by Tambuli Media | Dec 17, 2020 | Filipino Martial Arts, Derobio Escrima, Dan Medina
“The counter locks in Derobio are the most intricate I’ve ever seen.” —Guro Dan Inosanto 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...
by Tambuli Media | May 15, 2015 | Filipino Martial Arts, Derobio Escrima, Authors, Dan Medina
Derobio Escrima is a classical fighting art brought from the Philippines to Hawaii by the late GM Braulio Pedoy. The art is rarely seen, especially outside Hawaii, except through the efforts of one of Pedoy’s top disciples, GM Dan Medina. Medina was first...
by Tambuli Media | Apr 8, 2015 | Filipino Martial Arts, Derobio Escrima, Authors, Dan Medina
The following is excerpted from GM Dan Medina’s comprehensive new book, The Secret Art of Derobio Escrima, published by Tambuli Media. The basis of Derobio Escrima is built on deflecting and controlling movements and techniques. First and foremost, the most...
by Tambuli Media | Dec 16, 2014 | Filipino Martial Arts, Derobio Escrima, Authors, Dan Medina
I am honored to say that Grandmaster Braulio Pedoy was not only the most influential person in my martial arts career, but also something of a second father to me. His story is a tale almost mythical and folkloric in its own right. Close to the turn of the century, at...
