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 and sophisticated. It reflects his understanding of the depth […]
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Aikido founder Ueshiba Morihei, affectionately called O-Sensei (Great Teacher) by students, warned, “In your training, do not be in a hurry, for it takes a minimum of ten years to master the basics and advance to the first rung.” There are many steps. If it takes ten years to get to the first one, if
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There are many benefits to the martial arts, especially the arts that focus on deep stances to train and strengthen the legs. Not only can stance training condition your legs, it also develops overall stamina, endurance, cardiovascular conditioning and spiritual fortitude. In this video personal trainer and Wing Chun master Alan Orr shares the details
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Have you ever wondered at the close range, explosive power of Hakka kung-fu? Styles like Bak Mei, Lung Ying, Unicorn, Jook Lum, Chu Gar and others are noted for their furious close-Hands fighting and short-range power. Now’s your chance to develop the the close power of Hakka boxing. For the fist time this series of power
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JUNE 4 & 5, 2016 Montgomery Township Community Center 1030 Horsham Road Montgomeryville, PA 18936 Rec Center Phone: (267) 649-7200 Join the Mataw Guro Academy with the support of five Philippines organizations for the first World FMA Family Unity Seminar at the Alex Co Memorial Gym in the private home of Dr. Mark Wiley for an unforgettable
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People begin training in the martial arts for many reasons. Sometimes they are just looking for exercise, while others seek some sort of spiritual direction that they may have felt was lacking in their lives. Still others join because of an inherent fear, of which they want desperately to rid themselves. They want to learn
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In the 1980s I read articles in Inside Kung-Fu on Five Ancestor Fist by Alex Co.To me this art was dynamic, its principles deep, and its curriculum comprehensive; I just had to learn it. I finally had the chance to meet and learn from Master Co in the early 1990s during my travels to Manila
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I love it when scientific studies prove the medical benefits of ancient mind-body methods extolled for their health-giving powers for thousands of years. China is a country rich in mind-body healing traditions, ranging from herbal medicine, bone-setting and acupuncture to meditation, qigong and tai chi. Recently, a study showed that tai chi may prevent onset
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Thanks to the international hit Ip Man movies, millions know of the handsome street-fighter Leung, whose brawling brought fame to wing-chun and, in the second movie’s finale, introduced Ip to a snotty young street-fighting buddy named Bruce Lee. Now, at the turn of the century, I spent a weekend with Duncan Leung at Virginia Beach.
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Being a teacher in education as a profession, I do understand this certain dilemma of many foreign students especially those coming from the west when learning from most old eskrima masters here in the Philippines. The reason why is due to the fact that most of them who were exposed and enlightened in their educational
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