"Hallowed Ground, Stockton California" by Guro Harley Elmore

This article was written by Guro Harley Elmore of Wichita Falls Texas. Guro Harley is not only a Bahala Na Affiliate but a full instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto and full instructor in Sayoc Kali. Please read this compelling article of our bridge to the past and the historical impact Stockton California has on the Filipino American Martial Arts the home of FMA in the U.S.


http://www.bahalana.org/culture/hallowed-ground

Tags: arnis, bahalana, escrima, giron, stockton

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Permalink Reply by terry joven on March 4, 2011 at 12:24pm

Joel...

nice article!

 

terry

Permalink Reply by terry joven on March 16, 2011 at 10:56am

Ron.... very cool

Joel i know you grew up in the same time also.

me i grew up on the north side of stockton there was only 3-4 other filipino families that i knew... i wish that my  Mom would have taken me there. Escrima brought me back to my roots!

anyway great story Ron!

 

terry

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