Modern Sinawali of the Arnis Nicolas System 4

     The Principles of a Good Arnisador

     The Arnis Stick

          Basic Single X Sinawali

          Advance Single X Sinawali

          One Stick Against Two Stick

          One Against Two Opponents

          Mano-Mano Application

Arnis Nicolas System (Modern Sinawali) Grading Syllabus 8

Three Hundred and Sixty Three (363) Different Variations 10

 Punong Lakan Garitony Nicolas was born on July 21,…

Jose would take his men to the seaport, where many Japanese raids occurred. They would sabotage the efforts of the Japanese. The Japanese tried many times to catch them or trap them, but they always escaped into the mountains.

Remy's father, Jose Presas, was a businessman, but he was also a Lieutenant in the US Guerilla Movement. Shortly before the Japanese invasion, Jose took his family and his fellow guerilla fighters deep into Hinobahan Mountains. There, Jose Presas drilled his fellow soldiers day in and day out from 1941 to 1945. He taught them the deadly art of Arnis, preparing them for the battle to come.

May The Soul Of This Art

Be The Art Of Your Soul



The Biography of Grand Master Remy Remy Amador Presas



As told to Lori Harwood by Remy Presas and Rosemary Pascual



Chapter One: Humble Beginnings



Remy Amador Presas was born to Jose B. Presas and the former Lucia Amador on December 19, 1936, in…

Remy A. Presas eldest son of  Jose B. Presas and Lucia Amador was born December 19, 1936 in Hiniganran, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Bred from the spirit of his ancestors, the courage to stand alone as a warrior was passed from grandfather Leon Presas, to father Jose Presas, to son, Remy Amador Presas.  Remy felt this life-force as a child and began cultivating his own spirit at an early age.  Many times in our personal conversations he would…

Are You A Teacher or Instructor?

Teaching is an Opportunity for Leadership

Parents and Instructors: It Takes Teamwork

A Developmental Sequence for Martial Arts Instruction

Martial Arts Schools - Quality vs. Quantity

Thoughts on Bashing Different FMA Systems

Question & Comments - In your opinion what is the difference between Kali, Escrima and Arnis? And why is Escrima and Eskrima spelled different?

About ...

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     International Rutano…

This book credits those in Kali system, especially founders and practitioners from the Philippines. More importantly, it both shows and explains weight loss, strength via chosen tools, and achieving lean muscle.

Easy to read and straight to the point. Send $28 check (+ $4 s/h) to:

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Western Boxing can be even more lethal when combined with pressure points

     James J.Corbett

     Bob Fritzsimmons

     Kid Gavilan

     Kid McCoy

     Bob Foster

     Joe Louis

     Rocky Marciano

     Sugar Ray Robinson

Wei Kuen Do

Thoughts on Knockout Punching

Accuracy

 Leo Fong a Methodist Minister, Filmmaker, Fitness Coach, Martial Artist, and Founder of Wei Kuen Do. In the issue Leo being an avid boxing enthusiast and in fact in his…

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Ron Saturno

A day or so ago the present leader of the WSEF Organisation SGM Anthony Davis and I had a phone conversation regarding recent events which became very public. It was quickly determined during the conversation that our feelings were mutual regarding the future of Serrada Escrima. We both determined that it was in the best interest of our beloved art to quickly end any and all hostilities. And so life goes on. I hope to never endure…

Arnis Balite originated in San Miguel, San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines from the Aguillon Family,

Punong Guro at Tagapagmana Steven Dowd commenced his training in Arnis Balite (Aguillon Arnis) in 1974. He was appointed by the Aguillon family upon their fathers passing away on January 8, 1991 to represent the family art known as Aguillon Arnis. In 1998 in talking with the son and daughters of Pundador Aguillon it was proposed and accepted that the family art would use the name…

A Study of the Locking Arts

   Categories of Locking

      Force Degree Ladder

     Lock Force Degree Ladder

     Thought

     Instinct

     Ideal Internal States

     Ethical Force

     Effortless Force

     The Unity of Ethical and Effortless Force

A Study of Locking and Shifting Art’s - (Chin Na & Dumog)

   Realm of Cohesion

     The Spectrum of Martial Arts

     The Arts of Chin Na & Dumog Primarily Involve

     Root…

The System of Kalis Ilustrisimo

Tatang and the Teachers of Kalis Ilustrisimo

    Tatang Antonio Ilustrisimo

    Master Antonio “Tony” Diego

    Master Christopher “Topher” Ricketts

 Master Romeo “Romy” Macapagal

The Sword of Ilustrisimo

    Sombra

    Praksyon

    Directa

Techniques

    Visagra

    Striking

    Efficiency: The Shortest Distance

    Count

    Gap

    Using the Opponent’s Force

The Author: Bella Marie Baron…

Safety First Karate in University Place, Washington, had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Remy Presas Jr. The seminar was a great success and was the first ever seminar that the school has ever hosted.

We have been blessed in the University / Tacoma Washington area to have one of the most outspoken and skilled Modern Arnis practitioners, Datu Kelly S. Worden as the pivot able Filipino martial art player in the Tacoma area. Datu Worden has taken this art to new levels through his NSI…

 Hey out there. I'm moving to B.C. I'll be living in Creston B.C.  and need a training partner with like interests to share material with and learn from and hopefully teach something new. We would get to know each other over coffee or tea and discuss training. If you are interested please contact me as I really need to find a partner. I am also considering starting a full contact stick fighting group. If you are interested or are in the area please contact me on this site and we will talk.…

Arnis Balite originally is from San Miguel, San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines from the Aguillon Family,

Born June 19, 1915 in San Antonio, Zambales on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, Manuel Aguillon commenced his training in the fighting arts as a young boy. As a teenager he also found that he had a great desire to use his hands with or without the cane, he turned to boxing. He found that boxing was demanding in using the flowing movements of the body coupled with foot and…

Authorized by the Owner and Publisher of the FMAdigest. The FMA Informative offers the Issues of the FMAdigest, with the exception of the Recognition issues, Legend issues and the FMAdigest Final issue.

However all the information on the legends that were in the FMAdigest Legend issues and more have been published in the FMA Informative first issue.

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LONDON (AP) — Olympic fencer and movie sword master Bob Anderson appeared in some of film's most famous dueling scenes — though few viewers knew it.

Anderson, who has died at age 89, donned Darth Vader's black helmet and fought light saber battles in two of the three original "Star Wars" films, "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi."

Anderson, who worked with actors from Errol Flynn to Antonio Banderas during five decades as a sword master, fight director and stunt…

The more time I spend in the FMA community, the more fascinated I become with the phenomenon of myth and its effect on the arts; their propagation and their popularity.  Since 1982, I have participated in one capacity or another in the FMA community; as a neophyte student, as a dedicated follower and as a leader and instructor.  Throughout this time, I have gained a deepening understanding of the effect of mythology, story-telling and creative history on the arts as a whole and on the…

Hilot - Filipino Ancient Therapy

Four Major Type of Hilot

Hilot Therapy Theory and Practice

Hilot and Martial Arts?

The Founder and Guro

     Gat Puno Abon “Garimot” Baet is the latest member to embrace his family art of Hilot. He has also categorically organized and promoted the system outside his family by means of public demonstration and treatments. He began serious training in Hilot at age of 9 under his strict tutelage of his Grandmother Elisea “Eli” Baet, then…