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Datu's Corner
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The Great Grandmaster Anciong Bacon is widely acknowledged as the original master of Balintawak Arnis/Eskrima. In Balintawak Arnis, the stick is used as the primary training tool. The theory is that the stick is only an extension of the arm and that the human body can only move in so many normal ways. In Balintawak, the student is taught that there is a counter to every counter and that continuous research and discovery is the basis of knowledge.Forum Actions:
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Dekiti-Tirsia Siradas is a blade oriented system heavily emphasizing footwork, enabling the practitioner to rapidly close the distance and finish the opponent(s). This system has three basic strategies: attack, counter attack, and counter the counter. These are present in all techniques of the system: empty hand, impact and bladed weapons, firearm retention, empty hand vs. weaponry, and dumog.Forum Actions:
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Doce Pares
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Doce Pares was founded in 1932 by a group of Eskrimadors, most notably from the Cañete and Saavedra families. The name Doce Pares refers to the famous twelve bodyguards of Emperor Charlemagne of France. It is a multi-style system, taught in different ways by different instructors. Its main traditions are associated with Diony (Multi-style), Cacoy (Eskrido), and Momoy (San Miguel Eskrima) Cañete.Forum Actions:
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A forum for the discussion of the Dog Brothers' approach to the Filipino martial arts.
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Kali Ilustrisimo
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The late Antonio “Tatang” Ilustrisimo founded the system that now bears his name, “Kali Ilustrisimo,” also called “Kalis Ilustrisimo”. He is one of the more colorful figures in the annals of the Fillipino arts.Forum Actions:
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JKD-Kali
(7 Viewing)This forum is for the discussion of Filipino martial arts within Jeet Kune Do. The best known of these is the Inosanto/Lacoste Blend of Kali, a composite system of Filipino Martial Arts taught by Dan Inosanto based on his training with various Filipino Martial Arts instructors including; John Lacoste, Regino Illustrisimo, Leo Giron, Leo Gaje, Jack Santos, and many others. It introduces students to 12 main areas, including, but not limited to, single stick, double stick, stick & dagger, double dagger, staff, panatukan (Filipino boxing), Sikaran (Filipino kicking methods), Kuntao, & Silat.
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Lameco
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Edgar Sulite started his FMA training with the family style rather reluctantly, but eventually managed to train with the best of the FMA grandmasters around at that time. He classified the styles he learned into their respective ranges, from long (largo) to medium (medio) to short (corto), and came up with the name of his system, an acronym of the ranges. In April of 1997, Edgar Sulite was felled by a stroke while on a trip to the Philippines, at the young age of thirty-nine.Forum Actions:
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A system founded in 1937 by Grandmaster Benjamin Luna-Lema. The system is composed of the Tercia, Cadenilla, Serrada and Espada Y Daga styles. It is known for its powerful, fluid, and fast strikes; its preference for "blind-siding" the opponent; and its focus on the stick and knife. An important principle in Lightning is closing with the opponent and 'blanketing' them with multiple strikes. Grandmaster Lema would say, "If he gives me one strike, I give him fifteen. Even if he does not give me one strike,I give him fifteen." The system is now headed by his daughter Patty-Jean Lema Caballero.Forum Actions:
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Pedoy's Derobio Escrima
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Great Grandmaster Braulio T. Pedoy brought the Art of Derobio Escrima to Hawaii in the early 1920's. He learned this art from General Faustino Ablen (of the Red Shirt Pulahanes), a local leader who fought for freedom for his people on the Island of Leyte. In Hawaii GGM Pedoy was known as a warrior and healer.Forum Actions:
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Presas Family Arnis Systems
(21 Viewing)The Martial Arts systems of the Presas Family

Modern Arnis
Created by the late Grandmaster Remy A. Presas, Modern Arnis utilizes sticks (canes), bladed weapons and empty hand techniques in its defensive tactics. We welcome all Modern Arnis practitioners from around the world to join us in exploring the art.Kombatan
Kombatan was developed by Grandmaster Ernesto Amador Presas, Sr. of the Island of Negros Occidental and a province near the fishing village Hinigaran in the Visayas. Kombatan is a composite of various classical and modern fighting systems used in the Philippines. An emphasis is placed on drills to train the student to react instinctively.Hinigaran Arnis DeMano
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Pekiti-Tirsia Kali
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Pekiti-Tirsia roughly translates as "to cut into small pieces, up close." That describes the system’s strategy and tactics, which is to close in and cut the enemy down. Pekiti-Tirsia was officially founded in 1897 by Conrado Tortal. Pekiti-Tirsia was previously taught only within the Tortal family to defend themselves and their land.Forum Actions:
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Senkotiros
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Senkotiros means "five strikes" and is based on angles of attack, defensive shielding, minimizing movements, and sensitivity. With the stick as extension of the hand in training, the practitioner evolves and develops empty hand close quarter fighting skills. The single stick techniques are based on Filipino bladed weapon concepts; sikad (kicks) are also included.Forum Actions:
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Sikaran
(2 Viewing)This art, known for its kicks, originated in Baras, Rizal in the Philippines. Its signature move is a reverse spinning roundhouse kick called "biakid" wherein the attacker's heel connects to the back of the opponent's head or neck. The hands are used to block and parry. Special techniques include pangahilos (paralysing blocks, strikes, and kicks) followed by pamatory (potentially fatal blows).
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Serrada
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