately. The entire basis of
the seminar, and perhaps even
of AGPS itself, can be summed
up in one of Guru Casto’s favorite
quotes: “From the moment I touch
him until the moment I stop
touching him, he should be in pain
and off balance.”
Guro Jerome Teague lead
seminar participants through a
series of single stick and blade
drills meant to provide them
with an in-depth understanding
of combative ranges, controlling
weapons and utilizing distance to
obtain a desired outcome. Guro
We had a great turnout today for the Typhoon Benefit seminar. Great instructors and paractitioners. Our FMA
community in Colorado is second to none. All of us are brothers and sisters and it shows when we get together
to bang sticks. We raised $1040 dollars today!! The money was donated to the Richard Lippard Typhoon Fund
for medical aide and support for the city of Tanauan, Leyte. Richard will personally bring the aid to Leyte in a few
weeks and report back with a write up and pictures when he gets back to Colorado. Thank you everyone for all the
support! - Shelley Javier Millspaugh
Guro Jerome Teague
Teague is currently Grandmaster
Virgil Cavada’s highest-ranking
US instructor in Applied Eskrima
Balintawak but he also has training
in Modern Arnis, Inosanto Kali,
and Villabrille Largusa Kali. The
material he presented consisted
of elements from multiple FMA
styles with a heavy emphasis
on basic defanging the snake
and bridging the gaps between
ranges regardless of weapon.
There was far more doing than
there was talking, and the training
consisted of easy-to-follow
drills and exercises that layered
concepts step by step so they
could be practiced, remembered
Guru Mike Casto
and employed regardless of
skill level. The instruction was
rooted in concepts and not
specific techniques and as such, it
allowed attendees to take it and
incorporate it into their respective
martial arts training regardless of
style or background.
The event ended with
a trip out for dinner at a local
Thai restaurant and the group
continued to banter ideas and
concepts from the seminar late
into the night. As the evening
drew to a close, all agreed that
they were a little stiff, a little sore,
and a lot happy.
For more information on events with Guru Mike Casto, visit: www.TrainAGPS.com
For more information on events with Guro Jerome Teague, visit: www.GuroJeromeTeague.com
Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima/Eskrido Seminar
April 26, 2014
Battle Control
319 Piercy Rd., San Jose, CA.
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Congratulations
and a Million Thanks for
the success of the Apr.
24th Cacoy Doce Pares
Benefit Seminar in San
Jose, California!
Supreme
Grandmaster Cacoy
Canete sends his
sincerest thanks and
appreciations to the
following: Grandmaster
Manuel Francisco for
hosting the seminar,
the Grandmasters
and Masters for their
presentations, to name a few: Grandmaster Anthony Kleeman, Grandmaster Ron Lew, Grandmaster Jun Cautiverio, Grandmaster Guy Kinanahan,
Grandmaster Tom Meadows, Grandmaster Rommel Jimenez, Grandmaster Vatche Partamian, Grandmaster Wally Estropia and Master Narrison
Babao. And to all of their respective Black Belt students who assisted the seminar, to name a few: Rick Metzler, Lee and Mike McKenzie. Last but not
least to all the rest of the CDP Eskrima practitioners and enthusiasts who attended the seminar.
Your unwavering loyalty and continued support of Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Canete will always be deeply appreciated by him and his
family. God bless you all! - Catherine-Kitty Canete-Knight
16th Phoenix FMA Training & BBQ
April 26, 2014
Margaret T. Hance Park, Phoenix, Arizona
With the threat of an oncoming rainstorm
the start of the 16th Phoenix FMA Training looked
dismal. Five stood around looking at each other,
wondering if the training was going to happen. Then,
in the blink of an eye, there were a dozen people and
it was on.
We decided to change things up a bit this
time. To this point, we had been training “seminar
style”; one person sharing/teaching and the others
practicing. For this session, we decided to “mingle”;
everyone paired up, the first person shared for 15
minutes, switch, the other shared for the next 15
minutes. After the half hour, everyone changed
partners.
Kada Anan Martial Arts Arizona
Richell
Demetris
Mark
Joewe
Hai Phan (visiting from Santa Clara, CA)
DTE
Jay
Taja
Tea
Jeromy
Jeff
Others that showed up some jumped in and got a partner and shared their style.
James Laforteza
Magdiel Rivera
Martin Torres
Raymon De Valle
The weather finally had its way and it started raining. For the last part of the session, we moved under
cover and kept going. Guest participant, Hai Phan, who flew in from Santa Clara, CA. to attend the training, was
given the floor and finished the sharing. Hai taught some basic concepts behind weapon retention and safe
weapon deployment. Concepts covered basic standup grappling, preventing the opponent from reaching a
weapon, and maintaining control before reaching for your own.
The usual BBQ was cancelled but a few of us ended the event with food and stories at 5 Guys Burgers.
Modern Arnis and Balintawak Seminar
Grandmaster Bobby Taboada and Master of Tapi Tapi Chuck Gauss
April 26, 2014
The Harmony Martial Arts Center
1755 Plummer St. Unit 6 & 7, Pickering, Ontario, Canada
On Saturday April 26th, Bamboo
Spirit Martial Arts Centre, Ltd and
Pugad Lawin Martial Arts hosted a
successful joint seminar between
Balintawak Grandmaster Bobby
Taboada and Modern Arnis Master
of Tapi Tapi Chuck Gauss. This
seminar was months in the making
and involved a fair bit of outreach.
Both Grandmaster Bobby
and Master Chuck arrived in
Toronto on Friday night. The
next morning, we had a private
breakfast where we introduced
the two of them together. Over a
delicious breakfast, we discussed
the planning of the seminar and
exchanged stories about the late
Professor Remy A. Presas, with
accompanying laughter.
We then departed for the
Harmony Martial Arts Center in
Pickering, where the seminar took
place from 1:30pm to 7:30pm.
After an introduction of the two
guests of honor (with a reminder
that Grandmaster Bobby was most
assuredly the best looking man in
the room!), we got started, after
the obligatory group photo.
Master Chuck got things
rolling with the introduction of
his mainstay drill, the 2 versus 1
drill. This is a very versatile drill,
teaching the usage of both the
right and left hands and many
skills inherent in the art of Modern
Arnis. He covered thrusting,
sweepstrokes, application of
redonda, disarms, angling, body
positioning, and much more.
He then showed how this drill
translates into single stick tapi tapi
and added in switching hands,
heavy checking and hitting.
Master Chuck did a fantastic job of
showcasing the explosiveness of
Modern Arnis Tapi Tapi.
Unfortunately, due
to a family situation, Master
Chuck had to leave the seminar
early. Following a presentation
ceremony to recognize those who
have supported Filipino Martial
Arts over the years, the seminar
resumed with Grandmaster Bobby
taking over the floor.
Grandmaster Bobby
emphasized the basic footwork
and striking patterns of his
beloved Balintawak art. It was
evident that his movements
were quite efficient, compact
and superb, reflecting his nearly
40 years of experience. He then
segued into some of the basics of
Balintawak ranging from striking
to disarms. He also demonstrated
his speed, power and accuracy
with a demonstration on Master
Roland Rivera, who traveled from
North Carolina for the seminar.
The last portion of his seminar
dealt the empty hand component
of Balintawak, with an emphasis
on the checking hand, agility and
footwork.
After the seminar, we
had dinner at the Pho Saigon
restaurant and regaling each other
stories about our times in Modern
Arnis and Balintawak.
The next morning, Terence
and I drove Grandmaster Bobby
to Guro Mantas Oliver Garduce’s
place. A joint seminar was
held with Guro Oliver teaching
Kombatan with Grandmaster
Bobby following with a Balintawak
session. The highlight of the
day was Grandmaster Bobby’s
Balintawak demonstration with
Terence as the demonstration
partner. Terence did a fantastic
job in assisting in Grandmaster
Bobby’s demonstration. A video of
the demonstration was uploaded
to Facebook where it has gone
viral (with 283 shares as of this
post). There was a great turnout at
this event as well.
All in all, a great weekend!
Open seminar with GM Latosa in Hamburg 2014
April 26, 2014
Hamburg, Germany
Saturday 26 April 2014 around 3pm – the participants for this year’s
open seminar with Grandmaster Latosa in Hamburg supported by the
IUEWT are getting ready. (Sifu/Master) Marcus Schüssler addresses a few
words of welcome to the participants, after which Grandmaster Latosa
immediately takes over into the scheduled topic of ‘Short Power’. The
participants had a wide range of foreknowledge and stylistic origins, which
was welded together into a whole within a very short time, due to the
neutral and objective way of teaching.
The time of the first unit passed like on the fly, at what some of the
participants noted, that the input is enormous and difficult to process in
parallel time. But nonetheless, all remained focused on the matter and
some participants brought plenty of humor into the process through
their ‘Hamburg mentality’. The second part of the seminar had been
conducted on the outside courtyard due to the good weather conditions.
Thus the IUEWT school Hamburg represented by Stephan Schreck had
a successful ‘inauguration’ of the new premises by Grandmaster Latosa
and the seminar. The unbiased participation, as well as the short visit
of other Escrima teachers of Grandmaster Latosa from Hamburg and
surrounding areas showed the clear language towards a positive change
and development of the Escrima scene of Hamburg. - Marcus Schüssler
Video: Click Here
Master Jon Escudero Lightning Scientific Arnis Seminar
April 26 - 27, 2014
MKG Seattle, 10714 5th Ave NE, Seattle, Washington
Sunday
Day 1
The seminar was open to students of all levels.
Worked Espada y Daga both days
Day 2
FCS Kali S. Cal. Seminar
Tuhon Ry Dionaldo
April 26 - 27, 2014
13950 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA.
Excellent weekend! First
off, the energy level and
fun was at a high! Bits of
pain and lots laughter!
Not that he needs
it ,but kudos for Tuhon
Ray Dionaldo giving us
more and new exciting
info year after year! I just
proves that he’s always
training and perpetuating
himself and the art of FCS
KALI. We appreciated that!
Saturday started
off with the Panantukan
drill. It’s always a great
feeling fist to flesh
After we drilled that at
every angle possible,
Saturday
we moved on to the
“crazy” Sumbrada. All I
kept saying was ‘for such
simple moves..this is
freakin’ technical!”
Always willing to share
the fame, Guro Nate
worked us with the stick
lock flow. Yay, more bits of
pain..lol
Sunday’s class went
double tech on the new
Sumbrada. Live hand
taps, left hand strong,
double weapons, double
tapping, panantukan
entry...ahhhhhh i actually
yelled out “I’M FRIED!” Again Guro Nate was up to continue with applying the lock flow. We added take-downs and submissions. Tuhon kept the end
theme with more Silat take-downs and throws to finish off!
PS: let’s not forget our break dancin’ session
Thank you everyone that participatd and Kenpo Evolution Mma, Sherman Oaks Ca., for hosting us.
“Time went by fast, great energy from everyone, I had fun.” Tuhon Ray Dionaldo — feeling great.
Arnis Kali Eskrima Toronto Workshop
Grandmaster Bobby Taboada and Guro Mantas Olicer Garduce
April 27, 2014
TKMT Uptown, 1992 Yonge St. Toronto, Ontarios, Canada
Sonny Umpad’s Eskrima: The Life and Teachings of a Filipino Martial Arts Master
By George M. Yore
Born with the soul of a warrior, the intellect of a scholar, and a zealot’s devotion to his art,
Maestro Santiago “Sonny” Umpad forged an enduring contribution to the rich and colorful
history of Filipino martial culture. In 1976, after immigrating to the United States, Sonny founded
the school of Visayan Style Corto Kadena & Larga Mano Eskrima—rooted in his training in the
Philippines and tested by a hard and dangerous life on the streets, Sonny’s system was above all
else practical. As Sonny’s reputation as a talented fighter became well-known, he began to crosstrain with masters of other martial arts, including Jesse Glover (Bruce Lee’s first student) and Wally
Jay (founder of Small Circle Jujitsu). One of the most innovative and visionary exponents of the
Filipino arts, Sonny pioneered the concept of “mixed martial arts” long before the term was in use.
Sonny Umpad’s Visayan Eskrima provides an insightful portrayal of Sonny Umpad’s life,
philosophy, and teaching methods, as well as the structural underpinnings of his system.
Instructor George Yore has assembled the writings of six of Sonny’s students (including Wade
Williams, 2012 nominee for the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame) to create a biographic homage
to this remarkable martial artist; basic techniques and applications are also demonstrated,
accompanied by 130 step-by-step photos. Practitioners of Filipino martial arts—as well as
mixed martial artists and security specialists—will find valuable instruction in techniques and
applications, while the thousands of people touched by Sonny’s teachings will gain a new
understanding of this notoriously reclusive master’s life—and how his experiences informed
the development of his system.
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Kuntao Seminar with Ron Kosakowski
April 27, 2014
Practical Self Defense Training Center
847 Hamilton Avenue (Route 69)
Waterbury, Connecticut
Giron® Arnis Escrima Workshop
April 29, 2014
American Society of Karate
San Jacinto College, Houston, TX.
The Kuntao seminar went great. I did not count the amount of people there. I am all
worn out from teaching and performing right now. I did not video it so nothing will be online.
This is the foundation of my Kuntao style so I would not put this out to the public so easily. It
was a good crowd and people saw some mind blowing stuff with the use of hand monitoring.
Its different but VERY logical.
One of my Black Belts got a new stripe added during the seminar which was a surprise
to him. He is a very good Kuntao player and now he has work to do to cover that nice
prestigious rank.
San Jacinto College, Houston, TX. Bahala Na Houston was asked to hold this workshop for A.S.K. to introduce Filipino martial arts to
their students. It was an incredible opportunity to share the art with another organization and help continue bringing the Houston martial arts
community closer together.
Last night myself, Rick and Nestor held a Giron® Arnis Escrima workshop for the American Society of Karate at a local college. It was honor to
get to share the art with everyone there. - Jason Evans
Winning Stick Seminar
Jon Escudero - Lightning Combatives
May 2, 2014
Winning - Nguyen’s TKO Karate
Katy, Texas
Integrated Eskrima Seminar
2 Seminars - 1 Day
April 27, 2014
Academie White Crane Kung Fu
1545 le Corbusier #14, Laval, Quebec, Canada
Integrated Eskrima seminar presented by Guro Mark V. Wiley, hosted
by Shifu Lorne Bernard of Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu Academy in Laval,
Quebec, Canada April 27, 2014. The event was attended by several Kung
Fu Masters of the Crane, Dragon, Hung Ga and Choy Li Fut systems, as well
teachers of Doce Pares Eskrima and Balintawak Eskrima. Dr. Wiley covered
the basics of disarming stick, knife and sword on angles 1 -5, as well as
free form sword “gap filling” techniques that are the hallmark of Integrated
Eskrima. Robert Cory Del Medico taught a micro cosmic orbit qigong
seminar on the same day. - Mark Wiley
Last night was one of the most creative,
innovative and dynamic weapon seminar I have ever
attend! Kali/Stick Master Jon Escudero “Winning Stick
Seminar” is an exciting and informative seminar and
excellent tool for enabling martial arts of all ranks and
ages to become skilled with this thrilling weapon. I
highly recommend his seminar to everyone! Thanks
again to Robert Montifar for bringing Master Jon
Escudero to our dojo!
Wayne Nguyen
Ohio Balintawak
Grandmaster Bobby Taboada
May 2 - 3, 2014
Reed Academy Mixed Martial Arts
600 Cincinnati Mills Dr. -> Entry Way 6
Forest Park, Ohio
Main Seminar event with Grandmaster Taboada. My humble thanks
to Sifu Charles Reed of Reed Mixed Martial Arts Academy for hosting
the location of this event. Also, my extended thanks to Guro Ernie
Lake of FCS Lexington Kentucky, Guro Jose Connors of AEGIS
Martial Arts in Huber Hieghts Ohio, and Guro Tony Jayme of Harper’s
Elite Martial Arts in Columbus Ohio for the FMA camaraderie. My
continued thanks to my Balintawak Family MI-Guro Patrick Schmidt
- Cleveland Balintawak, QI-Guro Adam Greenspan - Pensacola
Balintawak , and Mr. Eric Lance - Akron Balintawak. My final thanks to
my students and for the community for making this event a success.... - MAKTAN - Filipino Martial Arts
Website: www.maktan.com
Stick Combat Seminar
May 3, 2014
Cypress Texas
Mandala Apolo Ladra
May 3 - 4, 2014
Mesa, Arizona
Great weekend of Training in Mesa, Arizona.
Special Thanks to Grand Master Silva, Master
Apolo, the Professional Staff at East West Karate,
who hosted the event. To all school owners and
instructors who trained with Master Apolo this
weekend, I hope our Kali4Kids can flow together
in the near future! For FKA SD Parents...Looking
forward to class this week with additional
techniques to teach our kids! - FKA San Diego
Stick Combat Seminar
May 4, 2014
Coppell ATA
Dallas Texas
Great Lightning seminar today by Master Jon Escudero. It reinforces my belief of how phenomenal Lightning Scientific Arnis system truly is.
Excell students were looking good. We even had a nice surprise visit from our friends from Bahala Na/Giron Escrima system. - Robert Montifar
Grandmaster Rene Latosa - Double Stick - Escrima-Seminar
May 3, 2014
Sportstudio Popeye
Bürgerweide 62, 20535 Hamburg, Germany
Just finished the seminar at Ata
Christy Jackson’s place. We had a great
time. I was very impressed with the
students. Thank you Ms. Jackson, Mr.
Sawyer and Mr. Perry for great ending to
our seminar weekend. - Robert Montifar
Willem Reeder’s Gathering
May 3 - 4, 2014
Ft. Myers, Florida
By Frank Bruckner
“The Escrima seminar with Grandmaster Rene Latosa on 3rd May 2014 in Hamburg (Germany) was very inspiring insightful.
Grandmaster Latosa demonstrated and taught different concepts regarding the double stick work.” - KUEHN Tactical
2014 San Diego Grand Internationals
May 3, 2014
Community Concourse, San Diego
For the third year in a row, Ross Makoske is the Grand
Champion in the Stick Fighting Division of the SGLI. I, and my
three sons, Nar, Jack and Kris, presented him with the Grandmaster
Narrie Babao award, a plaque engraved with both Grandmaster
Babao’s and Ross’ names. So proud and thankful to the LORD!
Babao Arnis wins again!
We had a Seminar Gathering in Ft. Myers
on Kuntao Silat and Chaun Fa. Numerous Kuntao
Instructors. James Hogue just got a new job and was
unable to attend. Hogue was truly missed.
The Willem Reeder’s Gathering on Kuntao,
Silat, and Chuan Fa was a great success. This event
was held on May 3rd and 4th in Fort Myers, Florida.
It was awesome to see all different aspects
of Reeder’s art in action and delivery. All instructors
showed their side of the family art with great
Humility, Integrity, and Explosiveness. They were like
great ambassadors making speeches, but not with
words, instead using their hands and feet. Hence,
the slogan “Chinese Hands and Indonesian Feet” has
been associated with this art. The instructors walked
the floor without hesitation to share their ideas and concepts with the group. It was a great time to train and network. Also, it was awesome to see
seasoned practitioners of Reeder’s art show interest in our gathering. I would like to say thank you to Mr. Galvin and Mr. Copland for sharing their
wisdom and experience with the group.
I think the one thing talked about and radiated most at the gathering was “Humility.” The word humility means: one who is self-confident
without arrogance. Also who is modest and shows restraint without the destructive effect of out-sized hubris. Humility is the courage and
willingness to seek out other instruction or guidance without feeling the need to self-promote.
All the instructors lead with great humility and this will carry on to the next gathering. I want to give a very special thanks to the following
instructors who raised the bar very high for the next Willem Reeder’s Gathering and they are:
Anthony Laughlin - Lineage (Ed Tiny Sealy, Guy Savelli)
Christopher Snyder – Lineage (Guy Savelli)
Chris Derbaum – Lineage (Guy Savelli, Scott Young, Robert Servidio)
Justin Miller – Lineage (Guy Savelli, Scott Young, Robert Servidio)
Ebree Yisrael – Lineage ( Arthur Sikes)
Aaron Brown - Lineage (Arthur Sikes)
Peter Nasib Whitt - Lineage (Arthur Sikes)
Carlton Robinson – Lineage (Arthur Sikes)
Frank Bruckner – Lineage (Gary Galvin)
Grandmaster Rene Latosa - Double Stick - Escrima-Seminar
May 4, 2014
Kampfkunstschulen Drakulic
Clayallee 348, 14169 Berlin, Germany
Thank you very much for this amazing seminar, GM Rene! Thanks Rasaq for your support, and thank you everybody who joined the seminar, for your
enthusiastic work and passion! Berlin, the original Latosa Escrima is back! Real Filipino Martial Art, realistic concepts and valuable content!
Kampfkunstschulen Drakulic
Sea of Fusion - Warrior Camp
May 9 - 11, 2014
Dublin, Ireland
Sea of Fusion, The Festival of South East Asian Warrior Arts and Culture. Running over three days in May
2014 The SEAofFusion includes training seminars in two different venues from nine Gurus of the South
East Asian warrior arts and cultural events including music, dance, art and food from the region.
Day 1 of the Festival was a
great success, and my eyes were
completely open to the real
understanding of Sinawali with
Kuya Doug I have study FMA for
almost 25 years, and yesterday
was left like a child, seeing a
completely different angle and
thought process. Great team work
by the N.I guys and Guru Jeff who
despite Jet lag etc did a blinding
session on Silat.
Evening kids had so much fun with the different teachers, and the evening ended with a great night of Irish and Bollywood Dancing, who put
on a fantastic show, along with Martial Arts display and an interactive.Birds of Prey Show. - Liam Mc Donald
Day 2 as we enter the main
training days will see the
Introduction of Guru Parvez
and Guru Johnny, and that’s
only going to bring even more
knowledge to the fusion. This
evening at 6pm three young lads
will step forward and be tested in
fire and if successful will become
new Guru Baharu’s, so Good luck
to them.
The evening will finish off with
a Club meal together and live Music of a Top of the Pop tribute band.. for those who survive all that there is tomorrow the Mother of all training
sessions lol...
Another great day at the festival, which ended about 2.30am, one last day to enjoy, looking forward to it. - Stefan Fraser
Stage di Kali Eskrima
May 4 2014
ZEN ASD Oriental Arts Academy
Italy
Just back from the S.E.A. Of
fusion festival. Absolutely
fantastic weekend. Learned some
lovely nasty stuff. Got to train
with instructors I never thought
I would get the chance to which
I am very grateful for. All very
humble and deadly gentlemen
of kali and Silat and I highly
recommend training with every
last one of them. - Stefan Fraser
www.pmasupplies.com
2014 Smart Arnis Summer Tournament
May 17, 2014
Brgy Poblacion covered court
Makati City, Philippines
South Bay FMA club and Affiliates
(Inter School Beginner’s Tournament)
May 10, 2014
IMB Academy
22109 S. Vermont Ave.
(Rear building of 22107 S. Vermont)
Torrance, CA.
I do not think that anyone who
has never fought truly understands what
it takes to get into the ring and fight a
determined opponent. One of things that
really helps a fighter is your corner team!
Next is your cheering section! The corner team is the coach, the cool down man and the fan man. It take team to make a fighter ready to go again in
a one minute rest between the rounds. Most people will never know how alone it feels when you fight in the ring and no one is in your corner. I am
proud of all of my fighters getting out there, my students who showed up to help handle the fighters, those who to pictures and video to capture
the moment and those who came to cheer our fighters. Everyone is important then, you can find your heart even when the going gets rough, I
guess that’s why they say that when tough get going! - Marc Lawrence - South Bay Filipino Martial Arts Club
S.M.A.R.T sports music recreational and training a free summer sports program of our
Mayor Junjun Binay Jr.
2014 Smart Arnis Summer tournament / may17, 2014 1pm-6pm held at Brgy
Poblacion covered court Makati City Philippines sponsored by: Mayor Junjun Binay Jr.
Participated by LSAI/headed by Master Manuel Coros, Grandmaster Richard Franco
Baclaran Arnis,Karate &Jujitsu Club, Father Grand Sifu Ybanez “Natural School of KungFu Association Martial Arts International. - Senior Grandmaster Hamsa Jay Jumawan
Grandmaster Kleeman, Grandmaster Lawrence, Master del Castillo,
I thank you for supporting our IMB Eskrima Invitational this past weekend. I hope your students enjoyed the Invitational as much as we
enjoyed working with them. I also thank the support team working behind the scene: Rick Morales, Nicole Mangabat and Esteban deal Cruz.
We started on time and ended the event with 10 bouts in 2 hours, and there were no injuries. The experiences from the Invitational evaluated
our students strengths and weaknesses. They now know what they need to work on for a better performance - and that’s condition, stamina, and
endurance. I invited you and your students to the IMB Invitational because of your respect, demeanor and loyalty to our FMA heritage and culture.
The 2014 Eskrima Invitational exceeded my expectation. I’m planning for another Invitational for 6 or 8 other Eskrima school set for May 30,
2015.
Again, I thank you for your support and a job well done. Be Safe - Be Teaching - Be Water My Friend Mabuhay an FMA - Eskrima/Kali/Arnis
RSBustillo
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Grandmaster Zach Whitson
Counterpoint Tactical System
May 10, 2014
Apex Martial Arts
14406 South Outer 40Rd.
Town & Country, MO.
What a great weekend. Thanks to
everyone who supported the seminar
especially those who travelled to St
Louis for it. Thanks to Zach Whitson for
the knowledge and the fun times. Also,
thanks to Sue Donze for her help getting
the house ready for guests. I’m traveling
to Charleston today. - Eric Primm
FMA Single Stick Course
May 17, 2014
Chester Le St.
County Durham, United Kingdom
The first hour was used to help the student develop power in their
strikes, focussing on footwork, and use of the waist and the wrist to help
generate power at short range. During the second hour we worked close range
disarms from the Doce Pares system, using firstly the punyo at pivot point, then
the length of the stick in place of the punyo. We finished by covering disarms
from the Inosanto-Lacoste system, utilising the four sectors created by an inside
sweep block. Next time (21st June 2014) we’ll be looking at double sticks work.
Bill Steven Lowery
The Laban Baston Eskrima Club teaches out of The Chester le Street Community
centre, Saturdays 10am-12noon (except for workshops which run 10am-1pm).
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Masters Seminar #3
Kada Anan Eskrima, AGPS, Full Circle Martial Arts
May 17, 2014
Margaret T. Hance Park, 1134 N Central Ave., Phoenix, Arizona
MBC2: CSSD Modular Blade Concepts
Grandmaster Bram Frank
May 17 - 18, 2014
Lotus Self Defense Academy
212 W. 2nd Ave.
Spokane, WA.
The third Masters Seminar was held at Margaret T. Hance park in Phoenix, AZ on Saturday, May 17,
2014. Unfortunately, Guro Alessandro was unable to attend. Guru Mike Casto and Guro Mike Butz extended
their teaching slots to make up the difference.
Guru Mike kicked it off with
an intro basic balance disruption
principles. Then he brought out
some techniques to illustrate
how the balance disruption
could be applied with strikes
and joint locks. His philosophy is,
“From the moment I touch him
to the moment I stop touching
him, he should be in pain and
off balance.” Tying the balance
disruption principles to striking
and locking makes application of
this philosophy very feasible.
and let things happen.
From there, he touched on
the principle of empty/full. The
principle is simple and common
sense but it’s rarely isolated and
brought out in such clear and
accessible terms. A physical
empty/full happens when you try
to split your energy. For instance,
pressing out to your left with your
left arm while simultaneously
pressing out with your right on
a different line, in front of you or
to your right. The more energy
Guro Michael Butz
He also discussed the
importance of mass in motion.
Set up your structure and move
your structure. His expression of
Silat can be summed up as, “Just
walk.” Another good quote from
him was, “The more you try to do
something, the better you get
at trying. Don’t try to affect your
opponent. Just move your body
you put into your right push,
the less you have in your left. It’s
even more pronounced if you’re
trying to push with your left while
punching with your right. Mental
empty/full can be illustrated with a
simple wrist lock. If you’re resisting
the wrist lock your mind has to
be focused on resisting. If you get
kicked in the shin, at least for a
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lose your focus and suddenly
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His summary was,
“Don’t think about your
opponent. As soon as you do,
you set up a confrontation
and you end up fighting your
opponent. Maintain structure,
relax, breathe, move, and
seek empties. If you meet
resistance in one place it
means there’s a big empty
elsewhere. Find it. Fill it. Seek
the next empty. That’s the
ideal.”
Then Guro Mike
Butz presented principles
from De Cuerdas. What he
presented incorporated the
same principles Guru Mike
brought out in his Silat. The
expression was different, of
course. The nuances were
different because adding
blades into the mix causes
some subtle and not so subtle
changes in how the principles
are applied but the principles
were the same. Principles are
universal. Their expression
may change but the principle
doesn’t.
Guro Mike showed
a couple of very basic drills
intended to help a student
get comfortable with the
weapon and comfortable
with a weapon being swung
at him/her. He called this the
octagon exercise.
Then he went into basic
countering applications and
brought out what he calls the
coiled spring principle. It is the
same principle Guru Mike brought
out with seeking empties. As
soon as the pressure is gone,
spring forward. As soon as you
find an empty, a clear path, spring
forward.
He touched on some
footwork and angling issues which
help you land a solid shot on your
opponent while not taking one
in return. He also illustrated some
Guru Mike Casto
Having a great time learning at MBC2 in Spokane, WA at the Lotus Martial Arts Academy! Thank you
Grandmaster Bram! Awesome time, awesome material...! It only keeps getting better...! - Roy G Harrington
Super Double Seminar
May 17-18, 2014
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targeting.
There was some discussion
of history and culture, Filipino and
Indonesian, as well as some of the
personal history of the instructors.
It was a spectacular event
with a wealth of information
shared. Everyone, instructors
included, came away with some
fresh ideas to work with and
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On May 17 and 18 2014, the first
part of the double-seminar with Tuhon Pat
O’Malley, (8th Dan Rapid Arnis, England) and
Grandmaster / Datu Dieter Knüttel (9th Dan
Modern Arnis, DAV, Germany) was held in
Dortmund/Germany.
Before the semiar, 12 Arnisadores went
for their 1st to 3rd Dan black belt. All passed
with good to excellent resuilts.
Around 60 participants from all over Germany
attended this top seminar.
During the seminar both Grandmasters
taught out of their styles. Tuhon Pat was
teaching entries and follow ups based on the
hubud drill, knife to knife and Espada y daga
from the San Miguel system.
Datu Dieter taught traps and follow
up techiques starting from Tapi Tapi and also
gunting with trapping, locks and takedowns.
The time went almost too fast and the participants were excited about this excellent seminar.
Part 2 of the double-seminar will be held in Birmingham/England on June 14/15, so the British/English participants also get the chance to train with
Tuhon Pat and Datu Dieter.
Watch out for it!! - Dieter Knüttel. - Dieter Knüttel
Just got back from 2 fantastic days teaching along side Grandmaster Datu Dieter Knüttel what a fantastic weekend. Great people great
seminar and I learnt loads too. Looking forward to part two in Birmingham next month. Don’t miss it you will be disappointed if you do. There is a
reason the Datu Dieter is considered one of the best Filipino martial arts instructors in Europe. - Pat O’Malley
Kali Majapahit Seminar
Punong Guro Fred Evrard
May 17 - 18, 2014
Wiesbaden, Germany
Amazing first Kali Majapahit
seminar in Germany. Great
people, great spirit. Thanks Seb
for the organization. A bit of
blood and few bruises for that
KM fighting concept and raw
boxing (no gloves) seminar.
Well done everyone!
Fred Evrard
Awesomeness; Thanx to
everybody for attending at
the very first Kali Majapahit
Seminar with Punong Guro
Fred Evrard in Germany!
Special thanks to Marc
Hartmann and Sebastian
Stumm for the help!
Sebel Breidecker
Combat Knife Course (CKC)
May 17 - 18, 2014
RFA Martial Academy
Chicago, IL.
This weekend we put real knife anatomy vs.
knife theory to the test and the numbers
have proven what the reality actually is. This
weekend was a complete look at the knife
anatomy, real knife fighting tactics and real
knife attack solutions at real time with real
speed and power. There are no more ifs, ands,
buts, or maybes for those who attended. They
all went through the tests and the scientific
results have proven the truths! - Paul Ingram
Group shot from this years Combat Knife Course minus a couple who were only able to attend
Saturday. This weekend was the complete Knife Anatomy training realistic knife fighting tactics and
real knife attack solutions at real speed, real power and at real time. LHS!
Paul Ingram
So I was about to write a
short article covering the Combat
Knife Course I conducted at the
RFA Martial Academy in Chicago,
IL. But then as I checked my email
and saw the feedback coming in I
thought, what would carry more
weight, my words or the words of
those who attended? Of course
I’m going to say it was awesome, it
was my course but, honestly I had
a wonderful time teaching and
training with such a wonderful
group of people.
We had people from
all sorts of backgrounds from
beginners with little to no knife
training, to advance and what I
would consider professional knife
fighters to those with military
experience. I feel confident in
saying that everybody learned
and developed real combat knife
fighting skills for personal safety
and self-preservation. The training
was tough, dynamic and intense
all the way through. By the end of
each day I could see how mentally
and physically exhausted each
attendee was but the courage
and hunger for training and the
support of each other is a classic
example of why those who come
train with RFA Martial Academy
will succeed.
This is why progress is
made, by executing the proper
training methods, attitude and
by leading by example. With this
mind set in training the results of
real, high quality skill development
is inevitable and I once again had
the privilege of watching each
attendee’s skills grow right before
my eyes.
Before we get into what
the attendees had to say, I’d like
to briefly sprint you through the
weekend.
_______________
After the opening lecture
and introduction we immediately
took off training covering the
most essential and necessary
skill in all combat blade fighting,
footwork! Then we progressed
to proper live blade handling
skills so that each attendee could
operate and maneuver with
their blade at full speed with
full power while executing fast
and dynamic footwork. Saturday
the focus was on knife fighting
tactics, how to apply the geometry
of the triangle system on both
offense and counter offense.
Sunday we moved on to real knife
attacks and solutions, weapon
deployment, deployment failures,
threat assessment, environmental
maneuvering skills, multiple
attackers and even 3rd party
protection. All throughout the
weekend we put theories and
statistics to the test to find out
the true results. At RFA we are not
interested in theories, concepts
and opinions; we are interested
only in the facts and truths.
Everybody performed
well during the stress testing and
executed real life saving skills
against real knife attacks and some
even saved the lives of another
during our 3rd party segment
which is the highest indication
of real and professional level
skills. Overall I was impressed
by everyone and because of the
results of the weekend is why I
feel confident in the success of the
Combat Knife Course.
However, let’s not just take
my word for it. Let’s hear from
some of those who attended the
14 hours of intense insanity.
_______________
“This weekend was
all about direct, functional,
lifesaving information and how to
successfully apply it. RFA teaches
you to use your mind and body.”
Tom Z
“Paul,
While the CKC class was
my first exposure to formal knife
combat and martial arts training,
your exceptional teaching ability
ranks at the top of some several
hundred courses I’ve attended
during a 40+ year academic and
professional career.
You related combat
theory and the reality of potential
confrontations with a dedication
to your art and genuine focus
on your students’ success with a
natural skill that many instructors
only wish they could master. Your
willingness to listen to questions,
reflect on the student’s concerns
and integrate your answers to the
training was top-notch. Moreover,
your combat abilities were
demonstrated in a clear manner.
It is evident that you are a true
professional.
As for the class, it was
definitely the Real McCoy. The
training was tough, intense and
made me critically aware of not
only what could happen, but what
most likely will happen in an urban
combat setting.
The folks in our class
were friendly, very helpful to
the new guy, such as myself and
great training partners. There
was none of the false bravado or
phony toughness one sometimes
encounters among martial
arts practitioners. In fact, I felt
welcome from the get-go. And
their willingness to work with
me--sometimes with only a few
concessions to my untrained skills
reinforced what I had just learned
during the group sessions.
I expect to return sometime
this year as a member of the 101
Beginner Class (sore old joints and
all).
In the meantime, keep up
the good work.
Best regards,” -- Steve E.
_______________
“The Combat Knife Course
last weekend was absolutely
incredible. This eye opening
experience was exactly the
training needed for all those
people who carry a knife with
them on a daily basis and for
those who truly want to know
what the anatomy of a knife attack
really includes, especially against
multiple opponents and third
party protection scenarios. One
particular thing that most people
forget to teach and train, or just
simply do not have the education
or knowledge to do so, is the
intellectual and psychological
part of real knife attacks. Paul
executed this with flying colors.
Not only did he demonstrate and
train with everybody, but he made
sure everyone understood and
learned from their experiences
in the scenario training so that
everyone who attended gained
some experience in training these
extremely difficult situations
that could happen to anybody.
The progression in the training
was perfectly logical and precise
so that beginners and those
with extensive training could
understand the difference
between knife fights and knife
attacks. I would most definitely
attend this event again. “ -- Joe B.
Sayoc Kali Seminar
Guro Harley Elmore
May 17 - 18, 2014
Scottsdale, AZ.
Guro Halrey Elmore taught a two day Sayoc Kali Seminar in Scottsdale
Arizona. Topics included Panantukan set 1, line drill clearing and cutting and Sayoc
Kali projectile training. It was a great honor to have Ernie Reyes and Ernie Reyes Jr in
attendance. Awesome weekend of training
Krystal Elmore
“In just the first segment
I already learned so much and
picked up some holes in my game
to improve.” – Tom R.
“This was the most
dynamic, intense and realistic knife
training I’ve ever experienced and
it all starts with the professional
quality of instruction from the
teacher.” – Scott P (U.S. Marine)
17th Phoenix FMA Training & BBQ
Mat 18, 2014
Margaret T. Hance Park, Phoenix, Arizona
Well it seems May is the magical month this year to
turn up the heat in southern Arizona. The day was bright
and warm, but as time of the day moved on it got a lot
warmer. In fact this weekend in Phoenix the temperature
was to get up around 100. Just eiher a bit under or a little
over.
Michael Butz got the group together and discussed
a few things. He stated that this month the group would
continue with the “mingle” format that we tried out last
month which was April. It appears to be working out well
as everyone remained engaged and were active in mutual
sharing.
Guru Mike Casto, Founder of AGPS and a frequent ‘Phoenix FMA Training’ participant and just having an event the day before at the park
with Michael Butz (Masters Seminar #3) shared his observation: “Everyone pairs up and shares. Each person spends some time teaching their
partner. Even beginners are encouraged to teach something - even if it’s what they just learned in their first class ever. It generates a nice, laid back
atmosphere conducive to exchange and since teaching is the highest form of learning, everyone learns something - either from their teaching or
from something they’re
taught.
The training was
excellent and a couple
new people joined in.
Everyone has a good time
in gaining knowledge,
experience, and just an
all-around enjoyable
getting together.
If someone would like to share and participate in a enjoyable morning of training and a pot luck
afterwards - check the Facebook group or Google + community “Phoenix FMA Training”.
Health and Safety
Dr. Mark Wiley is joining the FMA Informative Health and Safety column and we welcome him. We at the FMA Informative believe Dr. Wiley will bring
some very interesting articles.
Dr. Mark Wiley is an internationally renowned mind-body health practitioner, author, motivational speaker and teacher. He holds doctorates in both
Oriental and alternative medicine, has done research in eight countries and has developed a model of health and wellness grounded in a self-directed, selfcure approach. The Wiley Method provides a revolutionary way of providing recovery and prevention of chronic pain, illness and disease.
Hilot: Filipino Spiritual Massage
Dr. Mark Wiley
In the United States there
is separation of church
and state and of faith and
medicine. This is why we refer
to doctors and physicians
differently than healers, who
tend toward the natural
and spiritual in their healing
practices. In the Philippines,
where I have spent the past
few weeks, church and state,
as well as healing and spirit, are connected — deeply so. Today, I’d like
to introduce you to one of their traditional healing methods, known as
hilot.
Hilot (pronounced hee-lot), is a term that refers to ancient
Filipino systems of healing. It has two divisions, midwifery and
bodywork; both are deeply connected to spiritual beliefs like folk
Catholicism, folk Christianity and indigenous shamanic practices.
Healing Aspects
The hands-on aspect of this healing art resembles acupressure
and deep-tissue massage. But there is also a “bone-setting” aspect
(akin to chiropractic), and there are spirit-driving practices (akin to
light exorcisms).
Often, the manghihilot (hilot practitioner) is also an arbolaryo
(herbalist) who serves as a first-line responder both to common pains
and ailments and to more difficult or intractable illnesses, which are
sometimes seen as the result of kulam, witchcraft or spirit possession.
Other serious health concerns, considered to be in between
these polar opposites, are handled most often by Western medical
practitioners.
Hilot is most useful as a treatment for pain and stiffness of
muscles, tendons and the skeletal system. It works equally well for
stomachaches, headaches, cramps and a “restless spirit” (what we may
refer to as anxiety or agitation).
During my recent stay in Manila, the Philippines’ capitol, I
experienced a chronic headache with shoulder and hip pain along
with congestion that lasted several days. Most likely, my ailments were
caused by jet lag, dietary changes, pollution and the stress of Manila
traffic. The super typhoon Usagi also drenched the north part of the
country for several days.
Humidity and dampness are my arch nemeses. Not wanting
to overload with the usual medications, I sought the counsel of a
manhihilot named Jay Saceda Jumawan (aka Datu Hamsa), who is also
a grandmaster of the traditional Filipino martial art of arnis.
Measurements
The first think Jumawan did was to place my hands, palms up,
side by side with pinkies touching. He examined the height of the
pinkies and told me that when the left pinky is higher than the right,
that means pain is being caused by a “bad spirit” in the body. In such a
case, he needs to use his oration (prayer, magic words in a mix of Latin
and Tagalog) and his anting-anting (his spirit amulet).
Luckily, my pinkies were the same height.
Next he turned my hands over, palms down, and measured my
thumbs. When the left thumb is higher than the right, this indicates
that kulam, or witchcraft, is being used against me, causing my pain
and ailments. Again, luckily, my thumbs were plumb.
I asked Jumawan what would happen if in fact I were possessed
by kulam. He said in that case the healer must be of older than the
patient. If not, the healer’s entire family would also be attacked by
the kulam (hex). But once the properly aged healer applied his craft,
a series of oracion chants with amulets and bodywork would release
the witchcraft hex and reverse its hold in my body. He would check my
thumbs again so see if it had passed, and then he would proceed to
the standard bodywork treatment methods.
There are several diagnostic methods that are included in this
practice.
Healing Touch
First, Jumawan touched his hand on my shin. He said if the shin
is cold to the touch, he needs to focus his efforts on my shoulders to
move the lamig (negative energy; air trapped in muscles and joints).
If the shin is normal temperature, then no specific indication is
needed.
Next, the manghihilot rubs coconut oil infused with luya
(ginger) over the back of other painful areas. Banana fronds are then
placed on the area and dragged lightly over them. The leaves should
glide over the body unobstructed. However, if they stick to the skin,
this indicates lamig: the trouble area or place of malady. These areas
are what we might call “trigger points” or painful dime-sized areas
within the muscles where pain originates.
After the series of diagnostics are performed and the patient’s
situation is understood, the spirit work and/or bodywork commences.
For me, it was simply a session of bodywork that felt like
a combination of deep tissue massage, acupressure and joint
manipulations. The technique was familiar yet, at the same time,
different from what I am familiar with.
My feeling of relief was immediate and much appreciated. I
think the ginger-infused coconut oil helped quite a bit by bringing
heat to the body that stimulated blood flow. After our session,
Jumawan traced a cross on the top of my head and said some silent
prayers to ensure I would be safe from kulam and spirit possession
during the remainder of my trip. I appreciated that.
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gives readers a rare look at modern-day Filipino healing rituals, including personal examples from author
Virgil Apostol’s own experiences with shamanic healing and dream interpretation.
The book begins with an explanation of Apostol’s Filipino lineage and legacy as a healer. After a brief history
of the Philippine archipelago he describes the roots of traditional Filipino healing and spirituality, and discusses the Indian, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and American influences that have impacted the Filipino
culture. He presents a thorough description of Filipino shamanic and spiritual practices that have developed
from the concept that everything in nature contains a spirit (animism) and that living in the presence of spirits
demands certain protocols and rituals for interacting with them. The book’s final chapter thoughtfully explores the spiritual tools used in Filipino healing - talismans, amulets, stones, textiles, and other natural symbols of power.
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itself. That’s because the spinal cord, which is protected by the spine,
Chiropractic Fitness
with Dr. Nick DeSantis is the main pathway of our nervous system. It controls movement,
By Zena Sultana Babao
“The doctor of the future will give no
medicine, but will interest the patients in
the care of the human frame, in diet, and
in the cause and prevention of disease.” –
Attributed to Thomas Edison
A few years back, my body,
especially my back, shoulders, neck, and joints were too painful that I
found it hard to go up and down the stairs. I was in too much pain that
I had to sleep in a bed downstairs in our living room, instead of in my
bedroom upstairs. I was so badly in need of stress reduction and pain
relief.
My then personal physician ( who is retired now) at the Tricare
Clinic in Chula Vista ordered a battery of tests, including bone scan and
x-rays, to ascertain what ailed me. My doctor also wanted to find out if
I have cancer because I have lost too much weight.
When the technician at the Naval Regional Medical Center
(Balboa Hospital) was done with the x-rays, he measured me and
I found out that I had lost two precious inches from my already
vertically-challenged body. Instead of my 5’1” height, I measured only
4’11”, and instead of my usual 98 pounds, I was only 83 lbs. After all
the tests, which took a few weeks, I found out that I don’t have cancer
(thanks God!) but I have osteopenia, which I suspected was due to too
much stress.
I know that it would be impossible for me to regain the two
inches and fifteen pounds I have lost, but I don’t want to lose some
more. If I don’t get needed help, my body and later on, my mind, will
deteriorate. Luckily, my son Narrison recommended his chiropractic
doctor to me, and I am so thankful to both my son and Dr. Nick
DeSantis.
Dr. Nick DeSantis, DC, is a graduate of the Pasadena College of
Chiropractic. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Biology, and a Ph.D.
in Stress Reduction and Hypnotherapy from the American Institute
of Hypnotherapy. He also finished Holistic Health from the Meridian
School of Health Services, and Non-Invasive Electro-Acupuncture from
the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture.
Doc Nick started treating me and he asked for a copy of my
DEXA Scan and x-rays. He has done a tremendous job in easing
my pain and reducing my stress level. Aside from pain relief and
stress reduction, his area of expertise include: spinal alignment,
manipulation, postural correction, exercise instruction, non-invasive
electro-acupuncture, and hypnotherapy.
Doc Nick is such a caring doctor and he listens to all problems
and offers solutions. He and my new medical doctor,Dr. Ati Hakimi, at
Tricare Clinic have helped me to regain the weight I lost. I am happy to
report that I am almost back to my old weight (thank you, Lord!)
Doc Nick is also treating my son, Narrison, and so we go see
him together. He has given us some information regarding chiropractic
care - information which I am sharing with you here:
What is Chiropractic Care?
Chiropractic is a natural method of healthcare that treats the causes of
physical problems rather than just the symptoms. Chiropractic is based
on a simple but powerful premise: with a healthy lifestyle and normally
functioning nerves, joints, and spine - our body is better able to heal
feeling, and function throughout our body.
A chiropractor has at least six years of professional training
in the sciences and healthcare, leading to a doctor of chiropractic
(DC) degree. He or she works to restore our health and guides us in
personalized approach to overall wellness.
How Does Stress Affect Our Body?
Healthy muscles contract and relax as we move. But when muscles
tense in response to stress, they can’t relax fully. When stress persists,
the muscles become tight - like knots in a rope. Tight muscles can pull
joints out of alignment, irritating nerves and causing pain. If our spine
is misaligned, the rest of our body becomes even more prone to stress
and disease.
Tight Muscles
Muscles are bands of strong, elastic fibers that shorten (contract) and
lengthen (relax) as we move. Stress causes muscles to tighten and lose
their ability to relax fully. The fibers become twisted, forming hard,
bumpy areas. These are called “trigger points” because they trigger
pain at that point or elsewhere in our body.
Misaligned Joints
Bones meet to form joints. Ligaments hold the bones in place at the
joint. Tight muscles can pull on bones, stretching the ligaments. This
causes the joint to misalign and become stiff and painful.
Irritated Nerves
Nerves carry messages from the brain to all the parts of the body.
They exit through the openings in the spine and travel throughout the
body. Nerves in muscle tissue cause the muscle to contract and relax.
When muscles become knotted or joints misaligned, they can press on
nerves, causing pain.
Can Chiropractic Care Help?
Our doctor of chiropractic looks at our overall health - focusing not
only on the symptoms but also on the causes of stress. This total
approach to wellness helps determine the best treatment for our
problem. To find the cause of our pain, our chiropractor discusses
with us our symptoms, any prior injuries, our health history, and our
lifestyle, including sources of stress in our work and home life.
Physical Exam
Physical, orthopedic (bone and muscle), and neurological (nerve) tests
can reveal the effects of our stress on our muscles and joints. Static and
motion palpation tests check for pain, stiffness, and restricted range
of motion. Our chiropractor may also check our gait (the way we walk)
and the way we sit and stand.
X-rays
As “blueprints” for our bones, x-rays can reveal misaligned joints in our
spine and legs. Other tests may be done, if needed.
Diagnosis
Based on the results of our exam and tests, our doctor of chiropractic
will recommend a treatment program to reduce pain and relieve stress.
If needed, our chiropractor will also consult or refer us to other medical
specialists.
Chiropractic Checkups
Just as we need regular medical, dental and visual care and checkups,
we also need regular chiropractic exams. Chiropractic care is one of the
best ways to manage or prevent stress and maintain a healthier life.
Filipino Tattoos: Ancient to Modern
By: Lane Wilcken
Tattooing is a very old and spiritually respected art form that has existed in many different cultures around
the world. After many centuries of not being practiced in Europe, tattooing was re-introduced to the
Western world through the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean. Beginnning in the 16th century, European
explorers came across many people who practiced tattooing as an integral part of their cultures. This is the
first serious study of Filipino tattoos, and it considers early accounts from explorers and Spanish-speaking
writers. The text presents Filipino cultural practices connected with ancestral and spiritual aspects of
tattoo markings, and how they relate to the process and tools used to make the marks. In the Philippine
Islands, tatoos were applied to men and women for many different reasons. It became a form of clothing.
Certain designs recognized manhood and personal accomplishments as well as attractiveness, fertility, and
continuity of the family or village. Facial tattoos occurred on the bravest warriors with names that denoted
particular honor. Through the fascinating text and over 200 images, including color photographs and design
drawings, the deep meanings and importance of these markings becomes apparent.
Available at: Schifferbooks.com and Amazon.com.
WASP - Women’s Self-Defense Seminar
Bahala Na and FYP Houston collaboration.
April 19, 2014
Ground Dwellers Martial Arts
9222 Louetta Rd., Suite 130, Spring, Texas
FYP co-sponsored the first WASP
event. Brian Majul, FYP Member,
spearheaded the WASP concept
that highlights the specific areas
of Wisdom, Awareness, Safety,
and Protection to better protect
oneself in the everyday dangers
that life presents - but more
importantly, to focus on the
dangers that specifically target
women. He has brought together
a diverse group of martial artists
in order to provide the principles
and techniques at this seminar
for a comprehensive approach
to self-defense. - Filipino Young
Professionals of Houston (FYP)
Discovering the Filipino Matial Arts
Self-Defense Seminar - Edessa Ramos
April 22, 2014
Alliance Francaise Kathmandu
Teku Road, Kathmandu, Nepal
Who First Used Padded Sticks?
This is the story I heard
firsthand from Grandmaster Martin
Raganas, Jr., and collaborated by
Maestro Inocencio Glaraga, whom
many consider Filipino martial arts
walking encyclopedia. Raganas is
a first generation student of the
late Grandmaster Antonio “Tatang”
Ilustrisimo and his contemporaries
included Grandmaster Antonio Diego and Grandmaster Yuli
Romo.
Training under Tatang was intense. He didn’t believe in
gentle sparring because he said that it’s when students get hit that they learn. Needless to say, even advance students went home with some
pains and bruises.
In 1993, Raganas saw an incinerator tube from an old air conditioning unit in the tailoring shop
where he worked as a master cutter. He had an idea of using it in their training so he brought it to their
next class. It was Romo who came up with the idea of putting a thinner-than-usual rattan stick inside and
sealing it with rubber stoppers and glue. They called it padtauran (padded stick). Tatang allowed them to
use it a few times and his students welcomed the option.
And so the padded stick was born.
It became popular and over the years a few changes were made: Rattan sticks with smaller
diameters are still used but now they are covered with foam and then encased in nylon cloth.
And we see them a lot in kids’ classes, tournaments, and even for light sparring in advance classes.
Ilustrisimo, Raganas, and Romo. I’ll remember those names whenever I see padded sticks. Oh, and
even when I see air conditioning units.
Edessa Ramos taught a self-defence seminar,
together with Women Empowerment Nepal, on April 22,
2014 for female students and teachers of Alliance Francaise
Kathmandu, located on Teku Road, Kathmandu, Nepal.
It was a great seminar. The WEN core group is
getting better and better at instructing. Keep up the good
work! - Edessa Ramos
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Modified Pangamut (DVD Set Vol-1, 2 & 3)
By Master Marc J. Lawrence
The traditional arts are known as Kali, Eskrima or Arnis, stick, knife and hand to hand fighting
was developed over a period of many centuries in the Philippines as her people fought for their
independence from foreign invaders. Each skirmish with a new culture added to the Filipino Martial
Arts as warriors developed techniques to combat foreign styles. Subsequently, more than 100 different
Filipino Martial Arts styles developed, which can be grouped into three complete self-defense
systems which utilize sticks, swords, empty hands and other weapons. Our core system is a Mountain
Visayan fighting system bought to the USA by our system’s Founder (Pundador) GM Felix Roiles. His
Grandfather called it Pakamut also called Pangamut. This referred to having skilled hands in Cebuano, a
Visayan dialect. He shared this with Marc Lawrence, his families fighting system. Marc L awrence had his
own FMA fighting system that he had learned in his travels. In his travels and fighting other systems he
developed the Modified Pangamut System. This is what he teaches and fights with, Marc Lawrence is
our Punong Guro (Head Instructor) and he is a National Champion in the Filipino Martial Arts.
Volume 1: Stances & Footwork, Finger Locks, Sitting Position, Floor Defense, Disarms and Submissions...
Volume 2: Controlling the Axis, Multiple Strike Strategy, Defenses & Disarming …
Volume 3: Block and Counter, Drills and Disarms, Multiple Return Strikes Competition Drills, Learning
to Defend by Zones, Tournament Disarms, Distractions & Disarms, Vining of the Stick, Fighting Mixed
Weapon Tournaments, Concepts and Rules of Fighting, Choosing Fighting Greer, Competition Strategy,
Point Fighting Strategies, Continuous Competition Strategies, What Wins A Fight, What shots Judges
Look For…
Volume 4: Arnis De Mano ‘14 Uses of the Live Hand:’ - 14 Uses of the Live Hand from the
Arnis De Mano System when fighting with a single stick: Re-Enforce, Augment, Checks,
Passes, Jams, Pushes, Pulls, Grabs, Hooks, Spreads, Punching, Blocking, Pinning...
Volume 5: Cadena De Mano ‘The Chain of Hands’ - Cadena De Mano basic principals of
parry, check, counter strike on the inside and outside lines, including “V” footwork, body
positioning, entry and advanced concepts of defeat.
Order from Punong Guro Marc Lawrence and receive a package deal plus his book “The
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Tid-Bits (Fact, Fiction, Fantasy or Gossip?)
Point of Contact
By David E. Gould
This is an article which I wrote a few years ago.
I just wanted to bring up
the topic of striking with the
garote, more specifically the point
of contact on impact in concert
with proper target acquisition. De
Campo Uno-Dos-Tres Orehenal is
very specific concerning the
proper usage of the garote
ranging in terms of “what” to strike
and “where” to make contact on
the garote in an effort to produce
both “lethal” and “less-than-lethal”
outcomes in combat, depending
solely on the circumstances and
dire necessity of each unique
situation faced.
Manong Jose D. Caballero
of De Campo Uno-Dos-Tres
Orehenal had two primary targets
which he seeked out in combat;
the head and the hand. These
essential targets are both
simplistic and effective as one or
the other will always be available
to you in your time of need.
Having stated this I have to admit
that it is the secondary targets of
Manong Jose D. Caballero which
peak my interest the most which
in my opinion are nothing short of
being absolutely brilliant! As I
stated above that when Manong
Caballero was not targeting the
weapon hand he would target the
head or vice-versa, yet there were
other times when he would, out of
necessity, choose to target less
than ideal targets in order to
manufacture opportunity. In
utilizing these more painful
secondary targets a distraction
would be produced and once a
reaction was commited from his
opponent Manong Caballero
could then easily break the head
of his opponent with finality and
claim victory.
In utilizing these secondary
targets the intent is to strike as to
“maim” or “injure” the opponent. In
doing this Manong Caballero
would use the first inch or so of
the tip of his garote on impact to
inflict adequate yet “less-thanlethal” results in combat. By using
the first inch or so of the garote
(the tip) he could choose to
produce a distraction by breaking
the smaller bones of the hand, the
fingers, the thumb, the wrist, the
tip of the elbow, knock out the
knee cap, break the bridge of the
nose, tear off a piece of an ear, tear
off a lip or tear chunks of tissue
from either the forearm or bicep.
You want to talk about pain
distraction I think that any of these
secondary targets more than
qualify! In feeling the ill effects
from any of them would certainly
distract me from the obvious such
as to see a piece of my bicep glued
to and dangling from the tip of my
opponents garote as he stands
before me awaiting an
opportunity, such as that, where
he would be able to break my
head and bring me to the ground
in agonizing pain while securing
my defeat.
Punong Guro Edgar Sulite
once told me of a story where he
and Manong Caballero had gone
into Ozamis City in Mindanao to
buy some milk and poultry at one
of the local markets. Manong
Caballero had noticed a hand and
arm reaching in over his own
attempting to grab a piece of fruit
and right away Manong Caballero
noticed something out of the
ordinary and shouted at Edgar
“hey! Thats one of mine!” He was
pointing at the mans arm and
Edgar saw that there was a chunk
missing from the extended bicep.
When Manong Caballero saw this
he looked at the mans face and
recognized him as someone with
whom he had previously fought a
match and had struck him with the
tip of the garote and as a result
had torn a piece of his bicep from
the mans arm. As it dangled from
Manong Caballero`s garote the
man sensing defeat and fearing for
his life ran away. As soon as the
man recognized that this “Old
Man” at the local market was
Manong Caballero and
remembering him quite well he
chose to run away again and did
so as Manong was recanting the
story to Edgar.
If a more serious outcome
were sought with an intent to
produce “lethal” results Manong
Caballero would utilize and sight
the first 6 inches of the tip of the
garote on impact while targeting
the temple area of the head of his
opponent, or as Manong Caballero
would say “strike across the eyes”.
As well by striking this far up the
garote any attempt even to the
hand or wrist would have a
devastating effect which could be
more than enough to detract and
manufacture opportunity to break
the head. Regardless of whether
one chooses to use the tip or
upper 6 inches of the garote on
impact with the intended target,
precision and intent are required
and as Manong Caballero would
often say: “Every strike that you
throw has to be able to break the
head of your opponent or you
should not throw a strike at all”. As
a strike thrown weak without
intent can only invite defeat from a
skilled and determined enemy.
In sparring unprotected
with light rattan I have
experimented a great deal in
utilizing the first inch of the tip to
loosely target some of these
secondary targets and let me say
that the results gained are
amazing. Although I was not
striking with the intent to tear
tissue from the body or to break
individual fingers or strike through
the bridge of the nose the
response gained from various
opponents on whom I
experimented is fascinating. Just
how quickly I was able to distract
an opponent by using such
measures is surprising and
enlightening to say the least. It is
amazing that something as simple
as by pressing the very tip of the
garote deep into the wrist or the
back of the hand on impact is
beyond painful and it is noticed
right away. How much more if my
malice was with intent and full
power for realistic effect. As well I
notice that even while training
with someone adorned with
protective equipment such as
forearm gaurds and hand armor
while utilizing the upper 6 inches
can be used to great effect on
impact and even through the
protective equipment you can
inflict great pain and produce nice
results.
Having brought up
protective equipment I feel the
need to state that there is a
distinct difference between how
you will fight while adorned with
protective equipment and how
you would fight without it. Punong
Guro Edgar G. Sulite used to tell us
that in sparring or in fighting the
goal was the same; survival. We
were always instructed to hit our
opponent with intention and
attempt to break his head as soon
as possible while minimizing
collateral damage to self in turn,
be it sparring or fighting. He used
to tell us that in sparring just as in
fighting we were to count not how
many times that we hit our
opponent but rather how many
times that we were hit in turn. He
felt that if you hit your opponent
10 times and you were hit 3 times
that there was no clear winner
because you too were hit 3 times!
and in a real fight whose to say
what damage was inflicted and to
what degree, honestly both of you
would probably be left for dead or
at the very least maimed.
From years of training, sparring
and fighting I am convinced that
the solution to properly realizing
ones true combative effect will
always be found in minimizing
protective equipment while
sparring. In ones training
environment protective
equipment may assist your daily
development which is encouraged
but when it comes to sparring one
must minimize protective
equipment if only to align the
training environment with the
actual environment and thereby
sharing equal risk and
consequences for ones actions or
failure to act in combat. The fact is
that when you get hit in the hands
or the head while not wearing
protective equipment to protect
you there will be realistic
consequences faced and how well
you are able to tolerate any pain or
damage and how quickly you will
be able to recover and fight back
will dictate if you will live or be left
for dead. As opposed to when
hitting someone with protective
equipment you can hit them in the
hands or head for a considerable
amount of time with very little
reaction from them as they will not
be faced with actual consequences
of being hit for real because the
equipment does not allow ones
strikes to be felt thereby removing
you from cause and effect which
will not be offered you for real
when you are accosted in the
street and forced to fight for your
life without protective equipment.
With no protective equipment that
one hit to the hand or the head
could very quickly signal the end
of the match.
So in accordance with
some of the more basic principles
of Lameco Eskrima as influenced
from De campo Uno-Dos-Tres
Orehenal when we strike it always
must be with intention. This means
that when we strike we are able to
hit what we are striking at and we
strike with power and intent
enough to break what ever it is
that we are striking with positive
effect and when we hit our
opponent we bring him to the
ground post haste.
I as do my brothers in
Lameco Eskrima train for no other
reason than combative effect and I
always will as titles, trophies and
accolades mean very little to me as
I choose to subscribe to combative
truth and in as much I dedicate
myself to a realistic training
environment while adequately
developing combatively in this
realm of reality. It does come down
to individual perspective and
although I welcome all willing to
walk along my chosen path I
recognize and respect the path
that others have chosen to walk
along as well. After all this
combative journey is about the
destination and not just the
landmarks that we pass along the
way. Eventually we are all destined
to congregate at the same point of
self discovery. Some walk, some
run and then there are those that
simply meander, but as long as we
all keep moving we will all reach
our destination... some quicker or
slower than others.
In closing I would like to
remind everyone reading my
words that the Indigenous Pilipino
Warrior Arts were first and
foremost a combative solution
long before they were prostituted
into sport and castrated of their
true effect in that environment.
What these Warrior Arts are to
become during and beyond our
own generation comes down to
how this generation first perceives
these Warrior Arts true effect to be
and how we will allow them to be
trained under our watch. The
future of these Indigenous Pilipino
Warrior Arts lie in this generation
of practitioners hands and we will
collectively be responsible in
allowing them to remain
combative or to allow them to be
prostituted as sport by our actions
and the mindset by which we train
these Warrior Arts and pass this
knowledge to the next generation
in waiting.
Lameco Eskrima Orehenal
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2nd PH Martial Arts Hall of Fame Unfolds Today at Manila Hotel
Manila Times - April 26, 2014
PhilMaHoF Executive Director Garitony Nicolas (center) poses with some
foreign and local delegates to the event. To his right are Denny Jenni and
Grandmaster Criz Vasquez. To his left are Jeff Panes, Marco Zeller and
Joanna Gabriel. Contributed photo
PhilMaHoF Executive Director
Garitony Nicolas (center) poses
with some foreign and local
delegates to the event. To his right
are Denny Jenni and Grandmaster
Criz Vasquez. To his left are Jeff
Panes, Marco Zeller and Joanna
Gabriel. Contributed photo
The second Philippine
Martial Arts Hall of Fame
(PhilMaHoF) unfolds today at
the Manila Hotel. Aiming to give
recognition to exemplary martial
arts teachers and practitioners
in the Philippines and around
the world, the first edition of the
PhilMaHoF was held on April 21 to
22, 2012 at the Diamond Hotel in
Roxas Boulevard, Manila through
the effort of Modern Arnis ManoMano Filipino Martial Arts under
the leadership of Punong Lakan
Garitony Nicolas.
The names of the inductees
to the second PhilMaHoF are:
Maryann Vergara (FMA Student of
the Year), Arnold Ramos (Rookie
Instructor of the Year), Joseph
Kenneth Magno (Rookie FMA
Instructor of the Year), Leovigildo
Marcelino (Instructor of the
Year), Jessielyn Baxafra (Female
Instructor of the Year), Rick O’Brien
(International Instructor of the
Year), George Edillor (Outstanding
Trainer of the Year), Jasper Movilla
(Sikaran Instructor of the Year),
Vilhelmiina Harell (Female FMA
Instructor of the Year), Norman
Guilleno (Best Fighter of the Year),
Kim Elvambuena (Best Fighter
of the Year), Hedina Santos (Best
Referee Judge), Virgilio Tubera
(Best coach of the Year), Narciso
Elefante (Senior Instructor of
the Year), Salaknib Martial Arts
(Martial Arts School of the Year),
Global Sikaran Federation (Martial
Arts Organization of the Year),
Central Books, Michael Chuatoco
(Printer and Publisher of the Year),
Dennis Aquino (Karate Master
of the Year), Emmanuel Banaag
(Sikaran Master of the Year),
Geoffre Banaag (Master Instructor
of the Year), Tomi Harrell (Master
of the Year), Fernando Abenir 3rd
(FMA Master of the Year), Jayson
Sterling (Martial Artist of the Year),
Crisanto Cuevas (Outstanding
Martial Artist of the Year), Mannie
de Matos (Man of the Year),
Cecille Estrada Tubera (Woman
of the Year), Jayson Vicente
(Distinguished FMA Instructor
Award), Alexander Plaskin
(Distinguished Master Award),
Juerg Ziegler (Distinguished
Martial Artist Award), Hari Osias
Banaag (International Sikaran
Grandmaster of the Year), Rogelio
Santos (Platinum Lifetime Award),
Christian Mayer (Silver Lifetime
Award), Cesar Bencito (Golden
Lifetime Award), Rolando Hong
(Pioneer Lifetime Award), Jean Paul
Zialcita (Punong Lakan Award),
Cristino Vasquez (Dangal ng Lahi
Award) and Roberto Labaniego
(Living Legend Award).
The second PhilMaHoF will
also give recognition to the Top
10 Martial Artists namely Jefferson
Banaag, Godofredo Fajardo,
Joemar Obejas, Alex Ortega, Mitze
Secopito Palattao, Brian Plaza,
Baguio Martial Artists Inducted to Hall of Fame
By Mark Victor Pasagoy
Sun Star Baguio - April 26, 2014
Two Baguio City pioneer martial
artists are set to be recognized
as among the greatest in the 2nd
Philippine Martial Arts Hall of
Fame kicks awards on April 27 at
the Manila Hotel.
Rolando Hong will be given
the “Pioneer Lifetime Award”, while
distinguished Filipino Martial
Artist, Jayson Vicente will receive
recognition and be awarded with
the “Instructor Award”.
Master Hong, or “Guro
Lando” as fondly called by his
students, is a former Philippine
Team member in Karate is a local
resident here in the city.
Hong is among the
remaining masters of the Cinco
Teros style of arnis, and presently
heads Cinco Teros Baguio training
law enforcers, professionals and at
the same gives private lessons to
students.
Guro Lando is also one
of the incorporators and senior
advisers of the bemedalled Tribal
Clan Martial Arts System – Baguio
Arnis All Stars Inc.
Vicente meanwhile is
regarded as among the true
native and full blooded Igorot
martial artists in the city, is a
proud student of the late Manuel
“Shihan” Meneses De Leon, who is
among the greatest and respected
martial artist until the present.
Vicente currently works
as a martial arts instructor at the
Philippine Military Academy and
heads the bemedalled Tribal Clan
Martial Arts System – Baguio
Arnis All Stars Inc. as its executive
president and incorporator.
The instructor also
represents the National Sports
Association for Arnis, Arnis
Philippines Inc., and the DUMAA
Escrima International.
Master Hong and Vicente
mentioned that the honors
given to them are honors they
dedicate for their family, the
people of Baguio and its Martial
Arts community, and of course to
their students and supporters who
continue to believe in them not
only as a Martial Artists but as a
good person.
The Philippine Hall
of Fame (PHOM), headed by
Garitony Nicolas – Punong Lakan,
is an organization that aims to
recognize all martial arts including
the individuals and their works
and contribution to promote
Filipino martial arts (FMA) both in
local and international scenes.
Nicolas addressed the
importance of creating an
institution that gives recognition
to all Filipino martial artists.
“We temporarily shed the
ranks and martial arts status and
focus on the individual or group
has done to contribute in the
propagation and development of
Pinoy martial arts, its culture and
traditions,” said Nicolas, regarded
as the father of modern “sinawali”
in arnis.
“This is simply just a one
big gathering where people
whose mutual love and respect
for the art and each other is what
matters most,” Nicolas added.
Jaime Quizanna, Jaomico Salamon,
Pepito Sabalberino and Arnel
Zamuco.
PhilMaHoF Tournament
Director Maestro Ronaldo Baxafra,
whose wife is also among the
awardees, Prof. Armando Soteco
of the School of Arnis Professional,
Dr. Alejandro Dagdag of the
Integrated College of Physical
Education and Sports and FIGHT
Times Editor Perry Gil Mallari will
present the awards. One Fighting
Championship Chief Executive
Officer Victor Cui is the event’s
guest of honor and speaker.
The second PhilMaHoF was
done in collaboration with One FC,
Stix Arnis, Mars Photography and
Print to Gohh Printing Services.
Daniel Go of Rapid Journal, Joyce
Pilarsky, Efren Tila, Leigh Tours,
Baxafra Armor and FIGHT Times
also supported the event.
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1st Philippine Blade Olympics
Contributors: Erik Crisologo Liongoren (owner), Mike Melchor, Bt Metz and 11 others
April 26,2014
Organized by X.O. Knives
Melchor Events Center in Pansol, Laguna.
Images by: Erik Crisologo Liongoren and Michelle J. Palijo
April 26, 2014
Guro James Hogue was asked by the Asian Cultural Festival Martial Arts organizer William Perkins to demonstrate the Malay Fighting Arts systems of
Pangasinan Arnis, and Kuntao Silat at the festival along with other martial arts instructors in the Kansas City area.
There were vendors of Asian foods,
clothing, and other goods. There were also
performances of traditional Asian music,
dance, and fashion. One of my favorite things
was seeing how many systems had placed the
double stick sinawali drill in their system no
matter what culture their system was from. The
Filipino martial arts has been adapted into many
systems which show its appeal to everyone that
sees it.
Guro James Hogue students
were the first to demonstrate their
art. Guro Hogue and his student
Kurt, showed the Mano Insayo
(Hubud Lubud Drill) along with the
switches and the use of the hand
drill. Once they had the audience’s
attention from the blinding speed
of their hand drill, they kept it with
using the single stick version of
the Mano Insayo. As Guro Hogue
student Tyler explained how the
main key of Pangasinan Arnis is
Guro Jim Hogue and Sensei William Perkins
abrupt, and constant change and
the ability to adapt to flow with that
change. As Guro Hogue was doing the Solo Baston Insayo (Single Stick Hubud Lubud) his
student and him demonstrated the switching of this drill, and the add-on drill Guro Hogue
calls the Release Drill to show the constant change and adaptation to that change even in
their stick drills.
The next demonstration was of the Dead Pattern (Free Flow Drill). Guro Hogue
student Kurt used two sticks and kept feeding Guro Hogue constantly. The audience was told
this wasn’t a set pattern, or pre-planned, it’s totally improvised. Guro Hogue had to keep his
stick in motion throughout the drill without stopping the motion, all while countering Kurt’s
incoming strikes. This demonstration was a crowd favorite Guro Hogue and his students then
showed some of their Panantukan and Dumog of the system. This demonstrated how they
deal with people trying to grab and lock up with them. They showed the in close empty hand
strikes into our takedowns while flowing straight into their finishing locks. We also showed
how they could be used for law-enforcement.
The group finished with some Kuntao Whip breaks to really WOW the crowd. They
showed the technique and strikes against the opponent which in the air looks very weak and
lacking power. Then they did the same techniques, at the same speed on wood boards to
show that the strikes actually do have a lot of power behind them. In the picture to your left,
Guro Hogue is showing how they hit a person to our right, and ricochet off the first attacker
and strike the second attacker very quickly.
Above all, this festival gave Guro Hogue a chance to meet some local instructors, and
make some new friends in the Kansas City Martial Arts Community, and have a lot of fun in
the process.
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Barong is actually short for Barong Tagalog, which describes the formal men’s wear of the
Philippines. It is properly referred to as the ‘Baro ng Tagalog’ (dress of the Tagalog). Contracting
the first two words produces ‘Barong,’ which literally means ‘dress of.’ So, if we want to be correct,
we wouldn’t say just ‘Barong.’ But, the slang way of referring to one of the beautiful formal shirts is
simply Barong. Yes, the Barong Tagalog is a dress, a garment, a coat in itself. It is not merely a ‘shirt’. If
it were, then it would need a coat or a jacket over it to qualify as formal wear and would have to be
worn tucked inside the trousers.
The 1st XO Philippine Blade Olympics
By Mike Melchor
On Saturday, the 26th of April, 2014, a memorable event
was held at the Melchor Events Center in Pansol, Laguna --- the
XO 1st Philippine Blade Olympics. Competitors from different
walks of life gathered there that day to test their skills and their
steel on a course that required a razor sharp focus and a very
good blade.
Organized by Nino Lopez of XO Knives with the support
of a special WISAR (Wilderness Search and Rescue) team for
medical support, and sponsored by Hahn Manila, the Melchor
Foundation, Overboard, Solar Force, Dukes Project, Top Gun F. A.
Technologies, Street Smarts, A2S5 and Paracord Manila, among
others, the course featured challenges that called for chopping
power, precision cutting, finesse and technique. All sorts of blades
showed up at the course, from imported high-end custom blades
to local Panday specials from different provinces. Competitors
ranged from a young 18 year old to ages that some of the
elderly competitors would rather not mention. Course times
ranged from under two minutes to over eight minutes in length.
Good sportsmanship and camaraderie prevailed throughout
the competition, and it was blessed by twin rainbows after a
brief spot of rain. In the end, Moymoy Casitas, a young welder,
emerged as the best cutter of the day.
Filipinos will in all probability do very well at blade sports
because of cultural and agricultural reasons. As an agricultural
archipelago, blades of all shapes and sizes have been made by
traditional Pandays or blade smiths for various field applications.
In modern times, people will usually order a blade on the internet
or from a catalogue, but in the Philippines, you can still have a
custom blade made to your own design specifications. The Blade
Olympics will in all likelihood become the best showcase for local
Pandays to show the public, and the world, the best in Filipino
blade craft. Filipinos have always used blades as tools in their
daily lives.
A good raffle and socials capped the day. Competitors
and spectators stayed on till the evening, enjoying tasty BBQ
cuts in a smoky Chipotle sauce over a few drinks. Others camped
overnight and left the next day. Many of the competitors had
childhood memories of their Dads gifting them with a utility knife
or survival blade, while others remembered needing a good tool
for bush craft during outdoor activities. As almost all were first
time competitors, each believes that he can do better in the next
Blade Olympics. Many have signified interest in attending XO
Blade Workshops in the future to hone up on their blade sport
skills. Many are pencil pushing on the international rules for blade
sports so that they can secure a blade of proper specifications
and compete at an international level. What will the next
Philippine Blade Olympics be like? It can only get better.
Thanks to Wacky Gochoco and Santo Nino Lopez for inviting us to the event. Atty
Patrick Tetangco for bringing us to Laguna & Sir Mike Melchor for hosting the venue
& bringing us home safely back to Manila despite the hellova traffic and his Vin Diesel
2Fast2Furrious driving.
Cheers to all the participants! We had fun photographing you guys!
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Defense Against a Stick Choke
By Maestro Fernando Abenir - Contributor
Manila Times - April 26, 2014
In most styles of Filipino martial arts, the shaft and the
butt of the stick are employed to execute locks, throws
and chokes with the latter considered the most lethal.
This particular defense against a choke with a stick
involves a throw. Needless to say, practicing throws
and takedowns should be done on a mat or soft
surface to prevent injuries.
Photo 1 shows the assailant with a stick
standing behind the defender. Photo 2 shows the
assailant starting to apply a choke on the defender
using his stick. Photo 3 shows the defender grabbing
the stick to protect his neck from the pressure of the
choke. Photo 4 shows the defender twisting his body
to release himself from the stick choke. Photo 5 shows
the defender maneuvering the assailant’s weapon to
execute a throw. Photo 6 shows the assailant being violently slammed to the ground.
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attempt to rely upon any information presented in this page. The reader should consult a physician before starting any exercise
program.
FMA Luminaries
By Jayson Vicente- The Path
Sun Star Baguio - May 1, 2014
I was so fortunate to witness a
once and a lifetime event that
was attended by who’s who in the
Philippine martial arts community.
Who would have thought that a
simple, ambitious and a student
would have the chance to be in
the presence of such legendary
personalities of the art that I love.
It feels great to be a Filipino
as I stood with every Filipino
martial arts advocate during the
2nd Philippine Martial Arts Festival
organized by executive director
Garitony Nicolas.
The made was hair raising
because it made me feel like a kid
who is on his way visiting Disney
Land.
Victor Cui, considered
to be the “Most Powerful Man”
in Asian MMA and founding
owner and CEO of One Fighting
Championship was the guest
of honor and speaker who is a
Filipino - Canadian now based in
Singapore.
The event featured the following
awards:
TOP 10 Filipino Martial Artists
Honor Awards: FMA Student of
the Year, Rookie Instructor of the
Year, Male and Female Rookie FMA
Instructor of the Year, Instructor of
the Year, International Instructor
of the Year, Outstanding Trainer of
the Year, Female FMA Instructor
of the Year, Male and Female Best
Fighter of the Year, Best Referee
Judge, Best Coach of the Year,
Senior Instructor of the Year,
Martial Arts School of the Year,
Martial Arts Organization of the
Year, Printing Publishing of the
Year (FMA Supporter), Karate
Master of the Year, Sikaran Master
of the Year, Master Instructor of
the Year, Master of the Year, FMA
Master of the Year, Martial Artist
of the Year, Outstanding Martial
Artist of the Year, Man of the Year,
and Woman of the Year.
Distinguished Awards:
Distinguished FMA Instructor
Award, Distinguished Master
Award, Distinguished Martial
Artist Award, International Sikaran
Grandmaster of the Year, Platinum
Lifetime Award, Silver Lifetime
Award, Golden Lifetime Award,
Pioneer Lifetime Award, Punong
Lakan Award, Dangal ng Lahi
Award, and Living Legend Award.
The event, aside from the
distinguished Filipino inductees
and awardees was attended by 48
foreigners who in their own right
in one way or another helped and
contributed in the propagation
and appreciation of the Filipino
martial arts.
Punong Lakan (PL) Garitony
Nicolas humbly said the event
which will go down in history as an
event which aims to recognize the
efforts and works of those people
who in one way or another adhere
to the preservation, propagation
and uplifting of the Filipino martial
arts.
It will be available in the
National Library for all the next
generation to see.
Nominations and awards
are based on criteria laid down
by credible people who not only
decide based on standards but
also based on character of every
awardee.
Punong Lakan added
the faith of the Philippine Hall of
Fame will depend on the people
who will work for its continuous
existence, success of the 3rd, 4th,
5th.
Countering a Rear Choke Attempt With a Double Leg Scoop
By Maestro Bong Abenir - Contributor
Manila Times - May 3, 2014
In the right time and place, any self-defense technique
is good including throwing. This combat skill calls
for destroying the opponent’s balance, lifting him up
in the air and slamming him to the ground. Besides
understanding leverage, one must also develop
kinesthetic sensitivity or the ability to read the
opponent’s intention through body-feel to be able
to effectively execute throws. The former is useful in
destroying the opponent’s balance while you will rely
on the latter to detect if your foe is setting you up for
a throw. In a real fight where there is no safety mat,
throwing can inflict serious or lethal injury.
Photo 1 shows the assailant standing at a
short distance behind the defender. Photo 2 shows
the assailant attempting a choke. The defender reacts
quickly with a counter-hold.
Photo 3 shows the defender lowering his body and
striking the assailant’s groin. Photo 4 shows the
defender doing an under hook around the thigh area
of the assailant’s legs. Photo 5 shows the defender
lifting the assailant off the ground. Photo 6 shows the
assailant being slammed hard to the ground. The defender has an option to deliver a follow-up. A violent throw like this can shock the whole body
and cause severe injury especially if the head lands first.
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Philipppine Embassy´s Open House/Cultural Tourism PASSPORT DC
May 3, 2014
By: Bunal Sa Engkanto
Ultimate Eskrima (Pinakatay Arnis
Sigidas System) and .Migrant
Heritage Commission and other
FIL-AM groups in the Md/DC/
VA area joins the Philipppine.
Embassy´s Open House/Cultural
Tourism PASSPORT DC, 3 May
The Migrant Heritage
Commission (MHC), Mabuhay
Inc, Club Filipino of Georgetown
Univ, PCS of George Washington
U, Ultimate Eskrima and other
Arnis groups and the Northern VA
Rondalla and other FIL-AM groups
/artists/ businesses shared their
time and talents in performing /
participating at the Philippine
Embassy´s Open House as part of
Philippine Embassy´s participation
for the first time under Cultural
Tourim’s Passport DC... May 3,
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..All
the embassies in and around DC
opened their doors to the public
to highlight their services and
to showcase the products and
mandirigma.org
informational data about
their respective countries.
Phil.Embassy
grounds is at 1600
Massachusetts Ave., NW,
Washington D.C.
Program of Activities
10:00 am Door opens
10:45 am Martial Arts
(LSAI)
11:10 am Dance
performance (Sakuting
Dance and Fast Tinikling Mabuhay Inc.)
11:30 am Dance performance
(Aray and Pagapir - Club Filipino
of Georgetown University)
11:45 am Dance performance
(Mountain Province/Cordillera
suite- “salip”/banga dance;
Southern Philippines suite/
tribal suite: Eskrima, Asik, Fire
dance, pangalay; Maria Clara or
Spanish Suite –Aray; Barrio
fiesta or rural suite- Fast
Blindfolded Tinikling with
interactive and authentic
Ati’atihan costumes photo
booth–Migrant Heritage
Commission (MHC) Fil-Am
Dance Ensemble
1:45 pm Dance
performance (Lumad suite,
Pansak Pindulas - Philippine
Culture Society of George
Washington University)
2:00 pm Martial arts
performance (Eskrima
– Walter and Wesley
Crisostomo)
2:30 pm Music performance
(Northern Virginia Rondalla)
4:00 pm Door closes
Exhibit
· Danajon Bank Expedition
(International League of
Conservation Photographers and
Project Seahorse), Romulo Hall
· Gowns made of piña and
traditional cloth (Filipina
American fashion designer Cathy
Ebrada-Cleveland), Romulo Hall
· Paete wood carvings, Embassy
grounds
· Philippine carabao, bahay kubo
and bamboo bike, Embassy
grounds
Booths (these will be the only
booths allowed in the Embassy
during Open House)
· Philippine Department
of Tourism, New York (9th
Ambassadors, Consuls General &
Tourism Directors Tour)
· After the Storm: A Benefit for
the Philippines (benefit concert
at the Kennedy Center on 15
June 2014)
Food
· Northstar
· Bistro 7107
· Lumpia, Pansit, atbp.
· Luming’s
· Tito Al’s
· Jollibee/Red Ribbon
· Lechons c/o Ms Annie
Wilderman and Branigin
Philippine Embassy Holds Fiesta in US
ABS-CBNnews.com - May 5, 2014
Washington, D.C. -- More than
6,000 people, most of them
Americans, got to know why it’s
more fun in the Philippines after
the Philippine embassy in the US
opened its doors to the public for
the first time and treated them to
a “fiesta”.
A total of 6,105 visitors
experienced Filipino culture,
many for the first time, in what
Philippine Ambassador to the
US Jose Cuisia Jr. considers as
the most successful cultural
diplomacy event undertaken by
the Philippines in the US.
“It simply was
overwhelming,” Cuisia said in a
statement Monday.
The open house event that
was undertaken as part of the
annual “Passport DC Around the
World Embassy Tour” organized by
the District of Columbia Cultural
Tourism Office.
More than 50 embassies
participated in this year’s Passport
DC event.
It was the first time for the
Philippines to participate in the
event.
“For six hours on Saturday,
we were able to let other people
know why it’s more fun in the
Philippines,” Cuisia said.
He said the event was a
success since the embassy was
only expecting a maximum of
3,000 visitors.
Many of the visitors
started coming to the embassy
grounds even before it opened.
The “Washington Post” listed it as
among the embassies to visit for
this year’s event.
Aside from Filipino
dance, music and martial arts,
the embassy also gave visitors a
taste of Filipino cuisine by serving
popular dishes like lechon, pancit,
lumpia, and turon that were
provided by Filipino restaurants
and caterers.
Philippine fastfood chain
Jollibee also supported the even
by serving its popular Chickenjoy
and Peach Mango Pie, while
its sister company Red Ribbon
provided mamon. Tito Al’s served
its signature chicharon as well as
lumpia.
The Filipino community
provided four suckling pigs for the
occasion.
Minister and Consul for
Cultural Affairs Emil Fernandez
said the ube, buko, and mango
popsicles from Magnolia;
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May 5, 2014
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Thank you all for you dedication to my Kuntaw.
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calamansi juice; the Ati-Atihan
costumes; and the tinikling lessons
were instant hits among those
who trooped to the embassy.
The fiesta-like atmosphere
at the embassy was highlighted
by Filipino dances like the
Sakuting, Aray, Pagapir, Pansak
Pindulas, Tinikling, Salip-Banga,
Pangalay and Asik performed
by Mabuhay Incorporated, Club
Filipino of Georgetown University
the Philippine Culture Society of
George Washington University and
the Migrant Heritage Commission.
Visitors were also treated
to an exhibition of Filipino martial
arts such as arnis and eskrima
courtesy of DC Lightning Scientific
Arnis of Virginia and Pinakatay
Arnis Sigidas of Maryland.
The open house was
capped by classical Filipino music
performed by the Northern
Virginia Rondalla.
Visitors were also
provided with brochures from the
Department of Tourism, with a
number of them expressing their
desire to visit the Philippines.
The US-Philippines Society
was also able to promote its “After
the Storm” benefit concert for
victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
..from the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC.
Dear Open House Partners and Supporters,
On behalf of Ambassador Jose Cuisia, allow me to extend
our most profound gratitude to all of you who collaborated with the
Philippine Embassy in its first-ever participation in Cultural Tourism
DC’s “Around the World Embassy Tour.” The turnout far exceeded our
expectations and the over 6,000 visitors seemed to have thoroughly
enjoyed themselves with the performances, exhibits, booths,
demonstrations and food! The atmosphere was festive and we’d like
to think that those who attended left with a better appreciation of our
culture and the Filipino’s renowned hospitality.
We look forward to other future collaboration. Maraming, maraming
salamat!
Mr.) Emil T. Fernandez
Minister and Consul
Embassy of the Philippines
1600 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, D.C.
www.philippineembassy-usa.org
Casitas, 2 Others Cut Above Rest
The Philippine Star - May 5, 2014
Manila, Philippines - Moymoy
Casitas, Rob Jumchai and Romeo
Porlarez showcased their superb
“cutting” skills and techniques to
top the first XO Philippine Blade
Olympics recently.
The event, which drew
skilled blade competitors, also
known as cutters, and knife
hobbyists from various sectors,
put to test their field’s skills and
their steel in a course that required
razor-sharp focus and good blade.
Organized by XO Knives
and backed by a special WISAR
(Wilderness Search and Rescue)
team for medical support, in
cooperation with Hahn, the
Melchor Foundation, Overboard,
Solar Force, Dukes Project, Top Gun
F. A. Technologies, Street Smarts,
A255 and Glock Personal Defense
and Protection Philippines, the
competition featured challenges
that called for chopping power,
precision cutting, finesse and
technique.
In the end, Casitas, a welder
from Balading, Albay, Jumchai, an
artist from Baguio and Porlarez,
of Team Hahn from Bicol, bested
a host of others to emerge as the
event’s top blade masters.
All sorts of blades were
also showcased in the event,
from imported high-end customs
blades to locally made special
from different provinces.
“Filipinos in all probability
will do very well at blade sports
because of cultural and historical
reasons,” said Nino Lopez of
XO Knives. “Ancient Filipinos
have made their own blades for
purposes of agriculture and selfdefense such as bolo and balisong
or butterfly knife. Through the
Blade Olympics, we hope to
bring out the best not only in the
mastery of handling blades but
also to showcase the Filipinos’
craftsmanship.”
For details on the first XO Blade Olympics, contact Lopez at 09157057288 or visit its Facebook page (X.O. Knives) or visit the XO Knives
shop at 119 Sct. Dr. Lazcano St., Brgy. Sacred Heart, QC.
Grandmaster Rudolfo Alvarez
October 1, 1947 - May 6, 2014
This is a very sad time
for everyone here and for many
others around the world. However,
I’d like to celebrate the way my
friend Rudolfo Alvarez lived his life.
I met Rudolfo Alvarez
in 1984 at my first Mexico City
seminar. He brought 6 of his
students to attend my seminar.
When I saw his intensity towards
martial arts training in his eyes,
I immediately bonded with
Sifu Alvarez. After the weekend
seminar I knew I had a friend. He
was humble, respectful, happy and
full of love for his martial arts.
More important was his
love for his immediate family.
Rudolfo was most proud of his
children, his two daughters Pamela
and Saidy and his son Gibran
whom he telephoned in Cancun
daily with love and affection.
Rodolfo’s face glowed with pride
when he watched his girls train
martial arts with me. Of course
the woman behind the successful
Rudolfo is his wife Marisol. She was
always supportive of Rudolfo as
he showed his love to her. Marisol
and Rodolfo’s greatest joy is their
family.
Rudolfo once told me that
his grandson was named after
me; with pride I asked him “your
grandson’s name is Ricardo?”
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He said, “no. His name is your
middle initial S.” I told him “your
grandson’s name is Steven”. Again
Rudolfo said, “No. his name is
Sebastian”. I told Rudolfo that
my middle initial S is for Steven
not Sebastian. But don’t worry
I’ll change my middle name to
Sebastian. We both laughed as we
always did.
A year later after my
Mexico City seminar Ruldofo
invited me to conduct my IMB
seminar in Acapulco. From then
on our family bond was a deep
friendship. I’ve witnessed Rudolfo
grow into his own Jeet Kune Do
with the IMB program. He loved
Bruce Lee as well as thousands
others do. Similar to Bruce Lee, Sifu
Rudolfo loved combative martial
arts and not much for the artistic
forms. He learned about the law
enforcement defensive tactics
training and became the Training
Director for the Acapulco Police
Department. Rudolfo grew from
being a Sifu (martial art instructor)
to a Master Instructor. His students
won many competitions titles in
Boxing, Muay Thai, Jujitsu and
Eskrima. Master Rudolfo traveled
to Cebu, Philippines with me for
the International Cacoy Doce
Pares competition and the Hall of
Fame ceremony. In the Philippines
among the many Grandmasters
approval, Rudolfo Alvarez was
promoted to the 7 rank Black Belt
signed by Supreme GrandMaster
Ciriaco “Cacoy” Canete. The highest
ranked in all Mexico at that time.
With his many accolades, awards
and life time achievements,
Rudolfo Alvarez was promoted
to the highest rank and title
of Grandmaster by his teacher
Grandmaster Richard Bustillo.
The United States Martial Arts
International Council also inducted
Rudolfo Alvarez into the Hall of
Fame as The Most Outstanding
Martial Arts Instructor.
We don’t know why things
happen, but we do know that
the fond memories of Rudolfo
Alvarez will be with us forever. As
Grandmaster Alvarez closes his
eyes, his last vision is his family, his
students, and his close friends as
he answers his highest calling.
In Hawaiian we don’t say
“Aloha” or good bye. We say “A
Hui Hou” Until we meet again. Richard S. Bustillo
Sonny Umpad’s Eskrima: The Life and Teachings of a Filipino Martial Arts Master
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Born with the soul of a warrior, the intellect of a scholar, and a zealot’s devotion to his art,
Maestro Santiago “Sonny” Umpad forged an enduring contribution to the rich and colorful
history of Filipino martial culture. In 1976, after immigrating to the United States, Sonny founded
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Philippines and tested by a hard and dangerous life on the streets, Sonny’s system was above all
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Arnis Tows CAR With 9 Golds in Palaro
Davraa Strikes 2 Golds in Arnis
By Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan and Marizz Robilla
Sun Star Davao - May 8, 2014
Self-Defense From a Seated Position
By Maestro Fernando Abenir - Contributor
Sta. Cruz, Laguna -- Combative
sports continue to boost Cordillera
in the over-all team standings with
Arnis towing the region with nine
gold medals, three silvers, and
four bronze in the 2014 Palarong
Pambansa.
After swinging five gold
medals in the anyo competitions,
Cordillera’s Arnis squad bagged
four more gold at the close of the
labanan contest.
Shaira Jane Salingbay won
two gold medals after making
a quick performance in the late
anyo competition taking the favor
from the judges and dominating
other competitors in the half light
weight division.
Ezra Rai Yalong also topped
the secondary girls featherweight
division together with Felvy Ah-ul,
who earlier snatched bronze in
the secondary girls double baston
event, outclassed her opponents
in the feather weight category
for the region’s fourth gold in the
labanan competition.
Cristel Baltazar ranked
third in the secondary girls
bantamweight.
Regional sports coordinator
and Education Progman
Supervisor for Department
of Education-CAR Agustin
Gumuwang said he is happy with
the number of medals contributed
from the combative sports.
The Davao Region Athletic
Association struck for a total of
five gold medals, three silvers
and one bronze late Wednesday
to bring the delegation’s over-all
medal haul to six golds, six silvers
and eight bronzes in the ongoing
2014 Palarong Pambansa as of
yesterday presstime.
The arnis team collected
two golds, two silvers and one
bronze while the swimmers added
one gold and one silver as the
athletics team clinched two golds.
Davraa’s Kleinn Mataverde
snatched the secondary boys
arnis full contact bantamweight
gold while Ilocos Region’s Kin
Jerwin Carino got the silver and
the bronzes went to Ian Patrick
Gurrobat of the National Capital
Region and Jovani Cantar of
An attack may come from anywhere even if you are in a very
vulnerable position. Awareness of your surroundings and a quick
reaction might save you from being mugged.
Photo 1 shows the defender sitting while the attacker stands at a
distance in front him.
Photo 2 shows the attacker grabbing the defender’s shirt and is about to
punch him.
Photo 3 shows the defender quickly reacting by delivering a straight
palm strike to the attacker’s chin.
Photo 4 shows the defender standing up to deliver a knee strike to the
attacker’s groin.
Photo 5 shows the attacker being slammed against the concrete table.
Photo 6 shows the defender delivering a finishing knee strike to the
attacker’s face.
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“We are happy for their full
effort and excellent performance,
we should continue in improving
this sport in the following years,”
Gumuwang said.
Gumuwang added he is
also looking forward for other
results of combative sports in the
weeklong tournament.
“Sana our taekwondo team
will do better, let’s look forward to
a positive outcome,” Gumuwang
added.
The region currently sits at
number four in the over-all medal
standing with 15 gold medals
including nine silvers and nine
bronze medals as of 2:00 PM of
May 8.
Bets from the National
Capital Region remain strong with
39 gold medals, 24 silvers, and 29
bronze medals to take an early
lead while host region Southern
Tagalog is in second with a 16-2023 medal haul.
Region 6 or the Western
Visayas Region is at third with 1511-19.
The 56th staging of the
Palarong Pambansa officially
opened May 5th at the Sta. Cruz
Sports Complex with more than
11,200 athletes from the 17
regions including thousands of
local and visiting spectators in
attendance. (With a report from
DepEd-CAR)
www.stickman-escrima.com
Northern Mindanao.
Harrison Cerilo gave Davraa
its second gold in arnis elementary
boys full contact over 4’8 to 5’
event over Zamboanga Peninsula’s
Roel Ouano who settled for
silver in the competition held
at the Laguna State Polytechnic
University activity center in Sta.
Cruz, Laguna.
Jay Mabanag copped the
elementary boys arnis full contact
over 5’ to 5’4 silver while Denice
Lagumbay also chipped in a silver
in secondary girls full contact
bantamweight event. Rofel Angelo
Pendon, for his part, won a bronze
in secondary boys full contact
pinweight category.
Earlier, the elementary girls
anyo team synchronized anyo
double baston got a bronze.
30 Join Arnis Training
By Merle Dawn S. Comidoy
Talim Trainers
Made from one solid piece of wood, these trainers can be
used for everything from demonstrations and solo practice to
contact training. Each trainer has the shape of an indigenous blade
without any unnecessary details. Talim Trainers are approximately
3/4” thick. Made from one solid piece of wood, these trainers are
suitable for contact training but are also great for demonstrations,
solo practice and no-touch training. Each trainer is crafted in the
shape of an indigenous blade without any unnecessary details,
sharp edges, inlays or glued and pinned pieces.
Talim Trainers is the result of years of trial and error.
Last but not least, they are affordable. Good quality and longevity
doesn’t have to put a strain on the wallet.
Website: www.talimtrainers.com
Conceptual Modern Arnis
By Bram Frank
A seldom seen view of Arnis/Modern Arnis the Filipino fighting art of Professor
Remy Pesas as seen by 1st
Generation student... More
> Bram Frank. Modern Arnis
is seen through the perspective of the family art of the
Bolo and knife,(edged tools)
rather than a stick. Some history of Modern Arnis in the
USA is told.
Books by Mark V. Wiley
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Some 30 kids and adults
participated in the free arnis
training seminar organized by the
Sports Development Division of
the City Mayor’s Office (SDD-CMO)
held May 5-7 at Gaisano South
Citimall.
Beginners and arnis experts
alike learned basic principles
of arnis in the three-day camp
conducted by Arnis Philippines
Davao chief Mario Palazuelo along
with his team of arnis enthusiasts.
Arnis as a martial art and
arnis as a sport were taught in the
seminar. In an interview with Sun.
Star Davao, Palazuelo said that
basic arnis forms including rules
and regulations of the sport were
the camp’s main focus.
Palazuelo said that it is
important for people to know
about arnis, which is a Filipino
sport, to fully appreciate the sport
that has produced numerous
champions from Davao City alone.
He hoped that more
seminars shall be initiated to
spark interest especially in the
barangay level, “Mas mabuti talaga
kung maraming mga residenteng
barangay ang sasali kasi mas
makaka-diskubre tayo ng may
potensyal sa arnis.”
A friendly sparring
tournament took place in the last
day of the camp participated by all
the participants while all the arnis
experts performed antas dos and
anta stres.
A finisher’s medal was
given to everybody.
The free arnis camp was
in celebration of the Davao City
Summer Sports for Peace Festival.
Fighting Patterns of Kuntao and Silat: Chinese Indonesian
Combat Arts (Paperback)
By Chris Derbaum and Justin
Miller
Fighting Patterns of
Kuntao and Silat (Authored by
Chris Derbaum, Justin Miller)
Brutal and Devastating Art
of Kuntao and Silat. Fighting
Patterns of Kuntao and Silat
is a book based on a diagram
which is sometimes referred
to as Chinese hands and
Indonesian feet. The footwork
diagrams are a guide to
numerous footwork patterns
to put you in the right place at
the right time for devastating
leg strikes and takedowns
which can also be used against multiple attackers. There are over
140 pages of footwork patterns alone in the book that serve as a
“how to” guide so you can follow along and practice on your own.
The book also includes the most basic footwork stances to more
complicated takedowns in this devastating system. When the same
diagram is turned upright all the explosive handwork and brutal
knifework is also followed from this diagram. There is also a short
history of Kuntao-Silat from China-Indonesia and some of the first
teachers that brought these arts to the United States. Authors Chris
Derbaum and Justin Miller both worked in the law enforcement
field for over 35 years and have applied the arts of Kuntao-Silat to
numerous real life situations. - 208 pages
Paperback $33.75
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Senkotros Arnis Fundamentals
By Grandmaster Max M. Pallen
For many years Grandmaster Pallen has been practiticing Arnis. He has seen and read many
books about the martial art styles of other regions of the Philippines. Grandmaster Pallen has not
encountered a single publication about the Bicol region, which prompted this publication. It is a big
undertaking to let Philippine martial art practitioners know that in Bicol they also have their own
styles, Grandmaster Pallen finally discovered and developed the missing link in his Arnis techniques.
He has adopted the sinawali and espada y daga basec on what he has learned from other styles of
Arnis, Kali, and Eskrima. These styles have also given him a better foundation and made him culturally
complete.
To order the book: Senkotiros Arnis Inc P.O. Box 3124, San Leandro, CA 94578, $40.00 plus shipping
Order Form: Click Here
Grandmaster Gilbert Cordoncillo Visits Phoenix, Arizona
May 11, 2014
By Richell Sampaga
On May 11, 2014, Grandmaster Gilbert Cordoncillo of F.T.M.A had stopped
by to visit Guru Michael Butz’s class of Kada Anan Martial Arts in Phoenix, AZ. Guru
Joey Sampaga and Guru Joel Sampaga were in attendance as well during GM Gilbert
Cordoncillo’s visit. The students experienced a little feel of Box Flow Drill play with
Grandmaster Gilbert Cordoncillo. The Box Flow Drill is a forced 5, movement drill that
encompasses block, check and counter. It eventually becomes a free flow exercise. On
behalf of Guru Michael Butz and students, we graciously thank Grandmaster Gilbert
Cordoncillo in his visit and sharing his knowledge with us.
Poc-Psc National Games
May 16 - 25, 2014
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
The 2014 Philippine National Games Opening Ceremonies
Arnis - Sm Marikina
Athletics - Philsports Ultra
Basketball 3 On 3 - Marikina Sports Complex
Chess - Makati Coliseum
Cycling - Tagaytay City
Judo - Makati Coliseum
Lawn Tennis - Rmsc Tennis Center
Pencak Silat - Marikina Riverbanks...
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Arnis Seen to Propel City’s Rank in 2014 PNG
The Baguio City arnis team is
eyeing to keep the crown as the
2014 Philippine National Games
opens Friday at the Philippine
Sports Arena in Pasig City.
“We always aim for the best
display of performance, we hope
that this time, we can still land
atop all the other competitors and
take the overall title for the sport,”
said arnis coach Jayson Vicente.
Last year, Baguio based
arnisadors uplifted the city with
their 16 gold, 10 silver, and nine
bronze record.
“If we can surpass the
gold medals we had last year
then it would be better, it’s just a
matter of putting enough trust
and support to our competing
athletes,” Vicente said.
A total of 20 arnisadors
will carry the Summer Capital’s
flag when the anyo and labanan
competitions go underway at SM
City Marikina from May 17 to 23.
“Some of our lead athletes
from last year already graduated
so this time new bloods will be
the face of Baguio City when the
contest starts, but anyway we still
look forward to steal the limelight
as the competition closes,” said
Vicente.
Together with the arnis
team, some 200 other athletes 15
years old and above from Baguio
will vie for honors in the different
sport events scheduled all over
Metro Manila.
Coinciding with the 2014
PNG will be the Philippine Sports
Association for the Differently
Abled (PhilSpada), where 50
entries from the city will compete
in sports namely swimming,
bowling, archery, and athletics.
Meanwhile, the Baguio
City Sports Office headed by
Gaudencio Gonzales earmarked
a total of P1.5 million to be used
for the 2014 PNG and PhilSpada
competition.
“We have a bigger
delegation this year since
the two, PNG and PhilSpada,
simultaneously will hold its
schedule by the same dates.
Thankfully, the City Council
allowed us to have our own
allocation from the 2014 budget of
the city,” Gonzales said.
Backed by the Department
of Education, Philippine Olympic
Committee and the National
Sports Association in partnership
with the Department of Interior
and Local Government, PNG
aims to assess the expanse of
the potentials of athletes to be a
possible basis for the selection for
the competition of national and
international pool.
The tournament will run
from May 16 to 25.
The LEGACY Escrima Seminar (2013)
Stockton California
Hosted by Grandmaster Darren Tibon
Stockton, CA. April 13 - 14, 2013, a historical event of Escrima Grandmasters and Masters gathered at
one event to pay respect to the founders of Stockton’s Escrima Grandmasters and share their teachings for a
common cause of unifying Pilipino Martial Arts. This was the opportunity of a life time for Escrima practitioners
to experience the rich flavors of Filipino Martial Arts. This 10 hour seminar event has been edited to a 4 hour (2
dvd - Collector’s Edition Set) of compacted instructional content that is a one of a kind experience.
4 Hour DVD Set - Available on DVD and Video Download
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The LEGACY Escrima Seminar (Queen Mary 2013)
Long Beach, California
Hosted by: Grandmaster Darren Tibon
Queen Mary, CA. August 10, 2013, a historical event of Escrima Grandmasters and Masters gathered at
one event to pay respect to the founders of Escrima Grandmasters and share their teachings for a common
cause of unifying Pilipino Martial Arts. This was the second event of inspiration for Escrima practitioners to
experience the rich flavors of Filipino Martial Arts. This 8 hour seminar event has been edited to a 3 hour 37
min (Collector’s Edition Set) of compacted instructional content that is a one of a kind experience.
3hr 37 min DVD Set - Available on DVD and Video Download
Punta Y Daga Kalis Ilustrisimo
My Understanding of the System
By Peachie Baron Saguin
In this book, I will share with you a little background of Kalis Ilustrisimo, the man
who propagated the system and his students who are now the teachers of Ilustrisimo.
I have started from the origin, the weapons we use, to our strikes and counter strikes
and of course the forms of Punta y Daga.
For me, learning is a continuing process. I always feel there is so much more
to learn which is why I like to teach, because in sharing what I have learned, I can
understand more the principles behind the techniques. Verily, reading helps as
guide, but we need a live partner to practice with, and through this we will be able
to determine the right angle when to shift weight and when to deliver a strike that is
accurate and timely. Only by experiencing it with a partner will we know if we have
understood and can apply the system and the techniques effectively. In an actual
life threatening situation, I believe only wisdom, skills and accuracy can protect us.
Knowledge without wisdom is half baked and so are skills without accuracy. This is the
very reason why I feel there is a need to train with different partners, so we will know
if our techniques are niftily coordinated. Do not anticipate the strikes because there
are some strikes which are meant to deceive us. Instead we should practice diligence,
alertness and swiftness of movements.
I have also included drills which have helped me a lot in practicing the body
mechanics, footwork and the combination of strikes. I like to write what I have learned
and still learning, as words in printed pages will serve as a good source of reference
not only for me but for future generations to come.
It is my hope that I have outlined the system clearly, and that you will find this
book, a helpful guide in discovering the exquisiteness in the Punta y Daga form and in
the Ilustrisimo system as a whole.
Peachie Baron Saguin
To Order Contact: Kenneth Co. of Ikatan Kali, Kalis Ilustrisimo and Modern Cimande.
Price of Book: $40 Canadian, shipping and handling extra
Send ordering information and receive confirmation and full price with Shipping and Handling included
Edison High School, Stockton, CA. - After School Program
The YMCA after school program is a five year state funded program. Bahala Na
student Victoria Valentine is one of the program directors. Depending on next school years
funding Bahala Na will be a part of the program curriculum. - Joel Juanitas
America as the Second Home Arnis, Escrima, Kali
By Perry Gil S. Mallari, FIGHT Times Editor
It was born in the Philippines but I
would say that the United States is
the second home of Arnis, eEcrima
and Kali collectively known as
Filipino martial arts (FMA).
Transplanted mainly
through various waves of
migration, the Filipino martial
arts has established deep
roots in America. The growth,
evolution and mutation of the
Filipino martial arts in the US are
incomparable to any other nations
where Philippine martial arts were
also exported.
The Filipino martial arts
could have been exported to the
US much earlier than the known
exodus of Filipino farm laborers to
California and Hawaii during the
turn of the 20th century.
The book Manila Men in
the New World: Filipino Migration
to Mexico and the Americas from
the Sixteenth Century by Floro
L. Mercene tells that prior to the
influx of farm worker from the
Philippines to America during
the said period, Filipino mariners
under a Spanish command landed
in Morro Bay, California in October
1587.
It is amazing to realize
that Filipinos have reached the
New World (what would become
the United States of America)
much earlier than the American
colonization of the Philippines at
the turn of the 20th century.
Lafcadio Hearn, an
American journalist wrote an
article in the March 31, 1883
issue of Harper’s Weekly about
a Filipino settlement in Saint
Malo, Louisiana. The settlers of
the community that were called
“Manilamen,” were believed to be
the roots of Filipinos in America.
Hearn at that time believed that
the settlement was already in
existence for 50-years however,
extensive research conducted by
Marina Espina, a librarian at the
University of New Orleans revealed
that it could have existed earlier.
Espina in 1988 published
the results of her studies in a book
titled Filipinos in Louisiana (A. F.
Laborde & Sons, New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1988).
Hearn described the
Manilamen as seasoned fishermen
who were robust and polite
and could speak in Tagalog and
Spanish. A part of the article reads:
“Most of them are cinnamoncolored men; a few are glossily
yellow, like that bronze into
which a small proportion of gold
is worked by the molder. Their
features are irregular without
being actually repulsive; some
have the cheek-bones very
prominent and the eyes of several
are set slightly aslant. The hair
is generally intensely black and
straight, but with some individuals
it is curly and browner. In Manila
there are several varieties of the
Malay race, and these Louisiana
settlers represent more than one
type. None of them appeared tall;
the greater number were undersized, but all well knit, and supple
s fresh-water eels. Their hands and
feet were small; their movements
quick and easy, but sailorly
likewise, as of men accustomed to
walk upon rocking decks in rough
weather. They speak the Spanish
language; and a Malay dialect is
also used among them.”
Evidences have been
found that a number of Filipinos
even participated in the American
Civil War. This was proven by the
research conducted by Nestor
Palugod Enriquez, a retired
US Navy personnel turned
Filipino American historian.
Enriquez located the specific
names of Filipino volunteers
on the following records: the
Massachusetts State Rosters,
Military Images magazine, original
muster rolls at the National
Archives, the New Hampshire
Rosters (issued by State Adjutant
General.
Pension—Pension Records,
National Archives, Washington,
D.C.) and the Naval Rendezvous
Reports (available at the National
Archives, Washington, D.C.). There
is a high probability that those
early Filipinos in America may
have had used their skills in arnis,
escrima and kali in that war.
But the biggest part of the
Filipino martial arts migration in
the US most probably occurred
at the beginning of the 20th
century when many Filipino men
filled in the demand for workers
in the plantations of Hawaii and
the farmlands of California. Many
Filipino martial arts pioneers
in America like Angel Cabales,
Juanito Lacoste and Leo Giron
were at one time or another
worked as farm laborers in
Hawaii and California. A part of
Dan Inosanto’s book The Filipino
Martial Arts, narrates of how
Cabales made it to the US, it reads,
“Cabales left the Philippines in
1939 and joined a crew of a cargo
ship that took him to distant
ports of the world. Each port,
each foreign dock brought a
new set of adventures and with
them a knowledge of survival.
After working in Alaska, Cabales
wandered from county to county
in California. He ultimately joined
the Filipino farm laborers around
Stockton where he now lives.”
Mark Wiley, in his book
Filipino Martial Culture tells how
Giron arrived in America, “Like
other Filipinos who relocated in
the United States, Giron did so by
way of boat.
He traveled on the
President Lincoln and docked in
San Francisco on November 17,
1926. Soon thereafter he relocated
to Stockton, California, and took
work cutting celery and asparagus
for seventeen and a half cents an
hour. The hourly wage at that time
was thirty-five cents an hour.”
Perhaps one of the
most notable early public
demonstrations of the Filipino
martial arts in the US was that of
the late Grandmaster Ben Largusa.
Largusa, a disciple of juego
todo champion Floro Villabrille
performed at the historic Ed Parker
Long Beach Karate International in
1964. Bruce Lee performed there
too and Parker recalled in one of
his writings before he passed away
that Lee and Largusa impressed
the other masters who were
present in the event.
In 1966, Cabales opened
the first public escrima academy in
the US in Stockton, California.
Then came global
recognition via the medium of
cinema. Inosanto briefly but
spectacularly introduced the
FMA to moviegoers worldwide
through the film The Game of
Death starring the legendary Lee.
Known as Lee’s protégé, Inosanto
was responsible in introducing
the late founder of Jeet Kune Do
to Escrima specifically the use
of the tabak toyok or nunchaku.
With an international superstar
like Lee picking up escrima sticks,
the Filipino martial arts was finally
included in the world map of
martial arts. Few would argue
that this film is an important
landmark in the history of the
Filipino martial arts and much of
the Filipino martial arts popularity
today, it owe to Inosanto’s film
works.
This is the Filipino Martial Arts Database service, provided to the
FMA community in support of its growth and advancement.
www.fmadatabase.com
Giving Thanks to All the Ladies Dating or Married to Martial Artist.
By Michael Cardenas
This is dedicated to my wife and scope out the other patrons
Lisa. One might ask the following,
to see if they pose a threat to my
a martial art blog about his wife?
kids, my lady, me and or the food I
Well let me explain, this is my way
ordered. When I am greeted with a
of publically saying thank you to
hug by friends or family members
a woman who has supported my
my mind briefly computes this
martial art lifestyle since the day
humanly sign of affection as a
our relationship got more serious; I clinch and I immediately and
can remember the day I confessed mentally begin to think about
through casual conversation to
a counter and escape. When
her that I was a martial artist. The
someone extends their hand for
conversation went something like
a shake in greeting, I fight the
this, there is something you should urge to initiate a thumb lock then
know about me, my comment
transition to an arm bar. When we
was followed a perturbed/
watch an action movie or drama
worried look on her face as if I
that may have a fight scene or
was about to confess to her that
show someone being attacked, I
I was a serial killer or had some
have a bad habit of pausing and
incurable venereal disease. After
or rewinding and examining the
a brief pause and once I knew I
situation and then determine my
had her attention, I uttered the
own approach for escape and or
following words: I am a martial
survival, I then share my revelation
arts practitioner, as if this would
of my awesome solution to my
soften the blow of the fact that
wife. When we are on vacation, I
I just don’t dabble in it but that
have a tendency to look up local
I am truly a martial arts fanatic.
area Dojo’s just out of curiosity,
Her response was, I know, you
and then ponder briefly how I
mentioned it; me mentioning it
could plan a visit between all the
was my way of testing the waters
other stuff we have planned, of
with her. I then said ok, cool, but
course I don’t share this plan with
didn’t give her the details of my
her I just think it.
condition.
I have more gi’s in my closet
How does this trait differ
than I will ever need and a large
than any normal hobby of a
collection of martial art books that
suitable male prospect? Well, for
I simply purchased because they
starters, I own nearly 100 weapons are books related to martial arts,
(excluding firearms), and am
it is so bad that I have even at one
drawn to weapons of all sorts and
time bought the same book three
sizes and I cannot stop collecting.
times because I forgot I already
Whether its swords, knives, or
owned it and read it. So this is why
bludgeoning instruments, I love
when I knew this was the gal that
them and can’t get enough of
I could spend the rest of my life
them. Also, when we go shopping
with that I was a bit worried when
together, the clothing racks
I confessed to her that I was a
appear to me as modified mook
martial artist. She has been for the
jongs, for which I can throw a
most part extremely patient and
few angled empty hand strikes
understanding of my passion. You
at, most men don’t do this when
see martial art is not just a hobby
they shop with the main squeeze.
to me; it has become a very part
I also prefer to buy all things in
of my DNA, a piece of fabric of the
black; black shirts, shoes, pants,
man I have become. I think about
shorts, tanks, etc… Additionally,
it every day even when I am not
I cannot leave the house without
physically practicing it. Through its
at least one tactical pocket folder
practice, I have learned, respect,
on my side, if I do I feel naked and
honesty, honor and how to put
have even turned around once
off immediate gratification, all
leaving the house to grab one.
characteristics needed to succeed
When we dine out I cannot sit with life. I am sure that my martial artist
my back towards the door, I need
lifestyle has annoyed her on more
to see who is walking in and out
than one occasion, such as the
time we decided to go on a 3 day
cruise together and I met a fellow
martial artist all by happenstance
in the line to board the cruise
ship, Mr. Dave Epperson. Dave is a
Kenpo practitioner and who from
time to time would come into
Stockton CA, from the bay area to
train with our DeCuerdas clan; we
started chatting about plans to
train while on the boat, needless
to say our significant others were
not so pleased with conversation,
their raised eyebrows was a dead
giveaway that our plans for this
trip differed from theirs; needless
to say we both had to fight of the
urge to meet up on the upper
deck gymnasium to train. Luckily I
have realized I am not alone when
it comes to having a martial art
addiction, a matter of fact I know
have a large number of friends
who share in this similarity, and
through these similar traits we
have developed a brotherhood in
some respect. I have invited these
folks into our home for BBQ’s and
get together’s and my wife always
jumps in to be a graceful hostess
to our guest.
I give this women credit, it’s
probably bad enough having just
one of me around but to have a
household of folks talking martial
arts in our home, she has to be at
her wits end. Anyhow my point is
to if you are like me and have had
a women by your side throughout
your martial progression be sure
to take some time to thank her
for her support. We are a strange
type of people, martial artists;
we have certain traits that would
have the typical women running
for the hills. Sure I enjoy walks on
the beach, but when I am walking
and embracing my gal I am also
keeping my eyes open for shark
teeth to adhere to piece of drift
wood so that I can make striking
instrument, similar to those used
by Hawaiian luau warriors of days
passed. So honey, thanks for all the
support. Train Strong to Remain
Strong!
MyFMA.net
Filipino Dirty Boxing
Suntukan Street SelfDefense with Tony Torre
In Filipino Dirty Boxing,
Guro Tony Torre blends the
traditional with the modern
to form a comprehensive
fighting system designed
to enhance any fighter’s
training regimen. Steeped
in the Filipino martial arts
of arnis and suntukan, Torre
draws on his extensive
knowledge to give you
a whole new sense of
street fighting and selfdefense under extreme
circumstances. After
acquiring a solid foundation in positioning, natural combinations,
targeting, disruptions and striking, you’ll move on to mechanics,
joint integrity and minimization of energy leaks. The extensive
partner training exercises included in the video provide you with
the skills and confidence that can only be developed with hard
work in the gym. Whether your fighting is on the mat or in the
streets, Torre’s training methods provide the explosive offensive
and defensive tactics needed to overwhelm your opponent and
come out victorious. For information purposes only.
170 minutes $29.95
To Purchase: Click Here
Modern Practice of the Filipino Martial Arts
By Master Jose Isidro
The Book contains technical pictures on the
Filipino martial arts of striking, blocking, Sinawali,
Redonda, locking, trapping, Empty hand, knife disarm, Bangkaw, Tying, Espada Y Daga, Drills such as
Give-n-Take and Block/Check/Counter, Transition of
Stick to Stick, Empty Hand to Stick, and Empty hand
to Empty hand. Local People living in the Philippines.
292 pages with many photos.
The book is published and distributed by Central
Books Supply - Website: central.com.ph
In the Philippines contact Jem of Centralbook, Contact: 372-3550
Or for International or USA orders, please contact
Master Jose Isidro at: [email protected] for pricing.
Senkotiros Arnis Videos
(Collectors Editions)
$29.95
Basic
$29.95
Advanced
$29.95
Intro to Free Style
$14.95
Lost Years
$10.00
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Arnis Yields Seven Gold Medals for Baguio
Pittsburg Senior Center
May 17, 2014 Pittsburg Senior Center had it annual Senior Awareness
Day at the City of Pittsburg, California. Master Jose Isidro with his
elderly student Manong Jose De Leon and Jim Blankenship performed
a Practical Self Defense Demo and Walking Cane exercises. His two
elderly students also performed practical Empty hand techniques,
Cane to Arnis baston striking, basic walking cane striking and blocking
for the senior own practical system. It was a big turnout as usual and
many interest from the elderly. This was his 3rd year doing this Walking
Cane Self Defense and Exercise for the senior.
10 Ways to Spot Great Teachers (and Avoid Crummy Ones)
By Daniel Coyle - The Tallent Code - thetalentcode.com
Truly bad teaching is pretty easy to spot, because learners don’t
improve, and don’t feel connected.
Truly great teaching is pretty easy to spot, because learners
improve rapidly and feel connected.
But perhaps the hardest to spot is a particularly nefarious type of
teaching called pseudoteaching. It looks and feels like good teaching,
but in fact it’s a mirage.
The Basics of Filipino Martial Arts
By Marc Lawrence
Master Marc Lawrence Academy
of Masters Hall of Fame - Life
Time Award, developed this
book based upon information
gathered over years from 37
different Grandmasters, Masters, Guros and Instructors of
what makes up the basics of the
Filipino martial art known as
Arnis, Eskrima, or Kali. The book
contains photographs, diagrams
and detailed information that
explains what makes the basics
any of the Filipino Martial Arts
styles is use today. This book
serves as companion to any Filipino mattial arts style and this
information will enhance their skill. (92 pages)
The term comes from teacher and blogger Frank Noschese, who writes about pseudoteaching here and here. What I like best is how open
Noschese is; how he reveals that we are all guilty of it sometimes. As he writes:
Pseudoteaching is something you realize you’re doing after you’ve attempted a lesson which from the outset looks like it should result in
student learning, but upon further reflection, you realize that the very lesson itself was flawed and involved minimal learning.
I can definitely relate. A few years ago in Chicago, I taught a class in magazine writing and also coached Little League. In both I made
the exact same mistake: I thought talking well was the same as teaching. I rarely connected to individuals, preferred talking to the big group. I
approached teaching as if it were an eloquence contest: the more compellingly I talked, the better I thought I was doing. I didn’t realize that teaching
is about interaction, not just action. I didn’t realize that good teaching happens in the space between the teacher and the learner.
With that in mind, I thought it might be useful to offer the following field guide:
10 Ways to Spot the Difference Between PSEUDOTaching (PT) and Real Teaching:
1) PT delivers long, entertaining, inspiring lectures; RT designs short, intensive, learner-driven sessions
2) PT is eloquent and expansive; RT is concise and focused
3) PT addresses large groups; RT connects to individuals
4) PT doesn’t focus on small details; RT is all about details
5) PT is about talking more than watching or listening; RT is about listening and watching more than talking
6) PT is loudly charismatic; RT is quietly magnetic
7) PT is Robin Williams leaping atop desks in Dead Poets Society; RT is John Wooden, teaching his basketball players how to put on their socks
properly (no wrinkles, because that causes blisters)
8) PT dismisses questions; RT craves them
9) PT treats everyone the same; RT tailors the message for each learner
10) PT delivers the exact same lecture over and over; RT customizes each session for its audience
Arnisadors Open Bid
The Kapatirang Doble Olisi (KDO)
Escrima-Davao City team opens
bid today, Tuesday, in the threeday 2014 Philippine Olympic
Committee-Philippine Sports
Commission (POC-PSC) National
Games Arnis competition at
Marikina Riverbanks in Metro
Manila.
KDO Escrima Davao chief
Mario Palazuelo, in a message sent
to Sun.Star Davao, said that they
are fielding eight players in the
annual Games.
Seniors players are Alfred
Sagne, Johniel Morcillo, Manuel
Gaviola Jr., Care Jason Monterola,
Jezebel Morcillo and Adelfa Sagne,
while Catherine Lai Segura and
Christian Dave Ivan Loriezo are
seeing action in the junior division.
Morcillo won bronze
medals in men’s 58 kilograms
of the 12th World Escrima Kali
Championship, while Adelfa Sagne
was Palarong Pambansa 2014 arnis
champion and Monterola was a
consistent gold medalist in the
Davao Region Athletic Association
(Davraa) Meet.
The event is governed
by the Arnis Pederasyong
Internasyonal (I- Arnis)
International Rules. (MDC)
Baguio City continues to rake in
medal after medal in arnis as the
2014 Philippine National Games
goes underway in Manila.
Hopeful to lead the city to
its over-all title campaign, Baguio
Arnis All Stars kept their head
high in capping the anyo (form)
competition with seven gold, four
silver, and three bronze.
Cindy Abegail Monte led
the Summer Capital with three
gold mints after dominating the
women’s senior individual solo
baston, doble baston, and “spada y
daga” contest.
Monte, together with
Corina Lazaro Ado and Florentina
Pascual shared the top honors in
the synchronized single weapon
category.
Baguio City National High
School stick fighter Norielyn
Joy Sagun added one gold, one
silver, and one bronze from the
individual solo baston, doble
baston, and “spada y daga”
accordingly.
Sagun, together with Jana
Balicdang and Danica Caw-is
outclassed other entries to snatch
the gold and silver medals in
the synchronized “spada y daga”
competition and synchronized
doble baston.
Meanwhile, Lira
Achachang, Kristen Perl Tamiking,
and Angela Donglay teamed
up to bag the gold medal in the
synchronized doble baston event,
and score a second place finish in
the synchronized “spada y daga”
contest.
Arnis coach Ayatotollah
Gadaoni said they expect to draw
more medals from the labanan
competitions.
“So far eto palang ang
nakuha natin sa anyo competition,
we are looking forward to gain
more awards pagdating ng
labanan contest,” Gadaoni said.
Gadaoni, together with
fellow coach Jayson Vicente, said
they will surely dominate the
national competition to help the
City in its medal haul.
Last year, Baguio based
arnisadors uplifted the city with
their 16 gold, 10 silver, and nine
bronze record.
Vicente earlier said they
will aim to outdo last year’s medal
count.
“If we can surpass the
gold medals we had last year
then it would be better, it’s just a
matter of putting enough trust
and support to our competing
athletes,” Vicente quipped.
The 2014 PNG arnis
competitions opened May 17 and
will end until the 23rd at the SM
City Marikina where hundreds of
athletes 15 years old and above
from the different parts of country
will bid for top honors in the
various contest.
‘Arnisadors’ From Iloilo Shine in PNG
By Frank Calapre
Dennes Dellones of Iloilo bagged
four gold medals in the arnis
competition of the 2014 Philippine
Sports Commission-Philippine
Olympic Committee (PSC-POC)
National Games at the SM
Markinina City.
Dellones first won the
individual double-weapon event
followed by another victory in the
individual sword and dagger tilt.
He later teamed up with Klisier
Juanga to grab the gold in the
team single weapon and the team
double weapon categories. The
Iloilo-native Dellones also won
a silver medal in the team sword
and dagger and a bronze in the
individual single weapon contest
that was won by Ivan Villanueva of
Rizal Technological University.
In judo, at the Makati
Coliseum, Bryan Quillotes and
Dennis Lloyd Catipon won five
gold medals. Quillotes beat his
fellow national team member
Al Rolan Llamas in the finals
of the men’s 60-kilogram class
while Catipon bested Baguio
City’s Francisco Masnan in the
66-kilogram category.
Nancy Lucero Quillotes,
also a member of the national
pool dominated the women’s
44-kilogram division while her
teammate Helen Dawa ruled the
48-kilogram class.
Jenilou Mosquida
dominated the 57-kilogram
category while Annie Ramirez of
Muntinlupa won the women’s
open category by beating Jewel
Ann de Castro in the finals.
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Filipino dialects, that do much
the same. The difference
between them is that antinganting are generally only able to
protect the bearer or give him
courage, while oracion can do
that in addition to weakening
the opponent, breaking his
fighting spirit, or forcing him to
drop his weapon.
Antonio Ilustrisimo was a
staunch believer in such things
and possessed both. Regarding
such things, Good Friday is the
solemn day for arnisadors who
are masters of oracion, that is,
those who are able to control
the spirit world through their
charms and prayers. It is on this
day that they test whether they
still have their power, or whether
they have lost it.
Every year on Good
Forgive the lousy pic and bad
Friday, Tatang would wander
photoshop skills to bring out the
to a deserted field followed by
Anting-anting tattooed on Antonio
both believers and skeptics.
Ilustrisimo’s chest. - Source photo:
he would prop up pieces of
Mark Wiley’s Filipino Martial Culture.
paper on which he had written
incantations. He would then
invite
anyone with a gun (and
Today is Good Friday.
many people carry them in the
Anyone with a familiarity of the
Phillipines) to shoot at the paper at
Filipino Martial Arts should’ve
point-blank range. Amazingly, no
heard of the great Antonio
one ever succeeded in hitting the
Ilustrisimo (a.k.a. “Tatang”, a term
target with their bullets, despite
used by his students, which
the barrel of their gun touching it.
means “father”.) He was a famed
When one of the shooters
Eskrimador/Arnisador for having
was
asked
what he felt when
survived countless Death Matches
shooting at the paper, he replied,
as well as never losing a match.
“Nothing extraordinary happens
Please read on to see what
while one is aiming at the paper.
his secret was and what it has to
But the moment one pulls the
do with Good Friday.
trigger, an invisible force tugs the
Anting-anting are amulets
held on or in the body that possess barrel of the gun aside and makes
one miss. Sometimes the gun
the power of the spirit world and
would refuse to fire altogether.”
offer courage and protection to
If oracion can keep bullets from
their bearer. Oracion are prayers
hitting their intended target, even
or incantations, generally in an
a sharp blade poses no real threat
admixture of Latin and native
to the eskrimador who possesses
them.
Antonio Ilustrisimo would
go home to recite his oracion
twice a day at specified times every day without fail. He also had
his anting-anting tattooed on his
chest so that it would forever be a
part of him. During his fights, he
would mentally recite his oracion.
Given that he never lost a match
- friendly or to the death - one
has a difficult time just dismissin
such things. As a testament to his
uncanny powers, Antonio Diego is
also a true believer and possessor
of both anting-anting and oracion,
and has also not lost a match.
I typed the above up from: The
Secrets of Kalis Ilustrisimo: The
Filipino Fighting Art Explained
by Antonio Diego & Christopher
Ricketts
Tuttle Publishing
Copyright 1999
Chapter 9: Spiritual Fortitude
Pages 217-218
Excerpted from Krishna Godhania’s
interview with Romy Macpagal,
one of Antonio Ilustrimo’s
students:
9. Tatang Ilustrisimo was reputed
to possess both anting anting
and orascion, did you witness any
demonstations of his powers?
I have seen both antinganting and oracion in operations.
Many do not seem to work but
those that do evoke wonder in
even among avid researchers into
the paranormal. Let me cite a few
instances. Before Tatang’s health
deteriorated in 1992 his mind
was very sharp and focused, his
will power tremendous. On good
Fridays we would go to empty lots
to tests his powers. On a sheet of
bond paper, Tatang would scribble
a few orascions and have it set up
for a target. Now, I and my two
elder sons are competent shots
but at a distance of five meters we
were only shooting around that
8’ x 11’ sheet of paper, knicking
its edges only at 3 meters. Good
sight pictures, good squeeze,
good ammo, but could not hit the
target. Whatever the mechanism, it
worked.
After the dreams
mentioned earlier, Tatang got
a small pocket notebook and a
lead pencil, brought me to a far
corner of Luneta and told me to
write oracions as he dedicated
them including the instances for
their use. Now, I am quite sceptical
but acquiesced out of respect for
Tatang’s good intentions. After
that, for a period of two years I
did not get cut. Now this is not
unusual for most people but in my
case I am a part time blade smith
and in that period was prolific,
polishing and sharpening blades
by hand. Unconsciously I was
handling blades without respect,
grabbing at dropped blades etc,
and did not receive a cut when
previously, I was the corner stores
main buyer of band-aids.
Only Tatang could cut me
in practice or demonstrations, thin
scratches which bled well. I was
also doing very poorly financially
during this time, a fact noted by
an uncle, who asked me if I had
or “wore” “armadura”-armor. I said
no but commented that I was not
getting wounded when I should.
The uncle advised me to get rid
of the armadura put on me by
Tatang which I did. Right after my
finances improved and I could
get wounded in playing or when
working on blades.
Do you think our
Philippines History needs to dig
and be re-written, once Filipinos
do their research and evidences of
this claimed that the royal family
Tagean Tallano family bought
the Philippines archipelago or
Maharlika Islands decades ago?
Watch this video presented by
Doc John on his show “Ang Laging
Daan ni Doc John”
Never in the Philippines
history subject that the whole
Philippines archipelago is owned
and bought by the Tagean
Tallano as part of the missing
piece history of the nation. Most
Filipinos embedded that LapuLapu is one of our Filipino heroes
who fought the land ownership
of native Filipinos against the
invasion of Spanish era but never
did we know that he’s related
to the clan who actually owned
the whole Philippines - if this
claim would have been true?
Wikipedia records and Philippines
History book written only that
“Lapu-Lapu (1491–1542) was
a ruler of Mactan, an island in
the Visayas, Philippines, who is
known as the first native of the
archipelago to have resisted
the Spanish colonization. He
was also responsible for the
death of Portuguese Explorer
Ferdinand Magellan. He is now
regarded, retroactively, as the first
Filipino hero.He is also known
under the names Çilapulapu, Si
Lapulapu,Salip Pulaka, and Kali
Pulako (alternatively spelled as Cali
Pulaco), though the historicity of
the names is disputed.”
If Filipinos would
reconsider such claimed of Prince
Julian Morden Tallano to resolve
the Philippines squatter problems
and other issues of the Spratly
Islands, how would it be possible
or wouldn’t be great if his rights
is to be used for the common
good of Filipino citizens instead
of singled out by some politicians
power and other alliances that
would have been covering and
using fraud documents to claim
such titles of their own advantage?
What do you think after
you have watched the interview
of Doc John and Prince Julian
Morden Tallano?
What is Philippines before
invaded by the greedy Spanish?
Homobono A. Adaza file
stated that “Maharlika. Long before
the Spaniards came to Philippines
shores, the Philippine archipelago
consisting of 7,169 islands with
an area of 1,049,212,962 nautical
square miles, including Guam and
Hawaii was known as Maharlika.
It was populated by Malays and
ruled by the Tagean Tallano clans
from the ninth to the fifteenth
century. When the Spaniards
started ruling the Philippines
archipelago, they renamed it
Hacienda Filipina. Of the many
kingdoms in Asia, Maharlika was
one of them under King Luisong
Tagean Tallano, the father of Raja
Lapu-Lapu and Raja Soliman,
the successors of King Marikudo
of the Sri Vishayan Empire. Its
principal products at that time
were peanuts (mani) exported to
Mexico and European countries
and Herbal plants known as “Nilad”
with some medicinal qualities
which were exported to Mainland
China. With the passage of time,
the Chinese traders changed the
name Maharlika to Maynilad or
Maynila. As in olden days, the
kings and their families own their
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kingdoms and distribute portions
to their subjects, especially to
the members of the royal clans.
This is exactly what happened
to the Philippine archipelago, it
was owned by the Tagean Tallano
clans.”
Compilations and Research,
Harnessed by Different Conduits
of THE ROYAL Maharlikhans
Priesthood: Royal Kingdom
of Maharlikhan New Called
Philippines History Philippine
Colonization by Spain: In 1478,
Moslems from the Malayan
Peninsula crossed the Malacca
Strait and conquered Java, the
capital of Madjapahit Empire.
Subsequently, the Malay/ Srivijaya/
Madjapahit disintegrated. In
its place, a Moslem religious
government was established
inaugurating the reign of
Sultanates.
A family of Maharajahs and
Rajahs Tagean, was then ruling the
Madjapahit Empire. They retreated
and consolidated their position in
a group of 7,169 islands, known as
the Maharlika (now Philippines)
away from the oncoming
Moslems. Being a descendant of
royal Malayan blood, the Tagean
family had its share of power,
authority and riches from the
collected taxes during its 900 Year
rule in the empire, and even two
millennia earlier when there was
commerce with King Solomon of
Israel.
The Maharajah and
his sons, the rajahs, ruled the
Maharlika using their own laws,
the CODE OF Kalantiaw. The
Maharlika was a very rich and
flourishing country. By the early
sixteenth century, the ruling
maharajah, Luisong Tagean,
had 720,000 metric tons of gold
that he kept in present day Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah or North Borneo.
At that time, Sabah was part of the
Maharlika.
The Family Tree of Maharajah Luisong Tagean:
Maharajah Luisong Tagean. He resided in the Lamayan District, now
known as Malacañang. He was married to Margaret Acuña Macleod.
His sons were:
•Rajah Lapulapu Tagean. He ruled Mactan.
•Rajah Soliman Tagean. He ruled Manila and its suburbs, i.e. Rizal, Cavite,
Batangas, Laguna and the Karilaya Province, now Quezon.
•He married Princess Dayang-dayang Kiram.
•Later, he married Mary Anne Dent.
•Mary’s Father, Alfred Dent was a British Lord and London merchant. He
was a co-owner f the Royal British North Borneo Company.
Luisong Taegan’s Grandsons Were:
•Rajah Lakandula Tagean. He ruled Tondo.
•Rajah Soliman Tagean. He ruled Eastern Quezon, Mauban, Sampaloc
and Lukban.He was married to the daughter of the sixth Sultan of
Brunei, Abdul Kahar.
•Rajah Baginda Tagean – He ruled Bohol.
•Rajah Kabingsuran Tagean – He ruled Southern Mindanao
•Rajah Kolambo Tagean – He ruled Cebu.
•Rajah Sikatuna Tagean – He ruled a part of Bohol.
•Prince Lacan Acuna Macleod Tagean – Son of Rajah Soliman, he was
adopted by his Grandmother, Margaret Macleod Tagean. Born during the
Spanish colonial Rule on December 17, 1686, he changed his surname
to TALLANO so he could easily pursue his revolutionary activities against
the colonizers. In 1726, at the age of 40, he married Princess Elizabeth
Overbeck Macleod of Austria. In 1761, he sought the help of the British
against the Spaniards. Later He married Lamayan Bowan. He lived for a
178 years. He begot a son…
•Prince Julian Macleod Tagean-Tallano – He was married to Princess
Aminah Kiram of Sultanate of Sulu. He died in 1898. He begot a son…
•Don Esteban Benitez Tallano – He died in the Vatican in Rome in 1939.
He begot a son …
•Don Bonito Acuña Tallano – He died during the Japanese occupation of
Maharlika. He begot a son…
•Prince Julian Morden Tallano – He is presently alive.
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