Can a White Guy Teach the FMAs?
on Nov 21, 2009 in Observations and Insights Arnis blog blogging blogs Dog Brothers 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 Point Fighting Self Defense Silat sparring As I’ve mentioned before, martial artists are some of the biggest assholes. Many of us got involved in the arts because we lack self-esteem or confidence that we can defend ourselves, and the martial arts allow us to feel like we’ve got b...

Grandmaster Jailed for Domestic Violence
on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized Chinatown Kid Five Deadly Venoms Kung Fu Leung Ting Shaw Brothers Wing Chun Wing Tsun I don’t know why I find this article so funny. But it’s really sad. We seem to forget that many of the Masters are just regular people with regular (and not-so-regular) struggles. I didn’t know that GM Ting had worked on Five Venoms...

Liberate Yourself from Classical FMA, pt VI
on Nov 18, 2009 in Observations and Insights This is the final installment of this popular series. We hope you’ve found it valuable! Get Off the Nipple! I love this country, and I love the people, but I don’t love how they treat the Filipino martial arts. Martial arts in general are...

Why Today’s Warrior Can’t Compare to Yesterday’s
on Nov 15, 2009 in Martial Philosophy in the FMA 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 Point Fighting Self Defense Silat sparring I know I’m going to leave a few people upset behind this. But give me a chance to explain. Today’s martial artist cannot compare to yesterday’s martial artist because the role of martial artist in this community has changed with the...

Using Sport Karate to Improve Streetfighting
on Nov 14, 2009 in Martial Philosophy in the FMA 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 Point Fighting Self Defense Silat sparring Sport Karate Streetfighting I am going to give you a secret that will improve your overall fighting ability 100% if only you’d listen and learn, and open your mind. First, forget all that crap about point karate not being realistic enough. I can tell you, most of the guys...

I Am an Eskrima Hermit
on Nov 13, 2009 in Uncategorized 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 Mastery martial arts training martial way panantukan panatukan panuntukan Philippines Self Defense Silat sparring Streetfighting One of the strongest images I have of my maternal grandfather is his claim of being a martial arts “hermit”. Those who have met him walk away with the impression that he is unfriendly and introverted. Not just because he didn’t spea...

Teach Them to Fight by Combination
on Nov 12, 2009 in Teaching Philosophy Arnis Eskrima Escrima Kali FMA Filipino Martial Arts Silat Kuntaw Kuntao Philippines Martial Arts blogs blog blogging FMA philosophy martial arts training sparring FMA training FMA empty hand panuntukan panantukan panatukan kintomutai dumug dumog Self Defense Streetfighting Guro filipino martial arts books fma books martial way I know, it sounds like a Bruce Lee rip-off. Well it isn’t… completely. See, fighting by combination has been around longer than Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do, and it just makes good fighting sense to do it. Maybe his book, Bruce Lee̵...

“Perfect” Timing explained
on Nov 8, 2009 in Techniques and Fighting Strategy Arnis blog blogging blogs Escrima Eskrima Filipino Martial Arts FMA philosophy FMA training Kali Kuntao Kuntaw Martial Arts Martial Arts Blogs martial arts training Philippines Self Defense Silat sparring Streetfighting I was asked by a gentleman to explain my theory of “perfect” timing further than I did in my article “Secret #4 for Fighting Superiority”. Timing is based on landing the attack in the right place at the right time. As I state...

Mastering the Art of the Chess Match
on Nov 4, 2009 in Teaching Philosophy Arnis Eskrima Escrima Kali FMA Filipino Martial Arts Silat Kuntaw Kuntao Philippines Martial Arts blogs blog blogging FMA philosophy martial arts training sparring FMA training Self Defense Streetfighting Martial Arts Blogs filipino martial arts books fma books Teaching the Martial Arts I have two approaches to teaching the martial arts that I follow. Most of this blog will deal with the lesser of the two, as I feel that every Master–myself included–should have something he is retaining for his own students. Therefore, t...

What’s In Your Dojo?
on Nov 1, 2009 in Teaching Philosophy The Business of Teaching the Martial Arts Arnis Dojo Escrima Eskrima Fight training Filipino Martial Arts Filipino martial arts blogs FMA Guro JKD Kali Kuntao Kuntaw Martial Arts Blogs martial arts school Martial Arts Schools martial arts training Philippines Silat Streetfighting Teaching Martial Arts Training equipment Okey, smarty pants, I know it’s technically NOT a Dojo. But I am using the word generically. So, what’s in your Dojo? I have training equipment, and our set up is a little different than most martial arts schools. First of all, we’r...