From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #129 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Tues, 30 March 1999 Vol 06 : Num 129 In this issue: eskrima: Fw: DBMA Footwork eskrima: Burt Poe eskrima: rambling ruminations eskrima: Bruce Lee's fighting career eskrima: Dr Gyi in action eskrima: Sai training Re: eskrima: Dr Gyi in action eskrima: . .......................................................................... Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. 1050 members strong! Copyright 1994-99: Ray Terry, Inayan System of Eskrima, Martial Arts Resource Replying to this message will NOT unsubscribe you. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe eskrima-digest" (no quotes) in the body of an e-mail (top line, left justified) addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To send e-mail to this list use eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com See the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) FAQ and online search the last two years worth of digest issues at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Mabuhay ang eskrima! Ray Terry, PO Box 110841, Campbell, CA 95011 FMA@MartialArtsResource.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Marc Denny" Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:57:40 -0800 Subject: eskrima: Fw: DBMA Footwork This got bounced back to me so I'm trying it again. > A Howl of Greeting to All: > > Concerning footwork here are the main ones in DBMA: > > 1) Male and Female triangles, known as the attack and "snaggletooth" > triangles. Of course there are variations such as equilateral, right > angle, isosceles, etc. > 2) Lower and upper Canines > 3) Diamond (male stacked on female) > 4) The pyramid > 5) The take-off (from PT) > 6) Sawtooth (starting point PT) > > The way these are put together is with the intention that silat angles > are created when fighters come together. If you look at our t-shirts, they > say "Kali-Silat and others". > > Woof, Guro Crafty ------------------------------ From: "Marc Denny" Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 14:04:22 -0800 Subject: eskrima: Burt Poe A Howl etc: re Burt Poe: I met him a couple of times via Tim Tackett at the Inosanto Academy on Glencoe Ave. Zapata, the Akita in the DBMA logo, looked at him and must have seen something. He gave him a very serious growl. Zapata was, even for an Akita, an unusually formidable animal. Burt looked back at him and said "You must be kidding, dog." Didn't bat an eye. I pulled Zapata away. Burt was said to have learned some really vicious silat in Indonesia for special missions during WW2. He showed me a move once, and yes it was vicious-- I still keep it as an ace. Ron is right, we didn't take advantage of the opportunity. Woof, Crafty Dog ------------------------------ From: "Marc Denny" Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 14:09:06 -0800 Subject: eskrima: rambling ruminations A Howl etc: Those of you who like my long-winded ruminations can find a new one "The Tao of the Dog" on the DBMA page of the website. Woof, Crafty Dog ------------------------------ From: " " Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 15:58:34 -0800 Subject: eskrima: Bruce Lee's fighting career Dear Sir, I'm doing a study on the greatest fighters of all-time and I'm attempting to determine exactly how great a fighter Bruce Lee really was. I realize that he rarely fought in competition; however, he has fought in "some" street fights and such. Before I make my determination, I am trying to compile as much information about his career fighting as I can. If you could provide me with any info (articles, websites, books, stories, etc.) about Bruce and his "actual" fighting career, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Clay Parker - -----== Sent via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/ Easy access to 50,000+ discussion forums ------------------------------ From: "Marc Denny" Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:32:57 -0800 Subject: eskrima: Dr Gyi in action A Howl of Greeting to All: This from the writings of Dr. Gyi, (some of which will appear on the webpage of the DBMAA Dog Brothers Martial Arts Ass'n): "When we reached the crest, we drew our kukris and waited for team 2 to reach the ridge from the western slope. The enemy trenches were only a few yards away. the machine guns from the bunkers riddled the bomb craters, smoldering logs, and a burning tank, where the Gurkha fire team were positioned. From the trenches, the Japanese soldiers continued to throw grenades down the hill. Suddenly the Jemadar stood up an screamed "Gorkhali ayo!" We all yelled in unison, and followed him into the Japanese trenches. We rushed through the maze of narrow trenches, thrusting, slashing and chopping at the surprised enemy. Some tried to withdraw into the bunkers, but ran into other Gurkhas and were chopped down instantly. Then they counterattacked from the western slope. One Japanese commander, with his sword drawn, rushed out from the main bunker screaming "Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!" His men, with fixed bayonets, also charged and tried to flank us. We jumped out of the trenches to meet them. The Japanese officer cut down one Gurkha, then another. But then, just as quickly, the Jemadar sprang forward and decapitated the enemy officer. The Jemadar yelled "Gorkhali ayo! No prisoners!" and we responded "No prisoners! Gorkhali ayo!" The resultant collisions were of steel against steel, steel against flesh, and flesh against flesh-- it was a killing frenzy among fanatic warriors. Our Lord Shiva, goddess Kali, and Yama witnessed this brutal hand-to-hand fighting. It lasted about 15 minutes. Many Japanese escaped down the south slope, leaving 125 of their dead behind. Our platoon lost two men killed and three wounded. Our faces and uniforms were drenched in blood. , , , , Our commanding British officer , , , declared our performance was one of the finest examples in courage in the regiment's history." What can one say? Crafty Dog ------------------------------ From: "Weymouth, Rob (Worley - Perth)" Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 10:02:48 +0800 Subject: eskrima: Sai training G'day everyone, I'm really enjoying the directions the list is heading in at the moment. Recently, a friend of mine bought himself a pair of sai and was asking about how he would go about training with them. This got me to thinking about the weapon and how to train with it in a FMA context. In Eric's interesting post on the evolution of DB/PT he mentioned some experience with the sai and this prompted me to write. I would like to hear people's thoughts/feelings on issues such as: - - what defines a sai? Is it purely a thrusting weapon, a blunt impact weapon or a thrusting/slashing weapon depending on the sharpening of the central prong. The sai as a throwing weapon? What is the effect of the lengths of the side prongs? Grips? - - What are the relative advantages in comparison to other weapons? What is the appropriate range for use of a sai? How does one combat longer weapons? - - How could it be used in conjunction with other weapons? Espada e Sai? Whip and Sai? - - Finally, How does one train to be effective with this weapon? How does one bring out the best in the weapon? Can one rely on the wonderful cross weapon unity of the FMA's to stand one in good stead with the sai? (ie. can one just use most of the drills and defences one uses with sticks/knives?). Any ideas on particular defences or drills that take advantage of the sai's properties? Thanks again for this forum, Ray. Rob Weymouth ------------------------------ From: Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 18:30:49 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: eskrima: Dr Gyi in action > > What can one say? > Let me tell you about my daily commute... :) Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 18:32:21 -0800 (PST) Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #129 **************************************** To unsubscribe from this digest, eskrima-digest, send the command: unsubscribe eskrima-digest -or- unsubscribe eskrima-digest your.old@address in the BODY of email (top line, left justified) addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. Old digest issues are available via ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com, directory pub/eskrima/digests. 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