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From eskrima-admin@martialartsresource.net Fri Oct 2 17:17:34 2009 Return-Path: Received: from tarsus.bollow.ch (tarsus.bollow.ch [82.195.230.222]) by plus11.host4u.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id n92MHYT20285 for ; Fri, 2 Oct 2009 17:17:34 -0500 Received: from tarsus.bollow.ch (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tarsus.bollow.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0051AB28228; Sat, 3 Oct 2009 02:49:09 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:48:21 +0200 Message-ID: <20091003004821.3587.34510.Mailman@tarsus.bollow.ch> From: eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 16 #216 - 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 List-Unsubscribe: , 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. better known as Kali... (Eskrima-FMA) 2. Seminar with Chris Moile (Jon Broster) 3. Defensor Method Seminar Oct. 4th Chicago (Nate Defensor) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: Eskrima-FMA Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 18:09:58 -0700 To: Eskrima-Digest Subject: [Eskrima] better known as Kali... Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Philippine Martial Art Flourishes in Russia ISRIA The indigenous Filipino fighting system commonly known in the Philippines as Arnis or Eskrima, and better known by martial arts practitioners elsewhere as Kali, has gained a foothold in the biggest country in the world, Philippine Ambassador to Russia Victor G. Garcia III reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs. The gains made by the self-defense system were evident in a public demonstration held by leading members of the Pikiti-Tirsia Kali Russian Federation (PTK-RF) at a cultural program organized by the Asia-Pacific Women’s Group at the Asia-Pacific Charity Bazaar held at the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Main Administration for the Diplomatic Corps (GlavUpDK) Cultural Center on 26 September 2009. “It’s exciting that Philippine martial arts is being promoted in Russia,” Larisa Boldyreva, head of the GlavUpDK Cultural Center Protocol Department, enthused after seeing a flowing demonstration of thrusts, slashes, kicks, leg and arm sweeps performed by PTK-RF Vice President Ruslan Mashinistov and Grigoriy Shein. “It’s something totally new,” Boldyreva added. Founded in 1897, Pekiti-Tirsia Kali (PTK) is one of the most prestigious and effective forms of weapons-based Filipino martial arts commonly known in the Philippines as Arnis de Máno or Eskrima. The name means “to cut into pieces at close range”, although the system includes techniques for all ranges. Recently, Leopoldo T. Gaje Jr, Grand Tuhon (master) of the Pikiti- Tirsia Kali, came to Moscow to oversee the training of both Russian Special Forces officers (Spetsnaz) and civilians. Gaje is the sole heir and guardian of the PTK system, which is more combat-oriented rather than sport-focused. On 4 September, Gaje and Baguio-born Kali Guro (Filipino equivalent of Sensei) and PTK-RF Director Daniel Mumbakki Foronda II, who conducted seminars in March and May this year with Rommel Tortal, Jasper De Ocampo and Robert Baranda, attended the opening of the second PTK Filipino Martial Arts Center at the renowned Russian dojo Sambo-70 in the southwest part of Moscow. Two days later, civilian kalistas learned about counter-attacks using rattan sticks in a seven-hour seminar on Advanced Contradas at the Domodedovskaya School. “The seminar was very useful especially for understanding the methodology of formulating counter-attack. (Gaje) has enlightened us with new techniques and broadened the application of Pekiti-Tirsa basics,” said PTK-RF President Sergey Sovolev. On 20 September, Guro Samantha Foronda-Pinder, led six Russian women in a six-hour seminar on Badyak, an indigenous form of self-defense for women which evolved from a simple but effective counter-attacking technique traditionally employing a spear tip to a plexiglass cutter, durable and invisible to X-rays. Filipino martial arts have gained widespread popularity in recent years, being employed by Hollywood celebrities in popular U.S. movie franchises like Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible, Christian Bale as Batman, Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft and Ukrainian-born model Milla Jovovich in the Resident Evil series. Regardless of teaching methodology, these arts – mandatory for instruction in the Philippine military and police – are considered so deceptively simple, effective and easy to learn with sufficient practice that the U.S. military teaches it to some varying degree in all of its branches, particularly U.S. groups like the Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, and Delta Force. The three major branches of Filipino martial arts are Arnis typically from the northern Luzon regions, Eskrima from the central Visayas regions, and Kali from the southern Mindanao regions. At its peak, more than 200 styles of Filipino martial arts are supposed to have existed prior to the arrival of Spaniards in the Philippines. Records suggest that the warriors of Mactan led by Lapu-Lapu used a form of Eskrima, with bows and arrows, spears and swords (also called kali) to defeat Ferdinand Magellan’s more heavily armed and armored retaliatory force of Spanish conquistadores in April 1521. However, Spanish colonial era prohibitions on the teaching of weapons fighting led to the art’s decline. It enjoyed a revival in the 1960s and 1970s, thanks to the efforts of brothers Ernesto and Remy Presas, who opened training centers in the US West Coast. There, Dan Inosanto practiced Arnis with Bruce Lee, who used some of the principles to found his own style, Jeet Kune Do, in 1967. Jeet Kune Do uses the same weapons as Arnis. In Russia, the earliest attempts to practice Arnis trace back to 1998. It became established after master Aleksander Britenkov returned in 2000 from studying in the US under Grandmaster Ernesto Presas. Britenkov then set up the Baylun Martial Arts School in Moscow’s Yugozapadnaya District in 2001 and registered the Moscow Federation of Martial Arts, Arnis, Escrima, Kali and Jeet Kune Do (FAEK) in 2004. Pikiti-Tirsia Kali was first introduced in Russia in 2005, with the establishment of the Russia chapter of the school and publicity in the TV channel Boets. Apart from Russia and the Philippines, Pikit-Tirsia Kali is practiced in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, France, England, Netherlands, USA, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina and Canada. --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:21:53 +0000 (GMT) From: Jon Broster To: Eskrima Digest Subject: [Eskrima] Seminar with Chris Moile Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Hi,   I have put together a seminar with a very special instructor.   He is Chris Moile, he was trained in the Phillipine Special Forces and has extensive experience of jungle warfare, close protection and counter-terrorism work.   (If you have seen Fight Quest, Human Weapon or Mind Body & Kick-ass Moves - he trained with the special forces people shown there).   The seminar will focus on use of the barong. Note that this is not stick-fighting adapted over to the blade, but real hard won knowledge of blade combat.   In 16 years of FMA training I have not seen anyone who is quite so frightening with a weapon in his hand. He has a fluidity which is incredible.   The date is set for Sunday 28th Nov this year in Leicester (England) The price will be £30 for the day. We are going to limit the numbers on this, so if you are interested please get in touch.   Jon Specialist treatment for muscular problems & sporting injuries. http://www.notts-tuina.co.uk --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:06:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Nate Defensor To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net Subject: [Eskrima] Defensor Method Seminar Oct. 4th Chicago Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net October 4, 2009 9:30am - 1:30pm - 4-Hour Defensor Method Stick, Knife, Flexible Weapon Dumog & Empty Hand Dumog Seminar. Focus on grappling with weapon on your hand & empty hand grappling scenarios.  This will entail stick dumog, knife dumog, sarong dumog, and  some empty hand dumog.  Focus will be on entries, postitions and as well as trophy poses or finishing holds. Location: 810 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL.  Free Parking. Cost: $30 Thanks, Nate Defensor --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Remember September 11. End of Eskrima Digest