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List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Help: Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: Send Eskrima mailing list submissions to eskrima@martialartsresource.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/eskrima or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net You can reach the person managing the list at eskrima-admin@martialartsresource.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Eskrima digest..." <<---- The Sudlud-Inayan/Eskrima/Kali/Arnis/FMA mailing list ---->> Serving the Internet since June 1994. Copyright 1994-2002: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The Internet's premier discussion forum devoted to Filipino Martial Arts. Provided in memory of Mangisursuro Michael G. Inay (1944-2000). http://SudludEskrima.com http://InayanEskrima.com/index.cfm See the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) FAQ and the online search engine for back issues of the Eskrima/FMA list at http://MartialArtsResource.com Mabuhay ang eskrima! Today's Topics: 1. On Mr. Salinel's piece on FMA names (tenrec@avcorner.com) 2. More on Al Qaeda (S. H. WEE) 3. More on Jemaah Islamiyah Network (S. H. WEE) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: tenrec@avcorner.com To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 01:35:00 -0000 Subject: [Eskrima] On Mr. Salinel's piece on FMA names Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Hello Listers! Leo Salinel wrote about arnis its different names. I would respectfully like to add a few comments: >1. Arnis is the generic term nationwide, thanks or no >thanks to a nationwide propagation effort by the late >President Ferdinand Marcos during the 1970's (the >NARAPHIL days).... Doce Pares escrima comes in second (also >well distributed all over the Phils. thanks to the >1970's FMA/arnis "revival" courtesy of NARAPHIL, >President marcos, and his henchman General Fabian Ver). Whatever happened to NARAPHIL, and what is its relation to ARNIS PHILIPPINES INC of today? >2. "Escrima/Eskrima" is the term used by Cebuanos and >Cebuano-influenced/speaking Filipinos (Bohol, Leyte, >Samar and most of Mindanao). The people from Negros >Occidental and Panay island (the Ilonggo ethnic group) >who rival the Cebuanos in terms of numbers as the >larger and more dominant Visayan ethnic group, call >their FMA styles "arnis" instead of "escrima/eskrima". I have heard escrima/eskrima used to refer to Arnis by my Ilonggo teacher, and by non- practitioners from NEg. Occ. and Iloilo in conversation. My teacher, a native-born FBI (Full-Blooded Ilonggo) who never lived anywhere else, used the term interchangeably with Arnis, and sometimes used the term "baston" or cane to mean Arnis. I was under the distinct impression that the styles he learned from his uncles had no name, and did not seem to care about the label for his art. He never heard of the term Kali. >3. "Kali" is a revived word not used throughout the >Philippines. It is basically an American's word for >the FMA although there are indications that "Kali" did >and does exist in the hinterlands. We can't just >dismiss "Kali" as a myth although I have reservations >about it being a "mother art" since a lot of what we >often call "Kali" styles today are called "Arnis" >styles in the Philippines. According to Grand Tuhon >Leo Gaje, there are groups in the Panay central >hinterlands who use the term "Kali". I tend to agree with your statement above. So far no one, either from the academe (PHIL Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies) that I have spoken with from the Phil. have been able to trace the origins of this term, or verify the statements made in the book by GM Yambao. I tend towards the possibility that the last chapter of the book by Donn Draeger and Robert Smith "Asian Fighting Arts (1968)," which included a discussion of this term, may have spurred the revival of the use of this term. >care, as long as it works, and as long as it's >credibly Filipino (and not like some newfangled >"Filipino" MA now being propagated in some tacky books >I see at the bookstores here in Manila where they call >their art "Filipino" and yet have a technique called >"THE REVERSE KNIGHT STICK"--yes, with a "K"). Uhm, >since when did we Flips have knights? :-* Someone showed me that book...I think it was a typo...I hope it was a typo... Happy holidays! tenrec tenrec@avcorner.com ===== --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "S. H. WEE" To: "Eskrima@Martialartsresource.Net" Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:34:33 +0800 Subject: [Eskrima] More on Al Qaeda Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Hi Ray, The articles below have nothing to do with FMA, just news from my region. Thought some of you guys might be interested to read about local point of views. How Did He Get In And Out? HOW did internationally known terrorist suspect, Ahmed Zaoui, enter and leave Malaysia without being stopped at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) two weeks ago?, wonders EDDIE CHUA. Wed, 25 Dec 2002 HOW did an internationally known terrorist suspect enter and leave Malaysia without being stopped at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) two weeks ago? Malaysian authorities are stumped and are anxious to find out how Ahmed Zaoui had entered the country without being detected. According to sources, the authorities are also keen to know how long Ahmed had stayed in Malaysia. "They are finding out if he was on transit, and where he went to upon arrival at the KLIA from South Africa," said a source. The suspect, from Algeria, is being held in New Zealand after surrendering on arrival at the Auckland airport where he sought political asylum. He is being detained at New Zealand's Paremoremo high security prison. Sources said that Ahmed, a top ranking member of a militant group allegedly responsible for several atrocities and terrorist activities in Algeria and Europe, had destroyed his South African travel documents during the flight from Kuala Lumpur to New Zealand. A source said that under international conventions, which New Zealand recognises, anyone who is party to terrorist acts, including association with terrorist groups, or poses a risk to national security, will not be taken in as a refugee. Although New Zealand cannot extradite people to their home country if they face the death penalty there, they can expel them to a third country. "New Zealand is contemplating sending Ahmed back to Malaysia, his last port of call," said the source. The Algerian Government had tried Ahmed in absentia for terrorism and sentenced him to death in the early 1990's for supplying weapons from Europe to guerillas in the northern African nation. He managed to flee Algeria and lived in exile in Europe after the trial. Last year, Ahmed was also linked to al-Qaeda's terrorist activities in South-east Asia through his associates but he denied it. Ahmed was a democratically-elected member of the Algerian Islamic Front for Salvation (FIS) in December 1991 but the new government was overthrown in a military coup in January 1992. He was also allegedly associated with the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), which had subsequently launched a bitter civil war to restore democracy in Algeria. GIA has been blamed for terrorist acts, including the 1997 Paris metro bombing that killed eight people. Ahmed has denied his involvement with the group. While living in France, he also sought asylum in Switzerland but was only given temporary refugee status until he and his family were deported to Burkina Faso in West Africa. Ahmed reportedly feared for his safety there and headed for Malaysia, and then to New Zealand. _________ http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,4386,162653,00.html? Suspects in Bali bombings fled Malaysia last year DEC 25, 2002 WED KUALA LUMPUR - Police said two Malaysian suspects in the Bali bombings fled Malaysia a year ago to avoid a crackdown on alleged militants. Dr Azahari Hussin, a university lecturer, and Noordin Muhamad Top, a religious school head, were among scores of members of a regional militant Muslim group who fled in October 2001, when the crackdown began, Deputy Inspector General of Police Jamil Johari said. The Al-Qaeda-linked terror group, Jemaah Islamiah, is suspected in the Oct 12 blasts on Bali which killed 192 people, mostly foreign tourists, and a series of other bombings elsewhere in Indonesia. The two Malaysians were named by Indonesian police on Monday as among the six new suspects in the Bali blasts. Police believe Azahari helped prepare explosives for the attacks. Noordin allegedly donated an unspecified amount of money to finance the bombings. Tan Sri Jamil said the Malaysian authorities had no evidence that Azahari and Noordin were involved in the attacks. He did say, however, that Azahari, an associate professor at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, had experience with explosives. The deputy police chief also said Indonesian Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, an alleged leader of Jemaah Islamiah, also fled. Malaysian authorities believe that Hambali, whose whereabouts are unknown, was based in Malaysia before the crackdown started. Police are offering a RM50,000 (S$23,000) reward for information leading to the capture of Azahari and Noordin, Tan Sri Jamil added. In recent weeks, Indonesia has arrested more than two dozen people in connection with the attacks, three of whom are allegedly senior Jemaah Islamiah operatives. -- AP _________ http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Frontpage/ 20021225170054/Article/ Probe complete on 10 suspected of spreading bombing e-mail Lee Shi-Ian KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25: Police have completed investigations on 10 people detained for allegedly spreading e-mail rumours about bomb attacks in the Federal capital. "There are minor details to be ironed out before the investigation papers are handed over to the Attorney-General's Chambers for further action," city police chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Dell Akbar Hyder Khan said. The 10 suspects, eight women and two men, were arrested last week under the Internal Security Act for allegedly spreading hoaxes and rumours through the Internet. Dell said police had interviewed the suspects, aged between 22 and 41, and recorded their statements before releasing them on police bail. The statements are now being checked before being handed to the Attorney-General's Chambers. "The decision on whether the 10 suspects will be charged or otherwise will be known later," he said at the Putrajaya police headquarters Hari Raya open house yesterday. Investigationsare now centred on locating the original sender of the e-mail and to detect others who spread it. Among the 10 arrested included a company director and three factory executives in Penang. Police, who also seized personal computers used to forward the e-mail during the raids at the workplaces, will continue to focus their operations in Penang as investigations revealed that most of the said e-mail were circulated there. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Berita Malaysia / bmalaysia mailing lists ============================================ Read postings, subscribe/unsubscribe or change settings at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beritamalaysia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bmalaysia --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "S. H. WEE" To: "Eskrima@Martialartsresource.Net" Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:34:45 +0800 Subject: [Eskrima] More on Jemaah Islamiyah Network Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Motive was revenge Marhalim Abas IN our concluding part on the International Crisis Group's report Indonesia Backgrounder: How the Jemaah Islamiyah Network Operates, we look at the motives behind the murder of Lunas State Assemblyman Dr Joe Fernandez; and the Christmas Eve and Bali bombings. Tue, 24 Dec 2002 HOURS after they were shot during a botched Southern Bank branch robbery on May 18 2001, the suspects reportedly confessed to police to the various crimes they had committed. One of the suspects reportedly told police: "I am a bank robber and I am not a liar". The suspect allegedly made the remark when police investigators tried to determine whether their alleged confessions were valid. The interrogation of the suspects led to the arrest of seven more men, one of whom was the accomplice of the two bank robbers, and all apparently belonged to, what was then an unknown, militant group. The group - which was later identified as Kumpulan Militan Malaysia or better known regionally as Jemaah Islamiah - was linked to nine 'important' criminal cases reported since 1998. Among the cases were the Nov 14, 2000 killing of Lunas State Assemblyman Dr Joe Fernandez, the raid on the Guar Chempedak police station in Kedah (Feb 4, 2001) and a bomb blast near a temple in Jalan Pudu Lama, Kuala Lumpur, on Deepavali eve in 2000. Further arrests and the seizure of an arms cache on a trawler off Tawau, Sabah, in July 2001, gave the first indication of JI's involvement. On Aug 13, 2001 police, for the first time, named JI spiritual leader Abu Bakar Bashir and its operation chief, Hambali @ Riduan Isammudin, as wanted persons. Also named were Malaysians, Zulkifli @ Musa Abdul Hir, Mohd Rafi Udin and Zid Sharani Mohamad Esa. Zid Sharani is being held under the Internal Security Act after he was arrested in Indonesia late last year, while both Zulkifli and Mohd Rafi were believed to have been arrested early this month also under the same Act. The ICG report said JI's main motive prior to the Bali bombing appears to have been revenge for the massacre of Muslims by Christians in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia where communal conflict erupted in 1999 and 2000. "With a few exceptions, such as the attack on the residence of the Philippine ambassador in Jakarta in August 2000, the targets were mostly churches and priests. "Recruitment of foot soldiers was often preceded by discussions about Maluku and Poso, or the showing of videos about the killings taking place there. Those conflicts not only served to give meaning to the concept of jihad, a key element of JI's ideology, but also provided easily accessible places where recruits could gain practical combat experience. "The US-led war on terror now appears to have replaced Maluku and Poso as the main object of JI's wrath, especially as those conflicts have waned, and the targeting in Bali of Westerners, rather than Indonesian Christians, may be indicative of that shift. Although it did not mention the motive, the ICG said that Dr Fernandez killing was linked to the KMM. Malaysian police have also declined to specify the motive behind the killing of the State Assemblyman but he was apparently targeted because he was a Christian. The exact motive could also be ascertained if the testimony of KMM members linked to the killing could be made public or deduced during a hearing. The botched robbery which unearthed the militant group also revealed much about its activities. ICG said the JI's activities were financed through public donations and crimes, normally robberies against non-Muslim targets. As long as the the robbery was against a non-Muslim establishment, they consider the proceeds as legitimate war booty. Hence, it was logical that its Malaysian members also committed various robberies to finance their activities, besides appealing for public donations. The suspects involved in the botched robbery attempt were believed to have committed at least three armed robberies before they were captured. _________ http://www.bernama.com/B2002/news.shtml?general/ge2412_8 Bali: Malaysia To Cooperate In Tracking Down Two M'sians December 24 , 2002 18:29PM MACHANG, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will cooperate with Indonesia to track down two Malaysians who are believed to have been involved in the Oct 12 bombings in Bali which killed 187 people, mostly foreign tourists. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Zainal Abidin Zin said Tuesday that the Malaysian authorities had long been hunting for the two, identified as Dr Azahari Husin, 45, and Noor Din Muhamad Top, who are on its most wanted list. "We have been looking for the two individuals for a long time and we know that they are involved in several militant groups that can threaten national security," he told reporters after the state-level launch of the book on Pemadam's Five-Year Action Plan (2002-2006). On Monday, an Indonesian police spokesman, Brig-Gen Edward Aritonang, said that Dr Azahari was believed to have provided the technical expertise for the Bali blasts while Nordin was believed to be responsible for raising funds. Zainal Abidin said it was believed that the two were not in Malaysia and could be in neighbouring countries and Interpol's assistance had been sought to track them down. He said Indonesia's announcement of the names of the two suspects clearly showed that Malaysia's allegations against Dr Azahari and Noor Din were correct. "We were not making wild allegations as claimed by some parties. We have said that they are dangerous and something must be done (to catch them)," he said. On another matter, Zainal Abidin said allegations that there were still illegal immigrants on several islands like Sipadan and Ligitan were not true because they had all been sent back recently. "Malaysia deported about one million illegal immigrants during the recent amnesty programme and to our knowledge, there are no more illegal immigrants hiding or working in the country's island resorts," he said. He also said that all the islands in Malaysia were placed under tight security to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants following the hostage-taking in Sipadan two years ago. -- BERNAMA _________ Malaysian Named In Bali Bombing: Lecturer had bomb expertise http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/MM/Tuesday/National/20021224110034 _________ http://livenews.lycosasia.com/sg/lv3_5_1.html Tight security as Asia kicks off holiday season By Jacqueline Wong 24 Dec 15:04:35 hrs SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Christians in Asia were on their guard and locals and Western expatriates were wary as the Christmas holiday season kicked off on Tuesday amid new fears of attacks by Islamic radicals. Britain warned its citizens to avoid churches in Indonesia, security forces were on heightened alert in Australia and in Hong Kong, police set up more barricades outside nightspots in Singapore and shoppers in the Philippines were frisked for explosives. With memories of the October Bali bombings and the almost 200 fatalities still fresh across the region, authorities made it clear they would be taking no chances over the Christmas and New Year period. Indonesia, which is also hoping to avoid a repeat of a series of Christmas Eve bombings two years ago that killed 19 people, has deployed 200,000 police over the holiday season to protect churches and other popular public spaces. But Britain warned again of terror attacks in the world's most populous Muslim nation, telling its citizens to avoid places of worship there. Local Christians, who make up some 10 percent of the 210 million population, also said they would be wary. "We have heard that this Christmas Eve, churches will be turned into firecrackers," said Father Yoakim Ndelo of the Sacred Family church in a Jakarta suburb, adding the warning had came from a church member whom he declined to identify. Like ministers of other churches, Ndelo plans to install a metal detector to check worshippers before they enter. But he said no members had said they would not attend services, despite the security fears. Britain's Foreign Office, citing "recent information received concerning Jakarta", said on its website that its citizens should exercise "extreme caution" in all public places. The warning was echoed in Canberra, where Australia's foreign affairs department re-issued an alert, saying past bombings timed to coincide with Christmas suggested Australians ought to keep away from Indonesia. "People have to be particularly careful over the Christmas and New Year period in Indonesia," Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said this week, stressing his ministry had not upgraded its security advisory for Indonesia. SINGAPORE SCARED BUT STILL SHOPPING In the Philippines, Asia's largest Catholic nation but vulnerable to attacks by Islamic militants and leftwing rebels, people said they were beginning to take the security frisks outside shopping malls and other precautions in stride. "I don't think it's really that big a deal," Alexandra Faustman, a marketing manager, said as she took a break from shopping with friends at a busy cafe. "Living here all my life, I'm used to it -- security guards checking your bags and the sniffing dogs." In Singapore, where security has been air-tight since last year's September 11 attacks on the United States, police erected new barricades last week at a popular outdoor eating centre that attracts large crowds. Soldiers will remain on guard at Changi international airport, a major regional hub, over the holidays. "Police will continue with this deployment of resources in this festive season to ensure security," said police assistant superintendent Ang Poon Seng. Bunting, decorative lights and Christmas trees studded the island nation's popular shopping districts as usual and crowds flocked to its malls, but retailers said there would have been more if there were no fears of attacks. "We don't feel the threat at all and I think all this security is going a bit overboard," said Chris Teo, manager of a restaurant in the upmarket Holland Village where police have cordoned off a street popular with Westerners. "If people are scared because of terrorists, then you make them more scared like this," said a 41-year-old man who gave his name only as Tan. "I think any place in Singapore can be targeted. Are we going to put up road blocks everywhere?" In Australia, despite fears of an attack on home soil and earlier government warnings to be on guard, security precautions were not overt. But landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House have been patrolled for several weeks by security guards, and dustbins have been removed from some public venues, such as train stations and the underground. And in China's bustling capitalist enclave of Hong Kong, police were keeping a close eye on Christmas festivities. "Police will deploy sufficient manpower to manage crowd control and take other precautions to ensure security in all places where people are expected to gather," said a Hong Kong police spokeswoman. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Berita Malaysia / bmalaysia mailing lists ============================================ Read postings, subscribe/unsubscribe or change settings at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beritamalaysia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bmalaysia --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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. Copyright 1994-2002: Ray Terry, http://MartialArtsResource.com, http://Sudlud.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember 9-11! End of Eskrima Digest