Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:58:32 -0700 From: eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 14 #232 - 1 msg 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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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. review of Bahad-Zubu seminar last April (jay de leon) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:42:48 -0700 (PDT) From: jay de leon To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Cc: jotunnhalla@msn.com Subject: [Eskrima] review of Bahad-Zubu seminar last April Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Better late than later. Here is my review of Guro John Brown's Bahad-Zubu seminar in Anaheim, California last April 21, 2007. For those of you who want to view the full article with nice pictures, go to http://www.filipinomartialartsmuseum.com/Events/Bahad-Zubu_seminar_21apr07.html Otherwise, here is the text. Jay de Leon www.tipunan.com BAHAD-ZUBU SEMINAR IN CALIFORNIA By Jay de Leon Last Saturday, April 21, 2007, Guro John Brown conducted a seminar in Bahad-Zubu in Anaheim, California. The seminar was sponsored and held in the training quarters of Blaise Loong, a Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) stylist and founder of his own martial arts style called Yashai Warcraft. Bahad-Zubu is the personal FMA style of GM Epifanio “Yuli” Romo, one of the most respected living masters of FMA in the Philippines and one of the four pillars of Kalis Ilustrisimo taught by Tatang Ilustrisimo. I was fortunate enough to meet GM Yuli last year (2006) in Manila, and I was able to watch him teach and demo a few times. I also had several private discussions with him, and he was kind enough to explain the underlying concepts of Bahad-Zubu, show off his personal barong and in general, just talk about his personal views on Filipino Martial Arts and fighting and training philosophy. Guro John Brown is a personal student and a certified instructor of Bahad-Zubu under GM Yuli Romo. He has been training with GM Yuli for a while now, flying to the Philippines for extensive training for the past three years. A former California resident and student of Blaise Loong, he now resides and teaches FMA in Utah, but has started to give seminars in Bahad-Zubu, starting with his former home state of California. At Guro John Brown’s invitation, I attended his seminar on a warm, sunny California day. After warming up the group with some boxing drills, Guro John taught single stick and double stick which in Bahad-Zubu are really bladed drills. In addition, Guro John incorporated many of the trapping and disarming techniques that GM Yuli and Bahad-Zubu are known for. All in all, it was a very informative and fun seminar. In addition to Blaise Loong, the seminar was graced by the presence of Bud Thompson, the elder statesman and pioneer of Inosanto Kali, silat and other martial arts. He was gracious enough to show some of his own techniques after the seminar. I highly recommend this personable giant of Bahad-Zubu. Tall and rangy at about 6’5”, he has nevertheless captured enough of the body nuances and weapon wizardry of GM Yuli, who is short, slight of frame, but lithe, powerful, explosive, graceful and mesmerizing all at the same time, especially when he has a blade in his hand. While new to the seminar circuit, Guro John Brown does justice in presenting GM Yuli’s Bahad-Zubu. If you want a glimpse into GM Yuli Romo’s highly touted and unique style, I highly recommend attending a seminar by his able protégé and representative, Guro John Brown. You may read more about Guro John Brown or contact him as follows : Guro John 801-550-8375 jotunnhalla@msn.com www.mabisamartialarts.com Copyright, Jay de Leon, 2007 --__--__-- _______________________________________________ Eskrima mailing list Eskrima@martialartsresource.net http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/eskrima Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://eskrima-fma.net Old digest issues @ ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com/pub/eskrima Copyright 1994-2007: Ray Terry, MartialArtsResource.com, Sudlud.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of Eskrima Digest