Eskrima’s Unarmed Defensive Method
“Only engage in a fight if no other option of escape is possible.” Such are the words of Masstro Bong Abenir from his Tambuli Media book, Eskrima Street…
Category: FMA – Filipino Martial Arts
Preliminaries of Derobio Escrima
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…
Essence of Anciong’s Balintawak Eskrima
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,…
The Legacy of Balintawak Eskrima
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…
Eskrima Applied for the Street
If the objective is to learn the true art of Filipino Eskrima then everything should be done in a simple and direct manner in order to be…
Eskrima Disarms: Dangerous Assumptions
The book Mastering Eskrima Disarms sets out the theory, principles, strategies, and methods of four modes of disarms applied in Filipino martial arts. It then offers…
The Adventures of Escrima Master Braulio Pedoy
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…
Sifu Alex Co Remembers Guro Edgar Sulite
*The following is an essay by Sifu Alexander Lim Co, excerpted from the book, Lameco Eskrima: The Legacy of Edgar Sulite. I first met Edgar Sulite…
The Principles of Abenir Kalis
Behind any effective martial art are sets of working principles. That is, a fundamental truth, or law, from which applications of movements are based. Here, we’re presenting…
Effective Disarms Explained in Detail
In Mastering Eskrima Disarms, Mark V. Wiley draws on his 20 years of research and 34 years training in the United States and the Philippines under…