From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #514 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Mon, 3 Dec 2001 Vol 08 : Num 514 In this issue: eskrima: Balisongs eskrima: Mime-Version: 1.0 eskrima: Re: Treating kamaging sticks eskrima: . ========================================================================== Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. 1100 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). http://InayanEskrima.com 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: Saturbo@aol.com Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 20:25:59 EST Subject: eskrima: Balisongs I was reading an article in Filipino Martial Arts Magazine written by Mat Marinas earlier this year, and I was astounded by the claim that he had 180-something different ways to open a balisong. I don't refute the claim by any means, but I am impressed, and a little awed. I have a wide variety of openings in my own repertoir, of which I am quite proud, but I couldn't possibly imagine mastering 180+ ways to open a balisong. I have 28 distinctly different openings I can do MOST of the time, and maybe 6 or 7 ways to close it. I just got myself a copy of Jeff Imada's "Advanced Balisong Manual" and there are a few different techniques I hadn't thought of, that I'll try and practice I would like to know how many different ways my fellow practitioners of the FMA have of opening this elegant weapon of our art. NO BS now . . . let's try not to exaggerate too badly now guys. Curious for the responses . . . Oh by the way . . . have you seen the new Benchmade balisong with the kris blade and cocobolo inserts in the handle??? My jaw DROPPED, and I think I started drooling when I first saw this knife. Heh heh heh, a little pricey though. R. Saturno, Jr Oahu, Hawaii ------------------------------ From: Luis Pellicer III Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 10:17:34 +0800 Subject: eskrima: Mime-Version: 1.0 >Arnis is the least of the priority of the Philippine Sports Commission >because our corrupt government officials can't make money out it. Further, >it is not included in the Olympics or Asean Games and there can be no >substantial budget for it. Thus, there is little effort in promoting it, >making it less popular compared to foreign martial arts. I know a couple of the directors of the PSC personally, thier problem stems from the from the reasons I gave in my post last week. Miguel Zubiri, a Bakbakan student of Topher Ricketts, is a congressman. He is authoring a bill to make Arnis/Escrima a National Art and a part of Philippine National Heritage. (or something like that) This will hopefully help awareness among the mass population. For the guys who want to openly spread the Art here, all I'll suggest is "MARKET ASSESMENT","PRODUCT IMAGING" and "MARKETING MIX". The TKD and KARATE guys in big organizations have done this very well, even if unknowingly. ------------------------------ From: Kes41355@aol.com Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 06:32:54 EST Subject: eskrima: Re: Treating kamaging sticks In a message dated 12/2/01 4:56:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com writes: << I just bought a pair of kamagong sticks. I know from previous posts that people soak rattan sticks in boiled linseed oil. Does anybody have experience in soaking kamagong sticks in linseed oil? Does anybody have any other tips for protecting or enhancing the quality of kamagong sticks? Thanks. Brian >> Hi Brian, We treat both rattan and hardwood sticks with boiled linseed oil (boiled oil dries much faster than raw oil, BTW). For rattan, the oil gives the stick extra weight. But, for hardwood (kamagong, bahi, hickory, etc.), the oil helps by protecting the wood from moisture, helping to delay splitting and drying of the wood. Kim Satterfield ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 8:45:46 PST Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #514 **************************************** 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. Remember 9-11!