Archive for December 2009
December 29, 2009
The book is done! I am sending the file tomorrow to be printed and bound, and right now I have someone working on creating an electronic version of it! Expect the book to be mailed by Saturday (along with some of the orders for Make a Living…) ! Last chance to order advance copies!!!!!
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Tags: Arnis, blog, blogging, blogs, Boxing, dumog, dumug, Escrima, Eskrima, Filipino Martial Arts, filipino martial arts books, FMA, fma books, FMA empty hand, FMA philosophy, FMA training, Guro, Kali, kintomutai, Kuntao, Kuntaw, Martial Arts, martial arts training, martial way, panantukan, panatukan, panuntukan, Philippines, Self Defense, Silat, sparring
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December 28, 2009
Edited response from a gentleman complaining that his trip to the Philippines was wasted, as the local masters he encountered there either watered down his training, or “played games” with their acceptance of him as a student. If you don’t mind me saying, you really don’t WANT to learn from a Master, do you? I [...]
Posted in Martial Philosophy in the FMA |
Tags: Arnis, dumog, dumug, Escrima, Eskrima, Filipino Martial Arts, filipino martial arts books, FMA, fma books, FMA empty hand, FMA philosophy, FMA technique, FMA training, Guro, ikken hissatsu, Kali, kinomutai, Kuntao, Kuntaw, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Philosophy, martial arts training, martial way, panantukan, panatukan, panuntukan, Philippines, Self Defense, Silat, sparring
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December 25, 2009
It’s funny how connected like minds are these days. As I was editing this article, Darrin Cook on his “Big Stick, Big Combat” Blog wrote a post that connects well with the contents of Guro’s article. When you get done with this one, mosey over to Guro Cook’s blog and take a look! This is [...]
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December 25, 2009
Today I received some sad news by email about an old, old friend of mine. Master Ray Terry announced that he is shutting down the Eskrima Digest, which, to my knowledge, is the oldest online forum for Filipino Martial Artists. After 15 years, its archives must be a gold mine of information, as I don’t [...]
Posted in Observations and Insights |
Tags: Arnis, dumug, Escrima, Eskrima, Eskrima Digest, Filipino Martial Arts, filipino martial arts books, FMA, fma books, FMA Digest, FMA empty hand, FMA philosophy, FMA training, Guro, Inayan Eskrima, Kali, kintomutai, Kuntao, Kuntaw, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Philosophy, martial arts training, martial way, panantukan, panatukan, panuntukan, Philippines, Ray Terry, Self Defense, Silat, sparring, Steven Dowd
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December 24, 2009
“Ikken Hissatsu” This is the Japanese term for “one punch kill”. It was ridiculed and discounted by men who can’t do it (look for my story about the fox and the grapes), because if you can’t beat em–many martial artists would say–mock em! There is a lot more to the one-punch kill than some guy [...]
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Tags: Arnis, dim mak, dumug, Escrima, Eskrima, Filipino Martial Arts, filipino martial arts books, FMA, fma books, FMA empty hand, FMA philosophy, FMA training, Guro, ikken hissatsu, Kali, kintomutai, Kuntao, Kuntaw, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Philosophy, martial arts training, martial way, panantukan, panatukan, panuntukan, Philippines, Self Defense, Silat, sparring
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December 24, 2009
First of all… You betcha. Secondly, let’s answer another question: Are there martial arts styles that are neither superior nor inferior? Yupper… That too, kiddo. Sort of. Here’s the thing: a martial art style is neither good nor bad, until something is proven. There are many martial artists out there that don’t want to know [...]
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Tags: Arnis, dumug, Escrima, Eskrima, Filipino Martial Arts, filipino martial arts books, FMA, fma books, FMA empty hand, FMA philosophy, FMA training, Guro, Kali, kintomutai, Kuntao, Kuntaw, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Philosophy, martial arts training, martial way, panantukan, panatukan, panuntukan, Philippines, Self Defense, Silat, sparring
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December 23, 2009
In the Filipino Martial Arts, we sometimes forget that we are all born with a very potent weapon–if we learn to use it–the knuckles. I will refer to the “fist” as the “knuckle”, because there are other parts of the hand we can use in fighting, but I will talk only about the knuckles today. [...]
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Tags: Arnis, blog, blogging, blogs, dumog, dumug, Escrima, Eskrima, Filipino Martial Arts, filipino martial arts books, Fist, FMA, fma books, FMA empty hand, FMA philosophy, FMA training, Guro, hand conditioning, Kali, kintomutai, Kuntao, Kuntaw, leg attack, Martial Arts, martial arts training, martial way, pananjakman, panantukan, panatukan, panuntukan, Philippines, Self Defense, sikaran, Silat, sparring, super techniques
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December 21, 2009
I was reflecting on this subject, and how I came to be a martial arts teacher, and how my children have no choice but to train (including my younger siblings). I realized that a lifelong Martial Arts teacher will make his children “favorite students”. Besides love, knowledge of family history, and religion, what can we [...]
Posted in Teaching Philosophy |
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December 21, 2009
Martial artists kill me. They remind me of the story of the Fox and the Grapes. Have I ever told you that story? I learned it as a boy: There was once a fox who came across a gravevine full of delicious-looking grapes. “I sure would like to have some of those grapes,” the fox [...]
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December 20, 2009
Now, before you get all up in arms about how Mustafa Gatdula is advocating favoritism, give me a chance and hear me out. I am pretty much opposed to a traditional, age-old idea: holding back knowledge from most of your student base and pouring all you have into one or a few favorite “chosen” group. [...]
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Tags: Arnis, blog, blogging, blogs, dumog, dumug, Escrima, Eskrima, Filipino Martial Arts, filipino martial arts books, FMA, fma books, FMA empty hand, FMA philosophy, FMA training, Guro, Kali, kintomutai, Kuntao, Kuntaw, Martial Arts, martial arts training, martial way, panantukan, panatukan, panuntukan, Philippines, Self Defense, Silat, sparring
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