From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #341 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Tues, 17 Aug 1999 Vol 06 : Num 341 In this issue: eskrima: Silat list eskrima: Read the Directions first eskrima: Doce Pares Convention GM Dionisio A. Canete eskrima: Re: Datu and Rank R.Presas Arnis eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #338 eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #335 eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #335 eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #336 eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #337 eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #338 Re: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #335 eskrima: . ========================================================================== Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~1100 members strong! Copyright 1994-99: Ray Terry, Inayan Eskrima, and Martial Arts Resource Replying to this message will NOT unsubscribe you. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe eskrima-digest" (no quotes) in the body (top line, left justified) of a plain text e-mail 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 four 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: Taojen1@aol.com Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 20:10:09 EDT Subject: eskrima: Silat list Gary H wrote: PS. Thanks to those people that provide links to other sources. Is there a forum like this one for Silat? pendekar.com for one. Buddy ------------------------------ From: "Marc Denny" Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 21:24:40 -0700 Subject: eskrima: Read the Directions first A Howl etc: Regarding the invitation to the Gathering Ray wrote: > > Contact Marc for further information... > Actually PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go to the website first and read what we have put there about the Gathering!!! Its where the fighter registration form is, the list of fighters already registered, the map, the invitation, EVERYTHING YOU PROBABLY NEED, so please go there FIRST. Thank you!!! Crafty ------------------------------ From: eman eman Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 22:12:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: Doce Pares Convention GM Dionisio A. Canete All members and non-members are invited :) Oct. 9-10, 1999 For more info please call (714)670-8189 email: canete1@yahoo.com Eskrima Products save up to 50% www.members.fmsn.com/canete_international _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: abanico-video-knuettel@t-online.de (Dieter Knüttel) Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 09:12:20 +0200 Subject: eskrima: Re: Datu and Rank R.Presas Arnis Tim Harman wrote: > In July at the Michigan State Modern Arnis summer camp the Prof and > myself discussed this topic at great lengths for he had asked me to > become his 5th Datu. I had turned it down for 2 reasons. I was never asked. The first time I heare about me beeing awarded the Datu title was during the ceremony when I got the Diploma. > ... Prof. promoted Dr Randy Shea(Chairman of the board for the IMAF)to > Jr Master and announced that it is given to people who attain 5th > > Degree in our organization. Further more we do not use the title of > expert. Congratulations to Randy. Regarding the "Expert" level: this is not a title. It is a describtion of the level to clarify, that the lower black belts are not "Masters", like they are in a few other styles. We don´t use it as a title either. Best regards from Germany Dieter Knüttel ABANICO Video Productions European Modern Arnis Representative E-Mail: abanico-video-knuettel@t-online.de Internet: http://www.dao.com/abanico/ ------------------------------ From: SReiter000@aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:03:47 EDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #338 hi marc- since i your marriage and child i dont see you in class too often - just curious when where you promoted to full guro by guro dan - i guess congrates where in order - last i heard he just made you associate guro a couple years ago - you can respond offline steve ------------------------------ From: SReiter000@aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 07:25:02 EDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #335 In a message dated 8/13/99 10:28:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com writes: << The basic point, that males are hierarchical, is quite sound. I would quibble with the assertion that titles are necessary and proffer BJJ as an example of an art where most simply go by their first name. >> is this why there are so many GRACIE academies? oh, it's not a girls first name it's the families last name.. just proving a point steve ------------------------------ From: SReiter000@aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 07:21:01 EDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #335 In a message dated 8/13/99 10:28:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com writes: << ello, Has anyone tried using one of those telescoping batons that have a "springy" top end on it? I just picked one up this past week on vac. but haven't got to try it on the bag yet (she ran to fast!). It is small enough to carry concealed which is why I liked it, but the spring part has me wondering...if I hit something hard enough, does the rebound hit me back? Or are they too weak to block an incoming strike? Anyone on the list have any experience with them? Thanks Joe Kaesa@aol.com >> if your are refering to a ASP they are L.E.O. and illegal to carry - just a heads up steve ------------------------------ From: SReiter000@aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 07:35:30 EDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #336 In a message dated 8/13/99 5:55:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com writes: << i always thought that rattan didn't snap in half. however, last night when i was sparring with a lameco padded stick it bent in a 90 degree angle. when i opened it the rattan was snapped in half. has this happened to anyone else. vince >> yes - had very hard rattan break when i drop it on the ground - can go one better - had $80.00 cumagong sticks break when i was doing heaven six on a heavy bag - it snaped in two steve ------------------------------ From: SReiter000@aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 07:47:42 EDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #337 re tungfu (pr-24): guro I relates stories of himself going against a tonga, he had the flu and still beat the guy hands down: he also relates a story of one of his instructor's showing up a tongfa instructor during police academy training - (the recruite didnt make it, wonder why): - with this knowledge i did my own fight compairison and i beat the tongfa with ease - the reason is, that the tongfa is to slow and not mobile - it is restricted to very linear movements as well as slow recovery time, for the most part there is almost no wrist play involved in using a tongfa (florette's ect.) steve ------------------------------ From: SReiter000@aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:10:23 EDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #338 In a message dated 8/15/99 8:26:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com writes: << Capoeira during the last tour of "Oba-Oba" a few years ago. I was wondering how the gentleman at the Inosanto Academy applies his art combatively. That is, does he teach the drills and music, or does he teach defenses of thai kicks, guard position, boxing, etc? Thanks, Tom Furman,....tcsno@aol.com >> i can only relate the story second hand - however some came to the Inosanto academy and challeged bonecca to a fight and he kicked ( litterally) the crap outta the guy - he was so fast the other guy didnt stand a chance - and outta respect for guro I didnt finish him off -- this account comes from guro I son-in-law ron balicki my first and still current teacher who was there at the time, and had studied under bonecca for sometime before bonneca was at the academy -- i was doubting it's effectiveness when ron proceeded to relate the story-- live and learn steve ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 07:56:34 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #335 > << ello, > > Has anyone tried using one of those telescoping batons that have a "springy" > top end on it? I just picked one up this past week on vac. but haven't got > to > try it on the bag yet (she ran to fast!). It is small enough to carry > concealed which is why I liked it, but the spring part has me wondering...if > I hit something hard enough, does the rebound hit me back? Or are they too > weak to block an incoming strike? Anyone on the list have any experience > with them? > >> > > if your are refering to a ASP they are L.E.O. and illegal to carry - just a > heads up Well, they are illegal to -own- in California. That is not the case in all states. Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 07:53:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #341 **************************************** To unsubscribe from this digest, eskrima-digest, send the command: unsubscribe eskrima-digest -or- unsubscribe eskrima-digest your.old@address in the BODY of an email (top line, left justified) addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. 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