Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 02:05:44 -0700 (PDT) From: eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 9 #132 - 6 msgs X-Mailer: Mailman v2.0.8 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Sender: eskrima-admin@martialartsresource.net Errors-To: eskrima-admin@martialartsresource.net X-BeenThere: eskrima@martialartsresource.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net X-Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net List-Help: List-Post: X-Subscribed-Address: rterry@idiom.com List-Subscribe: List-Id: Inayan Eskrima / FMA discussion forum, the premier FMA forum on the Internet. 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Today's Topics: 1. Tail wags (Marc Denny) 2. Mideast affects Southeast Asia (Marc Denny) 3. Estalilly Kabaroan Eskrima video (Marc Denny) 4. Surviving Edged Weapons ? (Ray Terry) 5. Dave Gould (Musilat@aol.com) 6. Humility? (Seraksatu@aol.com) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: "Marc Denny" To: Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 05:54:00 -0700 Subject: [Eskrima] Tail wags Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Woof to All: Tail wags to Pak Vic et al for the kind words on the Learning Channel piece. I did wince a bit at some of the sparring footage they used, (the fight footage was fine) but overall I was pleased. I thought Rick Tucci did a fine job. As for the matter of the ranking, hell, we were delighted to be included. These things are not to be taken too seriously. Woof, Crafty Dog --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "Marc Denny" To: Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 00:11:28 -0700 Subject: [Eskrima] Mideast affects Southeast Asia Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Woof All: As always, comments from those from this part of the world or with background there most welcome. Crafty Dog ------------------------------- Upsurge in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Impacts Southeast Asia 8 April 2002 Summary The current Israeli-Palestinian conflict is having an impact beyond the Middle East and into Southeast Asian nations as well. In Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, where al Qaeda has allegedly maintained a presence, the Middle East crisis is having very different repercussions. Each of these countries is reacting based on its own national situation and interests. Analysis The effects of the escalating violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories are rippling into Southeast Asia. In Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, where al Qaeda is alleged to have operatives, the Palestinian issue is resonating in different ways. Each government has found it necessary to address the conflict based on its own national circumstances. In Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, the events in Israel and the territories are inflaming an already volatile situation. Several smaller, more radical Islamic organizations are capitalizing on the heightened Israeli response to expand their membership and public profile. There have been recent marches and demonstrations around the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, and at least one group has announced a recruitment drive to send volunteers to fight alongside the Palestinians. Larger Muslim organizations -- including Indonesia's largest, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)-- have announced plans to pacify their followers, and NU chairman Hasyim Muzadi warned that "the Israeli action could be used to provoke certain religious followers to perpetrate violence here," according to the Jakarta Post. In the past week at least five bombs have exploded in areas of high religious tensions in Indonesia, including one in the Malukus, two in Sulawesi and two in Aceh. The government has petitioned the U.N. Security Council to send peacekeepers to Israel, and People's Consultative speaker Amien Rais, himself a leading Islamic figure, said Indonesian forces should participate if asked by the United Nations. As Indonesia struggles to balance the interests of competing Islamic factions, the military and other elite, Malaysia has taken a very different approach in its response to Israel's heightened military offensive. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has stolen the issue from the Islamic opposition and turned it to his own advantage. For example, Malaysian youth groups linked to the ruling coalition are staging demonstrations in support of the Palestinians, thereby also taking the cause away from the opposition Partai Islam se Malaysia (PAS), which allegedly has ties to extremist Muslims and has taken a lower profile since Sept. 11 to avoid becoming a full target of the war against terrorism. During the recent Organization of the Islamic Conference meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Mahathir delivered an opening address in which he suggested that all violent acts perpetrated against civilians be considered terrorism -- even if they are carried out by Palestinians. Although his comments certainly stirred the debate at the OIC meeting, they exemplified Mahathir's deeper concern that militant Islamic groups will take up residency in Malaysia and destabilize his economic and social programs. Mahathir has worked for the past few years to undermine the strength of the PAS, labeling its members as ineffective administrators and warning that the group is closely linked to radical Islamists and militants, possibly including al Qaeda. Yet he maintains the support of Malaysia's predominately moderate Muslim population by criticizing Israel, claiming Palestinian suicide bombings are the result of Israeli aggression and accusing the United States and Europe of not doing enough to stem the current violence. In the Philippines, the fallout has taken a very different course. Manila is not an Islamic government, but there is a large Muslim constituency in the southern Philippines. The government then has had to walk a delicate line. On one hand, it has said Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is not a terrorist and urged Israel to immediately withdraw from the occupied territories. On the other hand, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo quickly clarified that the call for an Israeli pullback did not constitute Filipino support for Arafat, nor opposition to the Israeli government. Arroyo's chief concern over Israel is not the Palestinian cause, but the 35,000 to 50,000 Filipinos working overseas, who may be threatened by the escalation of tensions. Another key concern for Manila is the impact of the current Middle East tensions on oil prices. Sudden hikes in gas prices in the Philippines often trigger a social backlash, and Arroyo has pledged that the country will not run out of oil during the current crisis. Singapore has been the least affected among Southeast Asian nations by the current Israeli-Palestinian tensions. The government continues to remind citizens that the city-state was itself a target of terrorism, with Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong saying in a speech last week that a suspected Islamic militant planned to hijack a plane in January and crash it into Singapore's Changi Airport, the Straits Times reported. But such plots have been foiled by Singapore's police and security forces. The widely different effects of the Middle East tensions in Southeast Asia reflect the very different and distinct domestic situation in each nation. In Indonesia, it is the more extreme Islamic factions that are exploiting the Palestinian cause, whereas in Malaysia the government has taken the wind from the Islamic opposition's sails, harnessing the Palestinian cause to further tighten internal controls, while at the same time pressing its foreign policy agenda. The Philippines has been only indirectly affected, primarily from an economic angle, and last on the list is Singapore's near isolation from the ongoing Middle East conflict. It will be these internal national factors that will continue to drive the reactions of the governments and special interest groups in Southeast Asia as the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories evolves. --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "Marc Denny" To: Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 06:59:59 -0700 Subject: [Eskrima] Estalilly Kabaroan Eskrima video Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Woof All: Ron posted: > Available will be GM Estalilla's Video "An introduction to Estalilla > Kabaroan Eskrima". You can also pick one up at > http://thundercenter.com/thundercenter/products.html and/or > http://bloodsport.com/product.htm > > Salamat po > Guro Ron Reekers I had opportunity to see this video the other day ( www.bloodsport.com is Pappy Dog after all) and would like to say that I enjoyed it very much. Thanks to a fine editing job by Pappy Dog, the tape moves along quite briskly-- especially for an intro video. There are several really nice drills in there which I will be looking to incorporate. Woof, Crafty Dog --__--__-- Message: 4 From: Ray Terry To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 7:57:13 PDT Subject: [Eskrima] Surviving Edged Weapons ? Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > TUHON Leo Tortal Gaje, Jr. Grandmaster Gaje is a leading professionally > recognized authority on Filipino martial arts, military and law enforcement > tactical training and was featured in the popular Calibre Press video > SURVIVING EDGED WEAPONS, critically acclaimed as the finest law enforcement > training video ever made. ??? I'm curious... Do folks really believe Surviving Edged Weapons is the finest LEO training video ever? It is good, yes. But it was made something like ~15 years ago. Has nothing better been produced in all those years? Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com --__--__-- Message: 5 Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 18:10:15 -0400 From: Musilat@aol.com To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] Dave Gould Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Dave, My compliments on a well thought out training guide. If I'm correct, you are a student of the late Punong Guro Edgar Sulite. From what I know about him. I'm sure he would be pleased with what you wrote. Nice Job. Regards, Steve Kohn Torrance, Ca. --__--__-- Message: 6 From: Seraksatu@aol.com Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 21:43:24 EDT To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] Humility? Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > --__--__-- _______________________________________________ Eskrima mailing list Eskrima@martialartsresource.net http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/eskrima http://eskrima-fma.net Old digest issues are available via ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com. 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