From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #308 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Mon, 26 July 1999 Vol 06 : Num 308 In this issue: eskrima: Re: Sombrada eskrima: inquiring minds want to know eskrima: Burton is not anti-trapping! eskrima: more Sumbrada 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: Mike Casto Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 01:30:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: eskrima: Re: Sombrada Marc, your description of Sombrada is the same as my instructor uses (I'm guessing you both got it from Guro Dan). The only thing we do that you didn't mention (or I missed) was that, aside from sticking in the extra hits, we also stick in disarms, locks, takedowns, etc. What we try to do is get the pattern moving at a good clip, then to try to put techniques inside the pattern ... essentially using Sombrada like we use Hubad or like WC uses Chi Sao; as a sensitivity/energy drill where you're trying to feel the holes in energy where the techniques can be successfully applied. While this is a far cry from a fight, it is a step closer to the energy of a fight than isolating the techniques and doing them from a "stem." Mike _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: "Marc Denny" Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 00:25:47 -0700 Subject: eskrima: inquiring minds want to know A Howl etc: In an interesting post, GP Abon wrote: > 1)Sombrada is a Spanish word meaning "shade". Sombrada, also known as > sumbrada, is the Filipino adapted word from "sombrero" (hat). The escrima > techniques called shading blocks, umbrella blocks, roof blocks, sunong > blocks, harang blocks etc. all incorporate these movements which involve > effective strikes over the head (or buhat araw). Can you please describe to us each of these shading blocks? I am not familiar with the terms "sunong" and "harang". From where are they? And what is the name of the language(s) in which they are used? Also, if I may add, the "ero" suffix in Spanish means roughly "the person/thing for". Thus "carne" is meat, and a "carnero" is a butcher. "Sombrero" is "the thing for shade" i.e. a hat. > 2)Sombrada system is based on the Largo Mano system, concentrating > technically on shading, with the sombrero footworks and zoning. This is one > of the main systems well known in the Philippines (Luzon, Visaya and Mindanao > styles). Although this technique is most common in largo mano, the sombrada > is also effective in close range. Can you tell us anything about this footwork and zoning? Woof, Crafty Dog ------------------------------ From: "Dawn & Creight Hatico" Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 20:48:27 PDT Subject: eskrima: Burton is not anti-trapping! Hello folks, Ray - Heres to a quick and complete recovery! :) Anyways, somewhere along the way some of you began thinking that Burton Richardson is anti-trapping. This is not true. As a student of his I find that we only do simple traps. I believe that Burton is against the fancy stuff. But I will let him respond himself as I am merely a student. I can say that my "warriors toolbox" is getting pretty well stocked thanks to Mr. Richardson. Aloha, Creighton _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ From: David Reyes Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:06:34 -0700 Subject: eskrima: more Sumbrada > Sombrada is usually defined here in FMA circles in the US as "shade". > Basically sombrada training is a game of catch. > > 1)Sombrada is a Spanish word meaning "shade". Sombrada, also known as > sumbrada, is the Filipino adapted word from "sombrero" (hat). The escrima > techniques called shading blocks, umbrella blocks, roof blocks, sunong > blocks, harang blocks etc. > > 3)Sombrada or Sumbrada also means artistic. Great analogy by Guro Denny and Gat Puno Baet on how the term Sumbrada is defined and used in their respective systems. In Stockton one of the late Grandmasters also defined Sumbrada as shading or shadowing, and by his definition it was used from an artists perspective. By this he meant, you have an outline or sketch and now you must fill it in with shading to give it defintion and to "finish" the picture. Hence Sumbrada when used as a drill, the attacker feeds with any striking number (drawing the sketch) and the defender will defend with any number of countering or finishing (tapos) techniques, thereby by he is shading/filling in and "finshing" the sketch, and when translated to a combative standpoint one in essence is "finishing" or ending the encounter (bigsak). When playing his sumbrada juego he would always proclaim "katapusan"! Regards, David Reyes~ ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:14:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #308 **************************************** 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. 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