Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 03:04:45 -0700 From: eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 12 #144 - 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. 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Copyright 1994-2005: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The Internet's premier discussion forum devoted to Filipino Martial Arts. 2200 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. Re: Movies featuring the FMA's (Kes41355@aol.com) 2. looking for instruction in Providence, RI (Martial Research) 3. Gun Kata / Weaponcraft Kata (Kevin Davis) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: Kes41355@aol.com Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:47:15 EDT To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] Re: Movies featuring the FMA's Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Hi all, An excellent idea, Leo. I've long felt that the life and exploits of GM Giron was the stuff that producers would thirst for; his life reads like a Hollywood script. I have seen a lot of footage on the Manongs of Stockton, and they are also most worthy of a documentary. This is a small and seldom seen pocket of the martial arts world that the rest of the MA community would appreciate. I remember seeing video of Angel Cabales, Johnny Lacoste, Gilbert Tenio, and many others that held my rapt attention for hours. Those old guys were truly amazing... Kim Satterfield In a message dated 4/16/2005 12:59:41 AM US Eastern Standard Time, eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net writes: It would be best if they did a movie featuring World War II and Filipino-American history. How about a biography movie of the late GM Leo Giron? His exploits are worthy, and IMHO more worth seeing than the stuff shown in the movie "Windtalkers". Not that I have anything against the Native Americans, but surely a guy who trained under mango trees in Pangasinan with live blades at age 9 and who practiced in California's vegetable fields in his late 20's would make for more exciting swashbuckler fight scenes, right? (Especially a scene where there's a Japanese banzai charge and GM Giron slashes the Jap wearing leather armor, rebounds his strike to the Jap's knee, and takes him down--all after parrying the Jap's bayonet charge.) Or we could have a movie about the old Filipino "manongs" of Stockton, California. A sort of documentary, with footage taken from guro Dan Inosanto's videos in the mid 1970s and some new footage from those manongs who are still alive in Stockton (and in Hawaii too). --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:13:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Martial Research To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] looking for instruction in Providence, RI Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Hey all, I'm posting this for a friend. He's looking for instruction in FMA, JKD, or MMA for himself and his 16 year old son. This would need to be within 30 minutes or so of Providence R.I. Thanks for the assistance, Larry __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "Kevin Davis" To: Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:50:35 -0400 Subject: [Eskrima] Gun Kata / Weaponcraft Kata Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Clint, Ray and others, Van Keller produced a video in the late 80's or early 90's called "Weaponcraft Kata" which was a dry fire training system. I remember that Van was supposed to produce a long gun (shotgun?) version as well but I never remember it advertised. All of the firearms instructors listed are excellent. Don't forget Ron Avery. Ron has three pistol vids out called "Ron Avery: Secrets of a Professional Shooter." Ron has trained all the high speed low drag operational groups and I've seen a former C.I.A. operator, former FMA instructor shoot using his techniques. He shot like a machine! VERY impressive! Lurking mode back on... Mabuhay Ang Inayan Eskrima! KD >Clint Cayson quoted J. Vickers: "The idea behind Gun Kata [which is the style of martial arts developed for the movie] was taken from true martial art concepts in that if one could learn the Gun Kata to it's fullest potential defending yourself in any situation could and would be realised. As opposed to traditional weaponry, such as we used in the sword sequences, guns were used in a similar martial arts manner. They were used as extensions of ourselves, which is the concept within the martial arts of all weapons. When learning the use of any weapon within the martial arts, it is taught in the same manner as hand to hand fighting skills. Whether it be a sword, bo staff, escrima sticks, tonfa's or any other weapon they, or it, become extensions of your body and therefore manipulated in the same fluid natural way we would use our hands, elbows, feet, knees, etc. The choreography of all the action was based completely on true concepts of traditional martial arts. The Gun Kata and afterwards the use of that training within the film brought weapons training to a new level which has never been seen before Equilibrium." I'd like to think that there is probability of applying this - sounds like a scientific probability to me rather than MA probability. Thanks for reading.< --__--__-- _______________________________________________ Eskrima mailing list Eskrima@martialartsresource.net http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/eskrima http://eskrima-fma.net Old digest issues @ ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com/pub/eskrima Copyright 1994-2005: Ray Terry, MartialArtsResource.com, Sudlud.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of Eskrima Digest