First Master Chuck Seminar In Oshawa
The first Master Chuck Gauss seminar in Oshawa held on Saturday, June 28th, was a rousing success. Welcome to Oshawa, Master Chuck! What a great Modern Arnis seminar it was! Chuck did a superb job of teaching various aspects of Modern Arnis, such as joint…
Jeet Kune Do Books
In addition to books on Filipino Martial Arts, I have also noticed that Jeet Kune Do books fit in well with an Arnisador’s library. These books offer insights very similar to the underlying concepts of FMAs. I recommend reading Jeet Kune Do books with Filipino…
FMA Books
Anytime I go into a bookstore, I head for the Sports Section, where martial arts books are located. In particular, I look for FMA books. The first thing I look for is books on Filipino Martial Arts. Unfortunately, they are challenging to find and are…
Book Review: “Martial Power” by Steven J. Pearlman
I just finished reading “The Book of Martial Power” by the aforementioned author, published this year. A synopsis of this book, located on the back binder, states: “Different styles of martial arts offer contradictory information, philosophies, and techniques for the body in combat. A practitioner…
2008 Toronto FMA Workshop
Kudos to Mike Cooper for a great job in putting this together! I enjoyed the 2008 Filipino Martial Arts Workshop, which was very well organized by Mike Cooper and featured myself, Sean Tyler of FCS, and Punong Guro Rudy Cosico of Arnis Canada. I kicked…
Book Review: Warrior Arts of the Philippines by Reynaldo Galang
As I have several books on Filipino martial arts, I will regularly review them. The first is “Warrior Arts of the Philippines” by Reynaldo Galang. One can find this book on Amazon. This particular book has a great overview of 6 Filipino Martial Arts: (1)…
10 Years in Modern Arnis
In February, I passed the 10th anniversary of my involvement in Modern Arnis. I started with Dan McConnell of the Hilliard Martial Arts Center in Columbus, Ohio. While there, I trained with Matt Burnett, Roger Predieri, Katy Ray, and Amy Snow. It was a good…
Paul Vunak and Filipino Martial Arts
In the April 2008 edition of Black Belt magazine, there is an article on Paul Vunak and the topic of “Defanging the Snake.” This interview with Vunak was done in an interview format and one section piqued my interest: “Black Belt: Why should martial artists…
The First Modern Arnis Class In Oshawa
The first Modern Arnis class in Oshawa, Ontario, was held on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at the Legends Community Centre. It was held just eight months after I moved here, and lots of prep work went into it. I aimed to get 2 to 5…
Book Review: “The Straight Lead”
Recently, I read “The Straight Lead” by author Teri Tom. Hands down, this is one of the best martial arts books I have ever read. Teri Tom comes from a JKD background. In this book, she describes the history, science, and mechanics of Bruce Lee’s…
