Old-school, double sticks and espada y daga training. We had to DEFEAT the sinawali pattern as the attacker CHARGES (not just standing there, but charging[…]
I was thinking about the classic park in Manila. “Rizal Park, also known as Luneta Park or simply Luneta, is a historical urban park in[…]
Remy Presas frequently told this story in seminars. Many of us have heard this “leff story.” After witnessing several bolo (machete fights) which I chronicled[…]
“It’s a Brother Thing?” There was and is always a lot of talk about the various feuds between Remy and Ernesto through the years. How[…]
As taught to me from several FMA instructors from the Presas Family to the Inosanto family, going back decades, the classic “Chain of the____ (fill[…]
First off that’s me and the “Irreplaceable” Tim Llacuna in March, 2018’s big Central California Stick seminar weekend at Ron Esteller’s Kaju. Though the Bay[…]
Play it again Sam… “You must remember this. A stick is just a stick. A stick is not a sword. The fundamental things in FMA,[…]
When was this? This big, “Filipino martial arts turning point” for me? Keep in mind, this is just me and my personal view on[…]