Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:48:28 -0700 From: eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 12 #137 - 11 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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(Ruel Apostol) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:41:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Aleks Nowicki Subject: [Eskrima] Instructors in Boston, MA? To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Any inquiry into the Boston FMA scene would be incomplete without checking out Guro George Brewster. (Full disclosure: I am a student of his). He became a Goju Ryu pioneer after he served in WW2. He turned to the Fillipino arts in the 70's and has focused on them since then. He teaches Arnis in a truly traditional style, and that includes full-contact, fencing mask and glove-only sparring. He is a teacher of many teachers. You can find him sundays, 9am at Peters' Park Washington st. Its near Chinatown. At the Sityodtong Muai Thai gym in Somerville you can train with "Dog" Greg Brown. He is a veteran of many Gatherings. Both he and Mark are solid trainers and good guys. http://www.sityodtong.com/trainers_usa_pg6.htm Finally a shameless plug for my own crew in Allston. (Near BU). We train a FMA/internal kungfu blend. http://www.ninanglefist.com Welcome to Boston Aleks Nowicki __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:42:00 -0700 (PDT) From: jay de leon To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] Bakbakan's Gathering of Warrior's Tournament Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net I attended Bakbakan's Gathering of Warrior's tournament last Saturday April 9, 2005 in Los Angeles just to lend moral support but ended up being a judge for the knife tournament. I liked the knife tournament because they followed the "first blood" rule and treated the weapon as a bladed weapon instead of clubbing at each other. Rey Galang gave a brief demo showing the subtleties of the knife, including "enganyo" or feints, fakes or ruses. In the stick tournament, contestants had the choice of live sticks or padded sticks with either "first blood" rule or WEKAF style "continuous" and cumulative points rule. Co-hosts Felix Roiles and Roger Agbulos gave an exciting and spirited demonstration of the difference between the two rules using live sticks. The largest contingent of participants came from the "San Miguel Eskrima" group of Ramon Rubia of Orange County, CA. The usual Lameco and Mandirigma guros showed up for tournament duty, including Dino Flores, Bud Balani and Arnold Noches. There was a group from Northern California that showed up to support the event, including Guro Brando Castillo (IPMAF/Ernesto Presas from Vallejo, CA) and friends. Nick Papadakis (www.bloodsport.com) refereed most of the events. All in all, a good time was had by all. Rey Galang's new book "Warrior Arts of the Phil." will be available next week for distribution. Go to the Bakbakan website to order. For more of the Roger Agbulos experience, he has a seminar scheduled April 23-24, 2005 at his dojo in Northridge, CA as part of the WFMA series of seminars. Call 951-894-1452 for details/reservations. Jay de Leon __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "Van Harn, Steve" To: "'eskrima@martialartsresource.net'" Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 07:05:32 -0500 Subject: [Eskrima] RE: Fight Choreography from the movie "Equilibrium" Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Glen Harris wrote: Had to get up early Sunday morning to feed my kids. After making the required bowl of cereal I turned on the tube and had the chance to see some move called "Equilibrium" starring Christian Bale (the actor who will soon star as Batman in the upcoming version). To me the movie seemed like a cross between Orwell's 1984 and the Matrix - I'm no movie critic.. just my 2 cents. Hard to describe on a short post. If anyone on the list as seen the movie could you confirm my belief that FMA were used and/or if the gun martial art showcased was hollywood make believe or a real system that exists. SNIP Take a look here for an explanation. http://www.gunkata.freeservers.com/ Steve --__--__-- Message: 4 From: Ray To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net (Eskrima) Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:01:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Eskrima] Woman from the Other Side of the World Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net WOMAN FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD 4/11/2005 by Jennifer Chung SanDiego.com At the beginning of Linda Faigao-Hall's "Woman From the Other Side of the World," Filipino immigrant Emilya desperately wants to forget the world she came from and assimilate into American culture. Her 10-year-old, Americanized son says he wants to be Italian. Her Filipino boyfriends craves the ethnic heritage Emilya denies. And best friend Isabel isn't quite sure what she wants to be, so she tries on a different persona every week. Faigao-Hall's play is clearly about identity -- not just cultural identity, but also a more fundamental sense of who we are and what our place in the world is. There's even a whole discussion on the importance of the transitive verb "to be." In a spirited and poetic, though not always successful, production by the Asian American Repertory Theatre, "Woman From the Other Side of the World" raises intriguing questions about ethnicity and that elusive state of being, but suffers from uneven performances, a too-broad palette and an unsatisfying ending. Emilya is a successful, if harried, single mother living in New York. She dotes on her son, but it's clear that she needs help. Jason's been getting into fights at school and having nightmares. Twelve-year-old actor Kevin Belisario, who plays Jason, is also a dancer with Future Shock San Diego, and it shows in the dream sequences. These scenes involve a Filipino martial art called arnis and derive an ethereal, violent vision from music by director George Ye and fight choreography by Dwight Love. Arnis, a form of stick fighting, has a whirling dance feel that Belisario and supporting actors enact with vigor. When Emilya's brother in the Philippines sends a yaya -- nanny -- to help out, Ines seems to materialize from thin air and immediately sets about stirring up unwelcome memories from the homeland. Little does Emilya know that Ines is a witch with a mission -- to make Emilya face demons from the past. With incantations, spells, rituals and a healing touch, Ines begins to insinuate herself into the lives of everyone around her. Dulce Soliz gives a mostly effective performance as Ines, with a knowing smile that at first does not betray whether her witchcraft might be of the benevolent or malevolent variety. Soliz delivers incantations with a believable intensity, and her Ines is suspiciously arrogant yet funny and familiarly endearing. But the one piece that should tie everything together is Shannon Blas as Emilya, and she doesn't quite seem up to the challenge. Instead of inner strength, we see delusional obduracy. In the crucial scene where Emilya comes to some understanding and reconciliation with her past -- and therefore her identity -- Blas' finely wrought vulnerability is wasted because we really haven't begun to care about Emilya. The standout performance is Cherry Lorenzana as Emilya's friend, Isabel. Lorenzana's comedic timing is spot on. Isabel tries on a new identity each week, appearing first in a ridiculous, brightly colored dress that she thinks makes her look ethnic, then in Armani suit as she goes corporate copywriter (and even changes her name to Elizabeth Blake), and finally as herself -- a confident poet in jeans and peasant shirt. In all these personas, Lorenzana delivers a physical performance that feels unfussy and natural. Director Ye has fashioned a set that smartly uses screened walls that play into the theme of varying perspectives. Some of the action must be viewed through these translucent walls, which functions as the crystal Isabel references in her poem. "One with so many faces like a crystal, with so many cut sides, what you see depends on the angle from where you look." But presenting the play in the round is a mistake -- the angle from where you look, if you're sitting behind the screens, is too much obscured. The untidy ending brings about change too abruptly and feels forced. Isabel finds her lost poetic side. Jason conquers the creatures of his nightmares. And Emilya, with severe hair and clothed in black throughout, suddenly appears in a floral print dress and loose hair. "I'm a different woman," she says, and it seems implausible. We are left to ponder whether these transformations really come from an amulet, the laying on of hands and an exorcism, or whether they are brought about the hard way -- the path most of us must take to reach enlightenment -- through a lot of soul searching, hard work and communication. The intriguing thing about Faigao-Hall's play is that we can read it both ways. Filipino culture bridges the indigenous and the modern, folklore and science, and the play suggests that there are many kinds of reality, many ways of being. But "Woman from the Other Side of the World" could use some trimming (maybe start with the unwieldy title), and AART's production makes a few missteps in a generally enjoyable but not overwhelmingly affecting piece of theater. Dates : Fridays-Sundays, through May 7 Organization : Asian American Repertory Theatre Phone : (888) 568-2278 Production Type : Play Region : National City URL : www.asianamericanrep.org --__--__-- Message: 5 From: "Marc Denny" To: Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:05:10 -0700 Subject: [Eskrima] DBMA Camp Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Dog Brothers Martial Arts Spring 2005 Camp. What: Short Impact Weapons vs. the Big Bad Guy. When: May 14-15 How much: $200 (10% discount for LEOs and Vets) Where: Hermosa Beach, CA (9 miles south of Los Angeles LAX airport. To apply, write to Cindy Denny info@dogbrothers.com 310-540-6853 If you are from out of town, she will be glad to help with practical matters like hotel suggestions and such. ------------------------------------------------------------ A Howl of Greeting to All: The main theme of this camp will be "Short impact weapons against the Big Bully". Examples of "short impact weapons": short sticks, small tire irons, ASPs, flashlights, rolled up magazines, large and small screwdrivers, closed folder knives, palm sticks/kubotans, silverware, pens, and the like-- items that give you answer to that perennial and annoying question "What do you do if you don't have your stick with you?" The structure taught is highly applicable to the gun retention issues of LEOs. As always, our LEO and Military! discount applies. At first glance, the idea of looking at SIWs from the point of view of the SIW man may seem odd- typically we look to solve the issue from the perspective of the less armed/unarmed man. Yet as we have seen repeatedly in "Dog Brothers Gatherings of the Pack" it is VERY common, indeed probable, that when one man loses his stick, he succeeds in closing to clinch ad smothering the other man's stick. When we look at things from our DBMA "Walk as a Warrior for all your Days" Practitioner's perspective, certain things become apparent: 1) Typically the "problem" is younger, bigger, stronger, and meaner than we are-- the Big Bully. The less we have studied and trained for it, the more getting bum rushed and our SIW getting smothered is a very real possibility. 2) Because we avoid fights, if we are in one it is because it is being imposed upon us-and so "cheating" is entirely appropriate. 3) As a practical matter, it can be difficult to have large sticks, clubs, etc with you all the time, but it can be easy to carry various SIWs. Furthermore, the environment often offers various SIWs-- but you won't recognize them if you don't know how to use them. 4) Most SIWs do not trigger legal issues. 5) DAs and juries can be very unsympathetic to the use of guns and/or knives, even when they are legal. I confess to being pretty tickled with myself with this block of material. We should have a real good time. Woof, Guro Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny Dog Brothers Inc. Martial Arts Craftydog@dogbrothers.com (use info@dogbrothers.com for applications, help finding hotels etc) 310-543-7521 This is a call anytime number. --__--__-- Message: 6 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:39:11 -0500 From: WoodyTX To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [Eskrima] Bakbakan's Gathering of Warrior's Tournament Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net It sounds like a good time was had by all. Judges always earn my respect; at times it's (mentally) harder than fighting. Since you seem to have worked under a number of scoring systems, do you find that the "first blood" rule limits respect for the opponent's knife _after_ the point is scored? In 'gaming' the rules for the Edge 2005 tournament (www.edgefighting.com), we've found that "first blood" tends to reward what would be unsafe behavior in a real world situation. (Fighters tend to ignore any defense after their first hit, similar to point sparring or fencing.) We've gone to a "clean hits only" policy, where getting out is as important as getting in. Thanks for any response, Woody On Apr 11, 2005 2:42 AM, jay de leon wrote: > I attended Bakbakan's Gathering of Warrior's tournament last Saturday April 9, 2005 in Los Angeles just to lend moral support but ended up being a judge for the knife tournament. I liked the knife tournament because they followed the "first blood" rule and treated the weapon as a bladed weapon instead of clubbing at each other. (snip) --__--__-- Message: 7 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:17:47 -0700 (PDT) From: jason couture To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] Thanx to Brett Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Hi, all - Just wanted to thank Brett for the comments he made on the last post about my music. Glad you liked my stuff. The fact you used Satriani and Hoey's name to talk about me is the ULTIMATE honor. Thanx again to you and anyone else who may have visited my link. **JASON COUTURE** __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ --__--__-- Message: 8 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:18:44 -0700 (PDT) From: jay de leon Subject: Re: [Eskrima] Bakbakan's Gathering of Warrior's Tournament To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net First of all, the tournament was fought under Bakbakan auspices or rules, so let me give you my interpretation of their rules. If there are some real Bakbakan members in the list (John Jacobo?), please feel free to add your insight. You are absolutely right. It may be a matter of terminology. Their "first blood" rule includes the "clean hits" rule. If one scores a point, but gets tagged a split-second later, it really is a clash. If one scores a hit, and the other guy has to chase him to score his point, then that's where the "first blood" rule literally applies. It would seem to me that they probably use the term "first blood" just to distinguish it from "continuous." I agree with your "getting out" concept, and we did judge on that basis. Jay de Leon WoodyTX wrote:It sounds like a good time was had by all. Judges always earn my respect; at times it's (mentally) harder than fighting. Since you seem to have worked under a number of scoring systems, do you find that the "first blood" rule limits respect for the opponent's knife _after_ the point is scored? In 'gaming' the rules for the Edge 2005 tournament (www.edgefighting.com), we've found that "first blood" tends to reward what would be unsafe behavior in a real world situation. (Fighters tend to ignore any defense after their first hit, similar to point sparring or fencing.) We've gone to a "clean hits only" policy, where getting out is as important as getting in. Thanks for any response, Woody On Apr 11, 2005 2:42 AM, jay de leon wrote: > I attended Bakbakan's Gathering of Warrior's tournament last Saturday April 9, 2005 in Los Angeles just to lend moral support but ended up being a judge for the knife tournament. I liked the knife tournament because they followed the "first blood" rule and treated the weapon as a bladed weapon instead of clubbing at each other. (snip) _______________________________________________ Eskrima mailing list, 2200 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!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! --__--__-- Message: 9 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:26:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Ruel Apostol To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] FMA school in Florida? Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net May I ask for a recommendationto a good Arnis school in Florida? Thanks! --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! --__--__-- Message: 10 From: "Leo Daher" To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: RE: [Eskrima] FMA school in Florida? Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:44:00 -0400 Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Florida is a big state... Where exactly? "Praise be that which toughens" - Nietzsche ----Original Message Follows---- From: Ruel Apostol Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] FMA school in Florida? Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:26:54 -0700 (PDT) May I ask for a recommendationto a good Arnis school in Florida? Thanks! --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! _______________________________________________ Eskrima mailing list, 2200 members Eskrima@martialartsresource.net Copyright 1994-2005: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/eskrima --__--__-- Message: 11 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:08:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Ruel Apostol Subject: RE: [Eskrima] FMA school in Florida? To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net my friend is in titusville, florida, USA. Leo Daher wrote:Florida is a big state... Where exactly? "Praise be that which toughens" - Nietzsche ----Original Message Follows---- From: Ruel Apostol Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] FMA school in Florida? Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:26:54 -0700 (PDT) May I ask for a recommendationto a good Arnis school in Florida? 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