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Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest          Mon, 20 Aug 2001          Vol 08 : Num 368

In this issue:

     eskrima: Cebu History
     eskrima: Philippine history
     eskrima: Cali Pulacu, aka Lapu-Lapu
     eskrima: Tapi Tapi, Saavedra and Momoy
     eskrima: Re: Combat Coalition
     eskrima: Marc Denny Seminar/Columbus, Ohio/ Updates
     eskrima: A little more PI information
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From: "Stephen Lamade" <lhommedieu@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 18:00:52 
Subject: eskrima: Cebu History

Cf. Steven Drape's article on the history of eskrima in post-1900 Cebu:
http://pages.zdnet.com/stevekbs/kbssystem/id11.html

Stephen Lamade
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From: "Jay de Leon" <jaydeleon@home.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:55:54 -0700
Subject: eskrima: Philippine history

Comments on some historical events :

1961.  "Diosdado Macapagal is elected President."

His first name means "God-given," and he was the father of current
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

1971.  "A bomb attack on a political meeting on Plaza Miranda in Quiapo
kills 10 people."

I saw this event live on TV.  The significance was, it was election year,
and it was the public political rally of the opposition senatorial
candidates, who were sitting on a raised dais in Plaza Miranda, usually just
an open plaza in front of Quiapo church in the heart of Manila.  Traffic is
normally blocked off during political rallies like this.  Grenades were
tossed onto the stage, meant for the senatorial candidates, but fortunately
(for the candidates), most of the grenades bounced off the stage onto the
crowd.  Several candidates, though, were seriously hurt.  For example,
Senator Jovito Salonga was seriously disabled for the rest of his life but
continued his exemplary public service and oppostion work for years to come.
Marcos used this brazen political crime as "the final straw" in a series of
"lawlessness" to declare martial law in a few months.

1972.  "Marcos declares martial law.  A curfew is imposed."

The martial law declaration caught me in the troubled areas of Mindanao, so
it was a double whammy for me.  For several days, there was a news
blackout--no newspapers, no TV or radio news, just word of mouth.  Rumors
flew all over the place--all opposition leaders were in jail, all vocal
critics of Marcos, such as the fiery Roger "Bomba" Arienda on TV, had been
(literally) silenced and the military was now in charge.  Military units in
full battle gear roared all over Cotabato City, and all communication came
from the military--curfew at 12:00PM, and no carrying of firearms except for
military and police personnel.  Checkpoints sprung up all over the highways.
I saw busses being stopped, passengers lined to be searched, and tables at
the checkpoint piled high with firearms. You can't blame some travellers for
not having heard the news yet of martial law, or being just plain stubborn.
I caught one of my own security people hiding a .45 during one of our trips,
and he sheepishly said he felt "naked" without his firearm.

1983.  "On Aug. 21, Senator Aquino is, upon his return to the country,
assassinated in Manila International Airport."

Senator Aquino flew on a commercial flight to Manila, accompanied by several
relatives and friends.  He did not underestimate the danger he was walking
into.  A relative videotaped the whole flight, including an interview with
Aquino on board, up to the time the plane landed and his military escort
came on board.  The videotape shows a military officer with several soldiers
saluting Aquino and identifying themselves as his military escort and that
they were escorting him, first and solo, from the plane.  The relative
continued videotaping as the soldiers led Aquino out of the plane, until he
could no longer film anything.  A few moments later, shots rang out.  The
relative was finally able to film again from inside the plane, showing
Aquino lying dead on the tarmac, together with another dead man identified
as the alleged gunman.  The military's story was, the gunman snuck behind
them and shot Aquino, and they in turn shot the gunman.  Some military
escort, eh?  Most historians now feel that this was the beginning of
Marcos's downfall, culminating in the EDSA Revolution (See below.)

1983.  "A revolt against Marcos...breaks out."

This was the bloodless revolution known as the EDSA People's Revolution that
finally toppled Marcos.  Thousands of unarmed Filipinos, including women,
children, nuns, and young activists, amassed and marched in Epifanio de los
Santos Avenue (EDSA) and blocked, peacefully confronted and effectively
negated soldiers and tanks coming out of the two army and constabulary camps
in EDSA.  Some military units either joined, or decided not to oppose,
Enrile and Ramos, their former commanders.  Marcos fled with his family and
undetermined loot to Hawaii under US protection and auspices.

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From: Ray Terry <raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 14:24:45 PDT
Subject: eskrima: Cali Pulacu, aka Lapu-Lapu

Interesting note from a Moroland website...

When the Ferdinand Magellan arrived in Cebu in 1521, an island north of
Mindanao, he met with the Cebu King, Rajah Humabon. The Spaniard immediately
introduced his religion, Roman Catholicism to the natives, and planted a
wooden cross to commemorate the arrival of Christianity in Asia. This angered
the Muslim religious leader Cali Pulacu (known to the Filipinos as Lapu-Lapu),
who protested the presence of the foreigners. Magellan, in typical European
arrogance, led his men to the neighboring island, Mactan, where the Cali
(meaning judge) lived. Magellan met his death at the hands of the Muslim Cali,
thus depriving him the honor of being the first man to circumnavigate the
globe.

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From: Ray Terry <raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 18:02:22 PDT
Subject: eskrima: Tapi Tapi, Saavedra and Momoy

An interesting URL...

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/4831/agapito_momoy.html

An old Doce Pares pic from 1935, interview with Momoy Canete, a mention
of Teodoro Saavedra's Tapi Tapi, and more.

Ray Terry
raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com

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From: Victor Cushing <blueknightpi@att.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 20:37:10 -0400
Subject: eskrima: Re: Combat Coalition

I just returned from a Combat Coalition Seminar in New Jersey held on 
Saturday and Sunday.

This event featured talks, demonstrations and drills by Sammy Franco, 
Richard Dimitri and Marc MacYoung.  The stress was reality martial arts and 
covered a number of topics such as:

Sammy Franco held forth on First Strikes, how and when to use them and 
Controlling the Clinch.

Rich Dimitri talked about Five Principles of Physical Retaliation, and 
demonstrated defensive movements from a seated position.

Marc MacYoung entertained and made his points about using a relaxed defense 
and maintaining the correct angle to defend yourself, as well as discussing 
the mechanics of how to generate power when striking from movement.

There was lots more not covered by my quick synopsis.  I highly recommend 
this group.  If you get a chance to go, you will learn, enjoy, laugh.   If 
you have any aversion to graphic examples and salty language, pick some 
other seminar.

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From: MikHam777@aol.com
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 00:13:43 EDT
Subject: eskrima: Marc Denny Seminar/Columbus, Ohio/ Updates

Hello to everyone! For those who do not know, Marc Denny will be conducting a two day seminar in Columbus, OH on Sat/Sun October 6-7. There have been some changes regarding my contact information due to a recent move. The new phone number for information is (614)920-4165. For those wanting an updated online flyer, email me at: mikham777@aol.com     Thank You....Mike Hamilton

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From: Ken McDonough <maganda44@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 05:27:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: eskrima: A little more PI information

Thanks Ray for the Cebu information. Here is some additional information.
Story about Clark AB and Angeles City, PI. Story was written in a Thai
newspaper. I know the guy Cummings. Try the Thai dishes when in Margarita
Station restuarant. They also make great jumob Margaritas. The pool tables
always have good action, in more ways than one.

Big Ken

<Trouble still brews 10 years after Pinatubo disaster


ANOTHER BLOWOUT IMMINENT: On the 10th anniversary of Pinatubo volcano's
fiery eruption, residents fear new disasters will strike soon and wonderif
the closing of nearby Clark Air Base was a good idea 

Cimi Suchontan In Pampanga, Philippines

Pinatubo's wrath in mid-1991 was the most powerful in recorded history,
exceeding that of Krakatoa, but not quite as sanguine. Though a few things
are left standing, survivors sense that even after a decade, the worst is
yet to come. 

"SNAFU", a US military term meaning "Situation Normal All Fouled Up" is one
way to describe the mounting challenges facing this still strategic zone.
Among the chief problems: the volcano is still dangerous and the air base
that once fed the local economy is still gone.

Lately, repeated warnings have been issued by the Philippine government
about fallout from the thinning walls of Pinatubo's crater. "Heavy rains
from typhoons are adding more pressure on the walls. If they collapse, the
vast lahar (ash, mud and water) it holds will crash down the slopes and
wipe out villages in its path. That could kill a lot of people," explains
resident John Cummins.

"They could drill holes in the wall to drain the lahar before the walls
give way," said the former US serviceman. "But that's not yet happening."In
the past, US bases were quick to the rescue, as in the Bagio earthquake
disaster when they helped dig out buried people. But that was prior to
Pinatubo's eruption and today these resources are no longer available.

The decision to pull out was made after the mid-June eruption when the
volcano shot ash across 60,000. The area contained America's biggest
foreign defence installation at Clark Air Base, laying 25 km from the
volcano. About 15,000 troops and families lived on the base, providing
thousands of jobs and supporting the township of Angeles City.

Pinatubo sent ash clouds several miles long at 30,000 feet, suspending air
traffic for many months. Some 800 people perished in Pinatubo's four-month
long blowout while 50,000 people were displaced.

Of a lesser magnitude, but a disaster for many locals nonetheless, was the
closure of the base that provided security, jobs, infrastructure and
investments. It ended when the Cory Aquino government moved to increase the
base's annual rent from $687 million to $1.2 billion and then $1.6 billion.
The US balked, then packed up and left.

Clark's shutdown was followed by nearby Subic naval base a year later,
marking the end of an era of US involvement in Southeast Asia. Critics
blame greed for the rent hike. Had the lease been renewed at the old rate
of $687 million, the fee would be worth twice as much in peso terms because
the dollar now fetches 54 pesos.

To be sure, US military bases bring resentment and stir prejudice, as
recently seen in Okinawa. But in the case of the Philippines at a time when
cash injections could boost a struggling economy, the closures are now seen
as far too high a price to pay for chauvinism, say residents there.

Cummins, who was stationed at the base during the eruption, said Pinatubo
changed everything. "People just got used to the frequent tremors. The big
quakes measured about 6 on the Richter scale," he said. "Lahar flows closed
roads, bridges and destroyed villages. In the first 18 hours of the
eruption, it was pitch black."A typhoon slammed into the area at the same
time producing a double whammy as rain soaked into the ash and their
combined weight fell on roofs. Six inches of gray ash covered the base and
town.

Much of what now stands in Angeles City has been newly constructed over the
last few years. Today a new PTT (Petroleum Authority of Thailand) gas
station stands inside Clark Air Base. The installation is now under the
care of the local air force.

"Clark still has the best runways in the Philippines," said Cummins. "It
was to become an international airport when tourism arrivals reached the
2.5 million mark."But that dream could take years. Not many people are
counting on it happening anytime soon because local regulations limit
international carriers to go over their quota of passengers.

The Philippines has about 1.5 million tourists a year, said Cummins, a
sixth of Thailand's 9 million. In fact, figures have already dropped this
year as a result of political strife, kidnappings and murder by Abu Sayyef
bandits in the South.

RISING MILITARY TENSIONS 

Strategically, defence bases in Asia are still important, says a US officer
visiting Angeles City. The present power shifts in the Asia-Pacific demand
careful evaluation, he said.

"Tensions in the region are rising, not falling. China's military build-up,
its clash with Taiwan and the ongoing Nepalese violence by Maoist elements
that it supports are contributing to mounting concerns," he said.

In addition, the fragile state of the Indonesian archipelago, Sri Lanka's
airport attack and North Korea's hardline regime all go to make the Asian
region a potential war zone.

Already the Philippines and the US are considering a number of options to
strengthen cooperation. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last month
pledged 10 billion pesos (8 billion baht) in defence spending as the US
donated "surplus aircraft". The Philippines' fighting capabilities could be
improved, said another military observer examining the level of the
5,000-strong Philippine force engaging the Abu Sayyef in Mindanao.

At the same time, he added, America's reputation as the "policeman of the
world" also needs improvement among Asian allies that are less than
impressed by its record in the Indochina conflict.

"The policy to immediately impose popular democracy in every country is
nave," the official said. "There are times when you need a
dictatorship."Not all popular democracies are good, he said, and not all
dictatorships are bad.

"While Arroyo is one of the strongest leaders the Filipinos have," said a
British journalist living in the Philippines, "it is clear street crime is
rampant. Marcos who imposed martial law in 1972 until his fall in 1986
cleaned up the streets by using death squads, not unlike the Thai solution.
They hung the bodies of street filth on the sidewalks for all to see and
overnight street crime in Manila disappeared. Today, it's very bad."For
investors the situation has not improved even after Marcos' fall 15 years
ago. The Phillippines was ranked among the worst Asian countries to do
business, ranking 10th out of 12 countries surveyed by the Hong Kong-based
Political & Economic Risk Consultancy in July. Thailand came in 5th while
India and Vietnam came in 11th and 12th respectively.

In retrospect, say Angeles City residents, many of the opportunities that
came with ASEAN's boom years of the last decade were lost through bad
timing and poor judgement. A proposal by Disney to develop the area into a
theme park fell through because authorities questioned the group's
"expertise".

Meanwhile, a casino built on the grounds of an ex-international school is
faltering as the projected number of gamblers fell short of expectations.
Sporadic raids by armed authorities made it even less enticing. Ongoing
development plans by the Holiday Inn, the Hyatt and a Korean group face an
uphill task. At the same time, a new white elephant named the "Philippines
Expo" amusement park built on the grounds of the base's "Elephant Cage"
site that housed large antennas, is now rarely visited and quietly
forgotten.

An overkill of "duty-free" shops at the base compete for shoppers. But
Angeles City is two to three hours drive from Manila depending on the
conditions of not very good roads. Traffic jams in Manila, which is served
mostly by vehicles using diesel fuel, is far worse than Bangkok's, making
land transportation slow and awkward.

THE LAST R'N'R OUTPOST 

Pinatubo flattened Angeles City. The establishments standing today are
largely new. "Everything had to be rebuilt," said Cummins, who runs the
Margarita Station restaurant.

The ramshackle thatched huts that housed pubs and go-go bars are now
replaced by better-built ramshackle thatched units.

With Clark's shutdown and the volcano's devastating impact, few people then
thought Angeles City would survive. Land prices collapsed, said Cummins,
houses were going for $5,000-$10,000 (245,000 baht-490, 000 baht). But the
ex-major who was convinced there was a future in the ash-buried town
decided to sink his savings on a restaurant that is now a landmark.

Today Angeles City, or "AC" as it is often called, is one of the last rest
& recreation towns in Asia, while others including Seoul and Bangkok have
slowly lost these aspects. These centres brought to Asia, America's popular
culture, from hamburgers to rock `n' roll (not to mention rhythm and
blues).

The town's economy is run by entertainment outlets such as restaurants,
internet cafes, karaoke nightclubs and go-go bars. Many of its workers come
from the poorer islands of Layte and Samar. The average pay is about a
dollar (45 baht) a day. Unlike Pattaya that has the red light areas spread
out all over the place, Angeles City's red light district is contained in
Fields Avenue and smaller bars on Perimeter Road.

The best hotel is of a one-star quality but AC attracts mainly Americans,
Australians, Brits and Europeans. Recent widespread kidnappings of Chinese
have discouraged Asians from coming here.

There are pockets of crime, muggings at night by gangs prying on tourists
but it is not as sinister as Phnom Penh. When a Canadian bar operator was
last year found riddled with M-16 bullets, the police said the list of
suspects was so long the investigation would be time consuming indeed. The
victim had "too many enemies".

In an almost Darwinian manner, AC has its own way to deal with
undesirables.

Along AC's main Perimeter Road-Fields Avenue strip where 60 bars and pubs
operate, the legacy of America's thrust into Southeast Asia is preserved
not unlike an amusement park attraction.

Unlike Thailand's dying bar scene, AC still has deejays manning the booth
and ban bad techno pop music. Also, prices are a third of Bangkok's, or 35
peso (28 baht) for a drink.

Thai visitors will find similar bar names (and neon signboards) as those at
home as Lollipop, Voodoo and TQ.

Some owners are ex-Thailand operators. AC runs a parallel world to
Bangkok's, but unlike the over-commercialised Thai versions of Patpong and
Nana, AC bars are less spoilt and mercenary.

Business is booming as most bar-girls have cell-phones that are becoming
permanent fixtures to their heads. Handsets here go for $41 (900 baht),
perhaps the cheapest in Asia.

Like Thailand, AC also has flexible policemen. Cummins recalled asking an
officer to stop his friend from drinking and driving. "The sergeant stops
him and yells: `Don't you know drinking and driving is dangerous? I want
you to go straight home!'"The drunk says: `Yes, sergeant. But first, I need
to stop here for one more drink.' So the sergeant says: `Alright, just one
and you go straight home'."> 
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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 7:05:35 PDT
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