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 its original essence […]
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by Walther von Krenner When I first met the founder of Aikido, Ueshiba Morihei (O-Sensei), he was 84 years old and he did not teach in Tokyo every day. I remember entering his office, which has a small door reminiscent of those found on traditional teahouses, and speaking with him. His voice was high-pitched, and
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by Nigel Sutton Shifu Tan Ching Ngee was born in the small town of Muar in Johor state Malaysia. His father, an immigrant from Chaozhou, China was poor and the young Ching Ngee had to leave school to go out to work to help support the family. Then the family moved to Singapore where Ching
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by Louelle Lledo and Andy Sanano Editor’s Note – Research and development of authentic indigenous classical maneuvers within FMA training has given rise to the formation of the new work, FMA Education: The Fundamental Core of Arnis de Mano, by Mataw Guros Louelle Lledo and Andy Sanano. The basics and drills leading to skills are firmly rooted in
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by Bambit Dulay Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri called for unity among arnis organizations and practitioners during the opening of the 1st Arnis Congress at the Philippine Red Cross Multi-Purpose Hall in Mandaluyong City on Thursday. Zubiri, an arnis practitioner himself, is the author of Republic Act 9850 or Arnis Law declaring arnis as the national
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Editor’s Note: Romeo Macapagal and I have been friends for nearly 25 years. He is my senior in the FMA style of the late Antonio “Tatang” Ilustrisimo, but we trained together on many occasions with Tatang, and our late friends Tony Diego and Christopher Rickets. Romy shared with me this interview with him that was originally
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by Walther G. von Krenner with Ken Jeremiah Originally, the Japanese language did not have a term for green. The word ao referred to both blue and green. The colors were so close that they were just considered different shades. This might seem strange to speakers of other languages, but lexicon varies between cultures. In
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By Louelle Lledo and Andy Sanano In journalism, the writer is taught to use the inverted pyramid method to cover stories. In the inverted pyramid, the beginning of a story contains the majority of the content – the widest part – and the ending of the story contains the smallest amount of details – the
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By Datu Shishir Inocalla Filipino martial arts have captured the imagination of martial artists, military and Hollywood. Manufactured in Barrio Balisong, Taal Batangas, no weapon more so than the infamous Balisong or “butterfly knife” has become the lure of Arnis, Kalis and Eskrima. The Batanguenos (persons from Batangas) are well known for carrying and drawing
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by ABS-CBN News MANILA — For Philippine Modern Arnis grandmaster Rodel Dagooc, his introduction to the sport came as a surprise. Born and raised in Iloilo, Dagooc began his journey into the sport as a pastime. At 14, he enjoyed joining his uncles who practiced arnis in the afternoons. “Ang gusto ko lang noon eh sumama
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