Grand Master Angel L. Blancia

[Phil Mar Nadela]

Hello everyone,
Has anyone heard of a late GM Angle Blancia? I stumbled on a blog of her daughter (also a GM?) and i have never heard of them before.
Can anybody verify the claims in this Blog? Here is the link http://blanciaangel.blogspot.com/.
I don’t mean any disrespect I’m just curious.
Thank you,
Phil

[silat1]

Hello everyone,
Has anyone heard of a late GM Angle Blancia? I stumbled on a blog of her daughter (also a GM?) and i have never heard of them before.
Can anybody verify the claims in this Blog? Here is the link http://blanciaangel.blogspot.com/.
I don’t mean any disrespect I’m just curious.
Thank you,
Phil


Phil,
This individual has been the focus of several ranting posts on fmaforum.. It seems that every couple of months, some one pops up and starts fanning the coals which eventually leads into a lengthy thread about how this individual invented everything from aspirin to x ray machines in the Philippines but primarily martial arts.. I think it is a troll who is looking to inflate their ego balloon because of a slow leak that needs to be refilled every 2-3 months on this forum...

Take it for what it is worth.

[Phil Mar Nadela]

Yikes... Hopefully i did not start something here. Thanks kuya Silat.

[Jack Latorre]

Phil--

Normally I don't chime in with this sort of thing, but the credibility issue becomes pretty glaring in this case. I would hope that it will not garner more attention than it deserves, as the inaccuracies entail the names of many FMA practitioners that are not around for rebuttal, such as Professor Presas and Mr. Bo Sayoc, among others.

Inaccuracies within the Filipino Martial Arts (or any martial art) exist and are either debunked or ignored...or expounded upon and made more substantial by those who follow suit. In any event, people who are intrigued by this sort of thing set the stage for the next generation of practitioners. That is the legacy we help build in honor of those who came before us. Support it, deny it...just understand what the consequences are for the martial heritage we love.

Best,

Jack A. Latorre

[Phil Mar Nadela]

Phil--

Normally I don't chime in with this sort of thing, but the credibility issue becomes pretty glaring in this case. I would hope that it will not garner more attention than it deserves, as the inaccuracies entail the names of many FMA practitioners that are not around for rebuttal, such as Professor Presas and Mr. Bo Sayoc, among others.

Inaccuracies within the Filipino Martial Arts (or any martial art) exist and are either debunked or ignored...or expounded upon and made more substantial by those who follow suit. In any event, people who are intrigued by this sort of thing set the stage for the next generation of practitioners. That is the legacy we help build in honor of those who came before us. Support it, deny it...just understand what the consequences are for the martial heritage we love.

Best,

Jack A. Latorre

Salamat po Kuya Jack. I will take it as it is.

[Whitepeople]

Im a reader citizen concern the publicity regarding the historic life of Grand Master Angel Blancia. On behalf of his daughter & son in law. Im duply apprecieted both of them to open public without anticipeted by telling the true.

The allegation with supporting the documentary book, picture about Legendary Grand Master Angel Bancia. My view point there are telling the true now, if there are not true why no one bring them court.

Its clear coz no one got a specific antifact like Legendary Grand Master Angel Blancia, Their history (Students of Grand Master Angel Blancia ) always based in ancient time, there is no beginning there is no ending.

There are several wonderful true picture as Bo Sayoc Baltazar, Dan Inosanto, Remy Presas, Rene Latosa, Bruce Lee, Mike Inay, Floro Villabrille, and many more.......
just watch this video http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=dk08Y6lR7Gs and his daughter about Kung Fu Filipino Martial Arts club stick Doce Pares Arnis Eskrima http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=6ou-wOi7ma8


Best Regard to all who love martial arts and Filipino Martial Arts and want to know the true about Blancia Family.

[silat1]

In the words of some of the senior FMA people I know in the Philippines, both living and deceased.


[Edit]

It's trolls like this what gives the FMA/IMA a bad image because of the people who listen to self originating ego statements and pass them off as history... I know several guys who were involved with the FMA way before Marcos time and the Martial Law times, never have we heard of this individual before and the history of these individuals predate WW2. So take this thread with a grain of salt and put it on the pile with the rest of the rubbish that this thread has been piling on for the last year..
It is primarily Compost:sniper::bsflag::redeemer:




Im a reader citizen concern the publicity regarding the historic life of Grand Master Angel Blancia. On behalf of his daughter & son in law. Im duply apprecieted both of them to open public without anticipeted by telling the true.

The allegation with supporting the documentary book, picture about Legendary Grand Master Angel Bancia. My view point there are telling the true now, if there are not true why no one bring them court.

Its clear coz no one got a specific antifact like Legendary Grand Master Angel Blancia, Their history (Students of Grand Master Angel Blancia ) always based in ancient time, there is no beginning there is no ending.

There are several wonderful true picture as Bo Sayoc Baltazar, Dan Inosanto, Remy Presas, Rene Latosa, Bruce Lee, Mike Inay, Floro Villabrille, and many more.......
just watch this video http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=dk08Y6lR7Gs and his daughter about Kung Fu Filipino Martial Arts club stick Doce Pares Arnis Eskrima http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=6ou-wOi7ma8


Best Regard to all who love martial arts and Filipino Martial Arts and want to know the true about Blancia Family.

[chubbybutdangerous]

:deadhorse
If you look closely not all of it is done full speed... but it's all definitely done "half fast"!:bs:

[arnisador]

Please, keep the conversation polite and respectful. You're welcome to disagree but we must insist on a civil discourse.

-Arnisador
-FMAT Admin

[silat1]

OH Man,
See what happens when I miss the midway kodenkan tourney and seminar.. I just loose it..:cry::AR15firin




Please, keep the conversation polite and respectful. You're welcome to disagree but we must insist on a civil discourse.

-Arnisador
-FMAT Admin

[Whitepeople]

Correction about my text
Im a reader citizen concern the publicity regarding the historic life of Grand Master Angel Blancia. On behalf of his daughter & son in law. Im deeply appreciated both of them to open public without anticipeted by telling the true.

The allegation with supporting the documentary book, picture about Legendary Grand Master Angel Bancia. My view point there are telling the true now, if there are not true why no one bring them court.

Its clear coz no one got a specific artifact like Legendary Grand Master Angel Blancia, Their history (Students of Grand Master Angel Blancia ) always based in ancient time, there is no beginning there is no ending.

There are several wonderful true picture as Bo Sayoc Baltazar, Dan Inosanto, Remy Presas, Rene Latosa, Bruce Lee, Mike Inay, Floro Villabrille, and many more.......
just watch this video http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=dk08Y6lR7Gs and his daughter about Kung Fu Filipino Martial Arts club stick Doce Pares Arnis Eskrima http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=6ou-wOi7ma8


Best Regard to all who love martial arts and Filipino Martial Arts and want to know the true about Blancia Family. ok correction

[kuntawguro]

This is just wrong- plain and simple. Mis information and false claims. Just go back and try to come up with better claims and maybe "somebody" will believe you.

[bentit]

There might have been a guy named Angel Blancia who taught FMA back in the Philippines. But, there is this lady with bad english using his name to teach bullshido. I stumbled upon her on youtube not to long ago. here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk08Y6lR7Gs. After watching the vid, all i can say was WTF?!? This chick "claims" here father is the creator of all modern martial arts, including yoga and ballet! lol!:roflmao:

[kuntawguro]

Have you watched her videos??? What a hoot!!! Sinawali's with extended arms and no wrist work. Forms that a 16 year old could do better. Claims of Grand Master title- yeah a legend in her own mind.

[whitecobra]

There might have been a guy named Angel Blancia who taught FMA back in the Philippines. But, there is this lady with bad english using his name to teach bullshido. I stumbled upon her on youtube not to long ago. here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk08Y6lR7Gs. After watching the vid, all i can say was WTF?!? This chick "claims" here father is the creator of all modern martial arts, including yoga and ballet! lol!:roflmao:

Shocking!!! why you are getting stumbled upom watching her youtube? Relax and take it easy... You still have chance to cry by saying oh!!! no: its leads me down. Remember the truth will prevail and no one can hiding that. Although, your grouped association integrated of such big organization with collection of intellectual dishonesty people will be falling down easily with the power of truth.

Honored & respect Legendary GM Angel L. Blancia as well as her daughter GM Gloria Blancia.

[whitecobra]

Have you watched her videos??? What a hoot!!! Sinawali's with extended arms and no wrist work. Forms that a 16 year old could do better. Claims of Grand Master title- yeah a legend in her own mind.

Same comments!!! you have nothing to say? Take your time: hold on and hold to the iron rod. The documentary Book of GM Angel L. Blancia provided us the truth and no one can hiding us all. Behave stop pretentious the time is so short for us all. Just pray that you can still survive for being fraud all the timed.

[blindside]

Same comments!!! you have nothing to say? Take your time: hold on and hold to the iron rod. The documentary Book of GM Angel L. Blancia provided us the truth and no one can hiding us all. Behave stop pretentious the time is so short for us all. Just pray that you can still survive for being fraud all the timed.

Apparently someone drank the kool-aid....

[silat1]

There are ways to validate this claim... If you remember back during the martial law time, it was a requirement of the government that all instructors register with the security exchange commission as part of the crack down done during the Marcos time.. If you can supply the dates, registration numbers and if you were a member of the Philippine Karate association, post them so they can be confirmed and prove that your claims are recognized and registered by the S.E.C. that might make the original statements more valid.. If the statements are true about GM Blancia, the proof is in the pudding..

My certificates as an instructor from the 70s were registered by the SEC, so it is from this example which is the basis of my question..



Same comments!!! you have nothing to say? Take your time: hold on and hold to the iron rod. The documentary Book of GM Angel L. Blancia provided us the truth and no one can hiding us all. Behave stop pretentious the time is so short for us all. Just pray that you can still survive for being fraud all the timed.

[Robert Klampfer]

This thread was brought to my attention recently. There was some mention on another site about Bobby Taboada having been a student of theirs. If someone is indeed claiming that, I know for certain that's simply untrue.

Robert

[bentit]

Shocking!!! why you are getting stumbled upom watching her youtube? Relax and take it easy... You still have chance to cry by saying oh!!! no: its leads me down. Remember the truth will prevail and no one can hiding that. Although, your grouped association integrated of such big organization with collection of intellectual dishonesty people will be falling down easily with the power of truth.

Honored & respect Legendary GM Angel L. Blancia as well as her daughter GM Gloria Blancia.


Ohhh.. looks like somebody just signed up to defend the daughter.. This reply sound exactly the same as that chick from youtube. I was going to reply to your comment but I don't want to bring my level down to yours..:whatever:

[arnisador]

Please, keep the conversation polite and respectful.

-Arnisador
-FMAT Admin

[Rich Parsons]

Im a reader citizen concern the publicity regarding the historic life of Grand Master Angel Blancia. On behalf of his daughter & son in law. Im duply apprecieted both of them to open public without anticipeted by telling the true.

The allegation with supporting the documentary book, picture about Legendary Grand Master Angel Bancia. My view point there are telling the true now, if there are not true why no one bring them court.

Its clear coz no one got a specific antifact like Legendary Grand Master Angel Blancia, Their history (Students of Grand Master Angel Blancia ) always based in ancient time, there is no beginning there is no ending.

There are several wonderful true picture as Bo Sayoc Baltazar, Dan Inosanto, Remy Presas, Rene Latosa, Bruce Lee, Mike Inay, Floro Villabrille, and many more.......
just watch this video http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=dk08Y6lR7Gs and his daughter about Kung Fu Filipino Martial Arts club stick Doce Pares Arnis Eskrima http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=6ou-wOi7ma8


Best Regard to all who love martial arts and Filipino Martial Arts and want to know the true about Blancia Family.


Thank you for sharing. I did find something good. The other links lead me to some Japanese women doing Yoga.

[Rich Parsons]

This thread was brought to my attention recently. There was some mention on another site about Bobby Taboada having been a student of theirs. If someone is indeed claiming that, I know for certain that's simply untrue.

Robert


Robert,

In one of the pictures there is a claim that the person in the photo (* Very poor quality original would have to been seen to stand a chance of identifying *) that Manong Bacon was a student. I think the correlation is that All Balintawak would have come from this supposed person.

I disagree with their assumptions and comments.

I have pictures of lots of people at events that I was at or even taught at. It does not mean I was their instructor, nor does it mean they even learned anything from while they were on the floor training. But if they did, I am sure it would be a great thing, for I know when I go and train and learn something I find it to be a good thing. But a simple photo and learning how others move or what they do for application does not make them a student.

I think that is just someone jumping on the band wagon trying to make claims and go forward as someone will pay them money and train with them based upon their claims.

[talibung]

Clarification:
Angel Lumogdang Blancia

The Legendary Grandmaster Angel Lumogdang Blancia
is a World War II USAFFE Veteran Guerilla Fighter against the Japanese invaders of the Philippines. He hailed from Culasi, Antique, Panay Island, Philippines. A coastal town in the Northern part of the Province of Antique
where the legendary Mount Madia-as is located 18 kilometers north of my hometown. (Note: Mt. Madia-as in the "Maragtas" kang Panay)

Grandmaster Angel L. Blancia was one of the most astute Martial Artists and Eskrimadores I've ever encountered and met. He was also adept in the grappling arts, the art of pressure point touching and striking both in healing "Hilot" bone setting, "Pamulong" meridian alignment and killing art or "Pang-halit" Death Touch.

He was a very traditional and a secretive teacher especially in terms with unloading the depths and vastness of his knowledge and teachings. Yes, he has lots of students but very selective in accepting indoor disciples even with his immediate family members that non among them have passed the tests. In fact, none among his immediate family members was lucky enough to be able to receive, grasp enough nor fathom the depths of the skill and art of their father in Oriental Fighting Arts.

Note: I've been under the direct tutelage of Grandmaster Angel L. Blancia since 1979 till his death in 1988 and never did he made any ridiculous claim to be the father nor founder of "Filipino Martial Arts", such ignorant claims by other parties to bring credibility to their group, books or person is a great disservice, insult, and dishonor to one of the Legendary Grandmasters of Filipino Martial Arts that ever lived in the Island of Panay and Negros, Philippines. The Pictures displayed in the youtube and blodspots are indeed the same black and white photos I've seen prominently displayed in the walls of his home when he was still alive (except for the super imposed names of people on those pictures). His "Forbidden Oriental Fighting Arts" system transmitted to us as his remnants is still very much alive here in the Iloilo City Philippines and we would like to make it clear that it is far different from what you see in the youtube. His Art is no non-sense very straightforward, powerfully loaded (can kill or knock out in an instant), compact, tight, concise and simply accurate... every little move is full of meaning in terms of application may it be for healing or killing...WITHOUT any extra flowery, ostentatious and empty movement to please the eye as shown and displayed in the internet by some parties.

He has lots of students who are now FMA notables indeed as they have moved on with their respective martial arts journey and came up with their own FMA systems and groups but it is unfortunate that the list of his students being published in the youtube and blogspots are irresponsibly padded, and grossly inaccurate.

Peace,

"Talibung"

[silat1]

FYI,
While strolling through Youtube last night, I found an interview with one of the Canetes concerning Blancia.. Basically, the interview said that Doce Pares was not what is being said by Blancia. GM Canete also said that he had never heard of Angel Blancia from Iloilo and proceeded to name some of the eskrimadors that he knew from there.. When viewing the interview of GM Blancia, GM Canete was very interested in what was being said by the daughter of GM Blancia, but as all things on Youtube do run out of time, GM Canete had a few choice words to say about this.. Once I get home, I'll post the link so everyone who is interested can watch this interview as according to the date on the video, it was done about a year ago by GM Canete when this stuff first came to light.

Get the popcorn ready, going to be some entertainment and a movie later on.

[guillermo taboada]

I was in the list as one of thier student, it really bothers my brain thingking when is this happen. I am sorry mr talibong and the blancia clan. It is not true. As you said, peace.

Bobby taboada

[talibung]

I was in the list as one of thier student, it really bothers my brain thingking when is this happen. I am sorry mr talibong and the blancia clan. It is not true. As you said, peace.

Bobby taboada

I'm not from the Blancia Family and no cause to say sorry Bobby, I understand your being so disturbed... being put there in the list when you have not even seen nor heard of this person- Mr Angel Blancia. Whereas, me- "Talibung Antike", who also hailed from Antique where Mr Blancia came from and have been under the tutelage of GGM Angel L. Blancia for years, yet (fortunately) I'm not there in the controversial list hahahaha (of course because I'm nobody in FMA Circles and am comfortable with that fact hehehehe). The reason I posted this clarification re GGM Angel L. Blancia is not to get my name in that controversial list, but rather to quell the irresponsible claims by other parties who claim to be his inheritor and to prop up their credibility not by planting their own trees and vineyard in the field of FMA but unfortunately by simply propagating the controversial student lists of GGM Angel Blancia- listing prominent "FMA Pillars" like you- Taboada, the Canetes, Inays and other FMA notables who are from Cebu, Luzon and other parts of the world, who in all probability have not even stepped to the soils of Iloilo and Negros in their lifetime... and yet you are there in the list as his students just because you are famous Arnisadores and Eskrimadores of the Philippines ... To me, that is very ridiculous, irresponsible, a great disrespect and dishonor to one of my mentors- GGM Angel Blancia who has chosen to live a very simple low profile life... yet his name is being dragged and put into bad light in a condition where he can no longer correct those lies being propagated about him. That's why, am here to clarify and to stand in his behalf to correct those transcendental lies and claims about him being propagated in the internet:wink3:

Peace...

"Talibung Antike"

[littlebadboy]

It seems that the lady also claims that Maestro Elmer Ybanez of LESKAS/LSAI have also been under the tutelage of Mr. Blancia... which sounds really funny. I bet she would tag everybody else in the FMA world.

Sometimes, I pity her... she must be sick. All her videos gave me a good laugh though. Taichi, Yoga, Samourai, Karati, Taekwundu... wahaha!

IMHO, whitepeople and whitecobra are the same persons who is also obviously... ;) :wink :wink

I love this video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNP_Uf5hhMA

[sjansen]

I don't know what everyone is disagreeing with or upset about. I couldn't understand what they were saying! Was that english? Everyone I have talked to from the Philipines has written pretty well, but yikes.

Quell dats ill eye hev.