Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 03:04:51 -0800 From: eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 12 #56 - 4 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. 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Copyright 1994-2005: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The Internet's premier discussion forum devoted to Filipino Martial Arts. 2100 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 digest at http://MartialArtsResource.com Mabuhay ang eskrima! Today's Topics: 1. online source for training sticks? (Nathan Corley) 2. Happy New Year (Ray Terry) 3. Re: Happy New Year (jay de leon) 4. Professor Bot Jocano's father and "masters" (Leo Salinel) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 14:34:11 -0800 (PST) From: Nathan Corley To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] online source for training sticks? Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net I've recently been shopping around (http://www.kali-eskrima.com/ and also the major retailers - i&i, awma, century, etc..) for a 1/2 doz or so rattan sticks. I prefer the slightly thinner 7/8" dia when available. Was wondering if there were any other sites I should check before placing an order? Thanks in advance. Nate __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 --__--__-- Message: 2 From: Ray Terry To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net (Eskrima) Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 17:29:02 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Eskrima] Happy New Year Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Happy Lunar New Year! The year of the Rooster. Ray Terry rterry@idiom.com --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 17:45:44 -0800 (PST) From: jay de leon Subject: Re: [Eskrima] Happy New Year To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Happy New Year (The Year of the Rooster) Kung Hei Fat Choy February 9, 2005 The Chinese Lunar New Year is the longest chronological record in history, dating from 2600BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the zodiac. Like the Western calendar, The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a yearly one, with the start of the lunar year being based on the cycles of the moon. Therefore, because of this cyclical dating, the beginning of the year can fall anywhere between late January and the middle of February. This year it falls on February 9th. A complete cycle takes 60 years and is made up of five cycles of 12 years each. The Chinese Lunar Calendar names each of the twelve years after an animal. Legend has it that the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from earth. Only twelve came to bid him farewell and as a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. The Chinese believe the animal ruling the year in which a person is born has a profound influence on personality, saying: "This is the animal that hides in your heart." Rat 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 Ox 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 Tiger 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 Rabbit 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 Dragon 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 Snake 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 Horse 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 Sheep 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 Monkey 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 Rooster 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 Dog 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 Boar 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 Future New Year dates: 2005 - Feb 9 2006 - Jan 29 2007 - Feb 18 from Jay de Leon __________________________________________________ Ray Terry wrote: Happy Lunar New Year! The year of the Rooster. Ray Terry rterry@idiom.com _______________________________________________ Eskrima mailing list, 2100 members Eskrima@martialartsresource.net Copyright 1994-2005: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/eskrima __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 18:52:47 -0800 (PST) From: Leo Salinel To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] Professor Bot Jocano's father and "masters" Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Professor Bot Jocano was understating it when he called his father, Professor F. Landa Jocano "an anthropologist". His father is actually an institution in Philippine anthropology, sort of like William H. Scott is to Philippine precolonial history. I have met some "traditional" masters and they never called themselves anything. Especially in Filipino culture, where everything is so informal and laidback and casual and familiar, titles other than "mang" (mister) or "aling" (mrs.) do not exist. "tatang" simply means "old man" or "grandpa/granddad" or "daddy". I would even extend professor Bot's explanation to fees paid for training. These masters wouldn't even discuss fees, believing that talking about fees for FMA training or even accepting them would be less than dignified and improper. They also will tell you that "I don't teach well, it's up to you if you like or accept what little I can show you". These are usually the more skilled masters, the ones you should be afraid of, and the ones you should respect the more. ===== Earn $$ just by receiving and reading email! http://www.resource-a-day.net/member/index.cgi?Brandon96 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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