Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 03:01:52 -0700 From: eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 10 #266 - 3 msgs X-Mailer: Mailman v2.0.13.cisto1 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Errors-To: eskrima-admin@martialartsresource.net X-BeenThere: eskrima@martialartsresource.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13.cisto1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net X-Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net X-Subscribed-Address: fma@martialartsresource.com List-Id: Eskrima-FMA discussion forum, the premier FMA forum on the Internet. 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 1994-2003: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The Internet's premier discussion forum devoted to Filipino Martial Arts. 1700 members. Provided in memory of Mangisursuro Michael G. Inay (1944-2000). 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. San Jose (Ray Terry) 2. San Jose (Francis Serrano) 3. chest punch results in death, just fyi (Ray Terry) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: Ray Terry To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net (Eskrima) Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 14:22:04 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Eskrima] San Jose Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > Are there any FMA schools/instructors in the San Jose area? San Jose, Costa Rica? Not sure. :) San Jose, Calif? Me and Jon Ward. Ray Terry rterry@idiom.com --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "Francis Serrano" To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:47:32 -0500 Subject: [Eskrima] San Jose Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Gord, Check out www.bandalan.com for Master Sonny Napial from Bandalan Doce Pares. He teaches in the San Ramon area and Grandmaster Alfredo Bandalan Sr also teaches in Morgan Hill. School Information Master: Sonny Napial Assistants: Antonio Lucero, Jeff Bermillo Mail: 3120 Wrangler Rd. San Ramon, CA 94583 Telephone: (925) 736-8731 Email: snapial@sbcglobal.net Practice Location: All American Martial Arts 2411-Q Old Crow Canyon Rd., San Ramon, CA 94583 Practice Times: Tuesdays, Thursdays 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Francis -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job search http://corp.mail.com/careers --__--__-- Message: 3 From: Ray Terry To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net (Eskrima) Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:17:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Eskrima] chest punch results in death, just fyi Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net 'Game' of punches kills S.J. boy, 16 FRIEND JAILED IN INVOLUNTARY-MANSLAUGHTER PROBE By Lisa M. Krieger Mercury News Mon, Jul. 28, 2003 A test of manhood between friends turned tragic early Sunday morning when a blow to the chest killed Jacob Salas, 16, at his home in San Jose. Jacob and Richard Jimenez, 19, were playing what youths and police say is a popular game among some teens called ``open chest,'' in which friends take turns exchanging blows to each other's chest to see who is toughest. ``It's viewed as a test of manhood,'' said San Jose police Sgt. Steve Dixon. ``It's assumed that nobody will get hurt.'' A punch felled Jacob, who instantly lost consciousness. Jimenez and friends tried to revive him, without success. ``He stopped breathing and his pulse stopped,'' said Jacob's 14-year-old sister, Anita. ``Then his pulse came back a couple seconds, then went away. Then he turned blue. We were yelling at him, `Jacob! We love you! We love you, don't do this!' '' Jimenez, of San Jose, became frightened and fled before paramedics arrived. He sought refuge at the family home of his girlfriend, Alma Barragan, 16, of East San Jose. ``I woke up and heard him wailing in our bathroom, just crying and crying,'' said Eliza Barragan, Alma's mother. ``He was hyperventilating and couldn't talk, couldn't tell me what was the matter. I prayed with him and he calmed down. He was so scared.'' Police found Jimenez at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, hiding in a closet. He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail for investigation of involuntary manslaughter and is being held in lieu of $200,000 bail. He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon. Heart rhythm Sudden death from a blunt blow to the chest is rare, but not unheard of, according to research by pediatric cardiologist Steven M. Yabek of Pediatric Cardiology Associates of New Mexico. Although no cause of death has yet been declared for Jacob, similar symptoms are linked to a condition called ``commotio cordis.'' It most commonly involves impact to the chest wall from a baseball, hockey puck, softball, lacrosse ball or karate chop, according to Yabek. Although the injury is not well-understood, it is thought that a strong impact to the chest causes the heart to lose rhythm. Jacob, the family's eldest child, had just completed summer school at Andrew Hill High School and had plans for a career as a rap musician, said his father, also named Jacob. ``He had CDs of all kinds with a lot of beat,'' said the father, who is a musician. The teenager's mother, Rebecca Salas, said her son had been placed on probation for fighting in school last year, spent some time in juvenile hall and was taking court-ordered classes on anger management. She said he spent time with older men whom she called ``a bad influence'' on her son; sometimes, she said, they supplied him with cigarettes. But things were looking up, Rebecca Salas said. ``He had goals. He wanted to change. He was ready to change.'' His friend's life also seemed to be taking a turn for the better, said Eliza Barragan of Jimenez. ``I can't say a single bad thing about Richard,'' said Barragan. ``He helps us vacuum, wash dishes, clean the rooms. I'm like a second mother to him because he has nobody.'' She said Jimenez's father is in prison, and his mother has not been located since the incident. Jimenez suffered a severe head injury at age 2, Barragan said, and has some mental disability. She said he did not graduate from high school and works intermittently at a Cupertino moving company. Jail spokesman Mark Cursi said Jimenez was interviewed by medical personnel at the jail and they decided to place him in the mental health unit with orders for someone to check on him every 15 minutes. It was not an angry fight that killed her brother, said Anita Salas. Around midnight, the two young men were home alone with a handful of friends at the Salas' tidy Senter Road home. They were drinking beer. Jacob's father, who works two jobs to support the family, was playing bass guitar with his band Grupo Fuerza Unida at a nearby nightclub. Rebecca Salas, divorced from Jacob's father, lives and works in Merced County. ``They said, `Want to go out and do `body shots?' '' recalled his sister. The game ``body shots,'' like ``open chest,'' involves youths taking turns punching each other. Physically, the two friends were a good match. Jacob, who stood 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 150 pounds, was strong and healthy, said his sister. Jimenez, she said, is about the same size. Second punch Out in the front yard, Jacob and Jimenez exchanged at least one blow each. Jimenez told Barragan that Jacob collapsed after being struck in the chest the second time. ``He was saying, `I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Jacob, don't do this,' '' said Anita Salas of the scene she witnessed. ``They were friends.'' Jacob's girlfriend, Angelina Alcala, 17, knows cardiopulmonary resuscitation and tried to revive him. Anita Salas called 911, then her father. ``They put him on a stretcher,'' said Anita Salas. ``But I knew it was bad because they didn't put the siren on.'' By the time the victim's father arrived home, his son already had been taken to Santa Teresa Kaiser Hospital, where he was declared dead. Jacob's teenage friends aren't mad at Jimenez. ``It was a `homie' game,'' said Bernadette Alcala, 14, of San Jose. ```We were friends. We all kicked back together. We miss them. There's nothing worse than losing a homie.'' But they want him to apologize to Jacob's parents. ``He needs to say he's sorry,'' said Bernadette. Said a grieving Anita Salas: ``People should think before they act. Be careful. Think about it.'' --__--__-- _______________________________________________ Eskrima mailing list Eskrima@martialartsresource.net http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/eskrima http://eskrima-fma.net Old digest issues available @ ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com. Copyright 1994-2003: Ray Terry, MartialArtsResource.com, Sudlud.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of Eskrima Digest