From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #240 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Sun, 6 June 1999 Vol 06 : Num 240 In this issue: eskrima: Rattan Sticks eskrima: Training Dummies eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #239 eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #239 eskrima: Re: What Crafty did next... eskrima: . .......................................................................... Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~1100 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: Don Edwards Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 13:26:38 PDT Subject: eskrima: Rattan Sticks for Rattan Stick and other supplies try Master Dong Cuesta at Philippine Integrated Martial Arts Academy, 1 Halstead St. Jersey City, NJ 07035....(201) 432-6441 Don Edwards _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ From: Kalki Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 16:21:12 -0500 Subject: eskrima: Training Dummies Greetings... Recently posted a query re: training dummies. Expressly interested in anyone's comparative experiences with any or all of the following: "Traditional" Mook Jong vs Silent Fighter vs The Warrior. Anyone have such experience and care to comment? If you prefer please respond to my email if an open response is not to your liking for whatever reason. Respectfully... Be well, Mik ------------------------------ From: Brian Henderson Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 15:31:07 PDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #239 Bill Young wrote: Has anyone ever heard of the North American Arnis Association, the Cepeda's or Narrie Babao? Dear Bill, The Cepeda Brother's as they are respectfuly and affectionately know here in San Diego, are excellent fighters and a good source to go to for additonal tools for your FMA tool-box. I was introduced to them through my Instructor, Sifu Jay Cabauatan, and since then have competed against them and their students. I respect them all! In regards to Master Babao, he was my instructors teacher back in the late 60's and 70's when they were in the US Navy. Master Babao is listed in several books about martial arts in the U.S. (kinda like a who's who listing), as one of the original pioneers to bring FMA to the US mainland. I have also trained with and competed against his students. Anyone of his students who teaches the Batangas System would be a great resorce for your continued training. Batangas is an awesome system that gives you dynamic strength and flow! May God richly bless you, Sifu Brian T. Henderson www.cmaministry.com _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ From: Kurokuwa@aol.com Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 00:19:46 EDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #239 Butch wrote: "How many martial arts schools and instructors teach firearm marksmanship/gunfighting as part of their system? I have found that most MA instructors do not, will not or cannot. I have only met two instructors that require their students to learn to shoot as part of their belt promotions." Very good point! When I was young and first began training, circa 1967, I always associated guns with something attackers used and martial artists defended against. When my instructor later indicated that we needed formal firearms training to qualify for san-mokoroku rank (Third Dan in other Bujutsu systems) I was surprised and disappointed (I was still young, then.) He explained, however, that hojutsu (firearms art) was a legitimate component of traditional ninjutsu, and that mastery of weapons meant ALL weapons. So off I went to the old Queens Village Pistol and Rifle Range on Jamaica Avenue to get certified (also by my instructor.) Since then, I too have incorporated firearms training AND licensing as part of the various external credentials that my black belt candidates must attain prior to qualifying for Dan ranks... for a few reasons: 1) Hojutsu IS indeed a component of ninjutsu. 2) Here in NYC, my students are more likely to "run into" firearms than were the historical ninja. They better know what end the bullet comes out of. 3) My most important reason: Obtaining a NYC Pistol permit assures me that my black belt candidate does not have a "history" that I don't now about. NYPD's Licensing Division does my work for me. And though some list members may think that every instructor should really know his students by the time they reach Dan rank, I'm certain many other instructors out there have stories of "good" students whom they thought they knew. Long story short, if my students gets their NYC Pistol Permits, along with a current CPR certificate and other requirements, and of course pass the test, they get rank. If not, and this has happened, they'll never even get their first Dan. I've taken major flack for this but for us, as for many, I'm sure, black belt is merely the first step... and I'm not going to initiate a student into the truly higher levels of our system unless I get a clean bill of health on him/her. Just my two shurikens worth... (Sorry for the atypically long post.) James Loriega New York Ninpokai kurokuwa@aol.com ------------------------------ From: "Paul Taylor" Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 12:23:32 +0100 Subject: eskrima: Re: What Crafty did next... >Hi There. >Did anyone on the list have the please of attending Crafty's seminar in >Birmingham (England) last month. I was hoping to go but family pressures >kept me away in the end. [snip] >Yours in the arts... >Jon... He was the dog's bollocks (translation for readers outside the UK - rather good don't you know) Paul www.eskrima.demon.co.uk ICQ 33392439 ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 13:04:53 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #240 **************************************** 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. All digest files have the suffix '.txt' Copyright 1994-99: Ray Terry, Inayan System of Eskrima, Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply.