FMA Informative Newspaper Vol2 No.9

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Vol 2 No 9 - 2013
Newspaper
Propagating the Filipino Martial Arts and the Culture of the Philippines
Footwork Angles
By Jeff Finder
Something I’ve been pondering these
past few days after viewing fights on video
clips is directness, and in particular how it
relates to the male and female triangles. On
one level these symbols are a map of efficient
movement, though on a practical level they
are perhaps better as metaphors for moving
to an optimal position, wherever that may be.
For anyone here who is not clear on
what these represent, the male triangle has
a point in front, on the centerline in the direction one is facing. The female triangle has
the triangle pointing towards the rear, so forward movement is angled off the centerline.
Conversely, in retreating the forward triangle moves offline, the female
triangle moves in towards the center.
Both
directions
(forward and backward) are worth
considering.
Most
Filipino
martial
arts
schools emphasize the female triangle, yet the prototypical Filipino martial arts symbol is represented by a male triangle inside a circle. Why
this paradox, and what might it meaning?
Watching these videos, what I noticed
was how fights arrive at point of directness.
Fighters may circle, looking to time an entry
or snipe a peripheral shot on the fly, but at
some point the aggressor takes control and
goes after his opponent. Subtlety of angle is
out; finishing is about taking it right at the other guy. Maybe my perception is skewed, but
that’s how it generally appears to me. So how
and why do different triangles theories work?
In talking about entries, it’s about setting up the position from where to attack.
We can come straight in by defeating defenses or go around them to a less defended point. Theory often stresses the latter,
but experience seems to favor the former.
I’ll start with the female triangle, as
training it is more familiar to most people. It
is useful in several ways. One can evade a direct attack while countering forward; it zones
away from the opposite hand (unless one stays
inside between the hands and simply opens
up the stance, not my favorite concept) and it
allows one to get to the opponent’s backside.
The male triangle has a different set of
attributes. It can cut the opponent’s balance
and energy by bisecting his baseline. Being direct gets point-to-point faster than longer circling, plus it more readily attacks vital targets
on the centerline rather than the periphery.
Taking the center redirects the opponent’s
energy towards the outside of the circle while
staying compact, like the hub of the wheel.
This is only for the forward direction
of these triangles. Moving away from an opponent the qualities are reversed. The yin triangle pulls in towards the center, the male
triangle steps outwards. People typically
backpedal in a straight line when charged.
It takes a bit more awareness to move offline effectively, a task made more difficult
because a forward fast moving attacker may
overwhelm one’s response, or be able to
adapt so quickly as to re-align on his target.
This is a point frequently made by
Marc “Animal” MacYoung in his seminars,
where he demonstrates a realistic street attack as opposed to the kind of squaredoff dueling practiced in many martial art
schools. In the face of something that intense, shifting off the line of attack can be
critical, and not everybody can do it well.
Is there a difference in a self-defense
situation compared to a ring fight? Perhaps
in self-defense one may have an element of
surprise on the part of either party. An attack
could be a surprise, or perhaps the counter
catches the attacker unawares. It is less likely
that both parties are equally primed to fight
or armed with similar weaponry. Thus there
can be variable mismatches to overcome.
Ultimately the value of any footwork is positioning. Whether the goal is to
get to an opponent’s weak spot or prevent
him from finding yours, one has to have
an awareness of these as prerequisite to
any plan or strategy. The purpose of tactics
is simply a means to an end, and as such it
is limiting to think only of them in terms
of a single triangle. I think it better to see
them as a continuum within larger forms.
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Consider that the angles of a triangle must add up
to 180º. Many people step at
a 45º angle on the female triangle, which works for largo
counters at longer distance
(mostly towards the limbs)
but may veer too wide for
deeper strikes or grapples. Entering from greater distance
decreases deflective angle
and vice versa. The tighter 60º
angles of the Filipino martial
arts logo might be a more
accurate roadmap for many
applications. At closer range,
one may need more angle
of deflection, but then the
counter angle back towards
the center is a sharper turn.
A common training aid
is to cross two lines in an “x”,
creating both male and female
triangles. Along with the lines,
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angles of the Filipino martial
arts logo above. That triangle,
overlaid in male/female duality, creates a six pointed star,
which creates a different pattern of movement. You can lay
tape on the ground to practice stepping; each has its own
logic and lessons to teach.
Don’t you wish geometry had been this interesting
in high school?
Wedges
Everyone here is probably familiar with triangle
stepping and angles. I constantly remind students that
the FMA logo (triangle in circle) is not just symbolic, but
also a more literal roadmap.
This is always shown
with the “male triangle” which
points up or forward. Forward usually means towards
the opponent’s centerline,
but it can also mean facing
the strongest point of his attack. Situations vary. Rotated,
of course, into the female
position, the points demonstrate angles of evasion.
Points are strong, being
reinforced. Lines are strong in
direction of movement from
point to point. They are vulnerable, however, across their
width. Think of a pencil; strong
one way, weak the other.
Inside the triangle’s
lines lies our safe zone. Outside the triangle increases
however, one can step to the
quadrants thus formed, and
those steps are like a “+”. This
creates the “eight directions”
which is a popular strategy of
direction in Japanese and Korean martial arts, among others. Draw lines connecting the
tips of the “x” and “+” shapes
to form a square and diamond, and overlaid together
these form an 8-pointed star, a
common motif in Moslem art.
If you look at the inside lines, triangles are but
half squares or rectangles.
In this shape each triangle
is a 90º angle and two 45º
angles. Compare it to the 60º exposure. An example is doing a cross-block (a downward pointing defense on
our check-hand side) but
leaving our rear elbow or
shoulder exposed wide, outside the angle of protection afforded by the defense.
The closer we get to
the point, the tighter the
lines and smaller the area
we have to move to stay
within them, yet the angles
themselves are the same degrees of arc at any range.
This is a key essence
of Serrada. We want to find
the smallest, tightest range
at which we can function. It
represents our last line of defense, what is closest to us.
Functionality is, of
course, the key. Too much
compression could be immobilizing or collapse. Some
might think it lacks power
because there is less room to
accelerate.
Understanding
fulcrums and balance, however, gives us full measure.
In every technique I seek to
apply Grandmaster Ed Parker’s three maxims for power: linear, rotational, gravity.
Al Thomas, my original
Kenpo teacher, used to remind
us of the magnifying effect of
adrenaline. His point was if we
train like a golf ball, we’ll fight
like a baseball; train like a baseball, fight like a basketball;
train like a basketball, we’ll
fight like a beach ball. In other
words, we open ourselves up
under stress. By training more
tightly, that habit tends
to remain more effective
when it’s most needed.
A basketball isn’t
a bad area of protection
for the body, but a beach
ball is excessive movement. It it too much volume of space to protect
and takes too long to
finish a movement. Even
largo mano (long range)
techniques tend to hit
pretty directly to the target. No matter what style
you do, nothing matters
until “point of impact”
(POI) anyway, and so we want
to maximize our effectiveness there, whether we hit
and run or jam and control.
Range is a basic tactical choice, but efficiency is
even more fundamental. It
allows us more time to observe our opponent and to
engage less telegraphically.
Like a sine wave, greater
ranges involve more momentum whereas closer ranges increase frequency though the
energy can remain a constant
(how a whip accelerates and
cracks, for instance). Top speed
is traded for speed of reversal,
and to a certain extent power
might be traded for accuracy
(though expert proponents
can demonstrate otherwise).
Closer ranges have different risks. There are fewer
weapons to monitor at longer ranges. As one moves
in, the opposing hand can
strike, then grab, then envelop or encircle. One needs
to be as aware of one’s own
vulnerable targets as is attention to the opponent.
Once again we have our
“threat triangle” to monitor,
and this has been a reminder
to keep everything protected
within it, both front and rear
sides of your body. Pay attention, as you move your
guard towards or or away
from your opponent, how it
will open and close different
areas relative to your opponent’s weapon and centerline.
In this diagram we
stand in the center of our
circle/triangle, which is the
The Threat Triangle
The “Threat Triangle” is
a term I’ve coined to describe
the tactical use of the lock position. Again, it is not a static
position but an active and
responsive tracking method.
We want our “guns” facing the
main threat, and there are nuances to this orientation as we
move relative to an opponent.
The most fundamental is footwork, using the
male triangle to face the opponent’s centerline. We lead
with either foot, using papeet (replacement step) to orient towards either the left or
right sides. If we control the
center of the encounter, there
are advantages of leverage
and shorter lines of movement with the shorter stick.
Our
basic
consideration is the centerline,
which is the most inside line.
Our footwork and weapon
should maintain directness.
There is also an outside
line, which is the widest angle
from which we need to guard
against the most likely threat
presented at that moment.
If we just lock facing forward and the tip
of our opponent’s weapon can thrust around our
guard, we are vulnerable;
think of a rapier or dagger.
Too many people just
finish a technique, give a cursory lock, and they’re done,
or they just step straight up
the center as though that
threat had been neutralized.
The purpose of the lock is to
defend against the next attack. Why assume it will not
be with the same weapon,
from its previous position?
Angel Cabales was a master of
the quick thrust, and the lock
has to be able to intercept
that. For this, angle is critical.
If our opponent is beyond contact distance, the
angle between his centerline and outside line is very
slight. As we approach, that
angle gets wider, and the longer the weapon, the deeper
he can reach around us. Visualize his attack as anywhere on an arc, with you
in the center of the circle.
At a longer distance,
or closer but all weapons forward, our lock can be straight
in front. If my opponent’s
weapon is off towards my
right, that is the side I most
likely need to defend, and if he
moves the other way, I should
be shadowing that direction.
The idea is simple. If I am
already in a position that cuts
off a surprise attack simply,
without resorting to a long or
complicated maneuver, my
defense will be quicker and
more likely to succeed. I don’t
want to have to think about
a sudden threat when it’s
time to react, so if I’m already
pre-positioned to intercept
that move, I get better use of
trained subconscious reflexes.
I can’t always just rotate
my body or move my weapon
over to cover an angle because
I might expose another, more
vital one. If the threat you track
is a fake, you may have played
into your opponent’s strategy.
A good way to solve this
is to angle my weapon, using
the male triangle principle. For
instance, if I am in a right lead,
my opponent might be showing a low thrust to my left abdomen. If my weapon is just
forward, I’ve left him that gap.
If I angle the tip of my weapon
back toward the left, my right
hand covers the centerline.
Both inside and outside angles have proximate coverage.
If my opponent sweeps
his weapon to the other side, I
would papeet into a left lead.
Now the tip of my weapon
covers the centerline while
my right weapon hand is
tracking the opposing weapon. At all times some part of
my weapon accounts for every angle his weapon’s got.
In this diagram, the attacker is in red, the
defender is black. The
light dotted lines represent movement; the
heavier black dotted
lines represent the position of Black’s stick
(and his hand) as he
thrusts inward from
an outside position.
Notice the entry
path available from the end
of Red’s stick using an arcing strike. There is also a line
showing how moving Red’s
hand over across the body allows even deeper access toward the front of our body.
This is particularly important against witiks (snapping
blows), especially if sharpened
by reverse tapping our own
arm to accelerate the effect.
The defender also has a
similar angle to counter-attack
in this diagram. Black shows
a thrust on a direct line from
the tip as his hand moves over
to compensate. The Threat
Triangle is thus the separation by degree of incoming
angles we have to monitor,
from the weapon hand to the
end of that weapon, as these
lines converge on target. In
other words, an attack can
come from either end of the
weapon! We can see this triangle clearly in Black’s diagram,
using the lines of sight and
thrust.
Building Your Own
FMA Back Yard/Garage Studio
Various Authors as Noted
By Marc J. Lawrence
point to which our opponent
reaches. The back half is our
largo range where we move
our vital targets out of reach.
This might be redundant to many, and others may
not want to dig through the
archives anyway. Regardless,
it’s always good practice to review fundamental concepts,
refreshing the touchstone
from which we measure our
understanding and progress.
With a bit of ingenuity,
a practitioner of Filipino martial arts can construct their
own studio with quality training aids and weapons. A basic
studio can be set up in garage,
backyard or other location. I
have one constructed in my
backyard, another at work in
a storage area. The focus of
this article is for Filipino martial arts practitioner to be able
set up anywhere and be able
to practice their art with local-
ly available tools and equipment. I will break down this
into three areas, these being
first striking aids, second are
striking and cutting weapons
and third is projectile weapons.
- The first area should be
striking aids; these are
critical to a practitioner
building proper skills. The
first striking aid I would
recommend building is
the Island style tire bag for
stick practice. The second
striking aid I would rec-
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ommend would be a freestanding punch bag. The
third is a knife throwing
/ arrow backstop target.
- The second area should
be striking and cutting
weapons. These have two
categories: sticks (Pakal
and Olisi) (practice sticks,
padded sparring sticks and
fighting sticks and staffs
are one and the other is
knifes (Baraw) and swords
Bolo, Kris, and Lahaut).
- The third area would be
projectile-weapons. These
have four categories: Blowguns, Slingshots, Bow and
Arrow and Spears.
Tire Bag for Eskrima Practice
By Marc J. Lawrence
All of Eskrimadors need
a way to practice strikes for
stick fighting. Regular kicking
and punching bags do not
work are expensive, so one of
my cousin’s friends came up
with this design.
If you can work with
tools and do basic carpentry
you can build your own. You
will need six car tires-same
size, (I used 15 inch) and
six 2X2 or six 2x4 and some
bolts and screws and set
of 4 casters. This Tire Bag is
available from KRIM, in Cebu
City. Build your base first 24
X 24 inches as an X shape
brace; notch them so they
lock. Run a wood screw to
lock them together. Flip this
over drill four holes for the
four caster wheels then flip
it back. Now from the center
of the X brace measure 7.5
inches and then bolt on your
first upright. Then do the
same on the opposite side,
and then do the other two. It
should look like and X with
four fingers sticking out. I
recommend through bolting
but if you have to use drywall
screws it will work. Construct
another X brace no wider
then the tires are. Now install
it at knee level. Make a third X
brace at 15 inches and install
it about 12 inches from the
top. If you want a finish put
on your stain and varnish and
let dry overnight. Mount your
first tire on the bottom and
stack the next five up. You will
have about five foot 8 inches
tall. Two or three students
can practice stick at the same
time. It will hold up to Espada
Y Daga, Bokken sword and
staff also. Only one student
at a time for edged weapons.
If you are going to keep it
outside drill the tire sidewalls
to drain the water out.
Base view
Internal Brace view
Frame view
Free Standing Punching Bag
By Marc Lawrence
Empty hands training
requires a punching bag for
practice unless you have a
banana tree like my wife’s
uncle Ray. I am not that lucky;
he had one and had the kids
practice punching the banana
bunches till their hands
were sore. He said that the
green banana juice helped
your sores hands feel better.
I looked around at what
I had to work with and with a
little island ingenuity I came
up with this freestanding bag
system. I started with a cutdown 55-gallon plastic drum
for my base. I had sacks left
over concrete mix and 5-foot
section of 4-inch schedule
80 PVC from my neighbor
the contractor. I talked with
relatives and came up with
old foam pads. You can use old
egg crate hospital matrices,
old commercial shipping
pads, or carpet padding. You
would need a lot of carpet
padding. All I needed was
to assemble my project.
To make the post stand
up I had to make a large
clamp out of scrap wood and
some old bolts to stand up
and center the center post up
while pouring the concrete.
I saw cut gaps into the wood
so that the clamps did not
move while pouring it. I used
a torpedo level to check the
center post on all four sides. I
mixed the concrete in my old
wheel barrel with a shovel and
poured it in the half barrel. I
used an old 2x4 to tamp the
wet concrete down until I had
all four sacks in. That was 240
pounds on concrete in the
base. Yes, those who can really
punch and kick will rock a little
bit. I finished the surface with
a bricklayer’s trowel that I got
at a yard sale. I let the concrete
dry with my homemade
clamps in place for one
week. I removed the clamps.
I went to a fabric store
and bought a can of foam
glue. The stuff is like spaying
spider webs but works great.
Follow the directions on the
can! Spray in on the pole first
and then foam as you wrap
it. This is two-person job. My
older son helped me do this.
Once it was completely
wrapped, I had my son use
some duct tape to help hold
the foam in place with while
the glue cured. Again this
part is a two-person job,
because you need four hands
to do this! Two hold the foam
while the other wraps it. If
you do not have access to
foam glue, make two small
holes ¼ inch or smaller at
the bottom of where to foam
power, endurance and a host
of other attributes. Different
devices can provide specific
options for particular skill sets.
The more the merrier, as variety
keeps training interesting.
Targets encompass a
variety of objects, including
heavy
bags,
makiwaras,
wooden dummies, focus pads,
boards, bricks etc. Most of these
are designed primarily for
empty hand and foot training.
Not much has been created for
the stick fighting community;
the most common backyard
target still seems to be an old
tire. While landfill operators are
happy to give these away, tires
have the unfortunate qualities
of being dirty and smelly
which means you wouldn’t
want one in your living room,
plus they tend to leave rubber
residue on your favorite sticks.
Another
traditional
option is a bundle of bamboo
or rattan, often laid horizontally
for downward strikes. Bamboo
can be found cheaply at most
places that carry
garden
supplies.
This is a good
option for learning
basic sinawali and
power strikes, but
the downside is it
is noisy, takes space
and lacks versatility.
Punching
bags
ends on either side. This is
for nylon cord. You will need
a coat hanger or wire to fish
the cord back to the top. You
can tie it off to hold the foam.
While the glue is curing
make a cover out of fabric
like canvas or other heavy
material. Mine came out to
18 inch wide by 36 inches
long on the punching bag
portion. If you cannot sew find
someone who can, the duct
tape does last long out in the
sun. I cut the base flush to the
concrete with saw and rough
sanded the edge of the drum
base at the instance of my
wife. OK so it did look better
when finished. But do not tell
my wife she was right. I would
never hear the end it.
Training Targets
By Jeff “Stickman” Finder
Big Stick Combat: Tire Training
By Darrin Cook
I hauled ‘em down to my summer gym and stacked them
up. Well, it didn’t take many
whacks to figure out that,
compared to my hanging tire,
it was pretty tame and dull. No
need for precision, and very
little feed back as to the power
of the strike. And with the tires
essentially stationary, no swing
through possible on the stroke.
In the next couple
of photos Old Dave shows
his preferred method of
training, by striking a suspended tire. Believe me,
this will toughen you up.
But I think this type
I’d like to thank reader of training against a movOld Dave for sharing his meth- ing target is a valuable skill.
od of tire training with me. With the big stick you want
Here’s another photo… an opponent to stay in the
my “Michelin Man”. I had the “kill zone,” the optimum disold tires and the dead tree, so tance where your long stick
gives you a reach advantage
and a corresponding degree
of safety, and where the stick
or bat will hit at its hardest.
The problem, of course,
is that the opponent may not
cooperate and stay where he
can get blasted, but will try to
move in. A swinging tire like
this will help you make the
adjustment and choke up on
the opponent who is trying
to move inside your striking
radius. If you’ve mastered the
big stick, he cannot move inside your striking radius, because you can destroy someone right in front of your nose.
bigstickcombat.com
The stick is 44 inches long, and
the tire hangs 50 inches below
the branch. Dynamic, full power
striking with a stout stick. Whack
it soundly…whack it some more
as it spins and swings.
One of the things that
make’s martial art practice
so much fun is that we get to
hit things. There is something
satisfying about that primal
feeling of power. Sure golf,
tennis and baseball hit things
too, but sports generally
specialize their range of skills.
Our range of movement is
potentially limited only by skill
and imagination, and we don’t
need an organized team or
special location. Best of all, our
equipment needs are simple
and generally quite
modest in cost and
can be tailored to fit a
wide range of choices.
For those times
that a training partner
is not available, or we
want to hone specific
skills, targets provide
feedback on accuracy,
are still one of the best options
for all-around training. The
downside is they are heavy and
require a place where they can
be hung, not always an option.
The newer freestanding bags
can set up anywhere, but
aren’t something to move
very often. The mannequin
target is particularly nice,
providing a lifelike variety
of angles of deflection with
various strikes. Unfortunately
those
are
not
cheap.
For those limited by
shortfalls of money or floor
space, there are creative
options available. Some are
light enough to travel well
and fit limited spaces. Some
of the ideas presented here
originated with the late Maestro
Sonny Umpad. A couple
are available commercially,
others can be made at home
with a few simple tools.
The
smallest
and
lightest of these is my “Third
Arm, which weighs less than
two pounds. It is also one of
the most versatile devices I
use. I originally developed this
around 1986 using bamboo,
rather than the durable highimpact plastic ones I sell today.
The idea for the “Third Arm”
sprang from the basic idea
of hanging a ball on a string,
but with some simple yet
significant improvements that
give it unique characteristics.
The initial goal of this device
was to create something
to emulate the articulation
of a human arm. I was just
learning snaking and figurefour arm locks at the time
and couldn’t often find a
willing partner with whom to
train. This helped fill that gap.
The “Third Arm” is
comprised of three tubular
sections and a tennis ball
hanging on a string. It is
positioned so the ball hangs
at the level of one’s waist,
where it represents a hand.
The three tubes represent
the forearm, upper arm and
the head. A spacer holds the
lowest tube above the ball at
a certain distance so that free
string acts as a wrist. Another
spacer at the top restricts the
vertical sliding movement
of the tubes. These spacers
create the proper tension
for practicing the wristlocks.
It’s primitive, but it works!
The bonus with the
“Third Arm” is as a striking
target for the stick. In addition
to the “hand” ball one can
strike at the tubes. The three
segments add a high degree
of unpredictability to the
movement of the entire target.
Unlike string, which mostly
swings like a pendulum from
a single anchor point, each
gap between sections of the
“Third Arm” create additional
pivots, allowing it to twist at
odd angles. Much like a live
opponent, the lowest “forearm”
will move the most, while the
upper “head” moves the least.
One can focus on accuracy,
just going for the ball, or you
can free spar actively striking
all parts; keeping the check
hand high is recommended
as this device can hit back!
Two people can use it
at the same time and make
a game of it, trying to hit the
ball towards the other person.
The next lightest device
is the “quiet target” made by
Kenneth Gee, from one of
Sonny Umpad’s ideas. This
string-bean bag is a stickand-blade training cousin to
the long Muay Thai banana
bag. Made from industrial
high-pressure hose, its 5.5”
circumference comes in 4’
lengths (custom sizes are
available) that are encased in its
tough woven sheath, providing
substantial targeting high
and low. This is light enough
to be hung almost anywhere
and can easily be taken from
one location to another.
For most applications an
anchor at the bottom will be
desirable. You can use a plate
from a weight set to anchor
the base. I have a
bag of ball bearings.
Using some kind
of bungee for the
bottom
holds
tension
in
the
system, rather than rope, which
will slacken. Using slipknots or
hooks through the eyelets on
the ends allows quick releases
for easy travel. Sometimes
just undo the bottom to let
it swing freely for more freesparring action. Perhaps my
favorite use for this target
is practicing with blades.
Another
of
Sonny
Umpad’s ideas
was to use a
piece of round
fence post from
the lumberyard.
These have thin
(1/4” or 5/8”)
fiberglass legs,
allowing them
to stand freely
anywhere. Just
drill holes in the
base for the legs;
setscrew
slip
collars from the
hardware store
can be used
to adjust insertion depth to
even out any irregularities.
These posts come 6’long
by 4.5” diameter. I had one
cut into 3 sections, then
one piece cut again to make
the head on this dummy.
Additionally, arms can
be added to make this a stick
fighter’s version of the Wing
Chun wooden dummy. These
can use thinner, more flexible
pieces of fiberglass for more
movement.
This one has a tennis
ball duct-taped on the
end as a “hand” target.
Another variation puts
the ball in the middle so you
can check to the “hand” while
practicing parries against the
weapon it is “holding”, as you
can see this on the PVC dummy.
Although PVC is terrible
material for sticks, breaking
easily into jagged pieces,
this target has held up well
for years. The difference
is the target doesn’t take
constant punishment to
the same spot with each
blow like a stick, and the
larger diameter seems to
diffuse the impact. As with
the wooden dummies,
holes can be drilled in
various places so the arms
can be repositioned to
represent different strikes.
Notice the legs I built
on this one. By using a
5-point star base and
tension loading the legs using
two pieces of fiberglass rod,
this is stable enough to slide
without tipping even when
kicked. I’ve also tried heavier
black schedule-40 PVC, but
that was too top-heavy. The
plain PVC is cheaper and is
adequate for this purpose.
The same concepts for
the freestanding dummies can
also be utilized for hanging
ones. I like to use laundry
line for support as it is strong
without being bulky. This one
is anchored at the bottom with
a mini-bag which can be used
for low leg kicks. Cardboard
tubing covers the rubber
bungee cord for better midlevel targetting (less bouncy).
This was once a free-standing
target and can still be set up
that way if desired.
The wooden post dummies can be too noisy for apartments if used with live sticks. Similarly,
the sound of stick-to-stick training can be problematic for some environments. This is one of
the reasons why Sonny created his unique padded sticks, seen in these last two photos. The
sound these sticks make is muffled, allowing practice almost anywhere or any time. They are
not designed for heavy contact, but for developing accuracy and for light contact sparring.
Originally marketed through Stickman Escrima Products, these sticks have been unavailable
for several years. They are now available thanks to Kenneth Gee, who is using Sonny’s design
to once again provide these great training tools.
Hanging Baston
By Steven K. Dowd
The hanging baston
consists of course a baston,
length at your preference,
and an eye screw and
sturdy string or light rope,
hung from the ceiling at
a desired level in height.
This
homemade
training aid, can for the
practitioner, build awareness,
(knowing where the end
of the baston is}, speed
(reactions must be sharpened
through practice to react),
and balance and timing.
There are several ways
of practicing with this training
aid:
1. To strike one end and
duck, or bob and weave
as the other end of the
baston comes toward
you and then be able to
strike of block the end
you have just struck.
2. Strike one end and block
the other end coming
toward you before it hits you.
3. Strike one end and then
block and strike the other
end coming towards you.
The possibilities are
left to the practitioners’
imagination on what various
types of combinations that are
used. This is excellent training
to sharpen the reflexes, and
awareness. Depending on
what height the practitioner
sets the level of the baston
will determine what is to be
practiced. Of course a high
level is set for the head or
shoulders. Middle is good
for dodging (moving out
and in), and at a lower level
is good for lower blocking
or leg lifting and then repositioning for a low attack.
Practitioner strikes one
end and as the other moves
towards him, he ducks and
blocks the end of the baston
he struck. Practitioner must
be observant of the position
of the baston at all times and
quick enough to execute a
blocking technique to the end
coming towards him.
About ...
Arnis Training Partner
By Steven K. Dowd
A swing heavy bag
is good for training, rubber
tires are good for training,
and a speed bag is good for
training. However, none of
these training aids has arms
or legs. Sparring partners,
which are the best training
aids, are not available all of
the time.
So another training
apparatus is a homemade
Arnis dummy. The material is
not too expensive, not hard
to construct and with a little
imagination can be made
to fit your personal training
needs.
The material is PVC
piping. This particular escrima
training dummy has a base
of 2½-inch diameter; overall
height is approximately 6
foot. The legs are 1½-inch
diameter and the arms are ¾
inch diameter. The arms go
through the body, as do the
legs, which have a 45-degree
joint so the legs can balance
the escrima dummy on the
floor. No part of the escrima
dummy is glued. This makes
for easy replacement incase
of breakage, or disassembly if
moving. Note the body is not
touching the floor.
This Arnis dummy was
constructed with flexible
arms for parrying, pushing,
etc. Using a spring that fits
inside the ¾ inch PVC pipe.
Bedford Filipino Martial Arts
Bedford-Kali-Arnis-Eskrima
Dekiti Tersia Seradas Kali UK & Diwang Panlaban Kali.
Training curriculum at Bedford Kali will comprise the following modules:
(1) Solo Yantok (Art of the Single Cane)
Telu Bituun Bagani
Padding can also be attached to the body if desired. Executing a swing block (Unday Salag) to the solid area near the body, then parry
after the spring, finish with strike to the body.
Blocking solid arm, then parry spring arm, strike to the body. This particular Arnis dummy is on the floor, so while training you can move
around it at various angles. With a little effort the Arnis dummy can be mounted to the wall. Various Arnis Training Partner designs that can be
constructed.
This is the logo of Telu Bituun Bagani. The
name literally means Warrior of the Three
Stars. Now coming out into the open.
The logo symbolizes who and what
we are as an association. The Three Stars in
the name represent the three major geographic regions of our country, namely Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The three swords
are meant to honor the warrior heritage of
each of these regions and therefore stand for
the warrior roots of all our cultures. The red,
white and blue colors are derived from the
Philippine flag. In our logo, the three colors
(2) Doble Yantok (Art of Double Cane)
(3) Bangkow (Walking Staff )
(4) Baraw (Knife)
(5) Espada (Sword)
(6) Espada y Baraw (Sword & Knife)
(7) Dulo-Dulo (Palm Cane)
(8) Mano-Mano (Empty Hands)
(9) Whip (Flexible Weapon)
Each module from 1 to 8 have solo drills and paired drills,
The mixed blend of weapons and empty hand techniques
are designed for close quarter & long range fighting. Students
training in this martial art develop attributes such as speed, agility, timing, body mechanics and good co-ordination.
Bedford-Kali introduces the practitioner to the concept
of “Everything as a weapon”, thus giving the advantage of armed
combat in any situation.
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represent the following qualities that we seek in a bagani or warrior: White represents purity of
heart, mind and spirit while blue represents peace, friendship and loyalty. Both are also embodied
in the swords pointing down. Red represents courage, honor and justice, as seen in the upright
sword. A warrior should be ready at all times to do what is right (the upright sword, the color red)
while at the same time being peacable (downward pointing sword, blue) and being pure of motive (downward pointing sword, white). The lightning bolt that runs through the middle represents
swiftness, decisiveness and accuracy.
The triangle in the middle represents a stepping pattern common to many of the Philippine
martial arts. For some, this is called kambiyo (from Spanish, cambiar - to change) and for others this
is known as tatlong bao, from the three coconut shells used to train the warrior in stepping and
mobility. The inverted triangle is indeed unstable since it points downward: but finding stability in
the midst of instability is one of the goals of warrior training. Life is not always orderly: training as
a warrior will enable us to manage this disorder when it happens. The inverted triangle thus represents the heart of the warrior: the dedication to mastery of the art, the perseverance in spite of
challenges, the unwavering commitment to attaining the goal in the middle of the ever-changing
process we call life.
The three swords and the lightning bolt thus arranged create eight points around the entire
logo. These eight points form the moral compass of the bagani:
Matapang - Courage
Malakas - Strength
Marangal - Honorable
Magalang - Respect
Mapaglingkod - Service
Magpagkumbaba - Humility
Makabayan - Love Of Country
May Takot Sa Diyos - Honor And Respect God
Telu Bituun Bagani is a group of like-minded people who have an interest in and passion
for martial arts and how to apply the lessons to daily living. The martial arts taught in Telu Bituun
Bagani include the LSAI system of Grandmaster Benjamin Lema, LESKAS (a branch of LSAI) founded
by Maestro Elmer Ybanez, and the silat of Guro H. Yasser Tanadjalan of Basilan. Telu Bituun Bagani is
a partner group of UP Sangkil Karasak through Guro Felipe P. Jocano Jr.
Dumaguete Arnis Association Inc.
Arnis Training Partner #1
Basic simple.
Added arms.
Has, live action, spring loaded limbs and head,
which move with your energy in all directions.
Dumaguete Arnis Association Inc. (also known as DUMAA Eskrima). We are committed to high quality instruction in
Arnis-Kali-Eskrima and the related arts.
The system of DUMAA Eskrima is a concoction of different Arnis-Kali-Eskrima styles in the Philippines. Since the
early years in Negros Oriental, many migrants coming from nearby islands have one way or another influenced the Dumaguetenos in the art of Arnis-Kali-Eskrima. Over the years, it developed and became a system of its own. There is no
fancy name for this system. It is simply a system of Arnis-Kali-Eskrima from Dumaguete City - - DUMAA Eskrima.
Mission
To unify Dumaguete Arnis Aficionados with a foundation of mutual respect for all styles or systems of Arnis/Eskrima,
and to provide services and guidance to foster technical excellence, fellowship and human character development.
Purpose and Objectives
To promote, preserve and foster the development and cultivation of a better understanding of the art of Arnis-Kali-Eskrima.
To encourage a systematic practice of Arnis-Kali-Eskrima and related arts.
To establish a set of standards for qualification as instructor, rank holder and student of the art of Arnis-Kali-Eskrima.
To promote and improve the physical and mental health, and character of its members, and to promote congenial association among its members.
To foster goodwill, harmony and interest among its members.
To strengthen community unity, promotes social understanding and through cooperative effort, improves the social, educational and spiritual
conditions of the people in the community.
To encourage participation by its members in the advancement of civic life in the community.
To promote, encourages and aid in the advancement of physical and cultural aspects of the lives of its members, and the members of the community.
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Punite PMAAC
Future Events
PUNITE PMAAC (Philippine Martial Arts Academy of Canada) is founded by Oliver Formaran Garduce. He was inspired by the teachings of his father FRANCISCO “Sir KiKo”
GARDUCE and his grandfather.
/POO-NEE-TE/ defined in the native Waray(Samar) dialect of the Philippines, as a
means of winning a fight by cutting, tearing, or breaking your opponent.
As the definition tells us, it can be used to protect ourselves from anyone who
tries to harm us in any way. This is a much needed skills nowadays in our fast changing world.
September 2013
October 2013
Genesis Martial Arts International
Presents: Professor Wade Williams and Soke Keith Kugel
September 3 - 5, 2013
Israel
Contact: Sifu Hadas Talya Moreno [401]301-4448
Website: www.genesismartialartsjnternational.com
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ADF Filipino Martial Arts Seminar
Featuring: Suro Jason Inay
October 5, 2013
5833 Cottle Road San Jose, California
Contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Presas and Ernesto Presas.
A History Of Integrity
Philippine Ancient Warriors. A Symbol Of Pride & Integrity.
The Punite Fighting Arts
Are Made With The Same Commitment To Perfection, Producing
A Quality Fighters, Teachers And
Martial Artists.
Poo-Nee-Tee: defined in the native Waray (Samar) dialect of the
Philippines, as a means of winning a fight by cutting, tearing, or
breaking your opponent.
Filipino martial arts refers
to ancient and newer fighting
methods devised in the Philippines, the most popular of which
are known as Arnis/Eskrima/
Kali. The intrinsic need for selfpreservation was the genesis of
these systems. Throughout the
ages, invaders and evolving local
conflict imposed new dynamics
for combat in the islands now
making up the Philippines. The
Filipino people developed battle
skills as a direct result of an appreciation of their ever-changing
circumstances. They learned often
out of necessity how to prioritize, allocate and utilize common
resources in combative situations. Filipinos have been heavily
influenced by a phenomenon of
cultural and linguistic mixture.
Some of the specific mechanisms
responsible for cultural and martial change extended from phenomena such as war, political and
social systems, technology, trade
and of course, simple practicality.
Filipino martial arts have
seen an increase in prominence
due to several Hollywood movies and the teachings of modern Masters such as Venancio
“Anciong” Bacon, Dan Inosanto,
Cacoy Canete, Mike Inay, Remy
Waray Warrior Dance
Arnis was widely practiced
among the natives of Samar before the coming of the Spaniards.
Out of the movement of arnis
they evolved the Eskrima, a martial arts which does away with the
wooden sticks used in Arnis and
instead utilizes bladed weapons,
such as bolo or sundang ( a longer bolo but not really a sword) or
kris. Contemporary usage tends
to identify the Eskrima as fencing,
but this is a very rough approximation of the meaning of the
term. Eskrima has several movements. It is not confined to thrust
and parry. Among the ancient
Waray Eskrimas demanded also
the use of the shields.
With the coming of the
Spaniards the practice of these
martial arts declined, although
some old folks in Samar can still
execute the eskrima very well.
The reason for the decline of the
practice may be the inapplicability of bladed weapons of sticks as
weapons of defense against guns
and cannons. The use of gunpowder, no doubt, rendered wood
or bladed weapons obsolete.
Consequently the martial arts associated with these metarials also
became obsolescent.
Of course the Waray did not completely do away with the use of
bladed weapons. In the recorded
rebellions they waged against the
Spaniards their weapons usually
consisted of bolos and sharpened
sticks, but these were used for
ambush or fast attacks.
Having no more validity of battle,
the Eskrima and arnis became
tolerated as art. The complicated
movements of these martial arts
as they are executed now may
have been additions as they
began more to approximate the
dance and became mere spectacle.
The sinulog is essentially a warrior dance. Its main appeal is
spectacle-the duel to the death
between warriors. Its conception
of the fight is formal, starting with
simple measures and developing
into the complex. The rhythm of
the movements increases as the
fight nears a climax. The warriors
use kris or sundang and wooden
shields. The duel is executed as a
kind of dance; movements are repeated and then develop towards
a climax and finale-like movements is a sonata or ballet.
Punite is unique when compared
to the other forms of Philippine martial arts. It is taught and
practiced to be a free form style
of martial arts, the movements,
counter and fighting techniques
of the style are based on the connections that are not patterned
that you can simply apply to
everything with the use of either
weapons or bare hands.
Punite Principles & Theory
Some of the most important principles and theories
presented here are at the foundation of the way of Punite. These
are based on the teachings and
philosophies of Grandmaster
Kikoy Garduce.
A good teacher will impart the
principles of Punite to the student
and they will then be able to learn
Punite the way is is meant to be.
In other words, the Punite student
becomes the instructor.
The instructor teaches the student how to learn the techniques
even if the way these are presented are easy to follow. The techniques used by the instructors
are based on a series of profound
principles. These must be remembered as they will be attributed
with individuals’ personality, “like
adding flesh to a skeleton”.
The famous Priest in Samar
named Padre Trepononce told
Sir. Kikoy “Don’t look at what your
professors have left behind but
instead look for what they were
looking for”. Simply meaning, a
student or a disciple must avoid
duplicating their teacher. On the
contrary, the student must look at
the way their teacher was looking
and how they have traveled on
that way so far.
The techniques that a teacher
used has its own answers to the
questions that he/she faced along
the way and it’s been developed (techniques) through the
teacher’s personal experience.
Whereas, the student must look
to the teacher for clues on how
to proceed. This is what walking
the same way means. Not simply replacing your teacher. The
teacher instructs the student on
how to master the techniques as
the student uses these to find his/
her own answers.
“Punite is the way of life that can save lives.”
“Weapons become hands; hands become weapons.”
Oliver Formaran Garduce, Founder of Punite
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FMA Modern Arnis Seminar
Dr. Remy Presas and Master Jose Isidro
September 7, 2013
Ambrose Recreation Center
3105 Willow Pass, Baypoint, CA
Contact: Master Jose Isidro [925] 980-3018
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Australian Stickfighting Association
1st National Multi-Style Tournament
September 7, 2013
Tom Floods Sports Centre, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Information Contact: Tamara Bellinger - [email protected]
Glen Eden - [email protected]
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Babao Arnis
September 14, 2013
Garden Center in Summerlin
10401 Graden park Dr., Las Vegas, NV.
Contact: Dan Tafoya [702] 534-8981
Website: www.blacklionmartialarts.com
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Arnis-Eskrima Philippine Martial Arts Seminar
September 22, 2013
Black Belt Club USA
4411 Mercury St. [right next to Boot Barn]
San Diego, CA.
Information Call: (619) 980-6144
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Lightning Scientific Arnis
Jon Escudero - Lightning Combatives
September 30 - Octover 5, 2013
Sydney, Wagga Wagga, Canberra, Melbourne, Australia
Contact: Bardos [0421] 004-691 Email: [email protected]
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3rd Annual NO EGO’s Martial Arts Seminar
October 6, 2013
Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre
Abernethy Rd., Belmont, WA.
Contact: Alan - [0467] 293-030 or Ryan - [0413] 625-147
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Double Trouble in the U.K.
October 12 - 13, 2013
Cris Miole - [0773] 807-2236 Email: [email protected]
Tom Pena - [0784] 170-4026 Email: [email protected]
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Open Seminar with Grandmaster Rene Latosa
October 19,, 2013
TSZ Velbert, Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 196, 42549 Velbert, Germany
Further information: www.wt-velbert.de
www.iuewt.com/ or [email protected]
or [49700] 9883-5237
Charm City Nationals Martial Arts Championships
Presented By Grandmaster Mustafa Ali Rawlings
October 12, 2013
Baltimore Convention Center, Inner Harbor
1 West Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland
Information Contact: Grandmaster Mustafa Ali Rawlings [443] 540-3672
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November 2013
4th Katipunan (1st Katipunan - Hall of Fame)
November 8 - 10, 2013
Contact: Gat Puno Abon [305] 788-4403
Email: [email protected]
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Filipino Knife/Panantukan Seminar
November 23 - 24, 2013
Chester le St., Durham, UK
Contact: Bill Lowery - [07834] 465-817
Email: labanb.oonfruit.com
Facebook: SWPanKnife
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April 2014
2nd FMA Charity Festival
For: Master Tony Diego
September 8, 2013
Trebur, Germany
Trebur is a community in Groß-Gerau district in Hesse, Germany.
It is 13 km southeast of Mainz, and 8 km south of Rüsselsheim.
Information: www.facebook.com/
events/492191180856607/?notif_t=plan_edited
Instructors:
Grandmaster/Datu Dieter Knuettel (National Coach Modern
Arnis), Master Philipp Wolf (NickelStick Balintawak Eskrima), Guro
Flavio Ruiz Van Hoof (M.A.R.S.), Guro Tobias Ricker (Cacoy Doce
Pares), Guro Jojo Balinado (Balinado Arnis Krusada), Guro Lars
Helms (Pekiti Tirsia Kali), Hanjo Bergmann (Giron Arnis Eskrima),
Andreas Hofmann (Filipino Fighting Arts), Joe Brandt (Lightning
Scientific Arnis), and Christof Froehlich (Lameco Eskrima)
Minimum Donation: 25€
you are more than welcome to donate more;-)
All Donations go directly to Master Tony Diego without any
commissions!
Filipino Martial Arts Charity Seminar
2 days Mini Camp Training Seminar
Master Jose Isidro\
April 20 - 21, 2014
Marikina Sports Complex [3rd Floor]
Contact: Maestro Melchor Amosco [0947] 360-8969
Master Jose Isidro: Website: www.mtdiablohrk.net
Facebook: Isidro Modern Arnis
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Past Events
New Forest Open Summer Camp
Abaniko Tres Puntas Classical Arnis Camp?
July 19 - 21, 2013
Instructors:
Grandmaster Rene Tongson 9th Dan
Grandmaster Samuel Dulay 8th Dan?
Grandmaster Angelo Baldissone 8th Dan
This year’s summer camp welcomed Grandmaste Rene Tongson 9th Dan and Grandmaste Samuel Dulay 8th
Dan from the Philippines. The focus of this years camp was Combat Abaniko Tres Puntas and Classical Arnis.
Lameco Astig Combative Seminar
July 27, 2013
Guro Roger Agbulos
Guro Rudy Franco (Center for Practical Self Defense)
NORCAL JKD Kali - 788 Douglas Ave, Suite C. Redwood City, CA.
Angels Disciples Seminar
July 27, 2013
Knuckle-Up Training Center
4380 Sonoma Blvd., Vallejo, CA.
The Valejo Angels
Disciples Chapter a young strong
school headed by my nephew
Gordon Brown following the
tradition I could not be more
proud of the development he
has guided with this new group
of practitioners and only look
forward in seeing these students
flourish with Serrada Escrima.
Darren Tibon
Thank you for putting on a
Phenomenal Angels Disciples
Seminar. Today’s Clinic made
me fully appreciate all of the
Techniques and Concepts I have
learned from you over the years and techniques I will be learning over the next few years. It was a Great group of Students. Everyone had a positive
attitude and put in work. - Gordon Brown
7th Phoenix FMA Training and BBQ
July 27, 2013
Margret T. Hance Park, Phoenix, Arizona
4th Annual International Mataw-Guro Gathering 2013
July 27-28, 2014
Kuntao Martial Arts Club - 400 Franklin Ave Suite 115, Phoenixville, PA.
July 27, 2013 - Saturday
Opening Ceremony:
• Honor Guard
• US National Anthem
• Philippine National Anthem
• Prayer Father Daniel Meyer
• Presentation of Filipino - American Cultural Day Proclamation Phoenixville By Mayor Leo Scoda
VIP Recipients:
1. Louelle Lledo – CEO of the Mataw-Guro Association
2. Jeanilyn Ficarra – President Kapitbayan Filipino-American Association, Inc. (KFAAI) of Chester County
3. Dr. Rommel Rivera - Filipino-American Association of Philadelphia (FAAPI)
New candidates for Mataw Guro to do their presentations
Instructors:
Mataw-Guro Michael Giron
Mataw-Guro Spencer Gee
Mataw-Guro Marc Lawrence
Mataw-Guro Wesley Chrisotomo
Mataw-Guro Richard Lundy
July 28, 2013 - Sunday
Instructors:
Mataw-Guro Lou Lledo ABCs Seminar
Mataw-Guro Dale Yeager Seminar
Mataw-Guro Andy Sanano Seminar
Tony Diego Kalis Ilustrisimo Benefit Seminar
Instructor: Burton Richardson
July 28, 2013
Hosted by: Grappling Unlimited
Oahu,Hawaii
A very worthy seminar was held to raise
money for Grandmaster Tony Diego of Kalis
Ilustrisimo. Unfortunately, his wife has been
diagnosed with cancer.
Burton Richardson was able to train with
Grandmaster Tatang Ilustrisimo in 1994 for a few
weeks and then again in 1996. Master Tony also
trained him extensively on those trips, and on
subsequent visits.
There was a good turnout on a event with such a
short notice. Because there was only a few hours,
to put it together Burton Richardson started
with a few sword fighting set-ups that Ilustrisimo
favored. Then moved on to a basic drill, then
middle range interceptions leading to disarms.
Burton Richardson showed private video footage
of Grandmaster Ilustrisimo demonstrating the
techniques as well.
The cost of this seminar was $30 all going
toward this worthy cause, many people paid
more (some much more), and Burton Richardson
had several students come by just to give a
donation even though they could not stay. Also
had people send money from outside of Hawaii.
Master Tony has always been extremely generous
to Burton Richardson and so many others. He is so happy that he could give back just a little in his time of need.
Many Mahalos and Maraming Salamat to all who supported the seminar. Thanks again to Egan Inoue and Marcia Inoue for letting us use
Grappling Unlimited and to Peachie Baron Kalis Ilustrisimo for her help in Manila - Burton Richardson
State Games of America Hershey Pennsylvania
August 4, 2013
Kuntaw Palace - North Carloina
Kuntaw Legacy Filipino Martial Arts
Students results
Cassandra Kossmann - 16 to 19 year old Black Belts:
Silver Medal - Forms, Silver Medal in Weapons
Luke Barnes - 8 to 10 year old beginners:
Gold Medal in all three - Forms, Weapons, and Fighting
Ganielle Barnes - 11 to 12 year old beginners:
Gold Medal - Forms, Silver Medal – Weapons, Bronze – Fighting
Danielle Barnes - 13 to 15 year old beginners:
Gold Medal - Forms, Silver Medal – Weapons
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Let the Animals Live
Master Jon Escudero
Lightning Scientific Arnis Israel
August 9, 2013
Lightning Scientific Arnis Israel conducted a charity selfdefense seminar for “Let the Animals Live,” a non-profit animal
rescue organization that saves and provides shelter for cats and
dogs.
The topics covered during this seminar was the use of
improvised weapons for self-defense. Some self-protection tools
were also on display and and for sale.
Total proceeds amounting to $380 was raised and donated for the
care of these animals.
13th International DAV Summercamp
July 29 - August 4, 2013
Sportschule Schoneck, Karlsruhe, Germany
lsai iSRAEL Website: Click Here
Let the Animals Live (nOT eNGLISH): Click Here
The International DAV Summercamp is a joint effort by different people in the DAV and the whole DAV makes this event successful. A big thank you
goes out to Senior Guro Sven Barchfeld whose Organizations made this camp so smooth.
It is so good to see such a giant seminar in these tough economic times. Again an amazing camp with around 180 participants. Participants
came from Germany, Russia, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Hong Kong, Israel and the Philippines.
Grandmaster/Datu Dieter Knüttel in Germany and the DAV have been around for decades, promoting the Presas Family Arnis name as well as
the Filipino martial arts.
Filipino Single & Double Stick Workshop
Jornales System of Filipino martial Arts
August 3, 2013
Eastern Martial Arts Center, Easton Massachusetts
Clinic focused on the relationship of double rattan
sticks and single stick as part of the Jornales System of
Filipino martial Arts for both novice and seasoned martial
artisis of any style.
Master Bong Jornales head of Jornales Syste of Filipino martial arts, assisted by Mariah
Moore, 2nd Degree Black in the Jornales System.
East Meets West
August 10, 2013
Master Oliver Garduce (Punte FMA) and Master Cesar Rezek Alves (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
TKMT - 1992 Yonge St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Punite FMA met up with Budokan BJJ. at TKMT. It was quite an experience with the two amazing Masters Cesar
Rezek and Oliver Garduce. It was very informative, an intense and hands on experience. Can’t wait for another
one - Oliver Garduce.
Queen Mary Legacy Seminars
August 10, 2013
Long Beach, California
The Legacy Queen
Mary seminars Honoring
the Grandmasters was
a fantastic success you
would of had to be there
to truly understand
the passion that was
displayed from all who
shared there respective
systems and I can
only imagine for now,
the fantastic work Val
Mijailovic Em3 Masters
Magazine will create. So
once again a great event
is not just a fond memory
but something that can
be enjoyed for eternity.
This seminar at the
Queen Mary Legacy a fantastic success thank you Em3 Masters Magazine Val Mijailovic for filming 14 representatives honoring The Grandmasters of
FMA. - Darren Tibon
attack responses with classical
Illustrisimo movement patterns.
Their session clearly showed
why Kali Illustrisimo is a highly
respected system world-wide
with their combat-effective
demonstrations! Wow, Maestro
Norman can really hit hard, even
when he is completely relaxed!
Sensei Tom Gillis presented
an awesome session on Koto
Ryu Reverse Knife. In his session,
he taught a great two-person,
reverse-grip knife drill designed
FCS Silat / Panantukan Seminar
Lakan Guro Ray Cole with Special Guest Instructor Manong Rich Verdejo
August 11, 2013
Kenpo Karate Evolution, 13950 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA.
Kada Anan Eskrima Seminar
August 10, 2013
Featuring: Tenio DeCuerdas with GrandmasterGilbert Cordoncillo and Guru Michael Butz assisted by Moses Quintero
Iron Sharpened Martial Arts & Fitness
409 Old Hwy 50 Suite ABC, Minneola, FL.
20th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival
August 11, 2013
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA.
One of the largest Filipino gathering
on the West Coast. A fun filled day of
FMA beginning with a tournament,
workshops and and demonstrations.
Filipino martial arts groups that
participated at this years Pistahan
Festival 2013. UFMAC, Kali - Dragon
Den, Bahala Na - Multi Style, Eskabo
Daan.
The event was hosted by Shihan William Valdés and held at Iron Sharpened Martial Arts dojo run by Sensei Ron Dailey.
2nd Gathering of the Philippine Warrior Arts Society
August 10, 2013
106 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
By Guro Ollie
Wow, another Gathering has come and
gone, and what an awesome Gathering it
was! Guro Phil started the day off with an
awesome session of Arnis De Mano. He is
a great instructor and his session included
some well-appreciated points on body
positioning and disarms.
Kapatid Herald Casana did a great
presentation of Pekiti Tirsia perspectives on
bladed combat. He was high-energy and
very well received.
Guro Randy King gave a way
awesome presentation with an excellent
lecture on use-of-force legalities from his
experience working as a bouncer, and also presented lock flows and their technique considerations. He is a super-high-energy presenter and
everyone totally loved it!
Grandmaster Rogelio (Roger) Paclibar presented his family system of Paclibar Arnis and was as dynamic as usual! His presentation included
single stick, double stick, tie ups, takedowns and disarms!
Guro Carson MacDonald and Maestro Norman Suanico presented an awesome session of Kali Illustrisimo. Their presentation included
to train students how to produce
a wide range of knife wounds
to the opponent, as well as how
to move your body to avoid the
opponent’s blade why still keeping
within attack range! Excellent
presentation!
In all, it was a great
Gathering, and everyone had
an awesome time...I absolutely
cannot wait until the next
Gathering! Until then, Mabuhay
ang Mandirigma! (Long Live the
Warrior!)
Had a great
day of training at
yesterday’s FCS Kali
Seminar with Lakan
Guro Ray Khanomtom
and Instructor Gil Rich
Verdejo! We started
off with hawk Vital 12
basics and moved on
to applicaions. Then
Lakan Cole, with his
expirience in the ring,
shared Panantukan/
Silat entries and finishes.
It’s safe to say a wealth
of information was
shared! Thank you all
that supported and
participated.
Kapisanang Mandirigma prestnes: Backyard Lameco
Eskrima
July 14 - August 17, 2013
Los Angeles, CA.
Sky Dragon International Festival of Integrated Martial Arts
August 16 - 18, 2013
Woodland Hills, CA.
Instructors: Leo Fong and Adam James, assisted by Lee Lollio and Klein Buen
Special Guests were Masters Lance and Ava Strong from New Zealand
The 2nd Annual Sky Dragon International Festival of Integrated Martial Arts
conducted by Wei Kuen Do and Chi Fung Founder Grandmaster Leo Fong and
Chief Master Instructor Adam James with special guest Sifu Lamar Davis and
also Sifu Patrick Strong who like Grandmaster Leo Fong was a former student
or training partner of the late great Bruce Lee. The three day event also had Wei
Kuen Do senior Blackbelt level instructor’s Lee Lollio, Klein Buen and Anthony
Vining Jr. attend with a host of other WKD and Chi Fung students and seminar
attendants who wanted to learn more about Wei Kuen Do and Chi Fung.
Over three days students learned the basic foundations and advance
fighting concepts of Wei Kuen Do and Chi Fung that can be adapted to any
style or methodology. Also students had the opportunity to learn more about the spiritual aspect of Wei Kuen Do and Chi Fung from the founder
Grandmaster Leo Fong and it’s character life building tools that are gained from daily practice of them.
Stay tuned for next year there will be even more in store for the Sky Dragon International Festival of Integrated Martial Arts event, because
Wei Kuen Do and Chi Fung like it’s Founder Grandmaster Leo Fong is always progressing and
evolving. “ Not accumulation, but
integration is the key” Grandmaster
Leo Fong.
Written by Wei Kuen Do Blackbelt
Senior Instructor Lee Lollio who is a
disciple under Grandmaster Leo Fong
This installment of the 12 Backyard Lameco
sessions commenced on July 14, 2013 and
concluded on August 17th, 2013 in Los
Angeles, California. While the first course of
the year focused on a general overview of the
system, the second Backyard Lameco course
balanced theory and drills with sparring,
contact and real time exercises. Sparring using
the material covered in class concluded every
session.These practical exercises were created
by Punong Guro Sulite and Master Ricketts
in order to improve performance in actual
situations. This system is not for those seeking
fancy drills. The next course will likely focus on
the knife aspect of the system with abundant
contact. The course will be at the end of 2013
or early 2014.
For Furture Coursees Visit: backyardeskrima.
com
Some of the course participants.
L to R: Jamie, Elden, Guro Dino, Daniel, Mark
Three vs. One - Multiple opponent exercise.
L to R: David, Brett, Mark (Defending), Michael
Guro Bud Balani going over “Stalemate” knife strategies.
L to R: Mark, David, Jamie, Daniel, Guro Bud, Elden
Three vs. One - Multiple opponent exercise.
L to R: Mark (Defending), David, Michael, Brett
Lameco Eskrima Backyard
Guro Dino Flores DVD Release from Budo International,
Punong Guro Edgar Sulite was one of the great revolutionaries in Philippine Martial Arts history. There
were two types of students that learnt under him, those who took classes under him periodically and those
whom he selected and prepared personally for becoming fighters in private training sessions in the backyard
of his home, these students belonged to the Sulite Orihinal Group. Dino Flores belongs to this second elite
group of specially trained fighters in Lameco and shines with his own light as one of the top selected fighters
of the Lameco Eskrima backyard group. In this work he introduces and shows us a series of exercises which
Punong Guro Sulite emphasized greatly upon and that develop correct distancing in a real combat situation.
This dvd will help you refine the combative motions, enable you to increase the intensity within a drill, as
well as show you how to use equipment correctly and help you overcome a well protected opponent. You
will learn how to avoid being hit and grabbed. These exercises practiced under real contact and tension will
allow you to react against the most common attacks in real time and in an effective way. The most important
thing is to hit well, to have good footwork and mainly to have a great foundation.
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In the group picture the Grandmasters
seated from the left are Sifu Patrick Strong, Grandmaster Leo Fong in the middle and Lamar Davis with WKD
instructors and students behind them. In the other picture from left you have Sifu/Guro Lee Lollio, Sifu
Patrick Strong, Sifu Lamar Davis and Grandmaster Leo Fong.
2nd Lameco Eskrima DVD featuring Guro Dino Flores released by Budo International
Lameco Eskrima “Solo Espada”
This dvd is focused in long distance with the sword, a special training that was heavily influenced
by Great Grandmaster Antonio Ilustrisimo. Guro Flores will teach you the differences in strategy in long
distance with either stick or sword, the footwork and five of the 12 Eskrima Drills in detail with their
applications and variations.
Guro Dino Flores has focused this work on long range distance, a distance you must master
before venturing into medium or short range distance with any weapon and without protective gear.
The 12 Eskrima Drills are a combination of the movements Punong Gruo Sulite found most common in
real combat situations and referred to them as the “Soul of Lameco”, because many hidden secrets are
found in these apparently simple exercises. Though most of the Eskrima exercises can be done either
with stick or sword, this dvd is focused in long distance with the sword, a special training that was heavily
influenced by Great Grandmaster Antonio Ilustrisimo. Guro Flores will teach you the differences in
strategy in long distance with either stick or sword, the footwork and five of the 12 Eskrima Drills in detail
with their applications and variations. These exercises are essential in order to understand the Great Art of
Fighting know as Lameco Eskrima.
Languages: English, Espanol, Italiano, and Francais
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Health and Safety
Environmental Awareness Seminar
Urban Escrima
July 27, 2013
London Fields Fitness Studio
Top Frauds and Scams Con Artists Use
And Ways to Avoid Being a Victim
By Zena Sultana Babao
It seems that every time we figure out
how to avoid one scam, con artists find
another way to separate us from our
money. Even as scams change, the
basic points are the same: con artists
will try to fool consumers into giving up their hard-earned money, and
consumers must stay on guard.
Scam artists often target older adults for a variety of reasons.
The elderly are more trusting, leaving them vulnerable to whatever
pseudo good news are given to them, such as “winning a prize” or
“getting something for nothing.” Also, since the elderly lives alone,
they crave for attention and excitement that these scammers may
bring.
Education is the key when it comes to foiling fraudulent
marketers or stopping scammers in their tracks. Here, according
to the Federal Trade Commission, are the top cons and scams, and
suggestions on how to avoid being conned or scammed.
Top Frauds and Scams
Lottery Scams
This scam plays on our dream of hitting the jackpot one day. They can
go under the name of genuine lotteries, unsolicited telephone calls,
letters, and emails. Usually the scammers say, “Congratulations, it’s
your lucky day! You’re guaranteed to win a fabulous diamond ring,
luxury vacation, or a brand-new car!”
If you receive a letter, email, or phone call with a message like
this, be skeptical. The $5,000 “prize” may cost you hundreds of dollars
in taxes and service charges - and never arrives. Or your “fabulous”
prize may not be worth collecting. The diamond is likely to be the size
of a pinhead. The “vacation” could be one night in a seedy motel, and
the brand-new car, nothing more than a lounge chair on wheels.
Scam artists often use the promise of a valuable prize or award
to entice you to send money, buy overpriced products or services, or
contribute to bogus charities. People who fall for their ploys end of
getting no prize at all! What they are likely to get are more promotions
in the mail, more telemarketing calls, and more unsolicited email or
“spam.” This is because many prize promoters sell the information they
collect to advertisers.
Your best protection is not to respond or play. Throw away
the mailer, and hang up on the caller. Do not disclose your checking
account number or credit card account number over the phone. Check
out the sweepstakes promoter’s reputation with your Better Business
Bureau, and your state or local consumer protection office. Be aware,
however, that many questionable prize promotion companies don’t
stay in one place long enough to establish a track record, and the
absence of complaints doesn’t necessarily mean the offer is legitimate.
Internet Auctions
Though most auction transactions are legitimate, complaints about
auction frauds are on the rise. Auction fraud is a misrepresentation of
a product advertised for sale through Internet auction sites, and the
failure to deliver products purchased through such Internet auction
sites.
Anytime you buy online, first check the seller’s feedback rating
and understand the sale terms, including whether you can get your
money back and how much will it cost to ship the item. Know what
you are bidding on, set your top price and stick to it. Pay with a credit
card, or use an escrow service.
Foreign Money Offers
These frauds take the form of an offer, via letter, email or fax, to
share a huge sum of money in return for using your bank account to
transfer the money out of another country. The scammers will then
use information you give them to empty your bank account. Often,
they convince you that money is needed up front to pay fees or bribe
officials.
These letters are always a scam. Ignore, discard, or delete them.
Charity Fraud
Many of us give generously to charity, especially in times of special
need. Con artists may be raising funds for themselves alone. Even if the
charity is real, scammers often pocket most of your donation, and just
give a tiny portion of your donation to the charity.
Take your time! Insist on getting written information before
you agree to give. Verify what percentage of the donation goes to the
charity and how much goes to fundraising costs. Ask how much of the
contribution would be tax deductible. Don’t give out credit card or
bank account information.
Phishing
Con artists want to catch your personal information online. They send
an official-looking email that tells you to “update” or “validate” billing
information.
You’re asked to go to a website that looks like the company’s
real website. You will be asked to give your Social Security or credit
card numbers, passwords, or bank account information. If you provide
it, the scammers will use your information for their own gain.
Never follow the link provided in one of these emails. Instead,
contact the company using a telephone number or website address
that you know is real. Check your credit card and bank statements to
be sure that all the activity is yours. And if you get spam of any kind,
forward it to the Federal Trade Commission at [email protected]. It will
help their investigators track spammers’ activities.
Foreign Lotteries
This is another scam that prey’s on our dreams to be the big winner. A
letter or a call comes to tell you that you may have already won a big
prize. But the next thing that they will do is ask for your bank account
number, or a check or money order to pay “fees” for processing or
taxes.
Simply ignore this come-on. Any prize that you have to pay to
retrieve is no prize. In the U.S., it’s illegal to sell or buy foreign lottery
tickets. If you play, you’re violating federal law. If you respond even
once, you will get more offers. Con artists buy and sell “sucker lists” the names of people that they can convince to give them money.
Work-at-Home Scams
These ads promise a great living for not much work. The ads claim that
stuffing envelopes, medical billing, or assembly or craftwork will allow
you to make a living. They don’t tell you that there may be up-front
charges for materials, training or supplies. Many consumers who have
responded to these ads actually lost money.
Check out the company with your local consumer protection
agency, State Attorney, and Better Business Bureau. Get in writing
what tasks you will have to perform, how you will be paid (salary or
commission), who will pay you, when you will get your first paycheck,
the total cost of the program, and what you get for your money.
Ready and Custom Made
Visit: www.mybarong2.com
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.
urbanescrima.blogspot.com
This seminar was held in Hackney, East London in the UK. The purpose of
the seminar was to apply our Escrima Concepts training to real life scenarios.
We want to disprove the image that Escrima is just a ‘stick fighting’ system
and show that Escrima will save your life if attacked in the street. The seminar
looked at various subjects, examples are, how to react to a bag snatch / theft;
defending from a seated position; seeing what practitioners natural reactions
are to random street attacks and lastly, we occupied the local train station and
carried out a variety of scenarios such as defending / attacking on the stairs of the train station.
Items covered on that day were:
Safe zones
Multiple attackers
What constitutes a weapon
Required response to an attack
How to respond to an attempted mugging / bag snatchStreet based
attacks (yes, some of the day will be spent in the street)
Scenario based training at London Fields Train Station
Defending yourself while seated
The person walking up the stairs is the attacker,
the person walking down is the defender.
Defending from a seated position.
Attacker is standing and attacks with anything.
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West Bengal Police Department
August 7 - 21, 2013
Real-Life Combat: Philippine Incidents
By Darrin Cook
bigstickcombat.com
Here are a few real-life conflicts
that have occurred locally in the
Philippines:
1. Clubbed with a Rock
A local city councilor is
accused of clubbing a teenager
in the head with a rock during a
melee at 4 o’clock in the morning
at a club just a stone’s throw from
where I hang out. The kid nearly
died, and a portion of his skull was
removed to accommodate the
swelling of his brain.
2. San Miguel Grande
A guy I met got into an
argument with a Filipina. Tempers
flared, and he pushed her –not
violently, but a “get out of here”
sort of push. She yelled out “Kuya!”
which is Filipino for “older brother.”
Realizing he was in trouble,
he took off running. He was
headed down the stairs while
“kuya” was coming up the stairs,
carrying a grande (liter) bottle of
San Miguel beer. The American
managed to partially shield his
head as kuya swung the bottle,
but he still took a shot to the
back of the head, which drew
blood. He was running down
the street when the grande
bottle landed on the street
behind him.
3. Jeepney Holdup
My Filipino friend Mario
was riding a jeepney late one
night when he and the other
passengers were held up by two
young punks with knives. Mario
was carrying some wood to work
on his house, and had a 2×2 on
him..
Holding the 2×2 in rifle
grip, with one hand palm up and
the other palm down, he thrust
the tip into one robber, and then
the other. He kicked one guy aside
and jumped out the back of the
jeepney. He dashed to the nearby
barangay hall, and the robbers
were caught.
Lessons Learned
If we look at these 3
incidents we see that there’s a
weapon involved in each one, but
nothing that fits the traditional
martial arts schools’ idea of a
weapon. Maybe somewhere
there’s a “real kali” school that
teaches the rock, the liter beer
bottle, and the 2×2, but I doubt it.
If you were in the stairs
scenario, that would be a good
time to kick. The opponent’s head
and body, being lower than yours,
is more vulnerable to the low kick
and the thrust kick. You can use
the railing to anchor yourself, and
if you’re descending the stairs,
your kick is aided by momentum
and gravity.
As I say, there’s always a
weapon. Something as simple and
as mundane as a rock picked up
off the ground can kill.
The program started on 7th of August and was completed on the 21st of August.
This is an law-enforcement program where Shifu/Guro Riddhi Dutta trained 200 police
both men and women in the Filipino martial arts and some other tactics for selfdefense and better law-enforcement. The batch getting trained is of West Bengal Police
Department.
Guro Riddhi Dutta represented the M.K.I Tactical Solution which is
an firm dedicated to training police and military in better law-enforcement
and combative tactics. Riddhi Dutta at the age of 18+ is the youngest
practitioner on earth right now to train the police department at such a
young age.
The camp was held at the Barrackpore Police Training Academy, Latbagan in the military drill shade. In this program Guro Riddhi Dutta
taught the participants knife disarms and knife counters, tactical knife fighting, use of Kali stick, fighting maintaining legal liabilities, tactical arrest
procedures, dumogs and dumpags.
The mission of Riddhi Dutta is to promulgate and spread the Filipino martial arts in India, by doing such programs he is taking Filipino martial
arts to a more popular scale and these events were covered by many newspapers and TV channels in India.
The system being taught in this program is tactical Wing Chun-Kali system a patent system of Mac’s Kung Fu Institute. Devised by
Grandmaster Mac and Guro Riddhi Dutta
Contact Guro Riddhi Dutta
91 (898) 127-7975
Website: www.macskungfu.com
Taebo and Aerobics Exercise
Free Taebo and Aerobics exercise at
Makati Park and Garden, Manila, Philippines
Monday thru Sunday 6am-7am. A free
program of Mayor Junjun Binay for almost
13yrs...
Grandmaster Jay Saceda Jumawan is
the leading instructor of Taebo,,, and the other
two ladys who assist him are Ester Bandoma
and Tita Paz who primarily are aerobic
instructors
Grandmaster Jay Saceda Jumawan and Ester Bandoma
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.
Paperback: $12.89
Kindle Edition: $10.48
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Peace Keeping - Personnel Capability Seminar 2013
Barangay Pio Del Pilar
1st Circle Washington St., Makati City, Philippines
August 9, 2013
Baxafra Armor Founder Maestro Ronaldo S. Baxafra Facilitates Self
Defense and Tactical Martial Arts in Brgy. Pio del Pilar Makati Brgy.
Task Force
The Founder of Baxafra Armor was invited to facilitate in
Brgy. Pio del Pilar Makati City organized by the Peace and Order
brgy. Councilor Dr. Rolando Orca for the benefits of his barangay
task force with the theme:
“Peace Keeping Personnel Capability Seminar”.
Maestro Bax started the orientation by giving a less
than an hour lecture and demonstration to the participants
regarding the situational and actual arresting mode, proper
use of Arnis sticks in self defense, knife defense, empty hand
techniques, locking and releasing techniques and the practical
martial arts. After his lecture he encouraged the task force
to do the practical by pairs and by buddy-buddy system,
together with his assistant instructor Senior Guro Joemicco
Salomon and Guro Vincent Valdez they guide
the task force on proper handling and used
of their baston for self defense without over
hitting the suspect but instead just to arrest
them in a controlled and peaceful manner.
The seminar last for almost three hours
Seminars awareness to all barangay peace and order personnel
is a year round enhancement project of the Kagawad Rolly Orca.
Battlefield Kali
A DVD Based Certificaion Program
A complete organized curriculum for all levels.
Includes techniques, tactics and training methods to make stick
and knife fighting work in the streets.
Why you need Battlefield Kali?
Burton Richardson’s Battlefield Kali Programs are based
on Performance. We are primarily interested in developing the
skill necessary to prevail as the victor in a combat situation.
Battlefield Kali works at full speed and full power against an
opponent who is trying his best to beat you. It is comprised of
the “brilliant basics” that will give you true confidence in your
self defense skills.
This program was developed through countless hours
of sparring over several decades, so each and every technique,
tactic, and training method has been thoroughly tested under
full-resistance conditions. While derived predominantly from
the Filipino martial arts of Kali, Eskrima, and Arnis, elements of
Jeet Kune Do, Zulu Stick fighting, Wrestling, Boxing, Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu, Silat, and other arts are present because these
additions have proven useful in fighting.
To Buy visit: battlefieldkali.com
Tid-Bits (Fact, Fiction, Fantasy or Gossip?)
PNP Community Immertion Program 2013
August 11, 2013
Senior Grandmaster Roberto Labanieg and Grandmaster “Hamsa” Jay Saceda
Jumawan
A joint project of PNP ang Barangay Capt. teaching children Filipino
martial arts (Coordination of mind and body and self-confidence) and Barangay
Tanod in Tondo, Manila Barngay 183 and 186 defensive techniques for the
streets.
9th Bakbakan of Eskrimadors Held in Pta. Taytay
June 23, 2013
By James U. Sy Jr.
Senior Grandmaster Roberto Labanieg
and Grandmaster “Hamsa” Jay Saceda Jumawan
The 9th Bakbakan of Eskrimadors was successfully held by the Mandatus Arnis Sikaran Kali (MASK) of Founder/Grandmaster Romeo Postrano
and Guinabo Arnis and Combat Sports (GACS) of Founder/Grandmaster Felix A. Guinabo in cooperation with Conceptual Martial Arts Society
(CMAS), Inc. of Founder/Master James U. Sy Jr., the Negros Occidental Baston Federation (NOBF), Inc. of Founder/President Emeritus Atty. Col.
Grandmaster Marcelo C. Jalandoon, Ph.D., and President P/Sgt. (Ret.) Grandmaster Estanislao T. Guarra with the sponsorship of the Barangay Pta. Tay
Council and Brgy. Pta. Taytay Sangguniang Kabatann (SK) recently at the brgy. Pta. Taytay Gymnasium, Bacolod City as part of the villag’es annual
fiest celebration (Feast of St. John the Baptist). The event featured a total of 6 demonstrations and 6 matches using Intercontinental Federation of
Filipino Martial arts Schools (IFFMAS), Inc. rules.
Demonstrations: Founder/Grandmaster Romeo Postrano and members of the Mandatus Arnis Sikaran Kali (MASK) demonstrated various Arnis
blocking, striking, disarming, and anyo with elements traceable to the teachings of Grandmasters Hortencio Navales and Teotimo Buenaflor.
Founder/Master Roy R. Flores Sr. and Instructor Matthew Slade Cabiles of Tribu Hangaway Philippines (THP) demonstrated doble baston, pangamut
contra daga and baston, and hold up defense. Jason Clyde Guarra Poral, grandson of President/Grandmaster P/Sgt. (Ret.) Estanislao T. Guarra,
represented Guarra Style Modern Arnis with a solo nunchaku form. Host Guinabo Arnis and Combat Sports (GACS) demonstrated solo baston largo
mano, doble baston, espada y daga, knife, andf and pangamut.The demo team was composed of Grandmaster Felix A. Guinabo, Master Joselito O.
Guzon, Christian Decena, Vincent Española, Janber Guinabo, Rene Cyril Indonila, and Jerwin Palma. Founder/Master James U. Sy Jr. of Conceptual
Martial Arts Society (CMAS), Inc. with the assistance of Master Joselito Guzon of GACS demonstrated knife and gun disarms, punch defense, and
seated defense. Founder Remer Decripito, Chief Instructor of the Siete Pares Arnis Club, performed a solo anyo.
Visayan Filipino Martial Arts
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United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame
July 18 - 20, 2013
Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, Phoenix, AZ.
July 17th was an exciting day
for Williams Martial Arts Academy.
Grandmaster Wade Williams with his wife
Anna, his son Professor Keenan Williams
and his wife Trisha and granddaughter
Amaya, along with his student Kevin, were
flying into Phoenix to the Arizona Grand
Resort and Spa.
They were to attend the United
States Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Scheduled;
Grandmaster Williams was teaching and
doing a demonstration for the event.
What an awesome time they
all had. The seminar that Grandmaster
Williams taught at was a great time for all
the participants. They seemed to really
enjoy the style of Escrima that was taught.
The demo performed was also received
with excitement. My son and I did some
basics with sticks , basic with swords, lock n
block, sparring with sticks and with knives.
Grandmaster Williams showed hands vs
hands , hands vs stick with takeaways and
also takeaways against knives.
Grandmaster Willams was very
honored as he received his 9th Dan from
Grandmaster Richard Bustillo and the
entire Grandmaster council.
The Hall of Fame banquet was
also a great time of fellowship. His son
received “Instructor of the Year” award
and Grandmaster Williams was honored
accepting the “ Grandmaster of the Year”
award. Grandmaster Williams was so
honored to be able to share his style of
Filipino martial arts.
Grandmaster Williams stated,
“Looking forward to sharing my art at more
events. What a blessing from The Lord .”
Grandmaster Wade Williams received his 9th
degree black belt certificate from Grandmaster
Richard Bustillo at United States Martial Arts Hall
of Fame.
Seminar group
Grandmaster Williams was honored accepting
the “ Grandmaster of the Year” award, and his son
Professor Keenan received “Instructor of the Year”
award
Professor Keenan Williams and Grandmaster Wade Williams working some of their
hands techniques for the Grandmaster council and many others in attendance.
Ground and Pound 7 to Get Airtime on August 31, 2013
By Edri K. Aznar
Sun Star Cebu - July 24, 2013
Local MMA fights in Cebu City are
only seen live at the venue itself.
However, Yaw-Yan Ardigma Martial
Arts Federation will change that
trend as Cebuano MMA fans can
finally see local MMA shows in the
comfort of their homes.
Yaw-Yan Ardigma’s Ground
and Pound 7 – “Resolution” MMA
show on Aug. 31 at the Cebu
Coliseum will be aired on cable TV
on a delayed telecast after Yaw-Yan
Ardigma Cebu CEO and founder
Master Benigno “Ekin” Caniga
reached an agreement with SKY
Cable Airtime Executive Jeff Taleon
last Tuesday.
“This is part of our vision
in making MMA big here in Cebu.
This is the first time that an MMA
tournament in the Visayas will be
covered and televised by a station,”
said Caniga.
SKY Cable, the official
sponsor and media partner of
Ground and Pound, will be airing
Ground and Pound 7 on Sept. 7 on
their community channels, 61 and
Arnisadors Take Center Stage
By Rebelander S. Basilan
Sun.Star Cebu - July 25, 2013
10th Bakbakan of Eskrimadors a Success
July 27, 2013
By James U. Sy Jr.
now is not that easy anymore,”
The 10th Bakbakan of
gms.), sosetsukon dos palos (40”
Cañete said, adding that other
Eskrimadors was successfully
long, 500 gms.), and talibung y dos
countries are producing excellent held by the Guinabo Arnis
palos. Masters Stephen Roy and
arnis athletes.
and Combat Sports (GACS) of
Stephen Rey S. Dedel, Founders
He said he is thankful to
Founder/Grandmaster Felix A.
of Pangamut International (PI),
the Mandaue City Government
Guinabo in cooperation with
an affiliate of Lapu-Lapu Viñas
for supporting the Filipino martial Conceptual Martial Arts Society
Arnis Aficionados, demonstrated
arts.
(CMAS), Inc. of Founder/Master
sequences for the knife as well as
He pointed out that arnis,
James U. Sy Jr., Gaisano Grand
defenses against it. The Ramon
which is locally known as eskrima, Bacolod Mall represented by
Torres National High School Arnis
started in Cebu.
Advertising OIC Vergil Pama
Team under by Coaches Brian
Mandaue City Sports
Sausi, Negros Occidental Baston
P. Martir and Roel B. Pineda and
Commission Head Ricardo
Federation (NOBF), Inc. of
Trainors Wilson and Randy A.
Mendoza said arnis tournaments
Founder/Grandmaster Atty. Col.
Alvarado was represented by
are held every two months in
Marcelo C. Jalandoon, Ph.D.,
Christian Reyes, 2011 (Capiz)
Mandaue to motivate local
and President/Grandmaster P/
Regional Meet labanan champion
athletes to train hard.
Sgt. (Ret.) Estanislao T. Guarra,
and solo anyo bronze medalist,
“When I assumed as head
and Intercontinental Federation
with a DepEd likha anyo (creative
of the sports commission, I noticed of Filipino Martial Arts Schools
form). Founder/Master James U.
that arnis receives less support
(IFFMAS) Inc. under President
Sy Jr. of Conceptual Martial Arts
from the City Government. Now
Grandmaster Elmer V. Montoyo
Society (CMAS), Inc. performed
we have set up a sports clinic
on July 27, 2013 at the Atrium
a live blade anyo and with the
and organized tournaments to
Area, Gaisano Grand Bacolod Mall, assistance of Senior instructor
encourage children to love arnis,
Araneta St., Bacolod City.
Noel Emmanuel Arendon of
which is our national sports,”
GACS, demonstrated knife and
Demonstrations: Grandmaster
Mendoza said.
gun disarms, punch defense,
Romeo Postrano led members
Mandaue has 50
and chair vs stick. Host Guinabo
of his Mandatus Arnis Sikaran
athletes joining the invitational
Arnis and Combat Sports (GACS)
Kali (MASK) in demonstrating
tournament.
demonstrated kids’ solo baston,
their interpretation of anyo and
Doce Pares press relations
doble baston, and pangamut
street self defense using methods
officer King Cortel said the athletes desce3nded from Grandmasters
by Janber Guinabo and Jerwin
from the Reunion Island, France is Hortencio Navales and Teotimo
Palma, solo espada y daga by Rene
the “strongest threat” for Filipino
Cyril Endonila, knife flow drill by
Buenaflor. Rev. Gaudencio
athletes.
Endonila and Vincent Española,
Lingamen Jr., Founder of Garrote
“This will be a duel
espada y daga by Janber Guinabo
y Lanza and the representative of
between the Philippines and
and Grandmaster Felix A. Guinabo,
the Philippine Integrated Martial
Reunion Island,” he said.
and disarming and locking
Arts Academy-Filipino Tang Soo
by Grandmaster Guinabo and
Do Assn. (PIMAA-FTSDA), Inc. for
Christian Decena.
San Enrique, demonstrated solo
forms for talibung (28” long, 525
More Than 200 athletes from 12
countries will join a three-day arnis
tournament in Mandaue City.
The Doce Pares World
Invitational 2013, which starts
today, is also a qualifying
tournament for Filipino athletes
who want a slot in the national
team for next year’s world
championship in Debrecen,
Hungary.
“We are organizing this
tournament to find talents,” Doce
Pares executive director Gerald
Cañete said in a press briefing
yesterday.
The public can watch the
matches for free at the Mandaue
City Cultural and Sports Complex.
The participating countries
are the US, Australia, France, South
Korea, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia,
Ireland, England, Oman, Qatar,
Germany and Philippines. The
Reunion Island in France sent a
separate delegation.
Cañete said Filipino
athletes dominated last year’s
world championship, which was
held at the Cebu International
Convention Center.
Next year’s world
championship, which is scheduled
in July, is organized by the World
Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation,
which has 35 member countries.
“We still need to train
harder. To win a world tournament
Forums
62.
The main event of
Ground and Pound 7 features a
heavyweight bout between Cebubased Brit Cris “Lindol” Brooks
of Yaw-Yan Ardigma Cebu and
Lloyd Abucayan of Davao’s Beefit
Pythons Pit for the vacant Ground
and Pound Championship (GPC)
heavyweight crown.
GPC lightweight champion
Lorde Rey Yamit is coming back
to Cebu to defend his title against
Kru Robert Serdone of Redneos
Iron Gladiator MMA of Talisay City.
Unbeaten Cebuano
prospect James Serenio takes on
the toughest test of his career
as he faces veteran former URCC
Visayas flyweight king Victor Torre
for the vacant GPC flyweight strap.
Tickets for the MMA event
is pegged at P1,500 for VIP seats,
P750 for ringside, P400 for the
lower box and P200 for the upper
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Philippine Karatekas Shine in Malaysia Meet
Manila Times - July 30, 2013
By Emil C. Noguera
Night of the Young Arnisadors
July 30, 2013
Kapatiran Mandirigma of DC/MD/VA.
The Philippine junior
Karatedo team
stamped its class in
the prestigious 7th
World Championship
Karate and
Kobudo-Hayashiha
Shitoryukai, winning
one gold and one
silver on Sunday
at the Cheras
Badminton Stadium
Philippine Shitoryu Karatedo Federation
in Kuala Lumpur,
Secretary General Shihan Dennis Aquino (left)
Malaysia.
with young Karatekas Ayesha Alexandrine
Promising
Ramos (center) and Marc Ian Calapati.
Karateka Ayesha
Contributed Photo
Alexandrine Ramos
delivered the lone
General Shihan Dennis Aquino.
gold medal of the country as she
The Philippines will be
scored three straight victories
hosting
the 3rd Asia Pacific
in topping the girls’ 9-under
Championship on July 28 to
Kata [forms] category.Ramos,
August 3 in 2014. It will be staged
an Elim Christian Academyin the country in cooperation
Cavite standout, outclassed her
with the Philippine Karatedo
Vietnam rival in the first round
via 5-0 demolition then crushed a Federation (PKF), Philippine Sports
Malaysian fighter in the next round Commission, City Government
of Quezon City, Association of
in another dominating fashion,
4-1, before surviving the onslaught Sports Officers of the Philippines
of a Japanese bet in the finals, 3-2. and Federation of School Sports
Association of the Philippines.
Marc Ian Calapati added
“The tournament is a good
one silver in the boys’ 9-under
opportunity
for us since we will
Kumite [sparring] event. The team
was mentored by Sensei Tom Oloc be able to field more athletes. It
will also help boost our tourism
Oloc.
as we’re expecting a lot of foreign
“The future is bright for
athletes from the region to
them and I believe that with
participate in this event,” added
proper support, these athletes
would come a long way. These are Aquino, who is also the Sports
the future of Philippine Karatedo,” Chief of Santa Rosa, Laguna and
Vice President of the PKF Southern
said Philippine Karate League
president and Philippine Shitoryu Luzon chapter.
Karatedo Federation Secretary
A small “training group”
out of Northern VA, specifically in
the Gainesville, VA area. The group
studies Kombatan and Modern
Arnis, while networking with
other Filipino martial arts groups
in the DC/MD/VA area. Their Main
Instructors are Grandmaster
Shelley Millspaugh and Datu
Tim Hartman. They train directly
under Guro Jhun Occidental for
their Kombatan Program and then
directly under Datu Tim Hartman
when they are in town.
The group has two training
locations currently “The Cellar”
John McLean home and then
R.O.C.K. Martial Arts Studio. The
photos shown show how diverse
their little group is in age but
“they” all train together. The
“Family” mentality is stressed, they
all work together ages ranging
from 8 years old to 72 years old.
“They also have two students who
have a minor case of Autism, that
does not effect their learning or
training in the least, if anything it
makes them a better student, they
have an attention to detail and
ask a lot of questions”. The group
was doing Double Baston and
Single Baston material this night
and then flowed into some empty
hand material.
AAK Davao Bags 5 Golds in SM Super Karate Kids
By Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan
Sun Star Davao - July 30, 2013
The four-member team of the
Association for the Advancement
of Karatedo (AAK) Davao bagged
a total of five gold medals and two
silvers in the recently-concluded
SM Milo Super Karate Kids AgeGroup Championships at the SM
City Marikina on Sunday.
So Kim Cheng (SKC) Sports
outstanding female karateka
Darlene Maramara of Tecarro
clinched the girls 12-13 kata
and kumite golds. She crushed
a Manila Shito Ryu Karate rival,
5-0, in their kumite finals match
before prevailing over an AAK
SM Megamall bet in the kata
championship.
Fellow SKC awardee Gabriel
Quinones, a student of Brokenshire
College, defeated Amir Ranema of
La Salle Greenhills for the cadets
boys 14-15 kata gold but he
bowed to Ven Lawrence Silangil of
La Salle Greenhills in kumite early
in the eliminations. The latter went
on to win the gold.
University of the
Immaculate Conception (UIC)
player Alyssa Danya Paquil
pocketed the cadets girls kata gold
at the expense of a Mask entry.
She also salvaged a kumite silver.
Denzel Maramara annexed
the juniors boys 16-17 kata gold
and suited up for silver in kumite.
AAK Davao chief and team coach
Rommel Tan, in an e-mailed
statement furnished to Sun.Star
Davao yesterday, was elated by the
performance of his players whom
he mentored with Jef Albarico.
“I was really surprised
and very happy with the result
knowing that it’s very hard to win
gold in the said competition,” Tan
said.
He also said in text
messages that the four players
will have to focus seriously in
their training for an upcoming
tournament in Vietnam.
Some 80 players from eight
teams joined the competition.Tan,
meanwhile, thanked Engr. Mike
and Esther Te of TKS Petron, Beefit
Gym home of AAK Davao, UIC,
Mr. and Mrs. Diosdado Maramara,
Jovita Quinones, Engr. Celso
Manaois, Benjade Construction of
Architect Ben Lim for backing up
AAK Davao’s participation.
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Sangiao: Celebrating the Philippine Wushu Month
By Mark Sangiao
Sun Star Baguio - August 2, 2013
August 2013 has been proclaimed
by President Benigno S. Aquino III
as the “Philippine Wushu Month”
through Proclamation 554 last
February 28.
The highlight of this
celebration will be the 7th Asian
Junior Wushu Championships
which is now just a few a days
away.
The event will be hosted
by the country through the
Wushu Federation Philippines
(WFP) which starts August 8
until August 11 at the Makati
Coliseum. Delegates from different
participating countries are now
expected to arrive this weekend.
The WFP confirmed that there
are 24 countries from all over the
Asian region that have registered
to the said event.
This will be the second time
the Philippines will be hosting
the Asian Wushu Championships
after it has hosted the tournament
in 1996. With this experience, the
organization is looking forward
to put wushu to a higher level by
bringing a better and much more
improved program as well as even
retaining its past impression in
1996 of being the “best organized
continental championship”.
Wushu is among the 10
priority sports of the Government,
and through this event, it is a
great opportunity for the country
to showcase the Philippines as a
major tourist destination.
The Department of Tourism
through its Tourism Promotions
Board showed support to the
WFP hosting the 7th Asian Junior
Wushu Championships.
The Philippine Sports
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Committee (POC-PSC), Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO),
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It will be covered via
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the hosts.
The Asian Junior Wushu
Championships is held every two
years and are participated by
athletes ages 17 and below.
Philippine Wushu Junior
Team members who are from the
Cordilleras are Divine Wally (17
years old) who will be playing for
the Wushu Sanda or Sanshou;
Alieson Ken Omengan (15 years
old), Vanessa Jo Chan (13 years
old),
Joel Casem (13 years
old), Christian Nicholas Lapitan
(11 years old), and Faith Liana
Andaya (11 years old) for the Taolu
events joining other athletes from
the different provinces of the
Philippines such as Iloilo, Davao
and Manila.
Jean Claude Saclag who is
a former member of the University
of the Cordilleras Wushu Varsity
Team is now a member of the
Senior Team after having been in
the Philippine Wushu Junior Team
for the past year. Other former
Junior Team who hails from the
Cordilleras are Geje Eustaquio,
Troy Bantiag, Roldan Sangcha-an,
Harold Banario, Benito Amado
Jr., Efren Marinias, Benjie Rivera,
Steward Magno, Jason Domingo,
among others.
Rivera is also now a
member of the Senior Philippine
Wushu Sanshou team who
recently won the Chinese Fighting
Championship held in China last
June 2013.
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will be some of the officiating
members for the said event who
will be coming from the CAR.
As we prepare for the
event, we hope for the support
of our fellow countrymen as
these young athletes represent
our country. As included under
Proclamation 554, President
Aquino has “enjoined all
departments, agencies and
instrumentalities of the national
government, including state
universities and colleges (SUCs),
government-owned and –
controlled corporations (GOCCs)
and all local government units
(LGUs) to support and extend
necessary assistance in observance
of the “Philippine Wushu Month”.
We hope that those who
are concerned could read this
and the proclamation itself so
they could extend the necessary
support the athletes may need.
Likewise, we hope that it
doesn’t apply on this event only.
There are a lot of Wushu events
in the future, big or small events
organized by different local or
international wushu organizations,
to help promote the sport as
well as to further develop young
athletes who are representatives of
the country in future bigger events
such as the Asian Junior Wushu
Championships, World Wushu
Championships, Asian Wushu
Championships and hopefully
soon, on the Olympics.
Again, as we have asked
repeatedly, we hope for your
support for our young Philippine
Wushu Team. To the Wushu Fed
Philippines, we, from the WFP-CAR
Chapter, join you in the hope to
have a successful event and bring
wushu to a higher level not just in
the Philippines but in Asia and the
world as well.
GOD Bless Philippine
Wushu in general!
Have a fun Philippine
Wushu Month Celebration!
Mabuhay Pilipinas!
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Nine Reasons Why Your Brand Should Sponsor Arnis Tournaments in the Philippines
By Joy Lim
No, I’m not
a marketing person
but the more I think
about it, the more
I am convinced:
Sponsoring Arnis
tournaments here
in the Philippines
will be a smart and
surefire investment
for your brand.
Yes!
You want to know
why?
Read on, my friends.
1. You will be a part of something
that will grow, for sure. In 2009,
Arnis became the Philippines’
National Martial Art and Sport
(Republic Act No. 9850). The
implementing Rules and
Regulations are still being finalized
but Arnis will soon be promoted
and taught in communities,
primary-secondary-tertiary
schools, armed forces (AFP), and
the police (PNP). See for yourself
how HUGE it will be HERE.
2. You will build your brand’s proPinoy image. What other sport can
give you this? You will be known
as supporter and promoter of
the Filipino spirit, culture, and
heritage.
Arnis Full Contact Event
Photo Credit: Arnis Pasindo
3. You will be identified with
the qualities ascribed to Arnis:
patriotism, fearlessness, guts,
determination, and speed.
4. Your brand will be exposed
to your target consumers: high
school and college students, as
well as influential people like
coaches, tournament organizers,
and officials.
5. You will have a chance to build
awareness, affinity, and loyalty to
your brand at a relatively lower
cost compared to other means of
marketing.
6. Your promotional materials
will receive maximum exposure.
The tournament is held in a
fixed venue i.e., the participants
and spectators stay in one place
for two whole days.
Displayed promotional
materials like banners
and posters are in their
sight the whole time.
7. You will be seen
by so many in social
media. The participants
belong to a group
profiled as being active
in Facebook, Youtube,
Instagram, and other
social media. Think of
how many will see your
brand’s name and logo in the
background of so many shared
photos and videos.
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8. You won’t have to compete with
other big brands in sponsoring
other already popular sports. Why
go where it is already crowded? In
Arnis, you’ll surely get noticed.
9. You’ll have the opportunity
to do something noble for the
Philippines. Filipinos, this is our
country, our heritage, our sport.
It’s time to love our own. Our non
Filipino friends, help us become
a people who appreciate and
practice our own. It’s high time.
Just be sure to choose
well-organized tournaments.
Those with excellent and impartial
officials. Those with good
reputation.
There are many, I’m sure.
Among them is ours, the
Arnis Pasindo tournaments. We
have them thrice a year. We’ll have
our 8th tournament in November
2013. (Hint, hint)
My friends, do you agree?
Sponsoring an Arnis
tournament is a killer marketing
strategy!
Don’t be left behind. Act now!
Recently, I came across
a quote from Rickson Gracie
that nicely sums up my training
philosophy:
“When you train you
should put more emphasis on
learning than competing with your
partner.” In other words, Rickson
is emphasizing the technical side
of the art without using muscle
or strength. Competition brings
in emotion which inhibits the
learning process and usually
involves elements of muscle and
strength. Thus when training,
students should focus more on
the learning process rather than
competing. His advice dovetails
nicely with the practice of Modern
then bounced back with a couple
of silvers in the 2012 Cherifer-PSC
Inter-School Karatedo Age-Group
and Seniors Championship at
the The Annex of SM City Davao
before the year ended.
“Karate is already part of
my daily routine. I don’t miss my
daily practice. I really didn’t expect
to be playing such a strenuous
sport but this is now a part of my
life,” she added.
Karatedo, according to her,
instills in her a discipline as she is
not only trained to hone her skills
but also to form her into a person
with a good character.
She went on saying, “My
patience is tested in every practice.
All the values I learn in karatedo, I
apply in my schooling.”
As a member of the
Association for the Advancement
of Karatedo (AAK) Davao, Danya
says she is happy to have found
new friends who are also living out
the same discipline.
She dreams of becoming
an international champion
someday just like her Japanese
idol Nao Marooka who is known to
be a kata expert.
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the other extreme end of the
spectrum and become the physical
equivalent of wet noodles. In that
case, I have to guide them back to
the “happy medium” and tell them
to be “firm but pliable.”
The more one emphasizes
the learning process while
training, the more that person will
understand the technique that is
being trained. Further, the student
will better understand the various
options that one can employ from
any given position or situation.
We are training more than just
physical pliability; we are also
training mental and emotional
pliability as well.
If one regularly uses muscle
or strength as the default mode
in training, there is a fairly good
chance that student will become
mentally rigid as well and limit
their own ability to see various
options or counters that may exist
in any given situation or position.
It goes without saying that mental
rigidity in training will not serve
one well in a real life situation.
The above applies not only
to Modern Arnis but to just about
any martial art.
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LSAI Monthly Meeting
August 4, 2013
Lupel Bldg., Tambo Paranaque City
Headed by Grandmaster Patty Caballero the daughter of Grandmaster Lema and Grandmaster Romeo Valanzuela the President of the LSAI. The
meeting consisted of refresher training in the traditional style of Lightning Scientific Arnis as Mang Benjamin Luna Lema. The 13 Manners of striking
and 12 methods, so to ensure that the standards and traditions are kept for all members of the LSAI.
Attending the meeting was: Grandmaster Roberto Labanego, Grandmaster Jay Saceda Jumawan, Master Felipe ‘Bot’ Jocano Jr. and various other
practitioners of LSAI.
Alyssa Danya A. Paquil: Making Grade in Karatedo
By Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan
Sun Star Davao - August 3, 2013
Winning the cadets girls kata gold
medal and kumite silver in the SM
Milo Super Karate Kids Age-Group
Championships at the SM City
Marikina recently just proved that
15-year-old Alyssa Danya A. Paquil
is no pushover.
The University of the
Immaculate Conception
(UIC) fourth-year High School
student has surpassed her past
achievements since learning the
sport two years ago.
Danya, born to parents
Eddie and Doris who are working
as nurses abroad, first made her
competition debut during the
2011 Inter-School Karatedo AgeGroup Championships at the
Gaisano Grand Citimall but she
didn’t land a place.
“I did not win in my first
tournament but it was still a great
experience for me,” she told Sun.
Star Davao.
Her first defeat challenged
her to be more serious in her
training, thus, she clinched kata
bronzes in the AAK Davao Karate
Cup 2012 at The Annex of SM City
Davao in May and in the Super
Karate Kids at SM City Bacoor,
Cavite in September last year. She
Arnis.
One thing that I emphasize
to those starting out in Modern
Arnis is to forget about using
muscle or strength to get their way
as they will be setting themselves
up for various counters. I
encourage them to move away
from strength and focus more
on the technical side of the art.
Oftentimes, those who are more
relaxed can “see” more than those
who rely on muscle as their default
mode. Those who are relaxed
often see more counters than
those who rely on strength.
It takes awhile for the
practitioner to figure this out.
Often, I see some who go to
Eskabo Daan
Aloha Festival 2013
August 4, 2013
San Francisco, CA.
Eskabo Daan,
performed and conducted
a workshop at the
Aloha Festival, a cultural
celebration of the islands
of the Pacific. Though there
is some debate about
whether the Philippines
belongs in this category
(e.g. Asian versus Pacific
Islander), we nevertheless
impressed the organizers
enough to already be
invited to next year’s event!
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Hilarious and Embarrassing Filipino Names
By James U. Sy Jr.
Note: Names appearing herewith
are all real life. One word entries
refer to surnames, unless obviously
referring to first and second names.
Historically, the preHispanic inhabitants of the
Philippine Islands did not have
surnames, as was the case for
different cultures in Europe at a
certain point in time. This is why
we encounter names such as LapuLapu, Humabon, and Sumakwel in
Philippine history classes.
If two people had the
same name within a barangay
they were differentiated as,
“(name), anak ni (name),” a similar
representation exhibited in the
suffix -son (i.e. “son of,” such as
Johnson) in British surnames and
the prefixes Mac, or later Mc, (i.e.
“son of,” such as MacCormack),
O’ (i.e. “grandson of/descended
from,” such as O’Connor), and Fitz
(i.e. “son of”) in Irish surnames.
Governor-General Narciso Z.
Claveria issued the Renovacion del
Apellido decree on November 21,
1849, which ordered the “Indios”
to adopt a surname based on a list
compiled by Spanish officials, the
Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos
“Alphabetical Catalogue of
Surnames.”
During the Spanish Era,
just before the decree, some
Filipinos had adopted surnames;
they’re either indigenous, such
as Macapagal (hi, GMA!), or the
names of saints or other Catholic
symbols, such as de la Cruz and
San Jose. Interestingly, members
of the same family did not use
the same surnames. What’s more,
some Filipinos changed names
from time to time.
This made it a living hell
for the Spaniards when collecting
taxes so the decree mandated
that a family will have only one
surname, to make taxation
monitoring easy. The decree
also forbade the use of religious
surnames but obviously this was
not strictly enforced. The Catalogo
was actually a mixture of Spanish
surnames (and terms from the
vegetable and mineral kingdoms,
geography, arts, etc.) and a
sprinkling of native names and
terms.
The implementation of
the decree was not standardized
so in some islands and provinces,
such as Panay, the alphabetical
pages of the Catalogo were sent
to individual towns, resulting to
almost everyone in a particular
town to have surnames beginning
with the same letter.
Even to this day, one can
deduce, with roughly a 50-50 rate
of accuracy, the roots of a person
in Panay given the first letter of
his surname, obviously given the
exception of women who went
on to marry and change their
surnames. Diamante and Tortal,
for instance, would have come
from Dumangas and Tigbauan
respectively. Majority of the
inhabitants of Negros Occidental
trace their ancestry to migrants
from Panay and may be surprised
to discover this to be true when
they search for their original place
of origin.
So what does this history
lesson got to do with hilarious
and embarrassing Filipino names?
One word: genesis. We will find in
the Catalogo some of the earliest
funny and derogatory Filipino
surnames to be put on record (if
I deduced it right). Among those
found in the Catalogo were Agta,
Baboy, Baboyan, Bogoc, Botbot,
Buaya, Cahoboan, Halimaw,
Kabaong, Libang, Malibangco,
Otot, Tubul, Ungo, and Ung-goy.
These examples would
definitely elicit a chuckle to
Cebuanos, Ilonggos, and Tagalogs
to varying degrees. Unfortunately,
it doesn’t stop there.
We still find awkward
names in our time, many of
which have a sexual ring, making
their bearers more than just
embarrassed. Among the more
notable surnames are Bate, Bayag
(Laoag), Bayag-na (Bukidnon),
Binayag, Galolo (Cebu). Labasan,
Labatiti (Bauan, Batangas),
Lakipuke, Macabaleg-oten, Pecpec
(Ilocos Norte), Puque, P**ayne,
T*rug*, and Utitco. Pecpec was the
old Ilocano word for “full,” as in a
basket brimming with fruit; it was
the shift in the word’s meaning
that give the surname its notoriety.
Some surnames may
look innocent enough but when
combined with the first names
they open the gates to endless
taunting from people around the
bearer. Such were the case for
Bulbulito Bayagbag, Lulu Ang and
Malou Ang, Gina Jaculo, Anabelle
Lat, and Lucky T. Tinio.
The list can be extended
further with the following:
Bagonggahasa (Paete, Laguna),
Dimagahasa (Boac), Dimalanta,
Dimapasoc, Dimaregla, Norma
Hinalay, Lanta, Loshang, Dina
Macuja, Lolita Magtanan, Agnes
Masikip, Panti, Pokpok, Ray Pinoco,
and Sariwa. It should be noted
here that Bagonggahasa refers
“to something newly sharpened,”
with the root word being hasa
“sharpen,” but often misread as
gahasa “rape.” But inspite of this
semantic explanation, Ligaya
Bagonggahasa and Virginia
Bagonggahasa do not fail to elicit
smiles.
Some may be grossed
out with names having a smell
such as Anne Bajo, Bakekang,
Inodoro Casillas Jr., Dina Lego,
Libag, Annabelle Otot, and May
Regla. Still other Filipino names
can embarrass in a different way:
Jose Bangag, Lani Bayot, Mario
Bayot, Bogtae (Bacolod City),
Richie Bab Boyboy, Calvo, Galit,
Kulubot, Maitim, Nasilawan,
Oliver Orongsolong, Pagsisihan,
Ely Pante, Pinadamutan, Sipsip,
Tagapulot, Talong, Tanga, and
Ubaldo Punongbayan.
Things have changed
through the years though, even
the names themselves. Eustaquio
for example named his son
Eustaquio Jr. , who in turn named
his own son, Stacy. Patricio Bucog
went to the USA and when he
returned to the Philippines he was
already Pat Bone.
Hilarious names are a
great challenge to the children
who own them. Classmates are
fast to tease, call names, and the
like. Consider Rommel Kennedy
Polotan. Every time their teacher
called out “Polotan” during a roll
call his classmates would always
shout “Beer! Beer!” Or in the case
of Miss America, Miss Africa, and
Miss Austria, all classmates in the
same class, where during roll calls,
their classmates would clap their
hands and after their names had
been called out in succession, the
whole class would sing We Are the
World. Some other Filipino names
ring a “memory recall” bell, but
minus the embarrassment that
goes with the other previously
discussed names. Consider these:
Mary Christmas Aguinaldo, Benny
Bilang, Cagandahan, Caguapuhan,
Christmas Joy (born on Christmas
day), Halloweena Coffin (Filipina
born on All Saints Day in the
Philippines and married to an
American), Happy Joy Joy De La
Cruz, Sanctus Espiritu, De Mayo
Flores, Chica Go, Philip P. Ines,
Sixto Pepito Jualo, Kim Arthur, Rich
Pobre, Honeygirl Pulot-Pukyutan,
Halina Tayo, and Spaghetti 88.
Filipino celebrities have their own
place in the country’s harvest of
hilarious names, mostly because
Filipino comedians chose screen
names that sound funny. Babalo,
Palito, Pokwang, and Pooh are just
some that come to mind.
Those old enough during
the Bomba era of the Marcos
regime would remember stars
such as Coca Nicolas, Pepsi
Paloma, and Sarsi Emmanuelle, all
adopting names of popular brand
of softdrink in the 1970’s/1980’s,
perhaps to quench the thirst of
their fans. Papa Lito is a DJ at
Campus Radio in Bacolod City.
Samson Samson, a gay, joined
the Pilipinas Got Talent Season 4
auditions and adopted the screen
name Delilah, as a member of
the Fiesta Broadway on March
3, 2013. Actor Cesar Montano
is Cesar Manhilot in real life.
Actress Lovely Rivero’s real name
is Ginebra Miguela Macalinao.
Cheers to everyone who got
that clear. Of course, Filipino
celebrity-inspired names are now
the in-thing: Jean Claude Andam,
Genghis Chan, Jackie Chan (once
went to University of St. La Salle),
Magic Chiongson, Edgar Allan Pe
(ADMU alumni), Edgar Allan Pomar
(Bacolod City, Negros Occidental),
Fernando Pon Jr., and Jonathan
Livingston Sy (ADMU alumni). So
what does this review of hilarious
and embarrassing Filipino names
teach us?
The would-be parents
should have the prudence and
common sense to choose a name
that will not bring ridicule to their
child, a name that they could
live up to and not one that they
will hate for the rest of their lives.
Sensible parenthood also means
not punishing kids with kilometric
names, otherwise he/she would
have just finished writing his/
her name and the class is already
handing in their test papers. I’m
just lucky to have a short name
that is not funny or hilarious.
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Ancient and Exclusive Martial Art Teacher- Ben Mamuad
The ancient Filipino martial
art style of Kali was never taught
in schools, and it was never
taught to non-Filipinos. It was
kept secret and passed down
through the generations from
teacher to privileged student. Until
the adventures of the legendary
Grandmaster of Filipino martial
arts, Floro Villabrille, became
known to the world, the first rule
of Kali was, “You don’t talk about
Kali!”
Kali is believed to be the
foundation, which the Filipino
martial arts of Escrima and Arnis
are founded. It was brought to the
Philippines from India through
Indonesia and Malaysia and the
movements are based on that of
the Hindu goddess Kali, who was a
consort of Shiva and whose name
means, “time” or “death” as in “the
time of death.”
One of the most famous
Filipino warriors, Chief Lapu Lapu
of the island of Cebu, was said
to have been a practitioner of
Kali. He and his warriors defeated
the Spanish explorer Ferdinand
Magellan and kept Spanish
colonization of the Philippines to
the northern islands where the
Chinese also settled.
Because there were no
schools to teach Filipino martial
arts, Kali developed with each
teacher and student as they
interpreted the movements. The
soul of the artist created the style,
and the secrets of the art were
only shared with the disciples
of each teacher. Even today, the
style of Filipino martial artists
varies according to each student’s
teacher.
One particular system
for teaching Kali was created by
Grandmaster Benjamin Largusa,
who trained under the Great
Grandmaster of Filipino martial
arts himself, Floro Villabrille,
while growing up on Kauai. The
Villabrille-Largusa Kali System is
the most famous of all Kali styles.
But Largusa was not Villabrille’s
only student, he also trained
Grandmaster Rudolpho Orlando,
who resides on Oahu. Orlando
trained seven disciples in the
style he created the Orlando
System of Martial Arts, which is
a combination of Kali, Escrima,
Tjakalele, and Sinao. This is the
Filipino martial arts side of the
Orlando system. The other part
of the Orlando system combines
Chinese Kenpo and Kajukenbo
to create a very unique and wellbalanced blend.
Only two of Orlando’s
seven disciples still practice the art
today. Maestro Benjamin Mamuad
is one of these remaining disciples,
and he is determined to keep
the art alive by continuing the
tradition of teaching.
“I made a promise never
to let the art die, so I train and I
teach” says Mamuad. “Most of the
old masters are dead or aging
and a lot of the new guys don’t
know who I am since I have been
underground mostly. I’m not into
the commercial stuff like you
see on TV. I don’t need a whole
big class, I teach in my backyard.
I train outside in fresh air with
small groups or one on one” and
according to Mamuad, “You teach
them how to crawl, you teach
them how to walk, then you teach
them how to dance.”
As with all true martial
artists, Mamuad is not a student
of just one style and did not have
just one teacher throughout his
endeavors within the martial
arts world. He has trained since
he was nine years old, traveling
back and forth between Hawai‘i
and the Philippines. He began
his training with an old man from
his neighborhood that everyone
knew as “Apo man.”
“He was my first teacher
and not too many knew that
he was a master” says Mamuad.
“While growing up as a teen, I
have also studied some Aikido,
and Kung Fu, but finally settled
down within the Villabrille Kali
and the kenpo. It was then that
my true Grandmaster had become
Rudolpho Orlando. He has been
my one and only teacher for over
30 years, and I am still with him to
this day.”
Maestro Mamuad is
certified as an Associate Professor
in Chinese Kenpo, an 8th dan
Professor in Kajukenbo, and a
Filipino martial arts Master known
which is where he earned the title
of maestro.
“I’m a disciple of Rudolpho
Orlando. I’ve learned through
carranzas and sayaos”, which
Mamuad explains is like a kata,
or form of dance. Each part or
movement of the dance consists
of a deadly application and every
step is taught with detail.
As Mamuad continues, “It
is deadly beautiful with natural
movements. It has taken a lot of
sweat, blood and tears through
my years of training, but its old
school and not only do I teach the
movements but I teach the history
of the different arts that makes up
the Orlando System.”
Mamuad does not
teach large classes in a dojo or
classroom. He learned in the
backyard and trained outdoors, so
he trains his two students, Noah
and Tyler, in his Ewa backyard
every Tuesday and Thursday
evening. During other nights he
does one on one training, and
Grandmaster Orlando drops by to
visit, every now and then.
Mamuad can be reached
at [email protected] for more
information about learning or
training in the Orlando System of
Martial Arts.
Sports Arnis Seminar
August 10, 2013
Palmera Park, Santa Monica, Quezon City, Philippines
Grandmaster Frank
Aychoco organized Sports Arnis
Seminar at The Palmera Park
covered court home address of
AMA Center main gym. A 4 hour
event participants included by
Team Philippine Pencak Silat PSC,
headed by Aprilyn Nevares, U.P.
Dilliman represented by Professor
F. Jocano Jr., Kalahi custom
blades Grandmaster Allan Fami,
Grandmaster J.H.S Jumawan
MASLI Makati City, AMAC Students,
and Korean Nationals.
The event ran smoothly
and was successful. It’s just
another way to share Grandmaster
Frank Aychoco expertise in the
field of Filipino martial arts. To let
people know of AMAC future plans
of running a smooth sports Arnis
tournament.
Grandmaster Aychoco
plans to organize a Filipino
martial arts SAOP (Sports
Arnis Officials Program), an
independent organization with
members coming from different
organizations of Filipino martial
arts for hire to officiate at
tournaments.
A team that is fully dressed
with Barong Tagalog with safety
gear for use at tournaments,
padded sticks, score cards,
electronic timer, score board for
sparing, signaling flags, first aid
medics.
Grandmaster Aychoco
wants to show to the world that
the Philippines will have ArnisKali-Escrima officials that look neat
respectable in barong (Tagalog
attire pinoy identity which looks
identical to officials of Karate and
Taekwondo officiating body).
The hiring party would
pay each official for services by
contract upon negotiation of
price which includes TEB travel
expenses and board, safety
equipment and tools rental. Our
slogan we work you pay. It will be
composed of 5 judges, 1 referee,
1 arbitrator, 2 medics, 1 time
keeper scorer, 1 recorder match
maker, 1 accountant encoder.
12 people in one fighting arena.
There will be 24 persons to
operate simultaneously in the
events of anyos and in sparring.
The officiating team shall be
available for hire nationwide and
internationally.
Contact Grandmaster Frank Aychoco for questions or comments at::
[0947] 452-0660- [0999] 854-2309
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Senkotros Arnis Fundamentals
By Grandmaster Max M. Pallen
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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.
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In the Inayan System of Eskrima Flexible Weapons proficiency is a requirement to advance in the system.
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weapon. Though this DVD specifically presents the use of the bandanna the principles can be adapted
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The FMA Informative just received
this of the Day of Play event held
April 20, 2013. A worthy cause. The
event was reported in the past event
section of Vol2 No5 however the
write up was not available at that
time.
The Day of Play
By AJ Ruiz
Darrell Yamane and Don Dizon demonstrated Arnis techniques, while
Grandmaster Narrie Babao was narrating on stage
Eric Batara and Mike Gomez are in the foreground
warming up
This year’s San Diego Heavyweight Eskrima champion Don
Dizon traded stick blows with current Weapons Sparring
Grand Champion Ross Makoske
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On April 20, 2013, Eskabo
Daan hosted the Day of Play at
Mission High School. The Day
of Play is described Eskabo
Daan’s way of “giving back to the
community,” as stated by Master
Joseph Bautista. “The purpose was
to keep the after school program
at Mission High School going
because they almost got cut. They
came to us saying they’re having
problems reaching budget and
they asked if there’s anything we
can do. And since we are a martial
arts school, the only thing we can
do is throw a martial arts function,
therefore we did.” The Day of Play
is described as a two-part event
in which different martial arts
schools would come together
and showcase their art. After the
showcase, each system would hold
a seminar for anyone wishing to
learn more. Aside from reaching
the quota for the after school
program, Bautista explained
Eskabo Daan had another goal in
mind.
“To help promote,
propagate and unify Filipino
martial arts. We invited everyone
regardless of political issues and
whatever problems they had
amongst each other. We invited
everyone and who ever attended,
showed unity.” Schools from
Stockton, Sacramento and Vallejo
all gathered to participate into the
Day of Play. When asked why they
wanted other Filipino martial arts
systems to perform with Eskabo
Daan, Bautista explained “Filipino
martial arts as a whole is what our
passion is. We want Filipino martial
arts as a whole to grow and the
only reason why Filipino martial
arts isn’t at the same stage as Tae
Kwon Do, Karate and Jujitsu is
because we are not unified. This is
just one of many attempts to get
the cohesiveness amongst Filipino
martial artists. The more we do it,
the more united and better off as a
whole we will all be.”
The Day of Play was
successful event as it amounted
to more than half of Mission High
School’s after school budget.
Eskabo Daan plans to keep
hosting the Day of Play every year
and making changes to keep make
the experience different. “This
year was just demonstrations and
seminars. Next year, we plan on
hosting a tournament.”
The Day of Play is just
another way that Eskabo Daan
is helping to create unity among
Filipino martial arts and give
back to the community. With the
coming years, the Day of Play
aspires to be an event that will
carry on for generations and show
the world the beauty of Filipino
martial arts and culture.
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Cebuano Eskrima
Beyond the Myth
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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Filipinos Win 3 More Golds in Asian Junior Wushu
By Josef T. Ramos
Manila Times - August 11, 2013
WFP Bids to Host World Wushu Championship
By Josef T. Ramos
Manila Times - August 12, 2013
The Philippines bagged three
gold medals to end its campaign
in the 7th Asian Junior Wushu
Championships with a flourish at
the Makati Coliseum on Sunday.
Noel Alabata capped the
most productive outing of the
hometown bets, capturing the
country’s third gold of the day
with a riveting come-from-behind
2-1 win over Vietnam’s Vu Vinh Duc
in the men’s 48-kilogram sanda
finals.
Settling for silvers were
Vivine Wally and Thommy
Aligaga, who lost their respective
championship bouts to superior
foes.
China’s Guang Acui
overpowered Wally, 2-0, in the
women’s 48-kg bout while Aligaga
absorbed a 0-2 beating at the
hands of wily and wiry Iranian
Touphara Afshin Salimi in their 52kg. match.
The day began auspiciously
as tiny Jonzeth Gajo and Vanessa
Jo Chan added two more golds
to the country’s collection at the
windup of the taolu competitions.
With just barely over a
year in the sport, Gajo, a Wushu
Discovery Club member, showed a
lot of flair and aplomb in winning
the 12-and-under boys elementary
gunshu (staff ) with the best score
of 8.99 points.
Wushu Federation of the
Philippines (WFP) President Tan
Shei Ling announced that the
WFP would bid to host the 13th
World Wushu Championship
in 2015 after the success of the
recently concluded Asian junior
championship at the Makati
Coliseum.
Tan believes that the
Philippines has a strong chance of
hosting the prestigious tilt after
International Wushu Federation
president Yu Zaiqing said that
he is fully supporting the WFP
initiative. The world championship
is expected to draw participants
from 146 countries.
“I’m happy to know that
all the foreign delegates are very
satisfied and happy with the way we
hosted the junior event.
That’s really a nice feed
back,” said Tan. “They are looking
After bagging a bronze
the previous night, Chan went
all-out in her last event and was
handsomely rewarded with a
victory in the 15-and-under girls
1st set jianshu (double-edged
sword) over seven other bets with
a score of 9.20 points.
The Grade 8 Baguio
Patriotic School student raised her
haul to two golds and one bronze,
including the country’s triumph in
the 8-man group exhibition and
a third-place finish in the girls’ 1st
set qiangshu (spear) where she
scored 9.11 points.
Emerging as the
topnotcher in the Southeast Asian
region, the Philippines finished
fifth overall in the medal standings
at the end of the four-day
competition with a proud haul of
six gold, five silver and five bronze
medals.
Indonesia (5-8-6), Vietnam
(4-14-5) and Malaysia (4-3-6)
wound up in sixth, seventh and
eighth spots, respectively, behind
the hosts.
China lorded it over the
field as expected, driving its total
to 18 golds, including six in the
sanda competitions, plus 1‘ silver
and one bronze while former
British Colony Hongkong was
distant second (7-7-3) and Iran
third (7-5-6).
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forward to return to Manila and
even the judges are very happy.”
Julian Camacho, the WFP
secretary general, confirmed
that the technical committees
received positive feedbacks from
participating countries, “They just
simply can’t forget the Filipinos’
hospitality,” said Camacho.
Tan also believes that
junior players Vannessa Jo Chan,
Noel Alabata and Ken Alienson
Omengan who shined in the last
tourney will definitely be an asset
to the Philippines when they enter
the senior national team.
“Our grassroots program
is really good and we’re hoping
there will be more young players
to excel. If the time comes, these
junior players will become also
our national seniors that will bring
glory to our country in different
international meets,” he said.
PSKAI Davao Governs Kadayawan Karatefest
By Cheneen R. Capon
Sun Star Davao - August 14, 2013
The Philippine Shotokan Karatedo
Association International (PSKAI)
Davao City collected a total of
nine gold medals, five silvers
and two bronzes to dominat the
just-concluded 2013 Kadayawan
Festival Karatedo Invitational
Tournament held at NCCC Mall
Davao.
This was bared by PSKAI’s
Bern Rexander Tacay in text
messages to Sun.Star Davao on
Tuesday.
PSKAI Davao gold medalists
were Steven Paul Gica (boys open
kata novice), Lya Maria Carillo
(girls 13-15 kumite, girls +35 kg.
advance kata), Hitaro Zindy Tacay
(girls novice kata 11 years old and
below, girls 8-9 kumite), Miyuki
Tacay (women’s -61 kg. kumite,
openweight kumite, women’s
individual kata) and Shinji Rex
Tacay (men’s openweight kumite).
He said PSKAI-Cagayan de
Oro finished second by copping
four golds, three silvers and three
bronzes while PSKAI Indonesia
School hauled three golds, one
silver, and two bronzes for third.
The PSKAI Inawayan,
Sta. Cruz league finished fourth
with two golds, six silvers and
one bronze in the two-day
event supported by the Sports
Development Division of the
City Mayor’s Office as part of the
Kadayawan Sports Festival.
Trophies and medals were
awarded to the winners that was
also backed up by Deca Homes
8990 HDC, Spin Davao Sports
Center, NCCC Mall Davao, and
Explorer Davao Realty Co.
The karatefest served as
tune-up for the upcoming Batang
Pinoy Mindanao leg slated August
27 to 31 in Tagum City.
US Mixed Martial Arts Coach Sees Potential in Pinoys
By Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBNnews.com
Manila, Philippines - He walks
around wearing a crew cut and an
easy smile as he mingles with the
crowd.
He is quick with the hand
shake, always open for a chat. If
he wasn’t standing around with
the guys at the ONE Asia MMA
Summit, you wouldn’t think he has
anything to do with martial arts.
In fact, you would easily mistake
David Jansson as a regular tourist.
But David had Muay Thai battles
in Thailand, worked with wellknown MMA fighters and founded
a now famous martial arts gym
in California. He now sets his
sights on the Philippines as he
establishes a martial arts camp
comparable to Muay Thai schools
in Thailand.
“I see amazing talent here
in the Philippines,” he said in an
interview with ABS-CBNnews.
com. “ Filipinos are warriors and
everyone here has that warrior
blood running through them.”
“Needless to say there
are more Manny Pacquiao’s just
waiting to be world champions.”
David is currently working on
setting up Camp Jansson, an
eight-hectare facility in Nueva
Ecija filled with a wide outdoor
training area, four boxing rings,
an octagon, over 20 heavy bags,
double-end bags, uppercut boxes,
among others.
The camp also has a
shooting range, swimming pools,
and accommodation area for
incoming students.
“We are still in the process
of building and will have the main
training in September,” said David.
Exposure
David was exposed to
martial arts at an early age in
Orange, California.
“It started when I’m at
the age of 13. I tried boxing at
11-12 years old and then I was
introduced to Richard Bustillo and
Dan Inosanto, they were my first
professional coach. That became
an introduction to me to the
Filipino culture, the Filipino martial
arts,” he narrated.
He studied many martial
art forms including Wing Chun,
Jeet Kune Do, and Kali. But Muay
Thai was the art he was drawn
toward.
Years later, he found his
way to Thailand after getting
encouragement from his Thai
friend Vut Kamnark.
“He bluntly said ‘look I see
you have a passion for Muay Thai.
And what you’re learning here
(US) is not really Muay Thai’. I said
‘What!? How can that be I was
learning from x,x,x and they are all
considered to be the best here,’” he
recounted.
“’Yes I know them, but
what you really need is to go to
the source and see the difference,’”
said his friend.
In Thailand, he went to a
training camp called Sityodtong
where he learned authentic Muay
Thai.
David said the experience
was an eye-opener.
“That’s where everything I
knew didn’t matter. I had learned
the real deal form the moment I
stepped into the camp,” he said.
“Everything was done 100%
differently than what I was taught
in the USA.”
After going through bouts
at bars in Thailand, David was
set up for a real fight at a local
stadium.
He engaged a local in a
thrilling Muay Thai fight. He lost
the fight but gained the respect of
fight fans because of his gallantry
and skills.
“We got a standing ovation,
had people coming up to me
offering me all kinds of things.
The odd part was I lost that fight
in points but won the crowd. I
apparently did such a good job
that I had three promoters wine
and dine me to fight for them,” said
David.
It was because of that
fight that he was handed by his
teacher, Master Yodtong Senanan,
a certificate to help spread Muay
Thai.
This led to the
establishment of OC Muay Thai,
which is now one of the more
well-known Muay Thai camps in
Orange, California.
Among his students were
UFC pioneer Kimo Leopoldo,
former UFC champion Josh
Barnett, Renato “Babalu” Sobral,
Cub Swanson, James Wilks and
Cyborg Santos.
Discovering the Philippines
The first time David set
foot in the Philippines was in 2007
when he helped Josh Barnett’s
team prepare for the “Ring of
Fire” MMA event at the Araneta
Coliseum.
As soon as he got off the
plane, he knew this was the place
to be.
“[Manila] is world renown
as the ‘Fight Capital of Asia’. It was
an honor to have been to the
same arena as the world famous
‘Thrilla in Manila’ was held at. I saw
that fight when I was a kid on the
first televised satellite fight ever. I
never forgot about that and now I
was standing in the same Araneta
Coliseum as Ali and Frazier,” he
said.
“There’s so much talent in
the Philippines, it’s phenomenal.
There’s golden nugget
everywhere. C’mon there’s got to
be more than one Pacquiao, right?”
Six years later, he was setting up
a camp in Nueva Ecija that will
cater to Filipinos and foreigners
who want to train and compete in
Southeast Asian countries.
Aside from offering Muay
Thai classes, they will also teach
MMA, boxing, Filipino martial arts
(FMA), yoga, boot camp fitness,
and firearms courses.
In light with the Filipinos’
recent defeats in ONE FC, David
said he plans to hold wrestling
camps to help the locals improve
their ground fighting skills.
“We will be holding MMA
wrestling camps and workshops
to other people and gyms so as
to make the Philippines a better
MMA nation,” he said.
He said Filipinos, who are
known for their stand-up skills,
can’t afford to lag behind when
it comes to ground fighting
techniques that are a must for any
MMA fighter.
“It’s an evolving sport. It
was just Brazilian Jujitsu for the
ground in the beginning. Now that
wrestlers are coming in it shows
how strong a wrestling base can
be. And reality it’s a must-have.”
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Trainers test their flexibility.
A coach teaches how to parry a bolo attack
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ABS-CBN “Galema - Ang Anak Ni Zuma”
Long ago, there lived a strong warrior that could defeat armies with his own might and sword.
He rose to become a powerful king. Along with his friend-king from another kingdom, their realms ruled
peacefully across the lands. Until one fateful day, the warrior king fell in love with his friend-king’s queen
and together they had a secret affair. It was not long until the friend-king learned about the queen and
the warrior king’s discreet romance for which he became very angry about. The friend-king then waged a
war against the warrior king. Their armies fought destructively until the friend-king and the warrior king
met face-to-face in the end whereby they had a bloody duel and fought to their deaths. The friend-king
gained the upper hand during the duel and was about to stab the warrior king to the heart, when suddenly,
the queen intervened who only wished neither of them to die, and received instead the killing blow from
his true king. After the queen’s death, a curse was placed upon the warrior king for his fault and betrayal
transforming him to a monster resembling his true nature, the snake. From then on, the monster known as
Zuma would cause evil and destruction all over the land for eternity.
This would be the opening synopsis of the Philippine TV channel ABS-CBN’s teaser/trailer for their
upcoming TV series or “teleserye” called “Galema - Ang Anak Ni Zuma”.
Here, again, the Modern Arnis Mano-Mano Filipino Martial Arts (MAMFMA) organization headed by
Punong Lakan Garitony “Pet” C. Nicolas was summoned and assigned by ABS-CBN as fight director for their
new teleserye, “Galema...”, with Ken Magno, Ceasar Turingan,
Rogelio Vasques, Reynaldo Senson, Ronnie Royce base and
Romeo Solario. after their previous project as fight director,
too, for the teaser/trailer of the teleserye “Juan Dela Cruz” that
starred the matinee idol, Mr. Coco Martin.
Directed by Mr. Wenn Deramas, “Galema - Ang Anak Ni Zuma”
stars Ms. Andi Eigenmann, Mr. Derrick Hubalde, Ms. Sunshine
Cruz, Mr. Hideo Muraoka, and more promising casts.
Galema, Ang Anak ni Zuma was a comic created by Jim Fernandez in the 1980s. It was first published by Aliwan
Comics from 1976 to 1984, making it one of the longest running series in Philippine komiks.
ABS-CBN will soon air Galema, Anak ni Zuma
ABS-CBN’s upcoming new show Galema, Anak ni Zuma will depict the story of mythical creatures
known for having a two-headed snake wrapped around the shoulders. The Kapamilya Network and
the creators of the original Zuma series—Director Ben Yalung and writer Jim Fernandez—have already
agreed to bring it to life again via television.
Galema, Anak ni Zuma is sure to heat up your nights with the beautiful and sultry Galema, which
will be played by one of the most talented and stunning faces in showbiz.
The man behind the hit series Marina, Kampanerang Kuba, Dyosa and other popular fantaseryes,
director Wenn Deramas will create the television version of Galema with Raymund Dizon as business
unit head.
Anak ni Zuma was serialized by Aliwan Komiks from 1976 to 1984, making it one of the longest
running series in Philippine komiks. In 1985, the film Zuma was shown to the public with Max Laurel
cast as the evil Zuma and Snooky Serna as his kind-hearted daughter named Galema. Max reprised his
role in the follow-up film titled Anak ni Zuma.
In the 1985 movie, Zuma (Max Laurel) was entombed in a buried Aztec pyramid but he was
unearthed by an archaeological expedition team. The demigod wrecks havoc in the world but he is
buried again in an avalanche. Years later, he resurfaces and faces his offspring (played by then child
star Snooky Serna).
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Leo Giron Drive
On this auspicious occasion the 20th day of August 2013 the
102nd birthday of our Founder Grand Master Leovigildo Miguel Giron. We
would like to formally announce the dedication of Leo Giron Drive. The
following is the official press release from Grandmaster Tony Somera.
“Thanks to the unceasing efforts of the Little Manila Foundation, the
Filipino American National Historical Society, the Inosanto Academy and
Bahala Na Filipino Martial Arts, in partnership with San Joaquin County
we are finally able to announce the successful naming of “Leo Giron
Drive”! This newly adopted street will appropriately lead to the future
Veterans Hospital in French Camp, CA. As many people now know Leo
Giron was a true WWII hero and Veteran of the famous 978th Filipino
Commando unit that was hand picked by General Douglas Mac Arthur to
spearhead the return of the allied troops into the Philippines. “Leo Giron
Drive” is an honor to this great man, Leo Giron, who dedicated his life to
the service of others, as well as Filipino Americans, Americans and most
importantly it is an honor to our veterans whose sacrifices have given
us all we have in our great country. We are so proud to see Leo Giron
honored in this way and hope he will not be the last name adopted for
a street name. But for now we applaud this event as a worthy testament
to the great legacy of our forefather’s gift to us. Congratulations to all the
people who worked tirelessly to make this dream come true.
Pictured: Guro Joel Clark, Guro Harley N. Krystal Elmore, Master Joel
Sincerely,
Juanitas, Leo Juanitas, Guro Dan Inosanto, Grandmaster Tony Somera,
Grandmaster Tony Somera Bahala Na Martial Arts Association/Little
and Frank Mendoza
Manila Foundation Board Member/FANHS Life Member/ Legenarios del
Trabajo (LDT) Life Member In America.
Film Review: Arnis-Stick of Death
By Khalid Khan:
Title: Arnis-Stick of Death
Starring:
Roland Dantes
Teody Belarmino
Rusty Santos
Natalie Kazan
Cherie Gil
Perry Baltazar
Tony Blade Martinez
Arnis Instructors: Vic Sanchez, Ruben Ramos, Mario Lagdameo
Story & Screenplay: Frederick Farquar, Ave C. Caparas
Director of Photography: Nonong Rasca
Director: Ave Caparas
Arnis: Arnis-Stick of Death, is a genuine Filipino Martial Arts-based film from the Philippines. It is simply made, but fascinating to watch, as it shows
the barrio, the countryside, and the language and give-and-take of the Filipino people among themselves. Very honestly made. It features the story
of Johnny, played by body-builder action hero Mr. Roland Dantes, at his prime, who clashes with a rowdy gang and is injured. He escapes to the
jungle, and meets a old master played by Teody Belarmo, who brings Johnny back to the training of Arnis, the native Philippine fighting art using
rattan sticks! There are many sequences of this training in the beautiful countryside.
Soon, Johnny is back in the city, and meets up with his girlfriend. He joins the police force to track the gang down. There is also a good
sequence of country Filipinos who defy land grabber gang. Here Roland and Teody engage the gang using short stick, as well as a staff. Roland
shows siniwali and the Toedy shows single stick.
Teody Belarmino as the old grandmaster is very good in this film.
There is a training sequence at a Arnis gym, where we see some fascinating training action, with stick vs stick, knife, takdown, bolo vs. bolo. I
think in one scene, master Bonafacio Uy is also standing there.
There is a tournament competition sequence, featuring Ciriaco Canette’s Doce Pares practitioners. There is a long stick revolving scene here
also.
Eventually, the fighting turns more harsher, to a climax at a airport.
A good historical effort in bringing the Filipino fighting arts to the screen.
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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.
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Maestro Melchor William Amosco, Founder/Chief Instructor
Armado FMA DEFTAC Arnis Mano Mano Dumog Filipino Martial Arts Defensive Tactics Aikido
3rd Floor Marikina Sports Building
Marikina Sports Park Center
Sta Elena Marikina City, Philippines 1800
Contact : 63 (947) 360-8969
Skype : maestro.lakan.amosco
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men and women what are you waiting for, enrolled now.
Classes Offered:
- Arnis Mano Mano Dumog Self Defense Tactics - private one on one class
- Camp Training Seminars (Local/International) training schedule: Arnis Mano Mano Dumog Tuesday 9am - 5pm
- Private Classes: Thursday - Saturday - Sunday 5:30pm - 7:30pm
- Aikido Classes: Saturday and Sunday 7:30pm - 9pm
FMA DEFTAC Promotions
August 17, 2013
Successfull Armado FMA DEFTAC Promotion
were, held at the Marikina Sports Center.
Filipino martial arts guest with inspirational
talk and demonstrations Supreme
Grandmaster Vic Sanchez of Kali Arnis
International and Grandmaster Pepito of
PBF “ Lapunti “ as guest for the examination
and demonstration of skills ,my high respect
to all of you and to all my students, I’m very
proud of you guys. - Maestro Melchor William
Amosco
Promoted Students Were:
Level 1 Mira Lusterio,Russel Raiel Mendoza,
Mary Cris Ambalong, Ludwig Concepcion,
Fredrerick Estoque, Gaudencio Dacutanan Jr.,
and Patricia Anne Villanueva
Level 2 Eduardo I. Bartolome and Rosalie Q.
Amosco
Level 3 Reynante D. Ariola,
Level 5 Kelvin D.Washington and Jeshurun
Monsour Q. Amosco
Tambuli Journal
20th Anniversary Edition
Published May 17, 2013
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Massive Balangay ‘Mother Boat’ Unearthed in Butuan
By TJ Dimacali, GMA News
The largest sailing vessel
of its kind yet discovered is
being unearthed in Butuan City
in Mindanao, and it promises to
rewrite Philippine maritime history
as we know it.
Estimated to be around 800
years old, the plank vessel may be
centuries older than the ships used
by European explorers in the 16th
century when they first came upon
the archipelago later named after
a Spanish king, Las Islas Felipenas.
‘Nails’ the size of soda cans
National Museum
archeologist Dr. Mary Jane Louise
A. Bolunia, who leads the research
team at the site, says almost
everything about the newlydiscovered “balangay” is massive.
She holds up her hand and
curls her fingers into a circle, as if
grasping a soda can. “That’s just
one of the treenails used in its
construction,” Bolunia says.
An aptly descriptive term,
a “treenail” is a wooden peg or
dowel used in place of iron nails in
boatbuilding.
So with “nails” that size,
exactly how big is this boat?
Dr. Bolunia produces a
piece of onionskin paper with
a carefully-inked map of the
archeological site. On the upper
corner is a roughly pea podshaped boat wreck, about 15
meters long, one of nine similarlysized balangays discovered at the
site since the 1970’s.
But right next to it,
discovered only in 2012, are what
seem to be the remains of another
balangay so wide that it could
easily fit the smaller craft into itself
twice over – and that’s just the
part that’s been excavated so far.
Although the boat has yet
to be fully excavated, it’s estimated
to be at least 25 meters long.
Aside from the treenails,
the individual planks alone are
each as broad as a man’s chest –
roughly twice the width of those
used in other balangays on the
site. The planks are so large that
they can no longer be duplicated,
because there are no more trees
today big enough to make boards
that size, according to Dr. Bolunia.
Proceeding with caution
Historians, and Bolunia
herself, caution that much work
still needs to be done before the
boat can be conclusively dated
and identified.
“We have to be careful,”
says Ramon Villegas, a scholar
who has done extensive research
on pre-colonial Philippine history.
“There has not been enough time
to study (the artifacts). It could be
a Spanish boat or Chinese junk.”
Aside from carbon dating to
determine the age of the wood,
the construction techniques used
and even the type of wood itself
need to be ascertained before
anyone can come to a definitive
conclusion.
“Everything depends on
the construction, on how the boat
was built, before you can properly
call it a ‘balangay’,” explains
archeologist and anthropologist
Dr. Jesus Peralta. He said he has
yet to see the newfound boat for
himself.
Nevertheless, the boat’s
proximity to previous sites of
buried balangays promises to
send ripples through the academic
world.
“It’s a ‘mother boat’,” Dr.
Bolunia says with little hesitation,
“and it’s changing the way we
think about ancient Filipino
seafarers.”
Rewriting Philippine History
It has long been
established that Filipinos traveled
across Southeast Asia as early as
the 10th century, reaching as far as
Champa – what is now the eastern
coast of Vietnam – in groups of
balangays.
These groups or flotillas
have always been thought to
consist of similarly-sized small
vessels, an idea perpetuated
by the term “barangay” – the
smallest administrative division
of the present-day Philippine
government.
navigating deep ocean waters
But, according to Dr.
Bolunia, this new discovery
suggests that these may just
have been support vessels for a
much larger main boat, where
trade goods and other supplies
were likely to have been held for
safekeeping.
The discovery also suggests
that seafaring Filipinos were much
more organized and centralized
than previously thought.
Older than Magellan
and Jung He
While the newfound boat
has yet to be accurately dated,
but its construction and position
directly alongside a balangay from
the 1200’s strongly suggest that it
is also a balangay from the same
time period.
If so, then the boat
predates by hundreds of years
Magellan’s arrival, and death, in
the Philippines in 1521 and even
the Chinese explorer Zheng He’s
expedition across Asia in 1400.
In fact, Filipino seafarers
were already exploring Asia over
a thousand years ago, well ahead
of our Chinese neighbors: in 1001,
the Song Dynasty recorded the
more than shallow rivers. The
presence of a quarter rudder and
sails would also indicate a seagoing vessel, although these have
yet to be found, Dr. Bolunia says.
“That’s especially true for a boat
this size,” she says of the giant
balangay.
arrival of a diplomatic mission
from the “Kingdom of Butuan.”
The “mother boat” and the
smaller balangays in Butuan were
definitely made for exploring the
high seas, according to Dr. Bolunia.
She says their overall shape
and construction are suited to
of this size was found, pointing
out the historical accounts about
similarly grand Filipino vessels.
For example, Pigafetta,
Magellan’s chronicler, documented
the existence of a boat fit for a
king: “We saw come two long
boats, which they call Ballanghai,
Continuing a seaworthy
tradition
Even today, the SamaBadjao of Sulu still practice
boatbuilding techniques that are
strikingly similar to those used in
constructing the Butuan boats.
In 2010, replica balangays
built by Sama-Badjao craftsmen
and manned by Filipino
adventurers completed a 14,000km journey across Southeast
Asia, proving the seaworthiness
of the original balangays and the
traditional woodcraft used to
construct them.
One of the boats, the
15-meter-long “Diwata ng Lahi,” is
now on permanent display outside
the National Museum in Manila.
Textual Evidence of Large Boats
Villegas believes it was only
a matter of time before a boat
full of men. In the largest of them
was their king sitting under an
awning of mats,” Pigafetta wrote.
Native boats “intended for
cargo capacity or seagoing raids”
could be “as long as 25 meters,”
said noted historian Dr. William
Henry Scott in his book, “Barangay:
Sixteenth-Century Philippine
Culture and Society”.
He also hinted at even
more impressive vessels: “The
most celebrated Visayan vessel
was the warship called karakoa,
(which) could mount forty (meterlong oars) on a side.”
“The care and technique
with which (Filipinos) build
them makes their ships sail like
birds, while ours are like lead
in comparison,” Scott quoted a
Spanish priest as having written in
1667.
However, no large Filipino
vessels have been discovered
and excavated – until now, if the
Butuan “mother boat” is indeed of
ancient origins.
“Historians have always
known there were other (large)
boats. We should expect to find
big boats because (we know) they
existed,” Villegas said.
“It’s just that the National
Museum only now has the funds
to do the excavations. There’s a lot
to be found even just in Butuan,”
he added.
Lingering Mysteries of Butuan
now inland, was once an
alcovethat opened out to the sea.
She says that all the balangays
were found “drydocked” on what
was once the Butuan seashore.
That the vessels were so
well preserved is largely because
they were buried intact, and the
submergence of the area over
succeeding centuries kept the
wood from decaying.
But exactly how did the
Butuan balangays get buried there
in the first place?
Dr. Bolunia says there are
two competing theories: either the
boats were intentionally buried,
or they were left behind after
a sudden cataclysm – such as a
landslide from an earthquake.
If the boats were purposely
abandoned, why did the builders
take the trouble of burying them?
But, on the other hand, where
is the evidence of any natural
calamity that might have befallen
the boats and their builders?
These are among the many
remaining questions that face
probers of the Philippines’ ancient
past. If Dr. Bolunia’s hunches are
correct about the latest find in
Butuan, the mother boat could
be the key to unlocking answers
about how our Filipino ancestors
lived, explored, and fought.
Dr. Bolunia and her
team plan to return to Butuan
in September to complete the
excavation, and hopefully to date
the massive new find.
They also plan to take a
core sample from the ground in
the hopes of answering one of the
biggest mysteries surrounding the
Butuan balangays.
Dr. Bolunia explains that
the archeological site, although
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Melchora Aquino de Ramos
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City. The city government also
declared 2012 to be Tandang Sora
Year.
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