From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #68 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Thur, 10 Feb 2000 Vol 07 : Num 068 In this issue: eskrima: James Stacy in san diego? eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #67 eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #67 eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #67 eskrima: Re: Silat in Detroit - Thanks Rock eskrima: NRA Instructor Training eskrima: Jeff eskrima: Jik Chung Chuie eskrima: JKD Straight blast [none] ========================================================================== 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! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Someone with a Yahoo account Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 18:07:00 -0800 (PST) Subject: eskrima: James Stacy in san diego? Hi. I'd heard that James Stacy is now teaching in San Diego. Is this correct and if so does anyone have contact information? Thanks. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: Facelocker@aol.com Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 21:27:12 EST Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #67 Greeting to all Digesters, I was wondering if anybody knew anything about, has trained with, or could vouch for Richard Clear, who I understand is a Guro in Pentjak Silat. I'm looking for an instructor in silat and was wondering if this guy is really an expert. The easiest way to find this out would be to just go and check him out in person, but he is a long drive away so I want at least some info before I spend my time. Thank you. David Pilkinton Gainesville, FL ------------------------------ From: RBalicki@aol.com Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:50:12 EST Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #67 Hi Ed, Picture a triangle verses a straight line. The straight blast travels down the center line of the body making it harder to reach the hand or arm to block the punch. Now picture a jab and a cross they come in on a triangular line. It's a lot easier to block the triangle line than it would be to block the straight line. Hope this helps Ron Balicki << Hello, Question for the JKD people. I was flipping through a MA mag the other day and noticed an article on the "straight blast". What is the difference between a "straight blast" and a continuous series of lefts and rights? In what way is the "straight blast" better? Thanks. Ed >> ------------------------------ From: Mike Casto Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 22:58:09 -0500 Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #67 << On another matter, we had the pleasure of having Guro Abon, head of the Garimot system, as our special guest instructor last friday at class. It was certainly great to see the unique aspects of this family system, especially the buno (grappling) and hilot. We hope to bring him back for a weekend long seminar in the coming months. Thanks Guro Abon Sidney Stein Filipino Kali-Eskrima Academy of Chicago PS- Mike Castro, did you guys make it home alright. >> Hey Sid! Yes, we did make it home fine. Thanks for everything. For others on the list who don't know ... here's a synopsis of the back story. A friend/training partner and I ventured up to Chicago to visit/train with Guro Baet. When we got there, I accidentally left my cellular phone in the restroom at the hotel where Guro Baet was staying. We then went over to the Rizal Center for the seminar with Guro Baet (after a hectic but fruitless search for my cell phone). Us backwoods Ohio boys didn't realize that, in Chicago, you can't park in the parking lot of a closed Burger King ... you get towed (in Ohio ... even if it's posted ... you're usually OK unless you are in someone's way and they call the towtruck). So, we come out of the seminar and my car has been towed. Sid, who we had just met, gave us a ride, let me use his cell phone to call information and the towing place, then he took us to the towing place where we had to wait for a mini-van to be moved before we could get our car out (and where we watched a towtruck almost demolish a car that slipped off of it). Sid then gave us some pointers for finding a cheap hotel (we weren't willing to stay in any of the places, though ... none of them even had rooms with 2 beds and while Dave and I are good friends ... we're not *that* friendly). After retrieving my cell phone (someone had turned it into hotel security ... thank God, now I'm just watching for a 3 hour call to Tokyo to show up on my bill), we stayed at the Motel 6. When we parked at the Motel 6, we paid a guy $22 and he gave us an overnight ticket. The next morning, that guy (who said he would be around until noon) was nowhere to be found and the lot attendant charged us another $20. Dave & I are sure we got scammed ... but we're not sure that the 2 guys aren't in on it together (though the second guy told us that the guy the night before didn't work there). Anyway ... all told, our weekend was incrdibly expensive. But, we did have a good time and we met some cool players (i.e.: the Defensor group). Guro Baet was very nice (and has a very good sense of humor) and we enjoyed his material. We are going to try to bring him in to Dayton sometime ... but we don't know when yet :-) Anyway ... thanks again, Sid. You were a great help. Without you, we would have wound up spending even more money on a cab to the towing place. Regards all and good night :-) Mike - -- If people listened to themselves more often, they would talk less. __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html ------------------------------ From: Mike Casto Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 23:20:46 -0500 Subject: eskrima: Re: Silat in Detroit - Thanks Rock Rocky, thanks for your input. It's good to know that people in Davidson's area (yes, I am referring to the ever-so-charming Jeff Davidson) are aware of him. As I said, I know nothing about his Pekiti Tirsia ... he might be a good PT player. However, I did meet him and see some of his Silat. I wasn't impressed with him as a person (he's arrogant, over-bearing, pompous, and disrespectful). I wasn't impressed with his Silat at all ... he seemed more interested in making sure his sarong hung straight than in doing any real work. Anyway ... I normally keep these types of thoughts private, but I felt the need to vent. I'm sure that the guy who recommended Davidson had the best intentions and probably has never met Davidson ... but the fact that Davidson got recommended and Dave and Chris (who I have met on several occasions and played with at seminars) weren't just bent me the wrong way. Again, I'm sure that the guy had never heard of Dave or Chris and was just basing his recommendation on what he had heard of. However, if you go to Davidson's website (http://www.pencaksilat.org) and read it, you'll find some strange comments being made. For instance, in his article, "Guru or Loser?" Davidson says that some of the things to watch for in a Silat Guru are: (paraphrasing from memory) 1) Does he teach other things? Silat is a complete system and nothing else is needed. If the instructor teaches other things or augments his Silat with other material, then he really doesn't understand Silat. - -- Now, if you look at the things taught at Davidson's school, he teaches Silat and he teaches Pekiti Tirsia ... you decide what this means. 2) Does he look like a Guru? If he doesn't wear a sarong, then he must not be authentic. - -- This one really gets me. I don't care of the guy is wearing a tu-tu so long as what he's teaching is valid (though a man in a tu-tu would have to work pretty hard to convince me that he's serious about anything). Anyway, read through the site, he spends a lot more time belittling other people than he does offering any real information about what he does. OK ... I'm off my rant now. Now, here's the flip side. As I said, I have met and trained some with both Dave and Chris at seminars. Dave and (sorry I didn't mention her before) his wife, Linda, are both extraordinary people. They're nice and very open. If they are able to help you, they will. If they need help, they aren't afraid to ask. They are also both good martial artists (Dave is a bit more advanced than Linda ... but what she lacks in knowledge, she more than makes up for in heart). Chris is also very nice and helpful and a very good martial artist. I've heard of George Darish, but never met him and didn't realize he was up there in Detroit. Anyway ... I hope that the guy who is looking will find what he wants. And, like I said before, don't take my (or anyone's) word on anything. For all I know, Jeff Davidson may have been having a bad day when I met him (anything's possible). Go, check him out (but don't get lost in the pretty wrapping ... I've never been to his school, but I would be willing to bet that the physical school itself is more impressive than Chris' ... I've never been to Dave's school ... not even sure he has a *school* ... he may teach out of his home). However, go check them all out. Whichever one you like the best is the one you need to train at (even if it's with Davidson). Anyway ... let's see, in this post, I've had a good rant, I've paid my regards to a couple of people I highly respect, and I've even played some politically correct overtures :-) It's time for bed. Good night all, Mike - -- No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. -- Elanor Roosevelt __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 21:12:05 PST Subject: eskrima: NRA Instructor Training Forwarded message: NRA INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION By Specialized Training Associates Leroy Pyle & Masako Young lpyle@PaulRevere.org Dates: March 24-27, 2000 Sat & Sun 9:30am to 6:30pm, Fri & Mon 6:00pm to 10:00pm Where: National Shooting Club 1100 Duane Avenue, Santa Clara, (408) 982-0525 What: NRA Instructor Certification Pistol and/or Personal Protection attend Fri/Sat/Sun Rifle and/or Shotgun attend Fri/Sat/Sun Home Firearms Safety (add Mon) Please call Masako for info if interested: (408) 985-1311 Cost: $125.00, add $75.00 for each additional discipline I am including some information that may help you decide on the class(es). Please contact me if you have additional questions. I will ask those who are sure of their attendance for a $50.00 deposit to cover the cost of materials. The instructor materials are expensive, so I try to order only what is necessary. Please make the check payable to Specialized Training and give to Masako as soon as convenient. I welcome attendance without the deposit, or last minute enrollment, but those submitting a deposit will be guaranteed materials at the time of the class. Otherwise, the materials may have to be mailed following the class. I am not sure what discipline(s) you desire, but plan on a Fri, Sat & Sun attendance, and add Mon evening if you want to include Home Firearms Safety. Because many subjects overlap, much of the material need not be repeated when two or three are taken at the same time. Pistol and Personal Protection are the two most popular. Then Rifle and Shotgun. The Home Firearms Safety has a life of its own :). Sometimes everyone attending wants to add it and we do a Tue evening session. The schedule will be determined by the demand. Pistol and Personal Protection will most likely be presented. The others will be determined as registrations come in. http://www.PaulRevere.org Customized and Personalized For Your Convenience Firearms Training for Personal Protection Masako Young, Instructor Custom Training For Women, Men, Couples, Youth For info call Masako Young (408) 985-1311 mycolt@earthlink.net National Shooting Club 1100 Duane Ave Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 982-0525 ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 21:15:00 PST Subject: eskrima: Jeff Please, move all future comments about Jeff Davidson (who ever he is) to private email. Thanks. Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Patrick Davies Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:38:42 -0000 Subject: eskrima: Jik Chung Chuie Jik Chung Chuie is the straight blast from Wing chun or in my case Jun Fan. A very effective centre line technique which comes straight down the middle. Check out the Vunak video series which demonstrates it exhaustively. As with any technique it has its time and place and while some dismiss it I just think they havent seen it in the light. I first saw this done by a streetfighter with no martial arts training who while being held by both shoulders by a bigger person, who I presume was trying to prevent any punches, straight blasted down the middle till the guy crumpled. It's the technique which, according to eye witness accounts, that Bruce Lee destroyed his opponents with having breached the ranges. Its close quarter and extremely devastating A series of left and rights might come from the shoulders there criss crossing the centre line. JCC comes straight down the middle with the vertical fist. Is there an equivalent in FMA? Pat Aberdeen Martial Arts Group www.amag.fsbusiness.co.uk From: Ed Lam Question for the JKD people. I was flipping through a MA mag the other day and noticed an article on the "straight blast". What is the difference between a "straight blast" and a continuous series of lefts and rights? In what way is the "straight blast" better? Thanks. ------------------------------ From: Steve Grantham Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:07:55 -0500 Subject: eskrima: JKD Straight blast Ed Lam asked: >Question for the JKD people. I was flipping >through a MA mag the other day and noticed an >article on the "straight blast". What is the >difference between a "straight blast" and a >continuous series of lefts and rights? In what >way is the "straight blast" better? Thanks. The straight blast is based on the Wing Chun chain punches (lin wan choy), and from my understanding, the punches themselves are the same in chain punches and straight blast. The difference, if any lies in the footwork. Wing Chun will keep both heels on the ground, and depending who you talk to, the JKD straight blast will be used by either running straight at the person, or rapidly shuffling in as you occupy the centerline. The punches use the elbows to drive the hands forward in a motion similar to a bicycle chain, the power is generated mostly with the shoulders and elbows, with the arms functioning like pistons. It is a very explosive attack, primarily effective once you've bridged the gap and cleared the line to his head. Very rapid way of punching.. Steve Steve Grantham Network Engineer OneCoast Network (404) 836-8846 ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 07:11:46 -0800 (PST) Subject: [none] ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #68 *************************************** To unsubscribe from the 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. Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry, Martial Arts Resource, and Inayan Eskrima Standard disclaimers apply.