by Tambuli Media | Apr 22, 2017 | Filipino Martial Arts, Balintawak Eskrima, Sam Buot
By GM Samuel L. Bout, Sr. From an old man’s perch, with a lifetime of unnecessary conflicts and folly, I say: avoid conflict. Conflict does arise and you don’t want it; your space is invaded, you are threatened and you are upset, fearful and angry and your adrenalin...
by Tambuli Media | Feb 26, 2017 | Filipino Martial Arts, Balintawak Eskrima, Sam Buot
by GM Sam Buot We know not what is in store for the future of the art of Balintawak eskrima. Some styles in the United States have expanded the art to include MMA style fighting with full contact strikes with sticks. Yet, with all kinds of padding, it robs the art of...
by Tambuli Media | Jun 11, 2016 | Filipino Martial Arts, Balintawak Eskrima, Authors, Sam Buot
Grandmaster Sam L. Buot, Sr. is no novice. In fact, he is the oldest living disciple of the Anciong Bacon, the founder of the revered Balintawak Eskrma style of Cebu, Philippines. Manong Sam has written perhaps more than anyone on Balintawak and his knowledge is deep...
by Tambuli Media | May 18, 2015 | Filipino Martial Arts, Balintawak Eskrima, Authors, Sam Buot
Grandmaster Sam Buot is the eldest surviving student of Anciong Bacon’s original Balintawak Eskrima group from Cebu, Philippines. He is a true enthusiast of Filipino martial arts and has served as the unofficial historian of the Balintawak style, having studied under...
by Tambuli Media | Feb 26, 2015 | Filipino Martial Arts, Balintawak Eskrima, Authors, Sam Buot
Balintawak Eskrima teaches counters to all forms of blows and attacks of all popular Asian fighting arts. It does not emphasize contortions or acrobatics, although stretching, warming up and cardiovascular conditioning, power strikes, power punches and delivery of...
by Tambuli Media | Feb 21, 2015 | Filipino Martial Arts, Balintawak Eskrima, Authors, Sam Buot
How does an eskrimador insure his legacy? Some form large organizations and teach seminars the world over. Others put their personal history and their art down in writing. Sam Buot, the author of the Tambuli Media book, Balintawak Eskrima, did just that—and there was...
