From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #2 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Mon, 3 Jan 2000 Vol 07 : Num 002 In this issue: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #539 eskrima: Knife/Counter Knife Seminar eskrima: Hey were still here ! eskrima: first knife defense for LEO's eskrima: Delurking, Intro, and a Question... eskrima: Re: Virtual Drill Re: eskrima: Delurking, Intro, and a Question... eskrima: . ========================================================================== Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~1100 members strong! Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry, Martial Arts Resource, and Inayan Eskrima 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: Aeris1011@aol.com Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 02:18:35 EST Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #539 can you give me details about the filippino indonesian martial arts club in maryland? ------------------------------ From: TaoArt@aol.com Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 10:01:12 EST Subject: eskrima: Knife/Counter Knife Seminar There are still a few spots left at next week's Knife/Counter Knife Seminar in Waltham, MA with Michael deBethencourt. This full day seminar covers a massive amount of information and techniques regarding the knife as a defensive and offensive weapon. Mr. deBethencourt has been a martial arts practitioner for 23 years and a Defensive Tactics Instructor for the police for 13 years. He is currently the defensive folding knife instructor and the tactical folding instructor-trainer at the SIG Arms academy. He also publishes the bi-monthly edged weapon newsletter: the Thin Blue Edge. From Noon til 9PM (with a quick break for dinner), you will learn the following: *Overview of deadly force limits *Tueller and Magliato drills *Unconventional carry and draw drills *Knife grips and transitions *Knife retention drills *Drills against multiple attackers *Drills against grapplers *Silent knife opening drills *Bare Hand skills vs. the Knife *Exploiting the action-reaction gap *Knife as handgun retention tool *Knife as handgun disarming tool *Knife vs. Knife fighting drills and much more. This course is ideal for men and women who are not into "high impact" martial arts. Upon course graduation, each student will know how to employ a thumb opening or one handed folding knife as a practical, emergency self defense weapon. Special emphasis is placed on review of the legal, civil and criminal responsibility involved in using a self defense folding knife. Wear loose comfortable clothing. Practice blades will be provided. You my bring your own blade to be examined by Mr. deBethencourt, but you MAY NOT use live blades in training. This course requires no prior self defense training. However, due to the nature of this seminar, you MUST have a copy of one of the following to participate: 1) a current CCW 2) A current FID 3) A letter of reference from an Attorney 4) A letter of reference from Guard Up, Inc. For those who have none of the above, an FID can be obtained easily and inexpensively at your local police department. Absolutely no unscreened students are permitted. All course graduates may repeat this course without cost. The cost of the seminar is $125.00 ($100 for Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers) and it will be held at the Waltham Athletic Club at 249 Lexington Street in Waltham, MA. To register, send a copy of your ID or letter and a check payable to: Guard Up, Inc. 59 Dunster Road Bedford, MA 01730 There WILL be a cap on the number of participants to insure quality instruction. Please reserve your place ASAP by calling Guard Up, Inc. at (781) 271-1491 or email us, guardup@guardup.com. For directions on how to get to our facility, go to our website: www.guardup.com and choose the "Directions" menu item. Hope to see some of you there! Meghan Gardner Director Guard Up, Inc. "When I am old, I don't want them to say of me, "She's so charming." I want them to say "Be careful, I think she's armed". - G. Stoddart ------------------------------ From: Shawn Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 15:01:01 -0800 Subject: eskrima: Hey were still here ! Happy New year everyone, looks like we made it, god what an incredible marketing tool Y2K was!! What will they think of next. On the knife fighting thread a few weeks ago, if he is still training the public, those of you close by may want to look up Erwin Ballarta, I never really trained with him as a student ( I was much younger ) , but I attended a few of his seminars when he was in town, and trained with a number of his students, and his little brother and I use to be close friends. Erwin was always lightning fast, and quite the perfectionist. I think he is still a Range or State Trooper of something like that in Texas. I am sure Tuhon Bill or one of the other Pekiti guys could tell you more. But you definately don't want to pass up an opportunity to train with him. Rocky ------------------------------ From: "*" Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 18:59:54 -0800 Subject: eskrima: first knife defense for LEO's patrick christian writes: can you tell me what year that was? just curious steve ------------------------------ From: "Marco S.Subias" Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 00:29:40 -0800 Subject: eskrima: Delurking, Intro, and a Question... Hello all, I'm delurking after having read the Digest for somewhere between two and three years. I study at the Inosanto Academy, focusing mainly on the Filipino martial arts, but also studying Jun Fan, BJJ, and a bit of kickboxing. I also take private lessons in the Filipino arts with Ron Balicki. In the fairly distant past I did a couple of years of fencing, some SCA heavy weapons (though I was mainly in the SCA to chase women, party, and talk history), a little bit of aikido, and in my extremely undisciplined youth a couple forms of kempo/kenpo. Presently I am pursuing a Ph.D. in history at USC, with a focus in modern U.S. history (my masters had a split focus on modern U.S. and modern Latin American history). While I had originally intended to do my dissertation on another topic, I am presently doing a short (25-30 pages) exploratory paper on the history of the Filipino martial arts in the United States during the twentieth century. If the research involved in this brief study leads me to believe (and more importantly, leads my potential advisors to believe) that this subject could make a good dissertation topic, my doctoral research may focus on the history of the Filipino martial arts in America. I recently read Elliott J. Gorn's "The Manly Art: Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in America," which does a superb job showing how the role of boxing in American society evolved over the nineteenth century, and was inspired by the scholarly manner in which Gorn handled his subject. (I was also very impressed by an unpublished dissertation by a professor I know that included a great chapter on Filipino boxers in the United States during the period from the 1920s to the 1940s. Guro Dan was also very impressed by the chapter, and copies are starting to make their way into other FMArtists hands). Besides these studies, I have found little written by trained historians on the role of the martial arts in the United States. Since these arts have clearly had an impact on American culture, this would seem to be a promising area of research. I have already received positive feedback when I asked a few FMA practitioners for their cooperation in helping me track down info, and am now delurking so that I can ask questions which can help me in my research. My first question is "why can't I access the martial arts resource site?" I try the link included with the Digest, and my old bookmark, but get a huge "Forbidden," followed by the message "you don't have permission to access on this server." I used to be able to get to the back issues easily, but now, when they would be most useful, cannot establish a link. I'd really like to be able to access to this site again. It could really help my research efforts. Any suggestions? Marco ------------------------------ From: "Information" Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 08:33:55 -0600 Subject: eskrima: Re: Virtual Drill Great site Ashley! I love the grand collection of MPEGs. See you in the sticks, Dale ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Mon, 3 Jan 100 08:15:40 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: eskrima: Delurking, Intro, and a Question... > My first question is "why can't I access the martial arts resource > site?" I try the link included with the Digest, and my old bookmark, but > get a huge "Forbidden," followed by the message "you don't have > permission to access on this server." What IP address are you coming in from? Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 08:02:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #2 ************************************** 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. Old digest issues are available via ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com in directory pub/eskrima/digests. All digest files have the suffix '.txt' Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry, Martial Arts Resource, and Inayan Eskrima Standard disclaimers apply.