Sulong Tourney

[silat1]

Merry Christmas all you stick swinging elves

Just to give you the heads up that the Guam contingent for the 2008 Sulong tourney is gearing up for 10 months of training to take the over all championships of the tourney..

So far, I have two guys including myself who are going to start slinging sticks on a more dedicated schedule.. We are training twice a week and currently due to our work schedules, but this will increase as time permits with the additional people who are starting to show interest from the Kajukenbo group..
We are in touch with some instructors from the Philippines and have received some training invitations to go to their schools in the next year and fight in the tourneys in the Philippines as we are invited.. This is going to be the prep for our trip to the Sulong tourney in October.

This will give you stateside practitioners who are hanging on the fence line as to commit to training in preparation for this tourney as it gives you 10 months to get ready to have the Guam express run over your tracks and show you what we practice on the west side of the International date line and the small island of Gilligan that I came back to after 2 yrs of freezing my nodes off in Chicago.


BTW: Just to let you know that GM Nene Tortal is scheduled to be in the states this summer for two (count them two) summer training camps, one to be held in the mosquito infested swamp lands of Indiana at Mike Snow's and the other to be held at the Midway Kodenkan school in Chicago the week after..

Dates of these camps can be confirmed by contacting Mike Snow and John Bednarski.. These camps are sponsored in part by the Dekiti Tirsia Siradas groups of the midwest and are a part of the Sulong Association's mission to enhance the exposure of the FMA in the Midwest..

[Nautilus]

As a stateside practitioner, I myself am gearing up for the upcoming Sulong Tourney! Also looking forward to training again with Grandmaster Tortal at the Midway Kodenkan Dojo... It is always a privilege and honor to learn from him. I'll see ya at the Tourney!

[NAGA]

Hello All,
The Sulong Championship will be held on Sunday October 12th, in New Lenox Illinois. This is a holiday weekend so for those traveling for the tournamnet the burden of a quick in and out is lifted. The tournamet will also have dedicated Karate (traditional), Tae Kwon Do, Open, Jujitsu (traditional) with a section dedicated to just Danzan RYU kata, and of course everybodies favorite the Pacific Island ring. Just a reminder the Pacific Island ring is open to players of FMA (Filipino martial art), IMA (Indonesian Martial art) and I am going to now coin another new acronym HMA (Hawaiian Martial art)... Also GM Tortal will be demonstrating, as well as other suprise guests! So come on out and in the Spirit of family, fun and fellowship experience the event everyone is talking about.

thanks,
John

[kuntawguro]

Bill, if you are coming , just leave those brown tree snakes there. Dayum they get into everything. He he
I am planning on coming down from the frozen north to participate next year and I hope that this gets a bit bigger as we go. Winning weapons ( toys) instead of trophies is always a plus.
"Yoda"

[silat1]

I'm going to be going to the Philippines in February and sourcing out a reliable source of equipment and toys to be used as prizes.. I am also planning on hitting the areas around Manila where there are a lot of muslim from mindanao and seeing what I can get.. When I was in the PI in 03, I went to Baguio and found a place that had a lot of the hill tribes of Luzon weapons to include shields and bangkaws, so I am going to be hitting that also.. Will keep you informed Bill

[kuntawguro]

do you want my shopping list now? he he Having weapons as prizes or awards is sooooo much better than plastic trophies. And having them come from the Philippines or Indonesia is better than from Franks Army Navy Surplus.


Those of you who are FMA< IMA practitioners- you really should make this tourney a must do next year. Besides being a well run- ego at the door tourney- John and Frank are gracious hosts and you feel welcome.
Buzz

[Carol]

Hello All,
The Sulong Championship will be held on Sunday October 12th, in New Lenox Illinois. This is a holiday weekend so for those traveling for the tournamnet the burden of a quick in and out is lifted. The tournamet will also have dedicated Karate (traditional), Tae Kwon Do, Open, Jujitsu (traditional) with a section dedicated to just Danzan RYU kata, and of course everybodies favorite the Pacific Island ring. Just a reminder the Pacific Island ring is open to players of FMA (Filipino martial art), IMA (Indonesian Martial art) and I am going to now coin another new acronym HMA (Hawaiian Martial art)... Also GM Tortal will be demonstrating, as well as other suprise guests! So come on out and in the Spirit of family, fun and fellowship experience the event everyone is talking about.

thanks,
John


Count me in as a tentative yes. That's a few weeks before my 40th birthday and I can't think of a better way to celebrate than by playing with deadly weapons ;)

[Bill Bednarick]

Carol,

It's a great event and we can use more female practitioners at it.
Hopefully you'll make it and fight.
I competed this year at 40, and will be fighting in it again next year.

[silat1]

40 my @ss, I'll be competing as the senior citizen since I will be 55 when the tourney comes about.. I hopefully will be able to fight in my wheel chair and respirator or at least have people to help me out of the wheel chair and during the break between rounds, have my oxygen mask available.

[Carol]

Age, schmage. I only mentioned that because its yet another reason to celebrate and have a good time. I wanted to plan something for my 40th that I'll remember fondly. :)

I'm just wondering if you have a klutz division ??? :D

[Bill Bednarick]

40 my @ss, I'll be competing as the senior citizen since I will be 55 when the tourney comes about.. I hopefully will be able to fight in my wheel chair and respirator or at least have people to help me out of the wheel chair and during the break between rounds, have my oxygen mask available.


They weren't giving much of a break between rounds this year Bill.
I barely got my mask off and walked out of the ring then had another match and the next fight I didn't even get to do that.

[Bill Bednarick]

Age, schmage. I only mentioned that because its yet another reason to celebrate and have a good time. I wanted to plan something for my 40th that I'll remember fondly. :)

I'm just wondering if you have a klutz division ??? :D


Age and treachery Ms. Carol.:EvilGrin: Age and treachery.

That's all I'm going to say.

[kuntawguro]

Hmmm, I'm 57 and I competed . So, that takes away many excuses

[Brian R. VanCise]

Hmmm, I'm 57 and I competed . So, that takes away many excuses

But you are special Buzz! http://www.fmatalk.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

[Carol]

Can't I just concede to Maraiah now and get it over with? :D :D

[silat1]

Nah, there's a reason why the Manongs carry and walk with tungkod daily.. It is to beat off the young whippersnappers who think they are the next version of Chief Lapu Lapu.. The Tungkod puts all respective opponents on edge when they see a Manong walking down the street and not doing the "Putting on the Ritz" style of stick work..

The Tungkod that I use is from my days of Balintawak and is built especially for my Louisville arnis style that I have to use here and in the states..

The Louisville arnis system should be well established in chicago by now as I have seen a few practitioners walking and swinging their tungkods on a daily basis when I was back there earlier this year..

Be aware of the Masked Tungkod, he will be making an appearance at the Sulong Tourney in October. (If he can get elderly discounts on the airlines)

[Carol]

If at first you don't succeed...destroy all the incriminating evidence. :D :D

This may be my first formal tournament so....don't kill the white belt, eh? :)

[silat1]

If at first you don't succeed...destroy all the incriminating evidence. :D :D

This may be my first formal tournament so....don't kill the white belt, eh? :)


Nah we don't kill the white belt, we just tenderize them like we did in Kajukenbo and in Balintawak. :EvilGrin:

In the immortal words of kajukenbo instructors I have had trained with.


What a treat, Fresh Meat :party:

[PG Michael B]

Damn, I will be unable to attend once again. I am slated for Indonesia from the 11th of October to the 30th....I do however wish you all well. And if you can't play fair by all means cheat, cheat, cheat....LOL....

[Sabraxas]

I should be attending the October tourney. I was too new to participate last time. Hope to meet some new, cool people there and introduce myself to all.

[atreyu287]

if u haven't seen these systems in action, your missing out. I'm definitely going to check this out!

[Letifer281]

Not trying to put any martial artist down, but these guys will put you in your place. For you serious martial artists out there looking to better themselves, I would defiantly recommend checking it out. Take a quick beating and learn from it, it will be fun I promise!

[Carol]

Fun for WHOM? The beat-er or the beat-ee? LMAO!!

[Bill Bednarick]

Fun for WHOM? The beat-er or the beat-ee? LMAO!!

Beating are like Christmas presents Ms. Carol...

Better to give than receive.


But seriously this is a very fun and well run event.

And the only way you lose at something like this if you don't learn.

I personally believe in testing my game and this is/was a perfect venue for me to do so against unknown people of various skill levels.

[silat1]

Beating are like Christmas presents Ms. Carol...

Better to give than receive.


But seriously this is a very fun and well run event.

And the only way you lose at something like this if you don't learn.

I personally believe in testing my game and this is/was a perfect venue for me to do so against unknown people of various skill levels.


That's why I am taking another EMS course, so I can fix you guys up after I beat you with my tungkod..:EvilGrin: No kidding, when I fought in this tourney, it was just on a whim and boy was it a whim.. Old school training is bad when you are planning on observing the tourney and your legs start shaking and your arm starts swingin in response to the attack and then you can counter the opponent with your baston from the bleachers..

Oh wait, I was in my wheel chair and had my 02 mask on, so I had to get up from my chair, grab my tungkod and get rid of the nervous twitch I had developed from watching the fights.. Believe me, it worked, after the match, I felt like I could run 3 miles, but made it out to my wheel chair and out to the car to join John and Norm for supper that night before heading back to the great white north (the area between Lake Forest and Kenosha)..

Get off your duffs and out of your wheel chairs, show your stuff and meet good people with the sulong tourney.. Trust me, the trip alone is worth the time.

[kuntawguro]

Beating are like Christmas presents Ms. Carol...

Better to give than receive.


But seriously this is a very fun and well run event.

And the only way you lose at something like this if you don't learn.

I personally believe in testing my game and this is/was a perfect venue for me to do so against unknown people of various skill levels.

Seems I have said this before

[R. Mike Snow]

Hey you guys better watch out! I just spoke to Mizz. Kaur the other night and she told me that she was disappointed out about not having the opportunity to STAB ANYONE with here new Solo Moslum Keris, YET....

So I think I will let one of you guys compete against her first????

[DAMAG-INC]

Sounds like fun. I'm willing to check it out!