From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #385 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Wed, 29 Aug 2001 Vol 08 : Num 385 In this issue: eskrima: Re: Remy Presas eskrima: Prof. Remy Presas eskrima: RE: Passing of a Master eskrima: Sam Corral, Arnis= AC ? eskrima: Rocky eskrima: War of Philippine Independence eskrima: . ========================================================================== Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. 1200 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). 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: Eagle556@aol.com Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 10:30:18 EDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Remy Presas To the family and students of Professor Remy Presas: My heartfelt condolences go out to you. The FMA's world has lost a true pioneer. Robin J. McDonald ------------------------------ From: mccfamily@plexis.net (Dan McConnell) Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:10:57 -0400 Subject: eskrima: Prof. Remy Presas Hi All, I'm sure that I do not speak only for myself, I appreciate all the thoughts and prayers from the FMA community at large. It is a fine group. My mind keeps running through scenes of the Professor in times past. Some, of the years training with him. Some, of the private times that were spent with the Professor and my wife and three daughters playing in our family room and the professor handing our daughters 20.$ bills. He said "that is what families do, let them keep the money". Some, of the conversations that he, my wife and myself and Brian Johns making plans for the future Camp that we were working on here in Ohio. My wife and myself were able to spend last week with him, for which I am grateful. I am thankful that our time spent with him was close and that he was lucid and aware. His last words to me were "Go pick up the three roses (our daughters), I love you." I love you too, Professor. We will continue to do our work. until later, Dan McConnell ------------------------------ From: Mike Casto Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 12:07:11 -0500 Subject: eskrima: RE: Passing of a Master I never met or trained with GM Presas in person ... but I know many who have. I have never once heard anyone say anything negative about him as a person or as a martial artist. The past couple of years has seen the death of several legends in the martial arts. Though I never met GM Presas, I am saddened by his passing ... because now I will *never* meet him. I am saddened in sympathy for all the friends and family (and from what I understand his students fell into those groups as well) who have suffered this loss. I've lost people close to me as well and can certainly relate to what they are all going through. My heart and condolences go out to them all. Mike ------------------------------ From: Ken McDonough Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 12:25:39 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: Sam Corral, Arnis= AC ? An associate of mine who has trained in Angeles City and other parts of the PI, told me of Sam Corral. Anyone know of Mr. Corral, please advise privately. Here is part of what I have heard. Sounds like he would be an excellent teacher and mentor: Quoting, Any feedback ? Thanks, McD... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:02:08 PDT Subject: eskrima: Rocky Any one know how to get in touch with Rocky P. to let him know about Prof. Presas? Email to him started bouncing a day or two ago, so not sure if he as heard the sad news yet. I know that he and Remy had been close... Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:57:40 PDT Subject: eskrima: War of Philippine Independence Spanish-American War / War of Philippine Independence 1898 - 1901 Relations between the United States and Spain deteriorated over the conduct of the war for independence in Cuba. On February 15, 1898 the American battleship, USS Maine, exploded and sank in Havana harbour under mysterious circumstances with the loss of 260 men. As war between the United States and Spain became imminent, the commander of the U.S. Asiatic Squadron, Commodore George Dewey, had discussions with Emilio Aguinaldo's government in exile in Singapore and Hong Kong. On April 25, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain and the Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt, ordered Dewey to attack the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. The Battle of Manila Bay was the first hostile engagement of the Spanish-American War. In the darkness before dawn, Commodore Dewey's ships passed under the siege guns on the island of Corregidor at the entrance to Manila Bay and by noon on May 1, 1898 had destroyed the Spanish fleet. Aguinaldo arrived back in the Philippines on May 19, 1898 and resumed command of his rebel forces. The Filipino rebels routed the demoralized Spanish forces in the provinces and laid siege to Manila. From the balcony of his house in Cavite, Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines on June 12, 1898. Whatever understanding Dewey and Aguinaldo may have reached in Hong Kong prior to the war, neither could have appreciated the full extent of the geopolitical forces at play. By late May, the newly appointed Admiral Dewey had received intructions to distance himself from Aguinaldo and his independence cause. The declared war aim of the United States was Cuban independence from Spain. This was soon accomplished. The American forces landed in Cuba on June 23 and, with the surrender of Santiago on July 16, the Spanish sued for peace through the French ambassador in Washington two days later. Events in the Cuban theatre were concluded in less than a month. The United States had not expressed an interest in taking over the remnants of Spain's colonial empire. On news of Dewey's victory, warships began arriving in Manila Bay from Britain, France, Japan and Germany. The German fleet of eight warships was especially aggressive and menacing. All of these imperial powers had recently obtained concessions from China for naval bases and designated commercial spheres of interest. American interests had reason to fear that leaving the Philippines to the designs of the imperial powers might exclude the United States from the Asia-Pacific trade altogether. By late July, 12,000 American troops had arrived from San Francisco. The Spanish governor, Fermin Jaudenes, negotiated the surrender of Manila with an arranged show of resistance that preserved Spanish sensibilities of honour and excluded Aguinaldo's Filipinos. The Americans took possession of Manila on August 13, 1898. As it became apparent that the United States did not intend to recognize Philippine independence, Aguinaldo moved his capital in September from Cavite to the more defensible Malalos in Bulacan. That same month, the United States and Spain began their peace negotiations in Paris. The Treaty of Paris was signed on December 10, 1898. By the Treaty, Cuba gained its independence and Spain ceded the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States for the sum of US$20 million. Disappointed at having lost the opportunity to acquire the Philippines as a colony, Germany applied diplomatic pressure during the Paris negotiations to block the American request for the Caroline Islands. Spain subsequently sold the Caroline and Marianas Islands (less Guam) to Germany. The Treaty of Paris was not well received in the Philippines. Filipino nationalists were incensed at the arrogance of the imperial powers to bargain away their independence for the tidy price of US$20 million with not so much as a pretence of consultation with Filipinos. Given its own history of colonial revolution, American opinion was uncomfortable and divided on the moral principle of owning colonial dependencies. Having acquired the Philippines almost by accident, the United States was not sure what to do with them. On January 20, 1899, President McKinley appointed the First Philippine Commission (Schurman Commission) to make recommendations. Aguinaldo did not need recommendations to decide what he would do. On January 23, 1899 he proclaimed the Malalos Constitution and the First Philippine Republic. The hostilities in the Philippine War of Independence began on February 4, 1899 and continued for two years. The United States needed 126,000 soldiers to subdue the Philippines. The war took the lives of 4,234 Americans and 16,000 Filipinos. As usually happens in guerrilla campaigns, the civilian population suffers the worst. As many as 200,000 civilians may have died from famine and disease. As before, the Filipino rebels did not do well in the field. Aguinaldo and his government escaped the capture of Malalos on March 31, 1899 and were driven into northern Luzon. Peace feelers from members of Aguinaldo's cabinet failed in May when the American commander, General Ewell Otis, demanded an unconditional surrender. Aguinaldo disbanded his regular forces in November and began a guerrilla campaign concentrated mainly in the Tagalog areas of central Luzon. Aguinaldo was captured on March 23, 1901. In Manila he was persuaded to swear allegiance to the United States and called on his soldiers to put down their arms. The United States declared an end to military rule on July 4, 1901. Sporadic resistance continued until 1903. These incidents were put down by the Philippine Constabulary. ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:19:17 PDT Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #385 **************************************** 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.