From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #446 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Mon, 8 Oct 2001 Vol 08 : Num 446 In this issue: eskrima: Re: Tuhon eskrima: Cold Steel New Machettes eskrima: Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny Columbus, OH Seminar Review 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: Joe Marszalek Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 07:58:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: Re: Tuhon Yesterday I was watching the Paul De Thouars Bukti Negara video from 1991 that features Burt Richardson. At the beginning of the Guro Dan interview the title shows him as Guro Tuan Dan Inosanto. I assume "Tuan" is an Inodnesian term pronounced the same way we say "Tuhon". Joe Marszalek ===== Web Admin for Martial Arts Koncepts -- http://www.MartialArtsKoncepts.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 ------------------------------ From: mkoblic@uniserve.com (Michael Koblic) Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 17:17:27 -0700 Subject: eskrima: Cold Steel New Machettes I bought the three new Cold Steel machettes. They are made in South Africa and are dirt cheap so I thought: what have I got to lose? They are pretty rough looking pieces of cutlery. Not particularly sharp. I sharpened the heavy one with a diamond hone (coarse) and tried a few chops into a 2-by-4. Unimpressive result! I thought, maybe I made the edge too fine and tried the light one in the same way without sharpening it first. To my surprise after only three chops the edge actually rolled over! I tried my Cold Steel LTC kukri in the same way with incomparably better results and fared similarly or better with an ang khola from Himalayan Imports. The edge geometry is clearly different (but not that different between the CS kukri and the machettes) but the main difference is the quality of the steel. Cold Steel normally produce first class products even at cheap prices (their SpetzNaz shovel is great) but these machettes are an exception. Avoid, IMHO. Mike Koblic Campbell River, BC ------------------------------ From: MikHam777@aol.com Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 20:40:52 EDT Subject: eskrima: Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny Columbus, OH Seminar Review This past weekend, the International Martial Arts Academy of Columbus hosted Guro Marc Denny for a two day seminar on Dog Brothers Martial Arts! Over 20 students from all over attended, including New York and Texas (Dog Chuck!). For many, it was their first experience to DBMA and one that would leave a lasting impression indeed! Saturday began with an over-view of the Seven Range Theory, and how important it was to be functional in all of them. This lead us to Snaggletooth training, a very crucial element to combining your stick with your footwork. Marc introduced us to the "Meteronome" training method, which all seemed to enjoy. It puts students of varying skill levels on the same page during a drill, thus increasing the benefits they get from the training no matter what their level. What a great teaching concept! From there, we progressed into the sixth range, the Standing-Grapple. With DBMA being a "system of many styles", Marc showed how to use Attacking Blocks with elements of Krabai-Krabrong to safely close the gap and achieve the standing-grapple. Once there, he gave us a whole new bag of tricks to dominate position, take-down or control and punish! Day two began with more SnaggleTooth training, adding to the footwork/striking pattern foundation from day one. Adding the second step to the SnaggleTooth, we were able to get through the "triangle from the third-dimension" and really wack the hell out of our opponent! A must-have skill for stickfighting!! We finished the day with my personal favorite, StickGrappling! Anyone who has heard Marc's analogy of StickGrappling and Pinball knows this is not a place you want to be with the Crafty Dog! It makes for a long day when a Punyo is cracking you in the skull; you try to defend, only to get hammered in the face with a punch! Again, you try to defend, only to walk into a matrix of chokes and locks! Not so fun on the receiving end! At the end, we watched some fights from the Gathering, with Marc pointing out some important details. The Dog Bros. phrase, "if you see it taught, you see it fought", says it all. Guro Denny is that rare combination of teacher/fighter. All in all, it was a Great weekend! I want to say a Huge Thank You to Guro Crafty for coming in and putting on one hell of a seminar! And for bringing us a taste of Dog Brothers Martial Arts to Ohio. Also, a big thank you to all the students that participated..especially Dog Chuck Blanchard for his assistance. We'll be looking forward to more of Crafty Dog in the future............Mike Hamilton ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 18:35:21 PDT Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #446 **************************************** 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.