Fyi

[young blade]

Hello eveyone! I just want to let you know that there is a new fma system in the philippines, specifically in Mandaluyong City...It's called Abenir Kali. I am one of it's students...I just got here in u.s. as an immigrant two months ago. For a brief background, it is named after it's founder Fernando "Bong" Abenir. His day job is a Physical Education instructor in Don Bosco Mandaluyong but his number one passion is Martial arts. Aside from having developed his own kali system, he is also a certified Nusantara Pencak Silat and jiu-jitsu (traditional) instructor. He also has students in kickboxing.

[arnisador]

That's great! Is there a web site for the system?

[DAMAG-INC]

I can dig it.
Are you a branch representative for the GM in the US?

[Matt Lim]

What FMA systems did he studied?

[young blade]

He's also a former Kali Illustrisimo student. I can't remember the first instructor who handled him, but he was later accepted by GM Tony Diego due to recommendation of this instructor. Then he have attended a session under the remarkable GM "Tatang" Illustrisimo himself. He witnessed the art's founder first hand!

Well I'm not sure of his martial art training before he study KI. If I'm not mistaken, I think he also trained in modern arnis for a while.

[young blade]

Some of my fellow students are already working on the website. For now we have a video at youtube...the founder is the one that demonstrate the techniques..

[young blade]

Yes.

[lhommedieu]

Some of my fellow students are already working on the website. For now we have a video at youtube...the founder is the one that demonstrate the techniques..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCZAeooDTYI

Best,

Steve Lamade

[DAMAG-INC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCZAeooDTYI

Best,

Steve Lamade

NICE! I can really DIG IT even more now!

[young blade]

I will be glad to hear your reactions on the Abenir Kali video at youtube...just key in Abenir Kali.

[JohnJ]

Aside from the frozen uke, I like his explosive and direct approach. Nothing overly fancy even with the knife. Nice!

[young blade]

Thanks for the feedback..

[young blade]

Hi guys, another abenir kali video has been apploaded to youtube, when you have time please do check it out and feel free to send/post your comments/reactions there...

You're constructive criticisms would be a great help for our group. Thank you guys!

[lordrommel]

hey young blade! sup bro? we have so much fun here and we really misses you. damn i never knew that this topic was posted here in fma talk. haha! you missed all the training we done here....i am learning now how to use spada y daga. it was difficult but its fun. hope we could have a reunion soon. take care out there! oh by the way we use blog right now for its functionality and user friendly approach. check our new site http://abenirkali.blogspot.com/

[young blade]

Haha, ikaw pala yan, member ka na din pala, ayos lng ba ung announcement na ginawa ko? hehe lalo kang bumilis pare

[young blade]

Nakita ko na 'yung site, that's good.

[lordrommel]

astig nga e! i have to make some adjustment sa blog kasi medyo messy pa sya. we are planning to make another video for you! hope youll not gonna missed us badly.hahahaha! if anything you wanna ask about the training program feel free to ask me. am planning to log our every training session so as you can grasp some of the theories behind every techniques.hanggang sa muli and God bless you!

[young blade]

cge bro..bagot na bagot na ko sa training hehe

[young blade]

post ka naman ng bagong thread tungkol sa system natin hehe

[lordrommel]

uhmmm i am very sorry for the late reply! you missed the fma picnic at up diliman. it was really good experience to know some people that are also studying fma...man i had the chance to talk to other practioneers of kali and silat. the muslim people who are studying the silat from mindanao are great...and they are friendly too. ive seen the barong for the first time and it was great.:D as for abenir kali we just show case in the fma picnic what we can do to give a fresh insite about our art. i hope someone could release the video taken up in up so you can see how sir bong beat me! hahahaha but it was hella a sparring in front of those great guys in the fma world. i hope youll have a sparring with sir bong...it was hella awakening to know that techniques are not learned through ages of drills but by trying it out in an actual sparring.

[young blade]

haha napanood ko nga ung bagong video, mukang niyari ka nga ni sir...nakaka-inggit naman experience nyo dyan hehe

[arnisador]

haha napanood ko nga ung bagong video, mukang niyari ka nga ni sir...nakaka-inggit naman experience nyo dyan hehe

I'm left out of the conversation!

[lordrommel]

i think abenir kali offers the training of the student to become ready for a real combat. sparring and reality based principles are always feed to student. techniques are techniques until it becomes reflex or nakasanayan. it will become forged to your own body when you have a constant sparring.

[young blade]

oh I'm sorry about that Arnisador, I just missed my "classmates" so much...lordrommel is one of them, we both practice the system , and he is the senior student in the philippines

[arnisador]

I understand! We're glad you have here to chat. :D

[lordrommel]

hey guys! we are bet kinda busy with our training. nyway the training is kinda great...sir bong is teaching me lots of stuffs about kali ilustrisimo and pencak silat to the evolution of the new art called abenir kali. he always remind me about functionality before art. we are kinda sad to know some arts that teaches the artistic side first then functionality where they want to conform the "beautiful moves" to a certain scenario. our martial art should fit to our own self and integrate it as our own breath and not that we should conform to art and simply restrict ourselves. thats it for now! if someone has a question about us...just inform us and we are ready to answer it...whether verbally or true action :D

[lordrommel]

ei bro hows you? im very glad to let you know that we took sometime to video some training modules for you. just wait a little while and youll see it at the youtube. of course video is not enough for training but it will help you a lot...it would be more costly to go their than sending you a video. maybe sometimes you can go back here to see if your been doing some progress. it would be also good if you join some other clubs there that are related to our art. out here we are doing our part to learn great new things everyday...practice and practice and practice and of course research. i am also glad to inform you that we are studying guns like shooting,safety and maybe next month we are about to have a shooting practice courtesy of sir chris who is an army reservist and at the same time a faculty member of mstc. for just 4.50 pesos per bullet we can have a shooting practice for about 200 rounds. we miss you a lot and we always remember you every time we had a practice. galingan mo dyan at sana mag success ka sa buhay mo!

[young blade]

Hey sir rommel, musta kayo dyan? ok lng din ako dito. I want to let you know that I'm still training by myself. medyo boring pero it's better than not doing anything at all. lagi ko ko pinapanood 'yung videos. kapag may time and money ako, magha-hanap ako ng school na pwede ako maki-training..or better yet, take a trip back there to train with you guys. You have no idea how much I miss our training days!! Keep it up and extend my regards to them! I appreciate all your help,and I promise to make the best out of it.

[ian_eo]

ey! rommel sino si young blade naabutan ko ba sya b4.

[ian_eo]

nakita ko ung mga post about the tausug guys ah! mukhang ok din art nila.

[azman]

hi everyone, sir bong abenir is also my instructor in pencak silat ang kali illustrisimo way back 2000 in RTU, i was intruduce to hime thru his bestfriend ronnel vinas may instructor in traditional aikido...i remember they were organizing a group of martial artist and they called it DUMOG....have a nice day to all and may the Great Architect of the Universe guide us all...

[lordrommel]

ey! rommel sino si young blade naabutan ko ba sya b4.



im very sorry for the late reply. wala kana nung nag aral si young blade sa bosco. yeah the tausog...they are friendly and lots of cool stuffs.

azman visit us at don bosco sometime...and hope youll experience a new kind of training with us.