From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #281 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Wed, 20 June 2001 Vol 08 : Num 281 In this issue: eskrima: Footwork drills eskrima: East Coast MA Seminars eskrima: Arnis eskrima: Re: Martial Arts Questionnaire for Women eskrima: FMA Empty Hands Effectiveness eskrima: Indonesia politics eskrima: . ========================================================================== Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. 1300 members strong! Copyright 1994-2001: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The premier internet discussion forum devoted to Filipino Martial Arts. Provided in memory of Mangisursuro Michael G. Inay (1944-2000), Founder of the Inayan System of 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 the online search engine for back issues of the Eskrima-Digest at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Mabuhay ang eskrima! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sunny Graff" Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:27:34 +0200 Subject: eskrima: Footwork drills This drill is even more challenging holding a long staff on the finger. For variation, try the palm or back of the hand. Sunny < Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:05:17 -0000 Subject: eskrima: East Coast MA Seminars The following MA seminars have just been announced: July 7th & 8th, 2001 Guru Besar Rita Suwanda in Columbia, MD Online Flyer: http://www.pecahan.com/seminar/seminar.htm Contact: Steve Braun @ 301/509-6430 or trisulathree@home.com July 28th & 29th, 2001 Guro Dan Inosanto in Woodbridge, VA Contact: Pat Tray @ 703/490-2425 or triacad@ibm.net August 11th & 12th, 2001 Eric Paulson in Livingston, NJ Contact: Don Edwards @ 973/422-1500 or eskrima@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________________________ Michael A. Krivka @ Martial Arts Koncepts Home Page: http://www.martialartskoncepts.com Email: shugendo@hotmail.com or koncepts@bellatlantic.net Phone: 301/963-6520 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ From: "Tom Skoglind-dail--up" Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:30:43 -0500 Subject: eskrima: Arnis ....Each article is by a different article, and they are grouped roughly by a handful of categories..... I know this group is forgiving of the linguistically impaired, but what I meant to say was that each article was by a different author... Tom Skoglind tskoglin@schmitt-title.com www.inayaneskrima.com Inayan Systems International ------------------------------ From: "johnaleen" Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:58:09 -0400 Subject: eskrima: Re: Martial Arts Questionnaire for Women Our organization has recently put on line a Questionnaire that needs to be Seriously filled out by any Female Artists that would be willing to do so. There is also a printable formatted page in word for down load for those that wish to print it out and hand it out in class or give to others. The questionnaire is confidential and no personal information is asked for by the partisapents. Only the data on the questionnaire will be processed.. Direct link to the questionnaire http://www.f-a-t-e.org/victims%20program/Questions/question2.html Direct link to letter of explanation for the Questionnaire http://www.f-a-t-e.org/victims%20program/Questions/question1.html Thank you for help.. Ms. J. Castro AKA " Ms. J." Luke" ------------------------------ From: Dobe Snyder Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:08:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: FMA Empty Hands Effectiveness We all know that the FMA weapon arts are effective. However, how would you rate or compare your style's empty handed component in terms of effectiveness, both on the street and in full contact tournaments/NHB fights, especially those of you who do not cross train with any other empty handed arts. It's rare to see a fighter outside the stick fighting community who fights empty handed in tournaments/NHB fights, who fight under the sole title of arnis, escrima, or kali. Comments? Brian __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: "Marc Denny" Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:52:33 -0700 Subject: eskrima: Indonesia politics A Howl of Greeting to All: As most of us know, Indonesia is going through some very tough times. What follows is from today's editorial page of the Wall Street Journal. I HAVE NO OPINION AS TO THE MERIT OF THE CONTENTS. I merely offer it as a way for those members of the list from or familiar with this part of the world to share with us their thoughts and observations. Please keep in mind that this does skate close to the dreaded thin ice of politics. Crafty Dog - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The U.S. Has a Stake In Indonesia's Survival By Hugo Restall, the editorial page editor of The Asian Wall Street Journal HONG KONG -- Indonesia is in danger of falling off the world's radar screen. Most of the fund managers and company executives who used to jet in and stay at Jakarta's five-star hotels don't even follow events in the country any more. Yet while the world's money men look to Indonesia less and less, strategically the country matters more and more. If Indonesia collapses into civil war or splits apart, it will usher in a long period of instability in Southeast Asia. It is in U.S. interests to help prevent that from happening. To do so the U.S. should forge a special relationship with Jakarta. Indonesia is grappling with several intractable problems. The political battle over President Abdurrahman Wahid's impeachment, scheduled to begin Aug. 1, reflects not only his failure to live up to expectations but the inadequacies of Indonesia's constitution and its fractious political parties. Forcing Mr. Wahid from office would both weaken democracy and intensify other struggles. The separatist movements in two provinces at the western and eastern ends of the archipelago, Aceh and West Irian, could gain momentum. If these regions go their own way, others would likely follow, leading to the creation of many small, nonviable states. The U.S. should work to prevent this for several reasons besides the most obvious one, promoting the welfare of 210 million people. A breakup has implications far beyond Indonesia's borders. The country's large population means it is a potential source of refugees -- Australia keeps a wary eye on its deteriorating northern neighbor for this reason. While most Indonesians practice a moderate form of Islam, it is possible that given enough economic and political upheaval they could become radicalized. That would destabilize Asian neighbors like Malaysia and the Philippines that have significant Muslim populations. Moreover, Indonesia sits astride all the sea lanes between the Indian Ocean and East Asia. The tankers carrying oil for Japan and South Korea and the cargo ships full of Asia's exports to Europe all pass through the Straits of Malacca. The rise of piracy in the area over the past few years traces in part to the 1997 economic crisis. If the general breakdown of law and order continues, piracy could get exponentially worse. Finally, a fragmented Indonesia could upset the balance of power in Southeast Asia. Under Suharto, Indonesia improved relations with its neighbors and became the linchpin of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, founded in 1967 chiefly to prevent the spread of communism. Today it is largely rudderless because of the lack of leadership from Jakarta. But it could serve an important function again, preventing the rise of a new hegemon in the region. It's too early to say how forcefully China will try to bully the Southeast Asian nations into accepting its claims to the islands of the South China Sea, but it is certain that a strong Indonesia would be critical to unifying the region's smaller countries against any such threat. So how should the U.S. help the nation of Indonesia survive? The most important measures involve strengthening democracy. There is no going back to the era of the military strongman -- the ethnic, political and economic frustrations that Suharto bottled up for three decades are now out in the open; suppressing them again would be like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube. Resolving these conflicts will take a lot of work with local governments. Democracy may have a firm foothold in Jakarta, but in district-level administrations, where a lot of the power and the purse strings now rest, there is a much greater need for foreign assistance. Promoting economic stability must be the short-term goal, with aid and loans to provide a safety net for the poor and displaced. Changes like this week's 30% fuel price increase must continue, to allow the market to operate. The Indonesian government should be offered assistance to create a currency board, which would promote investment and protect the poor from the inflationary effects of a depreciating rupiah. The U.S. could offer more assistance to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency, which has a massive backlog of assets waiting to be sold before the market can clear. In the longer term, the U.S. can help build the institutions of democratic government. Nationwide institutions like the judiciary, the police and the military all could benefit from training programs. The courts under Suharto had no independence and were notoriously corrupt; a whole new cohort of judges must be produced. The police, newly separated from the military, are just starting to learn how to preserve law and order without infringing on people's rights. While President Wahid has brought a discredited and demoralized military under better civilian control, there is still a lot of work to do to produce a professional, apolitical force. The U.S. suspended most interaction with the Indonesian military because of its role in the militia violence surrounding East Timor's independence referendum. But this suspension has now outlived its usefulness. Indonesians seem incapable of even acknowledging what happened in Timor; tying contacts to the punishment of those responsible is unrealistic and self-defeating. Regardless of whether Mr. Wahid remains president as part of a power-sharing arrangement, or Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri takes over, Indonesia will continue to grapple with what kind of nation it wants to be. The conflicts between the provinces and the center, and between Muslims and secular nationalists, partly reflect the fact that the country does not have a permanent constitution. The present document was drawn up quickly in 1945 with the expectation that a later convention would create the definitive version. Unfortunately, the suspension of parliamentary democracy in 1959 prevented that from happening. So in the coming years, Indonesia will have to decide how much power to devolve to the provinces and how to balance the moral code of Islam against the secular nature of the state. These are decisions for Indonesians to make, but the U.S. can help to prevent the debate from spinning out of control by offering a long-term partnership with the democratic government of a unified Indonesia. Gaining the trust of Indonesians means dropping the heavy-handed tone Washington often adopts. During this transitional period the government will not always be able to live up to the highest standards of conduct. It's important that Indonesians know that as long as they keep moving toward democracy and making necessary compromises, the U.S. will remain a steady friend. ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 18:20:04 PDT Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #281 **************************************** To unsubscribe from the eskrima-digest send the command: unsubscribe eskrima-digest -or- unsubscribe eskrima-digest your.old@address in the BODY (top line, left justified) of a "plain text" e-mail addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. Old digest issues are available via ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com. Copyright 1994-2001: Ray Terry and the Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply.