Eskrimadors Documentary
Last night, my wife and I watched the “Eskrimadors” documentary with Terence, who brought the DVD. It was quite well done! This “Eskrimadors” documentary focuses on the Filipino martial arts traditions of the island of Cebu. This was a good idea as it gave the…
Bamboo Shoots
The Bamboo Shoots program is designed for children ages 4 through 7. It is part of Bamboo Spirit Martial Arts. We focus on instilling respect, confidence, courtesy, and discipline in children. We teach stranger awareness, personal safety skills, escape techniques, conflict management, and goal setting…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
Modern Arnis-What it is and it isn’t
First and foremost, Grandmaster Remy A. Presas designed Modern Arnis as a self-defence system. While Modern Arnis and many Filipino Martial Arts (referred to as FMAs) have origins in bladed weapons usage, Professor Presas preferred not to teach the bladed aspect of the art. Over…
