Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:59:13 -0700 From: eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 13 #265 - 5 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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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: thanks for advise (amrinder singh) 2. RE: need some help (amrinder singh) 3. Re: East West and Mongols (Todd Ellner) 4. Vegas Training (Keith Slatoff (SP FTA)) 5. Re: Vegas Training (Ray) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: "amrinder singh" To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:28:17 -0400 Subject: [Eskrima] RE: thanks for advise Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net I wanted to get some advise from you regarding training. I have only attended a few classes and after a car accident i have been training mainly at home just with a few cycle drills as well as just hitting the tire, a heavy bag and lifting weights. Can you please recommend any videos onlline of new cycle drills, and information on traning alone with Eskrima, because currently im doing a 64 hour week and in about a month 30 hours a week and school full time. any help would be much appreciated." What system did you learn? Who was your instructor? How many classes did you attend? Are the classes still available? What did you not like about your instruction? And finally, what did you learn? Respectfully. Al Sardinas Student of the Garimot System of Arnis I am very much a novice therefore have not attended many classes. i did a whole lot more jiujitsu than kali/dbma classes. The classes have always been available but my situation has changed. I loved the instruction, and can not say one bad thing about it whatsoever. Well i learned some cycle drills and some foot work, because i only attended a few classes. So current situation is no car, 60-70 hour work week, and 30 hour work week and full time school starting in 1 months & have to get atleast an A in all my classes, what can i say i messed up last year and in my defence all i can say is the girls at my school are pretty hot :), therefore i only have time to workout at home. i appreciate any help you can provide. tc aj _________________________________________________________________ Play Q6 for your chance to WIN great prizes. http://q6trivia.imagine-live.com/enca/landing --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "amrinder singh" To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:59:39 -0400 Subject: [Eskrima] RE: need some help Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net I would love to get a one on one tutor but since i pay for my own education >it is somewhat impossible for me to currently afford a one on one tutor... In the FMAs, you train 1-on-1 in class. That need not imply a 1-on-1 tutor. Ray Terry rterry@idiom.com Im sorry i thought one on one meant 1 teacher 1 student. I have so much going on currently atleast for the next little bit i can only do the training alone. thank you and i do appreciate the help. tc aj _________________________________________________________________ Play Q6 for your chance to WIN great prizes. http://q6trivia.imagine-live.com/enca/landing --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:13:02 -0700 From: Todd Ellner To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] Re: East West and Mongols Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Danbile writes: > I am looking for a FMA instructor in Chicago Il. Nate Defensor is supposed to be very good. > > Has anyone ever looked at the Mongol invasion of Europe another case of East > vs West. Europeans used chain mail and plaited armour and were no match for > the fast Mongol calvary using broad swords and laminated armor that was > lighter and the use of silk interweaves made it better quality than the heavy > metal armor enemy soldiers wore. > But the Mongols were un beatable because of speed and decentralised > leadership. They were superior than any European force and used their agility > in order to lure their enemies into the chase.They relied on the bow and > arrow as a primary weapon and as a counter to plated armour. I've looked into it a fair amount. They had a number of strengths which made their style of warfare supreme up until the invention of repeating firearms. 1) Their arms and armor were excellent. 2) They were tough, ruthless and led by something much closer to a meritocracy than anything their foes enjoyed. When I say "tough" I mean "nobody believed that they could do forced marches that far that fast and were still able to fight." 3) Their tactics were superb. They had mastered maneuver warfare and optimized the use of their resources and technology 4) They functioned superbly as units from the smallest to whole armies. 5) They were unbeatable on their own ground and chose their battles on others' territories wisely. 6) They were masters of the horse, the bow and the lance. 7) Their horses weren't huge and pretty. But they could survive practically anything on fodder that would starve a goat. And they were smart in the style of the jug-headed Mustangs of the Southwest. > Mongols regarded the European, (and Japanese), fixation with "honor" and > glory in battle as absurd. They were concerned with one thing, and one thing > only: winning and conquest. How they did so was of no concern, so long as > they prevailed. While the Knight and Samurai were determined to cement their > places in history with deeds of daring, the Mongols were busy conquering the > world, or virtually all of it. Indeed. They used terror, but they weren't stupid and ham-handed about it in the fashion of "Kill them all, the Lord will know his own" Europeans. Make an example of the first city that will not surrender, and you won't have to fight the next six or seven. Tear down the old aristocracy, maintain roads and laws, promote trade, reward merit and - as the Seljuks were famous for - lower taxes when you move in. They had a firm understanding of the idea that you can't shear a sheep if you skin it. [...] > > But then the Mamluks of Egypt managed to beat them on their own game. Also > the Japanese barely escaped Mongol conquest. The Mamluks had adopted horse-nomad arms and tactics, chose their ground, had the advantage of numbers and used better intelligence. There weren't many who beat the Mongols and their allies using anyone else's tactics. In a very real sense the Cossacks were counter-Mongols. The Japanese didn't prevail due to their superior skills in the arts of war. They had the Kami Kaze - a terrible storm that decimated the Mongol fleet. --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:11:04 -0500 From: "Keith Slatoff \(SP FTA\)" To: Subject: [Eskrima] Vegas Training Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Message: 5 Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:01:39 -0500 From: "Van Harn, Steve" To: Subject: [Eskrima] Instruction in Las Vegas Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net A good friend of mine just moved to Vegas and entered the Academy to become an LEO. After he graduates in 15weeks and gets settled, he'd like to resume some training and pick up some additional skills. Any recommendations and contact info for FMA, kickboxing, or groundfighting? Steve There is a Villabrille/Largusa Kali guro, Alex Mauricci, teaching in Las Vegas. We are a group of 6 now training in the garage and the park. The training is very good. If interested please send email to keith.slatoff@wholefoods.com. Keith Slatoff Associate Store Team Leader Whole Foods Market Ft. Apache 8855 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89014 702-254-8655 "I cannot attach right or wrong to actions other than my own." --__--__-- Message: 5 From: Ray Subject: Re: [Eskrima] Vegas Training To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:49:54 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > There is a Villabrille/Largusa Kali guro, Alex Mauricci, teaching in Las > Vegas. We are a group of 6 now training in the garage and the park. > The training is very good. If interested please send email to > keith.slatoff@wholefoods.com. Is Lyndsay(sp?) Largusa still teaching out of LV? 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