Filipino Martial ARTS ARCHIVE Remembering the individuals, systems, and traditions that helped preserve and transmit the living heritage of Filipino martial arts across generations. “No matter how deadly your art and style may be, you must control your strikes within the sphere of good motives against a background of peaceful intentions.” —GM Ramiro Abellera Estalilla […]
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By Grandmaster Ramiro U. Estalilla, Sr. This section shows the simple (as opposed to compound or complex, and distinct from composite) method or way of doing the Eskrima Art of the Barons. As there are many ways of killing and cooking chicken, so there are many ways of doing and practicing the Filipino martial art
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GM Mark Wiley Presents… A Way to Learn Eskrima that Actually WORKS… The Way Eskrima Should! THIS SYSTEM MAKES TRAINING PLATEAUS A SMALL ISSUE IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AS PRACTITIONERS FINALLY DEVELOP THEIR OWN STYLE IN ESKRIMA. After 35 years of research, trial and error, making every possible mistake he could make as an
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By GM Dan Medina Until recently, Derobio Escrima has been a relatively unknown martial art outside the Philippines and the Hawaiian Islands. Th e martial arts community has, with great respect, welcomed this newly discovered and extremely devastating art form. One of the many things that set this martial art apart from others is its
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The Orthodox System of Five Ancestor Fist Inner Gate Ngo Cho Kun is a complete transmission of lineage, structure, power, combat theory, and internal development according to the teachings of Patriarch Chua Giok Beng and the Beng Kiam tradition. BUY INNER GATE ON AMAZON Ngo Cho Kun, or Five Ancestor Fist, is one of the
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Filipino Martial ARTS ARCHIVE Remembering the individuals, systems, and traditions that helped preserve and transmit the living heritage of Filipino martial arts across generations. Beyond Technique: Understanding the Principles of Eskrima Disarms Disarming techniques are among the most misunderstood skills in Filipino martial arts. While often demonstrated as fast and visually impressive techniques, effective disarming
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NGO CHO KUN ARCHIVE This article explores the short-range striking methods and Five Parts Power of Ngo Cho Kun, including the coordinated use of structure, breath, rooting, and whole-body force that define the system’s close-body combat methods. Ngo Cho Kun or Five Ancestor Fist is known for its short power. In addition to short-range striking,
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