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 Lauren Golen Feeling good is one of THE most important things. It drives everything we do throughout the day from how we speak to others, how we do our work, how we treat others, how we eat, how we drive on the road, how we sleep or can’t sleep and so on. So you
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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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by Dr. Mark Wiley When you’re trying to make changes in your life, especially health and wellness changes, we all know New Year’s Resolutions don’t work. They don’t because the barriers we put up to prevent our success. So it ‘s time to Break Down Those Barriers to Health Success. Whether you suffer stress or
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Today, Coach Kevin Kearns is a role model for school kids and a top-rated MMA coach and world master fitness trainer. But this was hard won success. His early years were fraught with bullying. He was small and not at all athletic. His father died at the time he needed him most. Martial arts and
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By Dr. Mark Wiley Health is more than the mere absence of disease. To truly be healthy one must be physically fit, limber, possess a full range of motion, be at a good weight, have strong cardio-vascular conditioning, possess a focused mind, be playful, and silent at times, have freedom from fear and be self-confident.
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By Lauren Golen I have meditated and I have, even at times, maintained my practice for a few weeks consistently. But, overall, I have also spent many weeks and months not practicing at all. I’ve learned many techniques and even attended a few retreats where I learned a specific technique of meditation. I would go
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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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