Living and Training Karate in Okinawa

Karate sensei Garry Parker was born in Columbus, Georgia, and began training in Kodokan Judo in high school. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States…

David Gould and Lameco Eskrima

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Sam Buot and Balintawak Eskrima

Grandmaster Sam Buot is the eldest surviving student of Anciong Bacon’s original Balintawak Eskrima group from Cebu, Philippines. He is a true enthusiast of Filipino martial…

Dan Medina and Derobio Escrima

Derobio Escrima is a classical fighting art brought from the Philippines to Hawaii by the late GM Braulio Pedoy. The art is rarely seen, especially outside…

Publishing Lameco Eskrima

David Gould has written a very comprehensive book on the martial art of the late PG Edgar Sulite. Published by Tambuli Media, it is titled Lameco…

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…

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…

My Journey in Okinawan Karate-Do

From the beginning of time, mankind has had to invent and progressively adapt methods of protection to survive. To ensure the survival of our species against…