From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #323 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Fri, 7 July 2000 Vol 07 : Num 323 In this issue: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #322 eskrima: Hardening sticks by soaking in oil... eskrima: Thailand vs Burma eskrima: realistic knife-fighting eskrima: . ========================================================================== Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. 1100 members strong! Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry, the Martial Arts Resource, 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 five years worth of digest issues at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Mabuhay ang eskrima! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Eagle556@aol.com Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 10:45:02 EDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #322 <<< I have heard of using neat's-foot or linseed oil on hardwoods, but I don't know if this would work well on rattan.>>> I have used boiled linseed oil to soak all kinds of sticks, to include rattan and various types of hardwood, and have always had good luck with this method. Take care, Rob ------------------------------ From: boyd5755@att.net Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 21:22:38 +0000 Subject: eskrima: Hardening sticks by soaking in oil... My first Kali instructor, Steve Fristo (a student of Dan Inosanto, spent a lot of time in the Phillipines and told of stickfighters there getting a large empty coffee can, filling it with clean motor oil or vegetable oil and soaking sticks in it for a couple of days, then turning the sticks over and soaking the other end. After both ends had soaked a couple of days the sticks would be taken out and allowed to air dry for several days. He said it made them somewhat heavier and much more durable. I haven't tried it and had actually forgotten about it until I read some of the recent posts. Might be worth checking out. ------------------------------ From: "Jonathan" Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 00:42:45 +0100 Subject: eskrima: Thailand vs Burma Where can I get the videos of Thailand vs Burma? Are there any decent web resources? Also, I'm looking for a decent Boxing, FMA or Muay Thai gym as close to Walton-on-Thames, UK as possible. Jon. ------------------------------ From: MUSASHISAN@gmx.de Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 01:46:06 +0200 (MEST) Subject: eskrima: realistic knife-fighting Hi folks... when I saw Animals "Knife fighting 1 and 2" and "How to survive edged weapons" I really began to ask me if there is any chance in a fight against a well-trained knifefighter. In many schools they train a lot of different techniques against weapon-attacks. But when an expert like Guru Inay or gaje handles this deadly weapon I donīt think that you have any chance to survive this conflict. Although I often see many knife-defence-drills in Kali or silat videos I have great doubts about the realistic aspects of them.... Is there really a chance? Holger / http://www.wingchun.de.vu/ - -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 17:19:24 PDT Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #323 **************************************** 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 and the Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply.