From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #412 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Sat, 15 Sept 2001 Vol 08 : Num 412 In this issue: eskrima: Remy Presas & Oct. 6 eskrima: Top Ten eskrima: Your lose is our lose eskrima: Philippine anti-terrorist watch eskrima: Very interesting letter 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://MartialArtsResource.com Mabuhay ang eskrima! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ray Terry Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 7:58:03 PDT Subject: eskrima: Remy Presas & Oct. 6 Forwarded message from the Modern Arnis organization. Ray ====================================================== Memorial Celebration of Prof. Remy Amador Presas Saturday, October 6th, 2001 Wyndham Suites Valley Forge 888 Chesterbrook Boulevard Wayne, Pa. 19087 Ph: 601-647-6700 10-12:30 pm-Brunch hosted by Michael and Karen Bates 475 Horseshoe Dr. Media, Pa. Please let them know if you'll be there. Even if it's just for coffee. They can caravan to hotel; it's about 20 minutes from house. 2-3 pm general guest arrival at Wyndham Hotel. Time to relax, make new friends, and visit with old ones. 3-4:30 pm Speakers will remember the Professor. Gentlemen, Coat and tie only! No Jeans. 4:30-6:30 pm Cocktails and munchies 7 pm Buffet Dinner by reservation: $50 @ person Or $70@ person for Steak & Lobster. Please send check, Money Order or Credit Card Information to Michael T. Bates, 803 N. Providence Rd., Media, PA. 19063 Phone: 610-565-3600, e-mail; mtbmaa@home.com Reservations for dinner must be made no later than October 1st. A portion of this money will help to defray the enormous cost of funeral arrangements for the Professor in the Phillipines. 10 pm Guests are welcome back to Bates house for camp fire, cigars & aprtifs ------------------------------ From: Brandon Tapps Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 09:01:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: Top Ten Seem's a little anti-climactic after this weeks events but I was working on a top ten list Wednesday. Just getting the energy to post it. Here goes: 1.Arnis Sikaran - Ric "Bong Sun" Jornales. He trained in a family style and Modern Arnis. One of the most fluid guys I've ever seen. 2.Balintawak Escrima - GM Ted Buot The inheritor of Anchon Becon's Balintawak. Doesn't do the seminar scene and keeps low profile. THE real deal. 3.Cuentada De Mano - Rocky Paswik Rock is no stranger to this list. I've trained with him. From everything I've seen he can back up everything he says. (Which is quite impressive when ya think about it) Very knowledgeable about his arts and there history. 4.Estalilla Kabaroan Eskrima - GM Ramiro Estalilla Jr. 5.Garimot Arnis - Gat Puno Abondio Baet 6.Giron Arnis Escrima - GM Leo Giron Four five and six are my people to see list. The guys I respect the most respect them. That's good enough for me. 7.JKD Kali - Guro Dan Inosanto Since Remy's passing guro I is easily the most recognizable face in FMA. A given 8.JKD Kali - Tom Macaluso I've trained with Tom. He's a young up and coming JKD guy (under Larry H/Guro I ?) He swings a mean stick and has added some Modern Arnis to the mix.Very well rounded martial artist. 9.Modern Arnis - Datu Tim Hartman Since Professor's passing. Tim is the most complete Modern Arnis guy around. If you truly want to learn this art, This is THE guy. 10.Honorable mention Bando - Dr Gyi Not a Filipino Martial artist. But he does teach stick. A true grandmaster. Any politics aside, if you haven't seem Gyi you should. I belive he has been a big influence on a number of respected members of this list. __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ ------------------------------ From: Ronald.Reekers@HSC.com Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 09:39:24 -0700 Subject: eskrima: Your lose is our lose My deepest sympathies goes out to all members effected by Tuesday's tragedy. Best wishes goes out to Eric's brother recovery and mournful sorrow to Bill McGrath's family of friends and colleagues that are no longer with us. We too have been effected deeply with the lose of three colleagues at Boeing facility here in El Segundo, Chad Keller, 29, Ruben Ornedo, 39, D.C. Lee, 48 all on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. I think Winston Churchill said it best "We know it will be hard; we expect it to be long, we cannot predict or measure its episodes or its tribulations. But one thing is certain, one thing is sure, one thing stands out stark and undeniable, massive and unassailable for all the world to see. We cannot see how deliverance will come or when it will come, but nothing is more certain that every trace of Hitler's footsteps, every stain of his infected, corroding fingers will be sponged and purged and, if need be, blasted from the surface of the earth." I believe we can collectively say this about terrorism and any person(es) that promotes it. Ron Reekers ------------------------------ From: "Marc Denny" Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 10:57:31 -0700 Subject: eskrima: Philippine anti-terrorist watch The Philippines has set up an anti-terrorist watch under the supervision of the office of Executive Secretary Bert Romulo, to prevent the entry of international terrorists and dangerous equipment into the country. National Security Adviser Roilo Golez said the Bureau of Customs, Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Aviation Security Group, the Philippines Coast Guard and the Bureau of Immigration would take part in the terrorist watch project, according to Gulf News. 1558 GMT, 010915 ------------------------------ From: RBalicki@aol.com Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 14:55:09 EDT Subject: eskrima: Very interesting letter Pretty interesting words of an 18 year old. Hit the buildings, Missed America . . . . Posted By: Charles Brennan, Windrose 18, So. Florida Date: 9/11/2001 9:07p.m. An open letter to a terrorist: Well, you hit the World Trade Center, but you missed America. You hit the Pentagon, but you missed America. You used helpless American bodies, to take out other American bodies, but like a poor marksman, you STILL missed America. Why? Because of something you guys will never understand. America isn’t about a building or two, not about financial centers, not about military centers, America isn’t about a place, America isn’t even about a bunch of bodies. America is about an IDEA. An idea, that you can go someplace where you can earn as much as you can figure out how to, live for the most part, like you envisioned living, and pursue Happiness. (No guarantees that you’ll reach it, but you can sure try!) Go ahead and whine your terrorist whine, and chant your terrorist litany: “If you can not see my point, then feel my pain.” This concept is alien to Americans. We live in a country where we don’t have to see your point. But you’re free to have one. We don’t have to listen to your speech. But you’re free to say one. Don’t know where you got the strange idea that everyone has to agree with you. We don’t agree with each other in this country, almost as a matter of pride. We’re a collection of guys that don’t agree, called States. We united our individual states to protect ourselves from tyranny in the world. Another idea, we made up on the spot. You CAN make it up as you go, when it’s your country. If you’re free enough. Yeah, we’re fat, sloppy, easy-going goofs most of the time. That’s an unfortunate image to project to the world, but it comes of feeling free and easy about the world you live in. It’s unfortunate too, because people start to forget that when you attack Americans, they tend to fight like a cornered badger. The first we knew of the War of 1812, was when England burned Washington D.C. to the ground. Didn’t turn out like England thought it was going to, and it’s not going to turn out like you think, either. Sorry, but you’re not the first bully on our shores, just the most recent. No Marquis of Queensbury rules for Americans, either. We were the FIRST and so far, only country in the world to use nuclear weapons in anger. Horrific idea, nowadays? News for you bucko, it was back then too, but we used it anyway. Only had two of them in the whole world and we used ‘em both. Grandpa Jones worked on the Manhattan Project. Told me once, that right up until they threw the switch, the physicists were still arguing over whether the Uranium alone would fission, or whether it would start a fissioning chain reaction that would eat everything. But they threw the switch anyway, because we had a War to win. Does that tell you something about American Resolve? So who just declared War on us? It would be nice to point to some real estate, like the good old days. Unfortunately, we’re probably at war with random camps, in far-flung places. Who think they’re safe. Just like the Barbary Pirates did, IIRC. Better start sleeping with one eye open. There’s a spirit that tends to take over people who come to this country, looking for opportunity, looking for liberty, looking for freedom. Even if they misuse it. The Marielistas that Castro emptied out of his prisons, were overjoyed to find out how much freedom there was. First thing they did when they hit our shores, was run out and buy guns. The ones that didn’t end up dead, ended up in prisons. It was a big PITA then (especially in south Florida), but you’re only the newest PITA, not the first. You guys seem to be incapable of understanding that we don’t live in America, America lives in US! American Spirit is what it’s called. And killing a few thousand of us, or a few million of us, won’t change it. Most of the time, it’s a pretty happy-go-lucky kind of Spirit. Until we’re crossed in a cowardly manner, then it becomes an entirely different kind of Spirit. Wait until you see what we do with that Spirit, this time. Sleep tight, if you can. We’re coming. Charles Brennan ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 14:30:59 PDT Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #412 **************************************** 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.