Posts about fma

On a rather famous FMA page, a member asked for opinions on-about the pros and cons of Remy Presas Modern Arnis. I answered… Three people[…]

I have been around FMA since the 1980s. FMA was very popular in the late 1980s, 1990s and growing, thanks to people like Remy Presas,[…]

If you are a FMA “stick versus-stick-fighter,” I think, about…ohhh…80%…85% (?) of the stick material typical taught, thee so-called by many – “fancy stuff,” fancy[…]

In the big picture of fast and furious, speedy, adrenalized stick fight, where does the single stick disarm exist? How can it? Let’s take a[…]

  Respect the Head Shot? Do you? Really? One of the conundrums in FMA stick sparring is figuring out the realistic importance of the head[…]

Okay folks. Bare with me. I have a few martial ranks through the years, (like a FMA, guro BB test in Manila). So, this is[…]

A Bigger Picture. In the martial arts world, stick versus stick fighting is most closely associated with the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). A huge chunk[…]

MMA – Mixed Martial Arts? Or MMA – Mixed-up Martial Arts?   The tabulators tell me that 2021 this will be my 51st year doing[…]

A lot of American football coaches and players watch game films. I instead, have watched hours of football “how-to” training films to see how these[…]

HANDS-LANDS – Touching the “hands” of the master. Touching the “lands” of the master. Hands-Lands. (This was a spirited discussion on FMA Discussions. Many say[…]