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Re: balut test (Felipe Jocano) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:02:03 -0700 From: Gordon Walker To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] balut test Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net hi, my teacher mentioned that you have to eat balut in order to become an instructor. is this true across all the styles? does the number of balut eaten mean a higher rank? the idea of balut is something that...just makes me shudder. then to think of eating it...must be an acquired taste. i know the wife doesn't like it and she's an accomplished diner of filipino foods. pinakbet...my goodness how do you choke that down?? Gord --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:05:10 -0800 (PST) From: jay de leon Subject: Re: [Eskrima] balut test To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net that is not a bad idea--make balut eating a requirement for rank testing.  i love balut.  that should easily earn me a few degrees more in my lakan testing.   it is an acquired taste.  we used to eat balut as kids, as part of our regular meals, like a treat.   this will gross people out, even filipinos. when i was a kid, i did not just eat the balut. i would open up the chick on my plate, examine each minute part, and eat it little piece by little piece.  yummm.   just curious.  you have problems with pinakbet? how about dinuguan, or kare-kare, or kilawen?   and you don't choke any of it down.  you savor it, piece by yummy piece.  with lots of rice and the right sauce or bagoong.   jay de leon www.tipunan.com --- On Mon, 2/23/09, Gordon Walker wrote: From: Gordon Walker Subject: [Eskrima] balut test To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 5:02 PM hi, my teacher mentioned that you have to eat balut in order to become an instructor. is this true across all the styles? does the number of balut eaten mean a higher rank? the idea of balut is something that...just makes me shudder. then to think of eating it...must be an acquired taste. i know the wife doesn't like it and she's an accomplished diner of filipino foods. pinakbet...my goodness how do you choke that down?? Gord _______________________________________________ Eskrima mailing list, 2,700 members Eskrima@martialartsresource.net Copyright 1994-2009: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://eskrima-fma.net --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:16:56 -0800 (PST) From: adam babb Subject: Re: [Eskrima] balut test To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net must be your school --- On Mon, 2/23/09, Gordon Walker wrote: From: Gordon Walker Subject: [Eskrima] balut test To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 6:02 PM hi, my teacher mentioned that you have to eat balut in order to become an instructor. is this true across all the styles? does the number of balut eaten mean a higher rank? the idea of balut is something that...just makes me shudder. then to think of eating it...must be an acquired taste. i know the wife doesn't like it and she's an accomplished diner of filipino foods. pinakbet...my goodness how do you choke that down?? Gord _______________________________________________ Eskrima mailing list, 2,700 members Eskrima@martialartsresource.net Copyright 1994-2009: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://eskrima-fma.net --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:52:24 -0800 (PST) From: william mcgrath To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] Pekiti-Tirsia seminar in Milan, Italy Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Pekiti-Tirsia seminar in Milan, Italy with Tuhon Bill McGrath April 4-5 2009 Sat (morning session): Empty Hand vs. Knife Lock Flow Drills and Disarms Sat (afternoon session) Knife vs. Knife Lock Flow Drills and Disarms Sunday (all day) Single Stick Disarming (variations with hand vs stick and knife vs stick included) Contact: Guro Roberto Bonomelli Via Mazzini 33 20099 Sesto S.Giovanni (Milano) Italy Telephone: 0039+(02) 26265246 Website: Akea.it http://www.akea.it Email: info@akea.it Regards, Tuhon Bill McGrath __________________ Chief Instructor Pekiti-Tirsia International www.pekiti.com Author of The Sword of Fire fantasy novels: www.TheSwordofFire.com YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TuhonBillMcg --__--__-- Message: 5 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:56:39 -0800 (PST) From: william mcgrath To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] Kaarina, Finland Pekiti-Tirsia seminar Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Kaarina, Finland Pekiti-Tirsia seminar with Tuhon Bill McGrath April 25-26 Subject: Espada y Daga set 2 and Double Knife Set 4 Contact: Kaj Westersund at: kaj.westersund@kolumbus.fi Regards, Tuhon Bill McGrath __________________ Chief Instructor Pekiti-Tirsia International www.pekiti.com Author of The Sword of Fire fantasy novels: www.TheSwordofFire.com YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TuhonBillMcg --__--__-- Message: 6 Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:13:52 -0800 (PST) From: william mcgrath To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] UK Pekiti-Tirsia seminar Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Pekiti-Tirsia UK SEMINAR 2009 with Tuhon Bill McGrath APRIL 11-12th NORTHAMPTON, UK Rough N Ready Gym,Unit B, Spring Lane, Northampton MN1 2JW 8 hours training both days * Solo - Single stick. * Doble - Double stick. * Espada y Daga - Sword and Dagger. * Daga y Daga - Knife to Knife (both single and double). * Mano y Mano - Hand to Hand. Saturday 12 - 8pm, Sunday 10am - 6pm £80 both days, £50 one day Limited Places. Early pay guarantees place. Contact 07710401111 info@amag.org.uk http://www.amag.org.uk/PTI.html Regards, Tuhon Bill McGrath www.TheSwordofFire.com www.pekiti.com http://www.youtube.com/user/TuhonBillMcg --__--__-- Message: 7 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:29:15 -0800 (PST) From: Felipe Jocano Subject: Re: [Eskrima] balut test To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net hi gord, let's see, its supposed to be like this.... the balut test takes place right after you're done with demonstrating techniques, anyo (if any), defenses against techniques, two-person drills, sparring...then the ultimate test is to carefully peel the balut, drink the soup (wait until you find out what it actually is) and then eat the balut slowly, with salt, without choking, while staring at it at the same time... then keep it down without throwing up. you're supposed to last five minutes minimum at least without letting go. as i understand it, the ranks go like this: first degree, one balut. second degree, two balut. third degree, three balut. and so on. be thankful we go up to ten degrees only, as that's a lot of cholesterol... :-) :-) :-) seriously gord, is your leg still attached to the rest of you? i mean, the balut test is the best case of leg-pulling i've seen in some time now :-) when i was doing a lecture for some local NGOs, we used to have fun trying to get our foreign partners to try balut... as for pinakbet, as manong jay said, you eat it piece by piece, with bagoong or other sauce and lots of rice. pinakbet made by ilocanos (natives of the Ilocos region) is the best - yummy. it also goes well with a fried or roasted meat, fish or chicken dish. no, substituting pinakbet for balut in your instructor test does not count :-) bot --- On Tue, 2/24/09, Gordon Walker wrote: > From: Gordon Walker > Subject: [Eskrima] balut test > To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 9:02 AM > hi, > my teacher mentioned that you have to eat balut in order to > become an > instructor. > is this true across all the styles? > does the number of balut eaten mean a higher rank? > the idea of balut is something that...just makes me > shudder. > then to think of eating it...must be an acquired taste. > i know the wife doesn't like it and she's an > accomplished diner of filipino > foods. pinakbet...my goodness how do you choke that down?? > Gord > _______________________________________________ > Eskrima mailing list, 2,700 members > Eskrima@martialartsresource.net > Copyright 1994-2009: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource > Standard disclaimers apply > Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://eskrima-fma.net --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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 1994-2009: Ray Terry, MartialArtsResource.com, Sudlud.com Standard disclaimers apply. 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