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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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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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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We as a group fought against each other countless times as well as against others who would be brought in from outside of the group to fight with us on our special “fight-day Sundays” or “Sunday gatherings,” as we would call them. When we would fight in the “backyard,” it was no holds barred; you could close range with much aggression hitting with the “punyo” or “butt of the weapon,” punch, kick, head-butt, elbow, knee, or take your opponent to the ground.
Lameco Eskrima’s “Sulite Orehenal Group” Read More »
By Mark V. Wiley The Serrada Escrima system was developed in the mid-1960s by the late Grandmaster Angel Cabales. While a teenager living in Cebu, Philippines, Cabales studied boxing and later de Cuerdas Escrima under Felicisimo Dizon. Upon relocating to the United States, Cabales systematized the de Cuerdas style and added an empty hand aspect
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Defensive and offensive techniques in Filipino martial arts revolve in a pentagonal foundation (known as MIBOME) that are interrelated and complement each other in spirit, skill, speed, strength and style, as follows:
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Here’s a special message for every Filipino Martial Artist who needs better methods to understand and apply their art in realistic ways but can’t because modern “If/Then Technique-based” approaches do not stress principles-based strategic application or training methods. I’m Dr. Mark Wiley and I’ve been training, researching, and developing a functionally-integrated strategy-based approach to Filipino
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by David E. Gould This past April marked the 20 year death anniversary of Punong Guro Edgar G. Sulite, the Founder of the Lameco Eskrima System. He passed away at too young an age on April 10, 1997. The following account is of my last memories of him during his last days. I truly relished
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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 is pumping. Control your emotions. Lower your
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