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Kuya Bon “Berdugo” Bautista - THE YAWYAN ACADEMY

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 2 Jun 2017 19:24:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Kuya Bon “Berdugo” Bautista of The Yaw-Yan Academy. Bon Bautista is a Filipino Martial Arts practitioner specializing in the Empty-hand art of Yaw-Yan. Growing up with a boisterous compulsion towards superheroes, combat cartoons, and fighting movies, Bon’s father gifted him his first boxing gloves at the age of 5. Afternoon playtimes are spent spar-playing and punching away rice sacks filled with mixtures of sand and sawdust.

At age 9, Bon joined Sikaran under Master Carding Ronquillo. Sikaran is an ancient Philippine art of kick fighting that has a concept identical to Karate with more variety of kicking styles and incorporates Arnis in its training.

At age 12, Bon met Master Napoleon Fernandez during a Yaw-Yan demonstration in his school. Yaw-Yan, short for Sayaw ng Kamatayan (Dance of Death) is a modern Filipino Kickboxing art that is based on the striking movements of both soft and hard weapons of Arnis along with Master Nap’s collective knowledge of Filipino, Chinese, and Japanese Martial

During his high school years, Master Nap opened a local Yaw-Yan Temple close by where Bon was a frequent visitor. Having no money at the time, it was only until 2004 that he was able to officially join Yaw-Yan in Pasay under the direction and tutelage of the Dacuyan Brothers – Sir Sario Saladin Dacuyan, Sir Loloy Dacuyan, and Sir Emiliano Zapata Dacuyan.

Through the Yaw-Yan Brotherhood, he cross-trained and collaborated with other chapters and fellow brothers. Bon trained Buno (Filipino Wrestling) under fellow Yaw-Yan Gilbert Ibanez and Jauhn Dablo.

In 2005, Master Nap moved to Yaw-Yan Ardigma in Makati, a chapter founded by fellow Yaw-Yan Chris Romine, where Bon coaches and helps trains fellow Yaw-Yan brothers. He received his Ardigma training under Master Nap during this time.

Being an avid FMA practitioner, Bon was also accepted to train Kali De Leon, founded by Guro Jun De Leon, under Kuya Roland Isla whom later named the group as Isla Mandirigma Kali.

To see him in action check out this vid by the 413Group: Bon and the Fighting Style of YawYan

To learn more check out his website: http://www.yawyanacademy.com/

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Guro Ferdinand Terado - PTK Peninsula Group - Bridging the divide among weapons arts practitioners

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:07:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Guro Ferdinand Terado of the Pekiti Tirsia Peninsula Group. We will be talking about bridging the division among weapons art practitioners, and how to have fun and make friends while doing so. Ferdinand Terado, aka Ferd, is a certified Guro in the Pekiti-Tirsia Kali System and leads the PTK-SMF Peninsula affiliate group in the San Francisco Bay. He is an active member of the Certified Professional Instructor (CPI) Cadre and is listed on the PTK-SMF Instructors page and regularly participates in the instructor workshops conducted at the PTKGO Headquarters in Dallas, TX, as well as seminars held annually in the SF Bay Area, where he is directly trained and evaluated by Tuhon Tim Waid.

Ferd has taught the PTK-SMF edge-impact weaponry and basic defensive tactics (PTK-CQC) to Law Enforcement and Military. He is a founding member of the NorCal PTK-SMF Tribe and had spearheaded the establishment of the PTK-SMF Magkatipunan Tradition; a quarterly gathering of Filipino Martial Artists in the Bay Area to promote camaraderie, collaboration and unity though sparring and workshop training - an effort strongly supported by Tuhon Tim Waid and PTKGO.

OTHER MARTIAL ART BACKGROUND

Ferd began his martial arts education at 17 years old in Okinawan Goju-ryu karate. Afterwards, he dabbled in other martial art systems such as Hung Gar Gung-Fu, Muay Thai and Capoeira. His first exposure to Filipino martial arts was in the art of Kali-Ilustrisimo and a hybrid style called The Defensor Method, which is comprised of Serrada Escrima, Silat and of course Pekiti-Tirsia among others. After moving to the San Francisco Bay, he trained briefly in Jeet Kune Do and Inosanto/Lacoste Kali before finally choosing to train exclusively in Pekiti-Tirsia Kali.

To learn more check out his website: http://www.ptk-peninsula.com/

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The first FMA tournament (sorta) in Minnesota - eskrima escrima kali arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:15:00 -0700

Fred, John and Mark talk about Minnesota's first FMA tournament and other cool stuff!

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Guro Victor Gendrano Jr. - Founder and Chief Instructor of Filipino Martial Heritage. - kali eskrima escrima arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Guro Victor Gendrano Jr. Guro Victor Gendrano Jr started training in 1980 at Guro Dan Inosanto's first school, Kali Academy. Guro Richard Bustillo was the instructor of the class & the curriculum covered FMA, JKD, boxing & kickboxing. At some point, Victor decided to concentrate on FMA & started training in Guro Dan's class. In 1994, he became an instructor under Guro Dan & started teaching at the Inosanto Academy. He still teaches & trains at the school to this day.

Victor is the founder & chief instructor of his organization, Filipino Martial Heritage. The purpose of this organization is to promote Filipino culture through the propagation of the Filipino Martial Arts. He holds an annual FMA training camp in Cebu which is taught by him & local grandmasters.
For the past few years, he has been co-organizing a stick & blade tournament in Los Angeles. He handles the blade section which uses padded swords & shields. Steve del Castillo handles the stick section which has featured live stick & padded sticks.

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FMA history and perception - kali arnis escrima eskrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 09:30:00 -0700

Professor Felipe Jocano joins us and we chat about FMA history and some of the differences between how it's marketed and practiced in America vs the Philippines.

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Leo Fong is on the show! - eskrima, kali, escrima, arnis, jkd

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:23:00 -0700

We are joined by the legendary Grand Master Leo Fong. We talk about his acting, writing and training martial arts with many other legends. We also learn about his friendship with Sifu Bruce Lee and GM Angel Cabales.

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Ancient secrets of the Philippines revealed?!?! - arnis eskrima eskrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:25:00 -0800

Mark and Federico talk FMA History and Books. Round out your training with some knowledge of Filipino History!

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Talking fighting and training with the "Sled Dog" Tuhon Philip Gelinas - Kali, escrima, eskrima, arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 18:11:00 -0800

Tuhon Gelinas began his training in a style of karate known as Chito Ryu at the age of 14. Since then he has trained in many styles including Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kali, Muay Thai, Judo, Kempo, Kajukenbo, Jun Fan-Jeet kune do, Silat, and Capoeira. He obtained black belts in Kempo (1973) and Kajukenbo (1975). In the 1980s he received a Muay Thai instructor credential under Tom Harink after meeting him in 1985.
Philip Gelinas began his training in the Filipino Martial Arts in 1981. He has been elevated to the rank of Mandala-Tuhon by Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje, is a Full Instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto, and holds the rank of first tier fighter and guro in Dog Brothers Martial Arts. He won the Grand Championship at the International Kali Grand Championships in Nashville, Tn. in 1988 and is an original member of the Dog Brothers stick-fighting group appearing in their highly successful video tape series Real Contact Stick Fighting.
Tuhon Philip teaches from his own school GAMMA based in Montreal, Quebec.

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Guro Dr. Tye Botting of Modern Arnis - eskrima escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 06:33:00 -0800

Dr. Botting began his study of the chinese martial arts at age 16 in 1981 while living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has trained in a number of arts since that beginning, but considers the three arts he holds instructor rank in as his core: Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis kung fu, Modern Arnis, and Yang Style Taijiquan. He teaches

World Modern Arnis Alliance (WMAA)

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Master Rich Parsons of Balintawak and Modern Arnis - Escrima eskrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 08:30:00 -0800

We welcome Master Rich Parsons to the show. A student of both Grandmaster Remy Presas and Balintawak Grandmaster Ted Buot. Master Rich shares some great stories and tells us about what his is doing today and in 2016.

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Datu Tim Hartman - Balintawak Special - eskrima kali escrima arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:38:00 -0800

Mark and John are joined by Datu Tim Hartman. Datu Tim was one of the original co-hosts of FMA Talk live. He shares his experience in Balintawak and talks about his new program Astig Balintawak.

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A very Bahad Zu'Bu special - Eskrima escrima kali arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:34:00 -0800

Mark, Federico are joined by their good friend and student from Los Angeles Cutler to talk about Bahad Zu'bu. They get into some of the nuts and bolts of the art, why they train it and other banter.

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Why are you not fighting in tournaments? - eskrima, arnis, kali escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:59:00 -0800

This week we chat about some of our recent tournament experiences and Francis from the GSBA joins us!

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FMA Business 101 - Marketing your FMA School - Eskrima arnis escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 8 Sep 2015 14:32:00 -0700

This week we have a special guest, our good friend Guro Neil Buzick whom after spending 3 years training FMA in the Philippines opened a commercial school and went from 0 to140 students in a year. Grab a pen and paper and check out this episode for some great tips on how to grow or refine your student base and market your FMA school. If you want to reach Guro Neil with questions check out his webpage at http://www.risingsunjupiter.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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FMA guys enter a boxing tournament?? !!Caution Audio is poor!! - Eskrima arnis escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 2 Sep 2015 13:04:00 -0700

Mark and Fred talk about their experience training for the Ringside World Championship boxing tournament. We apologize for the audio, we recorded on the road.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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GSBA Stickfighting regionals and nationals are coming soon! - eskrima escrima kali arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:14:00 -0700

Get the scoop on how to compete in the GSBA Midwest Regional tournament and Nationals! We also learn where the world championship will be held...it's going to be awesome!

Francis Serrano joins us to answer every question you have about stick-fighting in major competition.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Are you ready for a fight? Today? Right now? - Eskrima escrima arnis kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:54:00 -0700

We chat about FMA preparedness, fitness and keeping in fighting shape for Filipino Martial Arts. Are you ready for a fight? Today? Right now?

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Is your ancient martial art lineage a work of fiction? - eskrima arnis escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 8 Jun 2015 14:42:00 -0700

How deep does your lineage go? Can you confirm it? We talk about the myths and realities of martial art lineages, rankings, etc.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Eskrima for Self Defense - Kali escrima arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 7 Jun 2015 17:42:00 -0700

Have you been teaching or training Eskrima for self defense? We talk about why this is a good or bad idea.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Mataw Guro Louelle Lledo of Amara Arkanis Arnis, head of the Mataw Guro association, and forthcoming Tambuli Media Author

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 12 May 2015 14:51:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Mataw Guro Louelle Lledo of Amara Arkanis Arnis, head of the Mataw Guro association, and forthcoming Tambuli Media Author. Mataw Guro Louelle Lledo is one of the best known and renowned Filipino martial arts instructors in the world. A captain in the Philippine Air Force Reserves, he has received several awards from martial arts organizations including Grandmaster of the Year Award of the Filipino Fighting Arts (2003), and Excellence Award in the Preservation of the Martial Arts (2004). He has helped train elite Filipino officers as chief defensive tactics instructor of the Headquarters, Philippine Integrated National Police Training Command, and National Capital Regional Training Center at Fort Bonifacio, chief unarmed combat instructor of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and chief combat instructor of the 1st Air Division and the 304th Security Squadron of the Philippine Air Force. Through years of martial arts experience he has created his own form of Filipino martial arts which he called Amara Arkanis. He is also the founder and head of the Mataw Guro Association, a group dedicated to ensuring the quality and propagation of quality Filipino Martial Art's educators. Finally, on top of all these accomplishments, Mataw Guruo Louelle Lledo is also an author, and will soon be the latest author to join and publish through Tambuli Media.

For more information about Mataw Guro Louelle Lledo or Tambuli Media check out:
http://amaraarkanis.com/
http://www.tambulimedia.com

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Guro David Gould - Author of the latest Tambuli Media Release - Lameco Eskrima: The Legacy of Edgar Sulite - escrima kali arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 5 May 2015 12:02:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have author Guro David Gould. David E. Gould has been training in the Martial Arts since 1977 but he is best known for his association with Punong Guro Edgar G. Sulite and the Lameco Eskrima System. He was the last Instructor certified by Punong Guro Edgar G. Sulite in the Lameco Eskrima System on July 28, 1996 as well as being one of the recognized Standard Bearers of the System who was appointed directly to that position by Punong Guro Edgar G. Sulite in 1996. As well as being a long time private student of Punong Guro Edgar G. Sulite, David E. Gould was also one of 25 exclusive handpicked members of PG Sulite`s private “backyard” invitation only group which later became known as the “Sulite Orehenal Group”. David E. Gould has conducted hundreds of Lameco Eskrima Seminars in numerous countries around the world and also teaches Elite Military and Law Enforcement.

We will be discussing his latest book, released by Tambuli Media, Lameco Eskrima: The Legacy. Broken down into 10 distinct chapters, Lameco Eskrima: The Legacy of Edgar G. Sulite, shows the evolution of a fighter and his art, from the early years of training in Tacloban City and Ozamis City, with legendary masters to the founding of Lameco Eskrima and Sulite’s meeting in Manila of such notable figures as Christopher Ricketts, Tony Diego and Tatang Ilustrisimo. Chapter 4 discusses the writing of Sulite’s three classic books, his world tour and challenge matches. This is followed by chapters on Sulite’s relocation to Los Angeles, the spread of his art internationally, and his invitation-only backyard class. The late Punong Guro used to say that one must try their best to get a collective understanding, a complete image of a person by looking into all available sources. This book, and these last chapters, provides such insights and exposure found nowhere else.

For more information about Guro David Gould, his book, or Tambuli Media check out: http://www.tambulimedia.com/eskrima-books/lameco-eskrima/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Grandmaster Dan Medina - Author of the latest Tambuli Media Release - The Secret Art of Derobio Escrima - kali arnis escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:53:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have author and Grandmaster Dan Medina. Grandmaster Dan Medina was first introduced to martial arts with a combination of Judo and the Navy Seal Quick-Kill method. He joined the Black Masters Sphinx Karate Clan of the Philippines, and discovered the art of Arnis 63 Generals. In 1978, he joined Philippine Martial Arts Studio and studied with Shihan Raynaldo Gingco a Kyokushin and Kuntaw Instructor.

In 1980, he became a student of Grandmaster Narrie Babao learning the arts of Arnis Batangas and Kuntao. 1984 to 86, Medina, mastered the Ocho system and Modern Arnis Ernesto Presas Style under the tutelage of Philip Pabalinas. In 1986, Dan Medina moved to Hawaii and became a disciple of Great Grandmaster Braulio T. Pedoy and his son, Batikan Eduardo J. Pedoy.

Currently, Dan is the founder and Grand Master of Majapai Derobio and Rajah (6th Degree Red & White belt), Florida V.P. for Sphinx Karate & Arnis 63 Generals. With a 3rd Dan in Kobudo and has received a Doctorate for his contributions to the Martial Arts, he also holds an honorary Black Belt for his contributions to the art of Kajukembo by Grand Master Sam Allred .

From 2001to present G.M. Medina has been inducted into the International Karate and Kickboxing Hall of Fame, Eastern USA International Blackbelt Hall of Fame, Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors and World Head of Family Sokeship Council hall of Fame. In 2014 Grandmaster Dan Medina has been nominated as a Legendary Figure in the Martial Arts by W.H.F.S.C as well as a Nomination to the Masters Hall of Fame.

We will be discussing his latest book, released by Tambuli Media, The Secret Art of Derobio Escrima. In The Secret Art of Derobio Escrima Grandmaster Dan Medina will take you on a journey into the lives and history of two of Leyte’s Legendary Men. One was considered to be one of the Philippines most dangerous rebels, a leader of the Pulahan Movement and later a patriot. General Faustino Ablen (aka Papa Ablen). The other was his disciple, Grandmaster Braulio Tomada Pedoy, who is not only be remembered for his kindness, physical and spiritual healing, but also for his great ability in Filipino martial arts. In this book Dan Medina sheds light into the deadliness of this bone and joint crushing art.

The Secret Art of Derobio Escrima is the first look into this amazing battle tested art of Derobio Escrima. Not only does it take you through the basics of Derobio Escrima, it also gives you a glimpse into inner workings of countering. This book is written with the student in mind and will take you beyond the basics. It’s designed to walk you through the principles and theories behind striking, blocking, counter attacks and locks. Of great interest is the counter to counter movement of Derobio Escrima, which sets this art apart from other arts. It’s like the standup grappling of the Filipino martial arts with weapons. It teaches you how to move with the opponent’s force, taking and using their energy and flow against them. The stick locks which have made this system famous will make you want to jump out of your skin.

For more information about Grandmaster Dan Medina, his book, or Tambuli Media check out: http://www.tambulimedia.com/eskrima-books/derobio-escrima/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Grandmaster Sam Buot Author of the Latest Release From Tambuli Media, the book Balintawak Eskrima - Kali escrima arnis FMA

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:41:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have author and Grandmaster Sam Buot Sr. Grandmaster Sam Buot, Sr., born March 24, 1936, is a lawyer and businessman, a graduate of Silliman University in the Philippines. He was a broker, appraiser, investor and developer, who engaged in real estate both in the Philippines and the USA. Buot was active in the Realtors Board, serving as three-term president of the Cebu Realtors Board and rising to become national president of the Philippines Association of Realtors Boards at age 37. He was active in civic clubs and served as Lieutenant Governor of Philippine Kiwanis and was one of the founders and charter members of Queen City Lions Club and later as of the Metro Cebu Rotary Club.

Buot is an enthusiast of Philippine Martial Arts – Arnis/Eskrima/Kali, and has served as unofficial historian of the Balintawak Eskrima style having studied under the tutelage of Grandmaster Venancio Bacon, Jose Villasin, Teofilo Velez and Teddy Buot since the late 1950s. Buot has received several awards for his involvements including the Outstanding Alumnus Award from his alma mater Silliman University and the Golden Life Achievement Award by the World Head of Family Sokeship Council, a worldwide martial arts grandmaster’s council. At 78, Sam is now retired and teaches eskrima in his backyard in Phoenix, Arizona.

We will be discussing his latest book, released by Tambuli Media, Balintawak Eskrima. Written from the author’s half-century of personal experience and hard-earned knowledge, Balintawak Eskrima presents the art from origin to modern times, as a fighting art, as cultural tradition and a means of personal development. Illustrated with nearly 700 historical and instructional photographs, this book is a must-have for all martial artists and those interested in the history of a people and their fight art.

For more information about Grandmaster Sam Buot, his book, or Tambuli Media check out: http://www.tambulimedia.com/eskrima-books/balintawak-eskrima/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Is Limb Destruction Bulls**t? and Fred crashes the Legendary Wild Card - Eskrima - Arnis - Escrima - Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:39:00 -0700

This week we chat about limb destruction in FMA empty hand fighting and Fred tells us his tale of daring do as he attempts to work out at the legendary Wild Card gym while Pac Man there conducting his training camp for the Mayweather fight May 2nd.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Did FMA make western boxing invincible? - eskrima kali escrima arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:16:00 -0700

This week we chat about the Filipino influence in boxing. Also Francis Serrano joins us again to chat about the Western regional tournament for GSBA. Free spectators and only one price for early birds! Listen for details.

www.fmaschool.com

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Pacquiao vs Mayweather and the warring history of the Philippines - eskrima, arnis, escrima, kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 2 Mar 2015 15:02:00 -0800

We chat about the upcoming Super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. We also discuss the influence, if any, that past wars in the Philippines have had on Filipino Martial Arts.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

FMATalk Live wants to talk to you LA

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 23:04:00 -0800

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Hi All,

If you listened to the latest podcast, you know that coming this March, FMATalk Live Host Federico Malibago will be in the LA area for one week only, and he wants to talk to YOU!!!!!!! Sage Grandmaster who has contributed amazing things to FMA, I want to talk to YOU!!!!! Hard working earnest teacher, dedicated to teaching quality FMA, I want to talk to YOU!!!!! Dedicated FMA practitioner who trains hard as much as they can, , I want to talk to YOU!!!!! Irate FMATalk Live listener who is just really wants to beat me up, well you sure can but afterwards I want to talk to YOU!!!!! New to the art, yesterday was your first introduction to FMA, , I want to talk to YOU!!!!!

All joking aside, if you want to meet up, play, and/or chat/record an episode please feel free to message me, Federico Malibago, on FB or our BZ LA rep Cutler Dozier on Facebook and we can figure something out.

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/ http://www.meetup.com/vikingcombat

GSBA and training in Norway - eskrima arnis kali escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:56:00 -0800

We chat with Francis Serrano about the upcoming GSBA Judges an Referee training and Guro John Bednarski gives us the lowdown on training in Norway

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Swish of the Kris by Vic Hurley Audio - Part I - Arnis Eskrima Escrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:20:00 -0700

This is part I of an audio reading of "Swish of the Kris" by Vic Hurley. This is a rare book that has been out of print for decades. PDF copies are available (see link below) and a new reprint is available on Amazon with some special features. "Swish of the Kris" is a story of the Moros in the Philippines and how their fierce fighting spirit and vibrant culture has stood the test of time.

We wanted to bring this book alive in audio so we are doing a series of special FMATalk Live episodes featuring the reading of this great piece of literature.

This is Part I of a multi-part series. Each episode is an hour in length.

Available for free on iTunes and Stitcher.

Enjoy!

Swish of the Kris - PDF Version

Swish of the Kris - Amazon.com

Reading by Mark Basel

Neil Buzick - Eskrima in Cebu and beyond - eskrima arnis escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:39:00 -0700

Neil Buzick is passionate about martial arts, community service,
patriotism and his family. Mr Buzick is a veteran of the US Army having
served as a counterintelligence agent and deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in
2004-2005. He returned to Iraq for 4.5 more years as a civilian
contractor before choosing to return to the U.S. to pursue opening a
martial arts school. He attained the advance rank and black belts by
studying a blend of martial arts in Southeast Asia such at the world
renown and respected clubs of Doce Pares (under Grandmaster Dinoy Canete
and GM Percival “Val Pebleo), Carin Eskrima (under GM Alredo Carin and
GM Vicente “Jun” Carin Jr), and Rapido Realismo Kali (under GM Henry
Espera and Master Isagani Abon).

 He is happily married to his wife and is the proud father to a
two year old boy and infant daughter. Mr Buzick is proud to be a father
two his two children and is slowly integrating martial arts training
into their lives. Most importantly when not at work, he spends his time
at home enjoying as much time as possible with his wife Shella and the
kids.

www.risingsunjupitor.com

 Mr Buzick believes martial arts has the unique ability to change
lives and also feels a responsibility to teach self defense skills that
can genuinely assist students in real life street encounters.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

LSAI from the student perspective with two of Master Jon Escudero’s students: Angelo Garcia and Samuel Carus

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 5 Sep 2014 11:44:00 -0700

This week we will be talking LSAI from the student perspective with two of Master Jon Escudero’s students: Angelo Garcia and Samuel Carus.

Angelo Garcia is based out of Washington DC, where he has founded the D.C. Lightning Scientific Arnis group. Like many Filipinos abroad, even though he had been involved in martial arts since he was seven years old, Angelo was unaware that there was such a thing as Filipino Martial Arts. Ironically, he was first introduced to the idea of Filipino Martial Arts when he moved to Israel to begin his undergraduate studies. His American and European Jewish classmates, who had done Krav Maga for years, asked him to teach them some Arnis since it was his national sport. A few months later, Angelo attended a Filipino cultural event where Guro Jon Escudero was presenting and has been hooked on Lightning Scientific Arnis ever since.

Visit the DC LSAI Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DC-Lightning-Scientific-Arnis

Samuel Carus is based out of Boston Mass. His martial arts journey began at the age of four,with Fu Hok Tai He Morn, a family system of Kung Fu, under Sifu Calvin Chin in Boston. Under Sifu Calvin, he competed in numerous kung fu form and sanshou tournaments (and karate) and was even nominated for the Kuoshu Hall of Fame. In college, Sam helped found and captained the Carleton College Mixed Martial Arts Club- a club for mixing and sharing our various arts (not to be confused with MMA, the sport), and became involved with Western boxing under trainer Gordon Marino. He first fell in love with FMA when he moved to Minneapolis and began training at the Minnesota Kali Group (MKG) with Guro Rick Faye. He eventually moved to Washington, D.C. for work and had the great opportunity to train with Angelo Garcia and meet Guro Jon Escudero. Following this, Sam was able to go to Israel and train with Guro Jon extensively.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Self defense and secret adobo BBQ recipe - Shhhh! - eskrima kali arnis filipino martial arts eskrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:56:00 -0700

We chat about the legal side of self defense, self defense myths and more. Also we start our new segments; trivia, history and cooking!

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Rest in Peace GM Tony Diego

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:45:00 -0700

In the words of our teacher GM Yuli Romo - "REST IN PEACE PO ,.GM.ANTONIO RAMONEDA DIEGO,.,.,

PUGAY PO,.,."

Here is a link to our previous KI special http://www.fmatalklive.com/2012/12/dec-15th-maestro-tony-diego-and-peachie.html

Spirituality and the FMA - Arnis eskrima kali eskrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:11:00 -0700

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This week we will be talking about Spirituality and the FMA. The history and relevance of spirituality in historical and modern FMA.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

World Championships in Rome! - Arnis eskrima kali escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:45:00 -0700

Mark gives us an overview of the GSBA World Championships in Rome.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

Special report from the Kali Ilustrisimo Seminar with Peachy Baron Saguin - escrima eskrima arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:07:00 -0700

This week Federico calls in after his trip to the Kali Ilustrisimo Seminar in Colorado with Meastra Peachie Baron Saguin. Fred also does a few quick interviews with guests and instructors of the seminar.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

FMA Sparring to Armor or not to Armor - Eskrima arnis kali escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 18:16:00 -0700

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This week we will be talking about FMA Sparring to Armor or not Armor.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Piper knife with Lloyd De Jongh - eskrima escrima arnis kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 14 May 2014 13:55:00 -0700

This week we will be joined by Lloyd De Jongh of the deadly Piper knife system. Lloyd is a master of the system and will be letting us in on some of the secrets, answering questions, sharing history, and clearing up any misconceptions.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Sticks, Bastons, Garrotes and more... eskrima escrima kali arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 4 May 2014 17:54:00 -0700

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This week we will be talking about sticks, bastons, garrotes, and more... We will discuss the history and usage of sticks in FMA, how to determine quality in sticks, and what materials are great to use as a stick in FMA.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Tatlo Pusaka Senjata - Eskrima - Kali - Arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 17:11:00 -0700

In addition to general FMA discussions we chat with Guro John about his system of FMA; "Tatlo Pusaka Senjata". It's mission is to master the blade and conquer the dimensions of distance, timing and power, by training honestly and diligently in the martial arts that have been passed to us by our teachers.

Tatlo Pusaka Senjata (Three treasures of weaponry) is a school of arms founded by Guro John Bednarski. The main curriculum of the school has deep roots in the South-East Asian martial arts, and is the result of nearly thirty years of training under various martial arts masters such as Remy and Ernesto Presas, Maung Gyi, Herman Suwanda, Jerson “Nene” Tortal and many others.

Currently, the Tatlo Pusaka Senjata is headquartered on Chicago’s South West side.
Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

GM Vincent Cabales - Cabales Serrada Eskrima - Escrima kali arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 16:13:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have GM Vincent Cabales of the world famous Cabales Serrada Eskrima. Grandmaster Vincent Angel Cabales was born on April 30th, 1954. He started
training with his father, the world renowned Grandmaster Angel Cabales, at the age of 8 years old. Grandmaster Vincent Cabales started doing demonstrations with his father when he was 14 years old and started teaching when he was 16 years of age. Grandmaster Vincent Cabales remained an instructor under the supervision of his father until 1990 when he officially took over the art of Cabales Serrada Escrima from his father. and obtained the tittle of Grandmaster with the blessings of his father Grandmaster Angel Cabales before his death a year later. School at 136 Harding way Stockton, Ca 95204.

Visit his website: http://www.cabalesserrada.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Master Ermar Alexandar - Doce Pares - Chief Instructor for Yaw Yan - World Champion Fighter - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:33:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have World Champion Fighter and Instructor Master Ermar Alexandar. Ermar 'Alex' Alexander began his Doce Pares training in 1999. Now, he travels to the Philippines to train at the Doce Pares International Headquarters in Cebu.

Through the years, he progressed and eventually became a member of the WEKAF British Team - being the only Filipino until 2007. Within the 13 years of competing, he has won multitudes of Sparring and Sayaw (Forms) tournaments (2000-2013).

Ironically, Alex never heard of Eskrima until one of his English friends told him that there was a Filipino martial art. He has tried different martial art styles before, but eversince he started training in Eskrima, he was hooked and focused on Doce Pares Eskrima only.

A year into his training, Alex's teacher encouraged him to compete in tournaments to further understand the art and get into the fun part of Eskrima. Alex enjoyed the adrenalin rush and looked forward to his suceeding fights. Eventually, he got the 'knack' of it and excelled in the sport, becoming a world titlist (three times!). Many have told him to quit competing while he is at his peak. But Alex isn't chasing titles. He is competing for the love of the game. Now, he is training others - his students - to get into the fun of Eskrima as well. He teaches the full aspect of the art - from sticks to knife defense to empty hands and to the most understated, Sayaw (Forms).

Alex now dreams of promoting Doce Pares and Yaw-Yan ArDigma, and the Filipino martial arts, primarily among the British-Filipino community and the British/European public in general.

Alex now teaches under the supervision and gracious blessing of Doce Pares Supreme Grandmaster Dionisio 'Diony' A. Cañete.

On 31 July 2010, the Doce Pares GB Headquarters in Willesden Junction (NW10) was inaugurated by Philippine Embassy representatives, including previous Philippine Ambassador Hon. Antonio Lagdameo and Deputy Chief of Mission Rey Catapang; along with representatives from various Filipino communities.

On 27 January 2014, Alex was promoted to 6th Degree Black Belt at the Doce Pares International Headquarters in Cebu, Philippines.

Alex is also the founder and the first one to hold the Seni Eskrima Championships and KOMBATA Limited Armour Championships. (Copyright 2008. All Rights Reserved.)

Visit his website: http://hybrid-fma.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 9 AM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Special Offer! Tee Shirts!

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 8 Apr 2014 07:42:00 -0700

Limited offer on tee shirts available

Mandala Tuhon Philip Gelinas of Pekiti Tirsia Kali - escrima eskrima arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 3 Apr 2014 13:30:00 -0700

We talk with Mandala Tuhon Philip Gelinas of Pekiti Tirsia Kali under GT Leo Gaje; he is also a full instructor in FMA under Guro Dan Inosanto.

Philip Gelinas (born in 1952) is a martial arts practitioner who lives in Montreal, Quebec. He owns and runs the Gelinas Academy of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA), also known as the Cultural Martial Arts Academy. He is one of the founding Dog Brothers as well as one of the founders of the Brazilian Top Team Canada network of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academies in Canada. Gelinas began his training in a style of karate known as Chito Ryu at the age of 14.

Since then he has trained in many styles including Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kali, Muay Thai, Judo, Kempo, Kajukenbo, Jun Fan-Jeet kune do, Silat, and Capoeira. He obtained black belts in Kempo (1973) and Kajukenbo (1975).[2] In the 1980s he received a Muay Thai instructor credential under Tom Harink after meeting him in 1985.[2]

Check out his website for more information: http://www.montrealmartialarts.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Master Jon Escudero - of Lightning Scientific Arnis Israel - Eskrima Escrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:17:00 -0700

We chat with Master Jon Escudero of Lightning Scientific Arnis Israel. We'll be chatting about his upcoming US tour and the importance of weapons training in the modern world.

Visit his website: http://www.lsai.co.il/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Darren Tibon - of Angel's Disciples and the USFMAF - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:06:00 -0700

We have Master Darren Tibon of Angel's Disciples and the USFMAF on the show. Master Tibon comes from a long line of martial artists. He began his martial arts study at the young age of seven, studying Goju-ryu karate. In 1981 he began his training in the legendary art of Grandmaster Angel Cabales, Serrada Escrima, from advanced students under GM Cabales. In 1987 he was privileged to study directly under GM Cabales further refining his knowledge and skill in Serrada Escrima.

With GM Cabales death, in 1991, Master Tibon and his good friend Master Jerry Preciado founded the Angel's Disciples Escrima Association focused on retaining the principles bestowed upon GM Cabales' students as passed down to Master Tibon. Their association is also a powerhouse in the tournament scene, fielding many winning fighters throughout the California FMA tournament circuit.

He also hosts and promotes the Stockton Legacy Seminar and Tournament series, a series dedicated to honoring the various Grandmasters of Stockton. The next Stockton Legacy Seminar and Tournament is coming up this April 5th.

Visit his website: http://www.angelsdisciples.net/

Find his DVD series at: http://www.empiremediallc.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Master Ermar Alexandar - Doce Pares - Chief Instructor for Yaw Yan - World Champion Fighter - - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 01:27:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have World Champion Fighter and Instructor Master Ermar Alexandar. Ermar 'Alex' Alexander began his Doce Pares training in 1999. Now, he travels to the Philippines to train at the Doce Pares International Headquarters in Cebu.

Through the years, he progressed and eventually became a member of the WEKAF British Team - being the only Filipino until 2007. Within the 13 years of competing, he has won multitudes of Sparring and Sayaw (Forms) tournaments (2000-2013).

Ironically, Alex never heard of Eskrima until one of his English friends told him that there was a Filipino martial art. He has tried different martial art styles before, but eversince he started training in Eskrima, he was hooked and focused on Doce Pares Eskrima only.

A year into his training, Alex's teacher encouraged him to compete in tournaments to further understand the art and get into the fun part of Eskrima. Alex enjoyed the adrenalin rush and looked forward to his suceeding fights. Eventually, he got the 'knack' of it and excelled in the sport, becoming a world titlist (three times!). Many have told him to quit competing while he is at his peak. But Alex isn't chasing titles. He is competing for the love of the game. Now, he is training others - his students - to get into the fun of Eskrima as well. He teaches the full aspect of the art - from sticks to knife defense to empty hands and to the most understated, Sayaw (Forms).

Alex now dreams of promoting Doce Pares and Yaw-Yan ArDigma, and the Filipino martial arts, primarily among the British-Filipino community and the British/European public in general.

Alex now teaches under the supervision and gracious blessing of Doce Pares Supreme Grandmaster Dionisio 'Diony' A. Cañete.

On 31 July 2010, the Doce Pares GB Headquarters in Willesden Junction (NW10) was inaugurated by Philippine Embassy representatives, including previous Philippine Ambassador Hon. Antonio Lagdameo and Deputy Chief of Mission Rey Catapang; along with representatives from various Filipino communities.

On 27 January 2014, Alex was promoted to 6th Degree Black Belt at the Doce Pares International Headquarters in Cebu, Philippines.

Alex is also the founder and the first one to hold the Seni Eskrima Championships and KOMBATA Limited Armour Championships. (Copyright 2008. All Rights Reserved.)

Visit his website: http://hybrid-fma.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Virgil Mayor Apostol - Martial Artist, Healer, and Author - Kali Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 8 Mar 2014 16:12:00 -0800

Photo by Elle Gamboa

Coming up this week we are excited to have Virgil Mayor Apostol. Virgil Mayor Apostol has dedicated himself to the research, development, and promotion of Filipino cultural and healing traditions. He descends from a paternal and maternal bloodline of healers and from the teachings of respected elders. He continues to refine the traditional healing art of Ablon as a science, while his research into Filipino spiritual practices rounds out his holistic approach to health and wellness. His background in the Filipino martial arts, especially those styles of Northern Luzon, and wooden club swinging exercises from India also enhance his practical knowledge as a healer.

His book, Way of the Ancient Healer: Sacred Teachings from the Philippine Ancestral Traditions, which is now in its second print, was released by North Atlantic Books back in 2010. He also coauthored Healing Hands of Hilot back in 1998. Apostol holds weekly classes in wooden club swinging, conducts healing workshops, participates in various cultural programs and projects, educational speaking engagements, and has enjoyed interviews for newspapers and magazines, blog-talk radio programs, and on TV.

Contact info:
Rumsua: Ancestral Traditions
www.rumsua.org
rumsua@mail.com

Unified Health Concepts www.UnifiedHealthConcepts.abmp.com/home
info@uhconcepts.com

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunay at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Stick Fighting World and the deadly Piper Knife method - Kali arnis eskrima escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 5 Mar 2014 07:36:00 -0800

We talk about the new Stick Fighting World championships with it's commissioner Datu Tim Hartman. Guro John gives us an overview of the deadly Piper Knife method from South Africa.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

Listen on iTunes and give us a good rating and leave a comment!

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Maha Guro Brian "Buzz" Smith - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:28:00 -0800

Coming up this week we are excited to have Maha Guro Brian "Buzz" Smith - founder of American Maharlika Kuntaw Association one of the first organized Filipino Martial Arts associations in the US. Buzz began his Martial Arts training in 1968 when he stumbled onto a Green Beret, home on leave from the Viet Nam conflict, training on a beach near his home. Buzz became an active training partner, playing the aggressor and learning defensive tactics while being thrown to the sandy beach. In 1969 Buzz enlisted in the Navy and was stationed at the Great Lakes naval Training Center near Chicago. On base, he discovered, was a Tae Kwon Do class. All of his free time was spent there learning TKD. By the time he finished his Naval Training School, Buzz had attained the rank of Green Belt. His next duty station was a ship bound for the South China Sea (Viet Nam). His overseas homeport was Subic Bay, Philippines, where he continued his studies by joining the base Kyokushin Kai Karate Club and the Combat Judo Club. Within a year he had attained the rank of Green Belt in Karate and a Brown Belt in Judo.

During one of his liberty jaunts to the city of Olongapo, visiting one of the many dives that attract sailors,

Buzz was exposed to one of the Filipino Martial Arts in action. A waiter was being threatened by a large sailor for stealing money from a table. Buzz heard the sailor's friend tell the waiter to take the money as payment for their order of beer. But before Buzz could come to the waiter's aid the small Filipino boy had the sailor on the floor with very little effort. Without a fight the sailor had been beaten. When quizzed on what style of Art had been used, the waiter said it was "Filipino", and that he was just a beginning student in the Art. Buzz asked where to find the school and was told that it was for Filipino's only. Intrigued, and not to lose this chance, Buzz continued to pester the Filipino to teach him or to take him to the school. Realizing that Buzz was not the typical arrogant American and was truly interested, the Filipino agreed. Buzz was taken to the Kuntaw Gym and introduced to the instructor, Carlito A. Lanada. After many questions, Buzz was allowed to train at this school, the training hall or Bothoan at 109 Fendler Street in Olongapo.

For the next three years Mr. Smith would make this his home whenever he was not out on the line replenishing US ships in his capacity as a Navy sailor. He was one of three Non-Filipino's allowed to do so. Within three years Buzz had earned the rank of Black Belt, one of the first non-Muslim, non-Filipinos to be awarded a Black Belt in the Art.

Buzz left the Philippines with a charge from his Guro (Instructor) to propagate the Art and further his studies of the Filipino culture and systems. In 1974 Mr. Smith returned home and determined not to lose what he had gained in the Philippines, began to train in his own back yard. Neighborhood kids would come and watch these workouts; soon he was teaching the art to several teens from his block. He expanded his teaching to the community center to allow for training during foul weather and to reach more youths. Soon the art was being offered as a community service class at the local high school. In 1974 Mr. Smith united his growing student following under the American Maharlika Kuntaw Association.

In 1979 Buzz was appointed the U.S. Director of the International Kuntaw Federation by Master Lanada, a position he held for three years. In 1982 he established the first Filipino Martial Arts course ever offered for college credit in the U.S.A., at Northwestern Michigan College, in Traverse City. He currently holds the rank of 7th Degree Black Belt in Kuntaw NG Filipinas, he has been recognized as one of the top 10 competitors in the MICHIGAN KARATE CIRCUIT and the CAN-AM KARATE CIRCUIT since he started competing in 1975. An all-round competitor, Buzz competed in every division available; weapons, self-defense, board breaking, team demo, forms, and fighting and has proven his abilities. Buzz has been called the "Most prolific winner on the Can-Am Circuit" by its Director Rudy Timmerman.

Mr. Smith has been the most competitive representative of Kuntaw in the United States. He has, in the past, trained in Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. He has trained with Dan Inosanto the late Bruce Lee's top student and head of The Jeet Kune Do organization. He has held seminars in the Filipino arts in Florida, West Virginia, Ohio, and Canada. He was one of four Americans to be invited to the 25th. anniversary of the Seibukan Dojo (Japan's largest Goju Ryu school) in Nobeoka, Japan. He went to participate in several televised demonstrations of martial arts skills from all over the world, and to teach his art. Only a small number of representatives from Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, England, and the United States were invited. He has been an active competitor in the Michigan and Can-Am Karate Circuits since 1976. With over 1000 trophies and awards to attest to his ability. He also submitted a training program to the Council Lodge Institute for law enforcement and security officers of the Indian Nation. This program was accepted but was not implemented do to insurance problems. Training seminars were to be held in Las Vegas, Reno, New Mexico and Florida.

Buzz also has been a stunt man and fight scene choreographer for several stage presentations and three motion pictures. “Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island” with Ernest Borghnine, also in “Folklore”, a dark movie about powers from the earth and from nature., as well as Scourge a movie set in a post apocalyptic world where Buzz was one of the lead characters.

His list of Instructors is a veritable "Who’s Who".

Carlito Lanada - Co-founder Philippine Karate Association, Great Grand Master and Head Instructor of Kuntaw NG Pilipinas.

Remy Presas - Grand Master- Modern Arnis, Founder of Modern Arnis U.S.A.

Rene Latosa - Founder of Philippine Martial Arts Society.

Leo Gaje - U.S. Representative of NARAPHIL/NARUSA Pekiti Tirsia Kali/ Silat. Grand Master PTK

Dan Inosanto - Bruce Lee's protégé and current Head of the Jeet Kune Do System, world-renowned Filipino Martial Arts Expert.

Tim Tacket - JKD Vanguard Instructor.

Tom Bisio - World Champion full contact stick fighter.

Eric Lee - Once called "The Little King of Kata" Won Hop Kuen Do.

Pendekar Paul De Thouars - Grand Maser of Serak System of Pentjak Silat.

Bobby Tabouda- Grand Master Balintawak

Buzz recently closed his school, the Northern Martial Arts Academy- a 4500 sq ft building , the largest martial arts school in northern Michigan, due to health issues.

“I am a warrior in the Filipino arts- not a master, just a foot soldier doing my best to understand, propagate, and promote that which stole my heart in 1970 and holds it still today.”

Visit his website for more information: http://www.kuntaw.org/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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GM Rene Tongson and GM Rodel Dagooc - Arnis - Kali - Eskrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 4 Feb 2014 17:45:00 -0800

Live (on tape) from the Philippines. We have the privilege to spend the afternoon with Grandmaster Rene Tongson of ABANIKO TRES PUNTAS and Modern Arnis. Also GM Tongson takes us over to GM Rodel Dagooc's o(Modern Arnis) home and factory where we get an impromptu tour.

GM Rene Tongson: philippineclassicalarnis.com

GM Rodel's Website: http://www.arnismartialarts.com/

Professor Felipe Jocano of the University of the Philippines and Lightning Scientific Arnis - escrima eskrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:46:00 -0800

Live (on tape) in the Philippines - Professor Felipe Jocano of the University of the Philippines and Lightning Scientific Arnis International. We had a chance to visit the Professor at U. P. and have a tasty lunch and some good conversation.

Link to a bibliography for further research into Filipino history and culture:
http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/bibliography.html

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

Eskrima Carin - Maestro's Alfredo and Vicente Carin - escrima arnis kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:03:00 -0800

This week we interview the Carin Brothers outside the doors of their training facility in Cebu, Philippines. The brothers are senior masters of the style of their father Vicente "Inting" Carin Sr.,

Ingko Primo Maestro Alfredo Carin Sr.

Eldest son of Inting. A GrandMaster in the Doce Pares system. Founder, Executive Director and Chairman of Eskrima Carin.

Ingko Maestro Vicente Carin Jr.

Namesake of Inting. Holds a Master rank in the Doce Pares system. Founder, Director and Chief Instructor of Eskrima Carin.

http://www.eskrimacarin.org/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

SGM Diony Canete of Doce Pares Multistyle - arnis eskrima kali escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:10:00 -0800

This episode is a special recorded interview with SGM Diony Canete. Dionisio belongs to the second generation of the famous Martial Art advocates, the Cañete brothers of Cebu City, Philippines. He is the youngest son of GM Eulogio (Ylong) Cañete, the principal organizer of Doce Pares, who headed the organization since its founding in 1932 until his death in June 1988.

Dionisio began his lessons in the Filipino Art in 1946 at the age of eight from his father and brother Iluminado, the eldest of the five children (4 sons and a daughter) of Eulogio and Irenea Aventurado.

He studied under GM Felimon "Momoy" Cañete and later with GM Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete, both brother of his father. He also trained with GM Vicenter Carin and Maximo Cañete.

In 1950, during the Golden age of Boxing in Cebu, he was attracted to the sport and for five years regularly sparred and trained with several good amateur and professional boxers at that time. In 1957, together with his brothers, Diony was introduced to Kodokan Judo. In 1960, immediately upon his election as one of the officers of Doce Pares, rules on the acceptance of students and membership were liberalized. They started to promote and develop Arnis to a wholesome spectator's sporting event.

In 1969 at the age of 22, he passed the Bar Examinations and became a fully-fledged Lawyer.

In 1975, He initiated the formation of the Cebu Eskrima (Arnis) Association. All major Arnis clubs in Cebu banded together for the first time. In succeeding to organize and band together all the top Arnisadors, Diony, in effect, sort of "Civilized" the fighting-oriented Masters and curbed them to learn to co-exist for the sake of the Filipino Art.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

FMATalk Live Training and Traveling in the Philippines - eskrima escrima arnis kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 08:06:00 -0800

Back from a three week journey to the Philippines, for our last live show of the year, join the show hosts as we talk about training and traveling in the Philippines. We will not only discuss some of the upcoming recorded episodes of FMATalk Live, but also we will also go over tips for Westerners traveling to the Philippines. Learn valuable lessons that our hosts have learned the hard way, on how to make your training trip to the Philippines memorable, affordable, and fun. From what to bring, where to go, what to do, and what to bring back, we will help you make your next Philippine trip a once in a lifetime adventure.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

GMA Network Kapuso Foundation Link

http://www.gmanetwork.com/kapusofoundation/

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This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Please Help The Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 9 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0800

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Swords, Guns, Knives and how to choose an FMA School - arnis escrima eskrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 11:36:00 -0700

This episode we chat about our recent visit to the Minnesota Weapons Collectors Show. Also we discuss how to pick a quality FMA School and what to look for.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Halford Jones - Martial Arts Enthusiast, Author, Elder Statesman, and Adventurer - kali arnis eskrima escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:14:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Halford Jones, Martial Arts Enthusiast, Author, Elder Statesman, and Adventurer. A little bit about him, in his own words:

"I consider myself a 'martial arts enthusiast', an occasional practitioner, and a sometimes writer on martial arts. I have been interested in self-defense and related activities since childhood and I am now 77 years old. I have been privileged to have met a number of outstanding martial artists as well as many others along the way. I started in formal training in judo in 1959, then karate shortly afterwards, and eventually arnis and a few other arts, but I do not wear as a rule any uniforms, gis,etc..., unless required on some occasions. I prfer impromptu methods, backyard training sessions, and do not have any students nor want any if I can avoid it. I do not belong to any formal associations except by previous associations and I do keep a large contact with others usually at their behest via Facebook, e-mail and letter and once in a very rare occasion by telephone. I have traveled to a few places around the world: Philippines,Hawaii, Japan, Korea, HongKong, Cambodia, Burma, India, Egypt, Jordan, Jerusalem, Greece, Italy, Spain, Germany, England, Holland, France and would like to do more. I was born in Windsor,Vermont, and have lived mostly in New Hampshire over the years when I have not been elsewhere. I have done a number of jobs in various endeavors too numerous to mention and describe and am retired from active employments. HALFORD E. JONES"

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Mahaguro Nate Defensor - Supremo of the Illinois Katipunan and Founder of the Defensor Method of Filipino-Indonesian Martial Arts - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:34:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Mahaguro Nate Defensor, Supremo of the Illinois Katipunan and Founder of the Defensor Method of Filipino-Indonesian Martial Arts. Maha Guro Nate Defensor, founder of the Defensor Method of Filipino and Indonesian Martial Arts was born in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Philippines. Since his youth till now Guro Nate has been a student of the indigenous fighting arts of the Philippines. Countless hours of training and learning from the masters of Filipino Martial Arts and other various fighting forms have culminated into what is now known as the Defensor Method of Filipino Martial Arts.

Defensor Method is a combination of Inayan System, Pekiti-Tirsia, Inosanto Blend, Tobosa/Villabrille System, Pusaka Dwipantara Silat, Jalur Putih Pencak Silat, Doce Pares Eskrima, Derobio, Balintawak, Ilongo Style, Muay-Thai, and Kuntao. Guro Nate, through his years learning and training with different masters of Filipino Martial Arts, has systemized the whole of his experiences and the core principals of various styles into a curriculum for the purposes of learning, teaching and promoting Filipino Martial Arts. Guro Nate Defensor has been teaching the Defensor Method of Filipino Martial Arts for over 30 years in the Chicagoland area and is continually striving to promote the effectiveness and simplicity of Filipino Martial Arts to his students around the world.

List of credentials and accomplishments:

Studied Okinawan Karate privately from Black Belts of Club 45. Shotokan Karate under Mike Vasquez, 1971-72 Philippine Karate Heavyweight Champion and Head Instructor of All Philippine Karate Federation. Including instructions from Japan Karate Association under Sensei Sugiyama and Sensei Mahmoud Bamboyani.

Karate, Kung Fu, & Shorin-Goju from Nate Morgan.

Korean Karate, Tae Kwon Do from Master Shin, Military Arts Institute, Master Han Cha Kyo, Clayton Cortes. Wing Chun, JKD, & Modern Arnis from Jerry Cervantes

Goju-Shorei from the University of Illinois Chicago.

Inayan System of Eskrima under Alan McLuckie, Rob McDonald, Benjie Berry & Mike Inay.

Pekit-Tirsia under Tuhon William McGrath and Tom Bisio.

Certified Instructor of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali under Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje Jr. (1982-Present). Chicago Representative of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali.

Certified Instructor of Pusaka Dwipantara Pencak-Silat under Pandekar Suryadi Jafri and Chicago Representative of Pusaka Dwipantara (1982-Present).

Certified Instructor and Representative of Jalur-Putih Pentjak-Silat under John DeJong.

Instructor at the Degerberg Blend of Martial Arts Academy under Fred Degerberg (1981-1984).

Apprentice Instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto (1982-Present).

Certified Instructor under the Tobosa/Villabrille System of Kali-Eskrima under Batikan Raymund Tobosa and holds the title Sergeant at Arms of the Filipino Martial Arts Association of Hawaii.

Seminar Certificates in Muay Thai under Ajarn Surachai Sirisute.

Seminar Certificates in Wing Chun-Do under Sifu James DeMile and featured in Sifu DeMile's book of Chi-Sao.

Seminar Certificates in Serrada Escrima under Angel Cabales, Jimmy Tacosa, and Michael Amistosa.

Seminar Certificates in Doce Pares Escrima under Dionisio Canete and Cacoy Canete.

Seminar Certificates in Garimot System of Arnis/Escrima under Gat Puno Abon Baet.

Studied Balintawak under Gabriel Go and Eugene Nepangue.

Studied Kodokan Judo from Larry Witkowski.

Studied under Vincent Black in the Internal Chinese Martial Arts.

Katipunan 2009-2012 Instructor/Katipunero.

Taught Filipino Martial Arts classes in Chicagoland's Academic Institutions such as: University of Illinois Chicago, University of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, & The Field Museum of Natural History.

Filipino Martial Arts contributor to Philippine News, VIA Times, Inside Kung Fu, & Black Belt Magazine.

Provided Online Lessons in Defensor Method through fmapulse.com & provided seminars throughout United States in Defensor Method of Filipino-Indonesian Martial Arts.

Visit his website for more information: http://www.defensormethod.com/

For more information about the Illinos Katipunan: http://katipunanil.weebly.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Help support for GrandMaster Narrie Babao's Funeral/Memorial Service

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 18:19:00 -0700

Help support for GrandMaster Narrie Babao's Funeral/Memorial Service

https://www.giveforward.com/SupportForGrandmasterNarrieBabaoFuneralMemorial

Support for GrandMaster Narrie Babao's Funeral/Memorial Service. He was a very loving Father, Husband and role model to the Filipino Martial Arts community and beyond.

Yesterday afternoon, 30 minutes before he was going to check out of the hospital and come home… he suffered a stoke which was followed by a heart attack. The team of doctors did everything they could to bring him back. After his immediate family arrived at the hospital to say their goodbyes, he peacefully passed away and joined our heavenly father. We love you dearly Dad!

Narrie Babao was a very loving man and person who was very passionate about the things he loved. He retired from the Navy as a Master at Arms Chief. He was also part of the San Diego Police Department following his time in the military.

To most of the world, he was known as GrandMaster Narrie Babao - "Last of a Dying Breed"

Narrie was the Highest Authority of the Babao Arnis, composed of Barangas Baston, Doce Pares, Villabrille-Largusa Kali. He was a 9th Grade GrandMaster certified by SGM Cacoy Canete and also the first Weapons Sparring Champion in the United States. Using 2 rattan sticks, he fought and defeated contestants using nunchacku, bo and shinai.

Guro Harley Elmore - of Warrior's Way Martial Arts Academy - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 15:08:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Guro Harley Elmore of Warrior's Way Martial Arts Academy. Guro Harley Elmore has been in the martial arts for nearly twenty years. He is certified under some of the best martial artists of our time.

Mr. Elmore holds Instructor certification under Bruce Lee's protégé Dan Inosanto to teach the Filipino Martial Arts as well as Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu. In addition he is certified by the late Terry Gibson in Lee Jun Fan Gung fu/ Jeet Kune Do Concepts, Filipino Kali-Silat, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Indonesian Pentjak Silat and grappling/ground fighting.

Mr. Elmore is among the top ranked Instructors under Tuhon Chris Sayoc in Sayoc Kali. He is also a team leader for Sayoc Tactical Systems with whom he has trained Law Enforcement Officers, S.W.A.T., Army Special Forces, and F.B.I.

Mr. Elmore's Academy is also an Affiliate school under Grand Master Tony Somera in Bahala Na and the Giron Arnis-Eskrima system. He has also trained with other notable instructors such as Ajarn "Chai" Sirisute(President of the Muay Thai Association U.S.A,) and the late Pendakar Herman Suwanda (head of Mande Muda Pentjak Silat.) He is also a Second Degree Black belt in Shinjutsu Kempo Karate and a second level Black Sash in Kuai Shou Pai Gung Fu under Master Instructor Monty Atchley.

Guro Harley ElmoreMr. Elmore has had the honor of being the Program Director and an Instructor at the prestigious Gibson's Martial Arts Academy, one of the top Jeet Kune Do schools in the country and is also a member of Gibson's Martial Arts International and the Inosanto International Martial Arts Instructors Association.

In addition to his martial arts training, Mr. Elmore had gained invaluable experience as a former U.S. Marine, bodyguard (Pete Rose, Lou Brock, Nolan Ryan) and the head of security for a national chain of nightclubs. He has also developed a highly successful women's self defense program called "Stay Alive" and trained thousands of women over the years.

Mr. Elmore now teaches full time at Warrior's Way martial arts academy in Wichita Falls, Texas. He also heads an organization of Instructors called Warrior's Way International, a group dedicated to promoting the martial arts through quality instruction and providing a network system for individuals and schools alike. He also teaches martial arts seminars all over the United States, works with private security personnel, police officers and rape prevention organizations. He does guest lectures and workshops for a wide variety of groups.

Visit his website for more information: http://www.warriorswaytx.com

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Grand Master Danny Vedua - Founder of Askal Hybrid Balintawak - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 4 Oct 2013 07:18:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Grand Master Danny Vedua, the founder of Askal Hybrid Balintawak. Danilo Vedua was born in the town of Lorega, a town in Cebu. At an early age of 11 years old, an uncle by the name of Willy ‘Iking’ Solon introduced Danny to the world of boxing where he practiced with denim gloves. Hunger and the incapacity to buy food motivated and prompted Danny to compete in boxing of which at that time a single banana was given to the winner. Trained and equipped with skills, he always won every boxing match there was. He also became a household name of boxing competitions during town fiestas where unlike the usual banana award; 10centavos was also given to the winner. By 1966, at 17, he joined Diamond Glove, a boxing organization, as an amateur boxer. During this time due to his record of several winnings with no losses, he was adjudged as Champion in the organization. At that time boxing did not provide a quite promising future for him, and so he decided to permanently hang his gloves.

With the fast paced spread of Bruce Lee movies in 1974, Karate became a trend in the Philippines. Danny, 24 then, started training Karate under Mr. Jimmy Prodinciado. He also had training with Mr. Roy Paguidopon, this time it was called Sikaran, the Filipino version of Karate. Although belt promotion was already an in thing with Sikaran, Danny refused to be part of a system for promotion since he was a non-believer that Kata is the best way to evaluate ones skill in Karate. Despite all this, his training in Sikaran and his undoubted skills and power made him to always bring home the top place, Over-all Champion in 3 invitational games held in Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan and 1st runner up in Ozamis. He also won twice as Champion in the National Level held in Marikina City (where he was also crowned as the best fighter) and in Folk Arts Theatre. Due to Danny’s overwhelming record, and because he was the only one in his group who brought home the then elusive gold medal, he was granted a special promotion from a white belt to a 2nd Dan black belt by his master as a form of recognition of his achievements. Danny’s achievement also opened employment opportunities. He was able to work as a Head Security for prominent business establishments, of which he was able to handle effortlessly the bar fights, which at that time occurred almost every night. . He also worked for the former Mayor of Tagoloan, Vicente Emano as a personal close-in security for 7 years. Former Mayor Emano became a good friend of Danny, of which he was then recommended and then hired as a close in security of the former Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Pablo Magtajas for 15 years.

In 1980, Rico Cariño, a former police officer and friend, invited Danny to give Arnis a try. Hesitant at first to train for Arnis, since he was used to having without a weapon and have defended himself against a stick a lot of times. With Rico’s constant persuasion, he finally gave it a try and saw several advantages to learning and training with Arnis and the rest was history. Along the way, Danny observed that certain techniques in the traditional Balintawak Arnis were not practically applicable in an actual street fight. Danny had to modify certain techniques to make it street-fight effective. With his continual process of questioning himself, Danny was able to add more techniques for Arnis and thus gave way to the birth of the Askal Hybrid Balintawak System.

Visit his website for more information: https://www.facebook.com/AskalHybridBalintawak

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/

Tuhon Tim Waid - real life training - eskrima eskrima kali arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 02:39:00 -0700

This week we're doing a special panel show at special time and location, where the panel gets to chat about FMA training live and in person. We are excited to have on this panel a previous guest Tuhon Tim Waid. Listen to his last guest appearance on FMATalk Live or visit his website for more information: http://www.ptkgo.com/

Our other panelists will be show hosts Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on
the madness.

Listen to this show live and streaming at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

Mataw Guro Marc Lawrence - of the Modified Pangamut System and chief instructor of the South Bay FMA Club

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 10:22:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Mataw Guro Marc Lawrence - Punong Guro of the Modified Pangamut System and chief instructor of the South Bay FMA Club.

Hometown: Torrance , CA
Occupation: Municipal Fire Captain

Personal Information: Married, 20 years, two children 14 and 18-year-old boys, hobbies are Filipino Martial Arts, fishing, woodworking, camping and writing.

Books and Magazines Written: The Basics of Filipino Martial Arts, How to make your own Filipino Martial Art Supplies, PAKAMUT-The Original Filipino Fighting System of Stick, Knife & Hand to Hand Combat, Mataw Guro Notebook- 2nd Annual Mataw Guro Gathering, FMA Digest Special Editions Filipino Weapons A-Z, PAKAMUT, Doce Pares, Homemade Training Aids, misc. articles on events.

Fighting & Teaching Background: Mataw Guro (Master Teacher), Punong Guro of the Modified Pangamut System, Certified Instructor of Arnis De Mano by the Arnis Professional Association, Instructor University of Cavite Arnis De Mano, Master- Reiki Healing Arts, Certified Master & Instructor for PAKAMUT Filipino Fighting Arts, trained in Cinco Terros (family fighting art) system with family members, Doce Pares system under Master Erwin Mosqueda, Cacoy Doce Pares system with Guro Luis Isadero, Kwan Do with Master Greg Park, Judo with Sawtelle Judo club, Kuk Sool Won with Grand Master Hyuk Sul.

Tournaments:
- 2011 WEKAF Western Regional 1st Place Single Stick Sparring
- 2010 West Coast Eruption Seeder Jose Pacheco Dojang Mixed Weapons Sparring Grand Champion
- 2010 Angel Cabales/Serrada Legacy Tournament Mixed Weapons Sparring First Place
- 2010 UFTC 1st Place Weapons Forms
- 2010 UFTC 1st Place Black Belt division Solo Baston
- 2009 West Coast Eruption First Place Weapons Forms
- 2009 West Coast Eruption Grand Champion Empty Hands Forms
- 2009 West Coast Eruption Seeder - Jose Pachaco Dojang 1st place Self Defense Division and 2nd Place Sayaw/forms Division
- 2008 Best of the Best Tournament Masters Division Champion
- 2008 USFMAF Nationals Men's 1st Place Form Division
- 2008 USFMAF Men's 1st place Self Defense Division
- 2008 USFMAF Nationals 1st Place Men's Senior Padded Stick Point Sparring Division
- 2008 USFMAF Nationals Senior Men's 1st place Padded Stick Continuous Sparring Division
- 2008 USFMAF National Senior Men's 2nd place Live Stick Point Sparring Division
- 2008 USFMAF National Senior Men's 1st Place Continuous Live Stick Sparring,
- 2008 6th Annual Battle for Carson Eskrimador’s Challenge 1st Place Men's Senior Heavy Weight Division
- 2008 6th Annual Battle for Carson Eskrimador’s Challenge 3rd place Team Sparring Division
- 2008 WEKAF Nationals Wild card Team Competition 2nd Place
- 2008 WEKAF Nationals-US Team single stick competition 4th Place, US Team Completion
- 2007 WEKAF Western Regional 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 1st Place Men’s Senior Double Stick
- 2007 Eskrimador’s Challenge 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 1st Place Men’s Senior Double Stick, 2nd Place Open Knife Division
- 2007 International Karate Championship 1st Place Men’s Senior Division -Pacific Fighting Arts Division Single Stick Fight
- 2007 Compete 2007 Black Belt Championship 1st Place Men’s Senior Division Single Stick Fighting
- 2006 KA Open International Martial Arts Championship/ LA Sheriff’s Cup-1st Place Men’s Senior Division Single Stick Fighting, 1st Place Men’s Senior Division Knife Fighting, 1st Place Men’s Senior Padded Stick MMA
- 2006 Battle for Carson , Eskrimador’s Challenge 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 2nd Place Open Knife Division
- 2000 Guerrero’s Invitational 2nd Place Men’s Division

Awards:
-2013 Martial Arts History Museum Honor Award
-2013 Kick Punch Golden Stick & Blade Award
- 2010 Kick-Punch Blood & Sweat award for Martial Arts Support
- 2010 Mahar Martial Arts TV Show Award for Stick Fighting
- 2010 Kick-Punch Award-Top Rated in Weapons by UFTC
-2010 FMA Digest Master of the Pen Award
-2010 Master Hall of Fame Life Time Achievement-Silver Division
-2009 FMA Digest Competitor of the Year Award
-2008 Tri-County Tae Kali Do Supporter Award
- 2008 USFMA Regional Sports Organizer (RSO) of The Year Award
- 2007 Presidential Fitness Award- Gold
- 2006 Presidential Fitness Award- Silver

Visit his website for more information: http://www.southbayfmaclub.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Datu Kelly Worden - founder of Natural Spirit International/Worden Defense System- Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:21:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Datu Kelly Worden founder of Natural Spirit International/Worden Defense System. Datu Kelly Worden began his personal defensive training in western boxing at the tender age of eight years old. Since that time, he has trained in a multitude of systems; what arts he has not researched his students have. As a young man the reality of street violence was a way of life and as such Kelly always sought to functional self-defense in his personal research. Mr. Worden instills the Warrior Credo and ethical values of “Honor, Trust, and Respect.” Within Natural Spirit Int’l this Warrior Credo for personal development still exists today, integrated into all aspects of the system and balanced to train the Mind, Body, and Spirit as a way of life rather than just seeking physical fighting skills.

Mr. Kelly S. Worden is the founder of Natural Spirit International, a system that embraces all styles by “Connecting the Systems.” All elements of personal defense are researched including the historical significance of foundational forms passed from generation to generation from the original founders of all martial arts. Worden relates “movement simply as movement,” with emphasis on strategic variables of intent cross referencing lethal weapon tactics into a devastating unarmed close quarter approach adapted to each individual practitioner.

Worden formulated his no nonsense conceptual approach to street defense known as Renegade JKD, and has received high kudos from Bruce Lee’s original students including: Bruce’s first students Jesse Glover and Ed Hart. JKD enforcer Richard Bustillo certified Worden as a 2nd Generation Jeet Kune Do instructor and a Senior Instructor of the world renowned IMB Academy. The Patriarch of Jeet Kune Do and living legend Taky Kimura refers to Worden as an “American Icon of Progressive martial Arts”.

Mr. Worden has produced dozens internationally acclaimed instructional video programs and is the inventor of the popular self-defense tools: The Travel Wrench, The Saf-T-Wrench, Silent Fighter Training Dummy Simulator, and the WORTAC Tactical Knife. Additionally he dedicated many years as the “On the Edge” radio talk show host, authored countless articles on reality based self-defense, weapons training and was a former editor for Full Contact and Fighting Knives Magazines.

The combative efficiency of his system has been embraced by the U.S. Army 1st. Special Forces Group at Ft. Lewis Washington. Inspired, Mr. Worden to formulated the Worden Defense System Module Training Manual and curriculum which earned hm the title of Datu and Senior Blade-Master of Modern Arnis in 1988 from Grand Master Remy Armador Presas. Kelly S. Worden’s innovations has recently been acknowledged by martial art historian and living legend Professor Leonard Trigg. During the 33rd Annual N.S.I. Water and Steel Training Camp 2011, he was recognized for his lifelong commitment to the arts by the American Institute of Martial Science and awarded certification and the title “Professor of Martial Arts” by Dr. James R. Samuels. This was presented directly from Professor Leonard Trigg. Innovator, Datu, Grandmaster, or Professor of Martial Arts, through it all Kelly S. Worden has maintained a humble existence and approachable status in the arts he treasures so dearly. “Call me what you want, just say it with a smile; if I earn your respect then you can address me with a title if you so choose!”

Visit his website for more information: http://www.kellyworden.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Tuhon Tim Waid - Master Instructor and President of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali System Global Organization - eskrima - escrima - arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 7 Sep 2013 13:46:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Tuhon Tim Waid. Tuhon Tim Waid is the leading recognized Instructor of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali today under Supreme Grandmaster, Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, Jr., and is President of the Pekiti-Tirsia Kali System Global Organization (PTKGO), the official representative organization of the Pekiti-Tirsia system worldwide.

Tim began his study of authentic Filipino Martial Arts during service in the U.S. Marine Corps while stationed in the Republic of the Philippines. During this time he trained under several veterans of WWII USAFFE and USAFIP, NL Guerrilla Forces, and also with several notable Grandmasters of Filipino Martial Arts styles. With more than 20 years of continual training with Grand Tuhon Gaje, including 5 years of private instruction in the Phlippnes in the advanced systems of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali, Tim Waid is the only instructor certified in the original systems of Doce Methodos, Contradas, and Contra-Tirsia Dubla-Dos. He is the first instructor promoted to the rank of Mandala by Grand Tuhon Gaje and is recipient of the Sumakwilan Award for Excellence in Instructional Leadership and the Grand Tuhon Conrado B. Tortal Crimson Award for developing the official Close-Quarters-Combat system for the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Force Reconnaissance Battalion. This system, the Military Edged-Impact Weapon system, is now the official Martial Arts System of the Philippine Marine Corps and other Armed Forces of the PHilppines (AFP) units.

As Director of Survival Edge Systems/Pekiti-Tirsia Tactical Training Institute, Tim Waid is responsible for all tactical training curriculum of the Pekiti-Tirsia system. He instructs military units and law enforcement agencies worldwide n operator/officer survival and specialized tactical training programs that include the Military Edge-Impact Weapon System for Special Operations Forces, the Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Safety System, and SWAT Team CQC. He currently serves as a consultant and tactical training instructor to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, government agencies, and private businesses.

Tim Waid served with distinction in the U.S. Marine Corps as an Infantry Platoon Sergeant and Intelligence Sergeant in the Army National Guard.

Visit his website for more information: http://www.ptkgo.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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FMA Business 101 with Datu Tim Hartman and panel

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:48:00 -0700

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Coming up this week we are talking about FMA Business 101 with Datu Tim Hartman. How to start a successful school or bring your school to the next level. Learn to market, make money, and influence people while doing FMA. Live the dream and make money while doing what you love.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Master Dave Converse - of Modern Arnis - eskrima escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 2 Aug 2013 21:17:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Master Dave Converse of Modern Arnis. Master Dave Converse first met the late Grandmaster Remy Presas (founder of Modern Arnis) n 1989. Over the next 13 years Master Converse studied under and hosted Grandmaster Presas in Joliet, IL., earning the rank of Lakan Lima (5th Degree Black Belt). Master Converse also holds master ranks in two additional systems.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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GM Greg Henderson - founder of Diamondback Eskrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 17:36:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have GM Greg Henderson the founder of Diamondback Eskrima. Grand Master Greg Henderson whom has been involved in FMA (Filipino Martial Arts) for over 50 years. As one of the founding members of WEKAF (World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation), he is also known as the 'Father of Filipino Martial Arts in New Zealand'. The list of instructors whom he has the opportunity to train with are impressive and frequently named as the who's who in the FMA world. He was also the only Westerner to ever been accepted as an indoor disciple of GM Eulogio "Yoling" Canete, the founding member of Labangon Fencing Club and the now famous Doce Pares whom he was the President from 1932 to his passing away in 1988.

GM Ernesto. Y. Berdin, founder of the Magkuno style, is credited as being the main influence in GM Greg's FMA training that lead to the development of the Diamondback system. Grand Master Greg Henderson also trained with GM Abner Pasa, the successor of GM Eulogio Canete's Larga Mano system whom was gracious to allow GM Greg to live and train full time with him to complete his study of Eulogio's system.

Among other instructors that GM Greg Henderson has trained with are (but not limited to, as 50 years is a long time!!!!!)
• GM Filemon "Momoy" Canete ( San Miguel Eskrima/ Doce Pares)
• GM Ciriaco "Cacoy" Canete ( Doce Pares)
• GM Diniosio "Diony" Canete (Doce Pares)
• GM Vincente "Inting" Carin ( Eskrima Carin)
• GM Idring Casio ( San Miguel)
• GM Winnie Dela Rosa ( Balintawak System)
• GM Liborio Heyrosa ( Balintawak System)
• GM Teofilo Velez ( Balintawak System)
• GM Filemon Caburnay ( Lapunti Arnis De Abanico)
• GM Timoteo Maranga ( Tres Puntas)
• GM Antonio "Tatang" Ilustrisimo ( Kali Ilustrisimo)
• GM Benjamin Luna Lema ( Lightning Scientific Arnis)
• Maestro Sonny Umpad ( Visayan Corto Kadena)
• GM Joseph Seregar ( Silat)
• Alex Henderson (GM Henderson's grandfather and first teacher) - AMARH Eskrima
• GM Andrew Fleming ( Combat Judo/Jujutsu - who was instrumental in introducing Judo into Australia)

Currently, GM Greg Henderson teaches privately to a dedicated group of private students whom train in his backyard. They are being groomed to be future instructors. Most of his students are either experienced martial artist from other disciplines or instructors in their own right.

Visit his website for more information: http://www.hendersonseskrima.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Tuhon Rommel Tortal - of Pekiti Tirsia Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:28:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Tuhon Rommel Tortal of Pekiti Tirsia Kali. Tuhon Rommel Tortal began his training in the Pekiti Tirsia Kali system in 1984 under his uncle, Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje. He was teaching the Philippine Marines as their edged and impact weapons instructor in 2002 when he began teaching Pekiti Tirsia Kali to civilians, starting with the Manila Pitbulls group. He also founded Pekiti Tirsia Kali training groups in the Philippine Police Special Action Force and other military units.

When not touring and conducting seminars, Tuhon Rommel teaches classes at Pekiti Tirsia Kali Manila.

Visit his website for more information: http://www.ptkmanila.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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GM Roberto Labaniego - of Eskrima Labaniego - escrima kali arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:02:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Grandmaster Roberto "Mang Bert" Labaniego - of Eskrima Labaniego. He is one of the most humble and yet skilled Grandmasters of the Filipino Martial Arts.

Born in Mambusao, Capiz, GM Bert is a lifelong eskrimador, with his first lesson coming at the tender age of 12, when his father began teaching him Largo Mano the old school way, with lots of full powered strikes and bruises. Mambusao was a farming town, where the carrying of knives was common, and the use of them to resolve conflicts common. This impressed on GM Bert the need to be skilled in bladed weaponry, and encouraged him to keep training.

As GM Bert grew older, and work drew him to live in different places, ever open minded, he also continued his own growth in Eskrima by training with the various Eskrimadors that he would meet. Thanks to training under his father, he had a knack for picking things up faster than others.

In the 70s he met the late GM Benajamin Luna Lema, and was blown away by his skill. Thus he earnestly sought to become a student of GM Lema, and learned GM Lema's deadly and revered espada y daga. Under GM Lema's tutelage, GM Bert learned to appreciate the intricacies of Eskrima, and his dedication to GM Lema's teachings led him to be one of the first representatives of Lightning Scientific Arnis in a major competition.

Today, GM Bert continues to further his own growth in Eskrima by meeting and exchanging ideas with other masters, and counts many Grandmasters as his close personal friends. He continues to also mentor students in the appreciation and dedication to the Filipino Martial Arts.

Find GM Labaniego on facebook https://www.facebook.com/roberto.labaniego

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago and Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Filipino Martial Art Tournament discussion - eskrima fma arnis escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:21:00 -0700

Now on iTunes. We put together a special panel this week to discuss FMA tournaments. We have two guest panelists; Jon Broster and Josh Cohen.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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GM Rene Latosa - of Latosa Escrima Beyond Tradition - eskrima escrima kali arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:29:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Grandmaster Rene Latosa of Latosa Escrima. He is a life long martial artist/eskrimador, one of the early students at the legendary Stockton Escrima Academy, beginning his training as a young teenager in 1968 with such FMA legends as the great Angel Cabales, Max Sarmiento, Leo Giron, and Dentoy Revillar. However, Grandmaster Rene Latosa refined his training further under the personal tutelage of his father, Juan Latosa, under whom he learned the finer points of fighting concepts, different weapons, and his father's philosophy. Grandmaster Rene realized the importance of concepts in relationship to techniques, and from this synthesis of training, Latosa Escrima Concepts was born. Grandmaster Rene Latosa has spread his unique perspective on fighting throughout the world. His unique approach emphasizes the concepts of balance, speed (timing and distance), power, focus, and transition.

Visit his websites: http://escrima-concepts.com/ and http://www.escrimawarrior.com/

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Arjan Arlan "Salty Dog" Sanford - of Krabi Krabong and one of the co-founders of the Dog Brothers - arnis eskrima escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:19:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Arjan Arlan "Salty Dog" Sanford of Krabi Krabong and one of the co-founders of the Dog Brothers. He has had over 28 years in the martial arts, and is an instructor of Thaiboxing, a Guro of Lameco Escrima, a Maestro of Derobio Eskrima, a Brown belt in BJJ, a 6 degree gold sash Krabi Krabong, co-founder Dog Brothers real contact stick fighting, and is the head instructor Overpressure Combat stick fighting. He has had over 600 full contact stick fights since 1989.

Visit his website: http://combatsticks.com/

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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GM Narrie Babao - of the Babao-Arnis Group - kali escrima eskrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 5 Jun 2013 17:03:00 -0700

Coming up this week we are excited to have Grandmaster Narrie Babao. GM Narrie Babao was the First Weapons Sparring Champion in the U.S. and is the father of Arnis de Mano in San Diego, California area. He is also a Villabrille-Largusa Kali Guro, a 10th degree Black Belt Grandmaster in Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrido Eskrima, and is the current patriarch of the Batangas Baston style of Arnis, which he inherited from his father.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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GM Rene Tongson - of ABANIKO TRES PUNTAS and Modern Arnis - eskrima escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:00 -0700

Grandmaster Rene Tongson of ABANIKO TRES PUNTAS and Modern Arnis. He is the founding Chairman of The Philippine Classical Arnis International- Abaniko Tres Puntas Sysytem. He is also a founding member of the Worldwide Family of Modern Arnis (WFMA), as well being the director of the International Modern Arnis Federation- Philippines (Imafp) with a rank Lakan 9 (9th degree black belt). Grandmaster Rene Tongson has dedicated over 47 years of his life to Arnis and its promotion.

His other noteworthy martial arts accomplishments include but arent limited to: inductee to WHFSC HALL OF FAME 2006 - Grandmaster of the Year 2006, FMA Digest MAN of the YEAR 2006, inductee to the 1st Philippine Martial Arts HALL of FAME as International Grandmaster of the Year 2012 . He also travels worldwide as a veritable ambassador of Arnis conducting FMA Seminars with networks in USA, Australia, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Italy, Russia, India, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia & many parts of the Philippines. He has also published 10 volumes Instructional Arnis DVDs.

On the non-martial arts field, he is also a senior executive at the Provincial Government of Cavite, Philippines, working for the development of cooperatives, livelihood & Micro- Small- Medium Enterprises, as well as being a Director of the Philippine Coffee Board.

Visit his website at: philippineclassicalarnis.com

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Roger Agbulos - of LAMECO Astig martial arts - eskrima escrima kali arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:55:00 -0700

Roger Agbulos of LAMECO Astig martial arts. Roger is an early student of the late Punong Guro Edgar Sulite, and is dedicated to propagating no nonsense practical and effective martial arts.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Mushtaq Ali Al Ansari - Martial Arts Scholar and Adventurer - eskrima escrima arnis kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:11:00 -0700

Mushtaq Ali Al Ansari - Martial Arts Scholar and Adventurer. He has been martial arts practitioner for over 50 years, and involved in the Filipino Martial Arts for over 40 years. He publicly teaches a system of Pencak Silat from West Java, as well as trains and teaches general swordsmanship and archery.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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GM Shelley Millspaugh - Founder of Kapatiran Mandirigma and Kadena Kruzada Eskrima - Talking about the Kapatiran Mandirigma Bladed Hand Training Tour - arnis kali escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 2 May 2013 20:10:00 -0700

Grandmaster Shelley Millspaugh, Founder of Kapatiran Mandirigma and Kadena Kruzada Eskrima, about the recent Kapatiran Mandirigma Bladed Hand Training Tou. During this tour he trained with a veritable who's who of the Filipino Martial Arts from Manila to Negros. GM Shelley, beyond being a founder of Kapatiran Mandirigma and Kadena Kruzada Eskrima is also a: Lakan Siyam (9th Dan) - Kombatan Arnis; Guro - Combate Eskrima Orehenal; Master - 5 Way Method; Master - Maju Bela Diri Pentjak Sila; and Guru - Kuntao Silat deThouars.

Visit the Kapatiran Mandirigma website at: http://kapatiran-mandirigma.com/

email: sanduko@gmail.com

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Legends of FMA and Laban Laro Tournament Review Show - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:39:00 -0700

Review on the recent Legends of Filipino Martial Arts Tour and the recent Laban Laro Tournament. Tune in and join us for this exciting show.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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FMA Secrets Exposed how to beat your opponents with Magic !!!!!!! - eskrima arnis eskrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:19:00 -0700

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Coming up this week our panel will be discussing FMA secrets and how to beat your opponents with MAGIC!!!! Don't miss this exciting show where all the most awesome FMA secrets will be exposed ;-)

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Master "Chief" Chaz Siangco of Pulahan Derobio Eskrima - kali escrima arnis

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 2 Apr 2013 00:47:00 -0700

Coming up this week we will be chatting with Master "Chief" Chaz Siangco of Pulahan Derobio Eskrima. He is the guiding light in the foundation and creation of Pulahan-Derobio Eskrima and the great grandson of the legendary Great Grandmaster Braulio Tomada Pedoy. He is also a SiGung – 6th Dan Red/White Belt under Grandmaster Julian “Blue” Generalao’s Chinese Kenpo/Kajukenbo.

The Pulahan-Derobio Eskrima Wesbite: http://www.pdeskrima.com

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Ron Kosakowski fighter, martial artist, and businessman - Arnis Kali Escrima Eskrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:21:00 -0700

Coming up this week we will be chatting with Ron Kosakowski fighter, martial artist, and businessman. He is the owner of the Practical Self Defense Training Center and Traditional Filipino weapons:

http://psdtc.com and http://www.traditionalfilipinoweapons.com

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Grand Master Ron Saturno of Modern Serrada Escrima - arnis escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:17:00 -0700

This week we have as our guest Grand Master Ron Saturno of Modern Serrada Escrima. GM Saturno is on of the original students of the legendary GM Angel Cabales. GM Saturno grew up in Stockton, CA and has trained with many of the early pioneers of FMA in the united states.

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

Mark Wiley Author, Doctor, and Martial Artist Extraordinaire. - Kali escrima arnis eskrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:43:00 -0800

Coming up this week we will be chatting with Mark Wiley Author, Doctor, and Martial Artist extraordinaire.

http://www.drmarkwiley.com/

and a link to his latest book Mastering Eskrima Disarms:

http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Eskrima-Disarms

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Punong Guro Myrlino Hufana - Kali Arnis Eskrima Escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 8 Feb 2013 15:28:00 -0800

Coming up this week we will be chatting with Punong Guro Myrlino Hufana of the Bellevue Martial Arts Academy, Hufana Traditional Arnis International, and the World Filipino Martial Arts Association

http://www.Arnisador.com

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Datu Dieter Knuettel modern arnis ambassador to the world - Kali Escrima Eskrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:36:00 -0800

Coming up this week we will be chatting with Datu Dieter Knuttel modern arnis ambassador to the world and chief instructor of the German Arnis Federation DAV http://www.dieterknuettel.de/

For more information about the upcoming Germany summer camp visit:

http://www.modern-arnis.de

For more information about Datu Dieter's production videos:

http://www.abanico.de

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Roger Agbulos of LAMECO Astig Martial Arts

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:56:00 -0800

Coming up this week we will be chatting with Guro Roger Agbulos of LAMECO Astig Martial Arts.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Burton Richardson of Battlefield Kali and author of the upcoming book The Blueprint of Modern Self-Defense - Arnis Eskrima escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:26:00 -0800

Coming up this week we will be chatting with Burton Richardson of Battlefield Kali http://www.battlefieldkali.com and author of the soon to be released The Blueprint of Modern Self-Defense: Adopting the Martial Way of Life available at Amazon

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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GM Rodel Dagooc - Arnis Eskrima Escrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 17:44:00 -0800

This episode we chat with GM Rodel Dagooc founder of the world famous Arnis Village. Yet again we have issues with the connection to the Philippines, we apologize for the choppy audio (we have no excuses for the quality of the hosts, haha!)

Happy Holidays!

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

Dec 15th - Maestro Tony Diego, Romy Macapagal and Peachie Saquin of Kali Ilustrisimo - kali arnis eskrima escrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:54:00 -0800

Coming up this week we will be chatting with Maestro Tony Diego student of Tatang Ilustrisimo and head of Kali Ilustrisimo. Joining Maestro Tony will be Peachie Saguin.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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GM Vicente Sanchez founder of Kali Arnis International Federation - Escrima Eskrima

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 7 Dec 2012 15:33:00 -0800

This week we will have GM Vicente Sanchez founder of Kali Arnis International Federation on the show.

Visit his website: http://gmvicsanchez.multiply.com

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Master Virgil Orlanes Cavada of Applied Eskrima - arnis escrima kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:31:00 -0800

Our guest this week will be Master Virgil Orlanes Cavada of Applied Eskrima . He is an ambassador of the Filipino Martial Arts in the US and around the world. Beyond the Filipino Martial Arts, he is also and advocate for healthy living and nutrition.

Visit his websites at of http://appliedeskrima.com and http://www.youtube.com/layogtabay

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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FMA in TV, Films and other media. Diana Rathborne of MN Kali Group - Arnis Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:22:00 -0800

This week we are discussing the Bladed Hand screening and seminar that took place in Minneapolis, MN last October 28th, as well as other FMA related media. As a special guest, who also helped teach at the associated seminar, we will have Mataas Na Guro Diana Rathborne of the Minnesota Kali Group.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

Tuhon Pat O'Malley of Rapid Arnis International

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:10:00 -0700

Our guest this week will be Tuhon Pat O'malley - Founder of Rapid Arnis. He is an ambassador of the Filipino Martial Arts uniting many different styles, groups, and practitioners in Britain under the banner of the British Council of Kali Escrima Arnis Instructors. Not only is he a shining light of quality FMA instruction in Britain and the world, he is also a renowned competitor/fighter, with numerous world championships, and other fighting accomplishments.

Visit his websites at of www.rapidarnis.com and www.bckeai.co.uk

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
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Maestra Edessa Ramos eskrima - arnis - kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:34:00 -0700

Our guest this week will be Maestra Edessa Ramos - Founder of Traditional and Tactical Combat Arnis. She is an ambassador of the Filipino Martial Arts, not just in Europe, but all over the world. She has been tasked by 4 grandmasters to be the founder and director of their FMA federations in Switzerland.

Visit her website at http://www.tntarnis.ch

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
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Jon Escudero - escrima - arnis - kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:06:00 -0700

Our guest this week will be Jon Escudero of Lightning Scientific Arnis Israel. More information can be found at: http://www.lsai.co.il/

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
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Pinoy Culture and FMA - Professor Felipe Jocano - eskrima - arnis - kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 5 Sep 2012 14:05:00 -0700

Our special guest this week will be Professor Felipe Jocano of the University of the Philippines and Lightning Scientific Arnis International. We will be discussing the topic of "Pinoy" (Filipino) culture and its impact on the Filipino Martial Arts.

Link to a bibliography for further research into Filipino history and culture:
http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/bibliography.html

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
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This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

Guest Daniel Arola and SUMMER Review - escrima - arnis - kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:05:00 -0700

This Sunday, August 26- 8pm Central Standard Time.....

Our guest panelists this week will be Daniel Arola of DAMAG Inc (http://www.damag-inc.zoomshare.com/) and Linda Pulido for a special Summer Review show, highlighting this summer's tournaments, seminars, and gatherings.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
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To be added to the Q&A queue please press *6 when we start the Q&A session and you will be added to the queue.

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

GM Max Pallen - eskrima - arnis - kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:19:00 -0700

Our guest this week will be Grandmaster Max Pallen - Founder of Senkotiros Arnis Eskrima Kali. Grandmaster Max Pallen has been involved in the stick fighting arts nearly all of his life. Beginning in the Philippine Islands when he was a child. During the past fifty some odd years he has also trained under some of the world’s best stick and knife fighters In his version of Senkotiros he had minimized the strikes down to five basic methods. All inter-related and directly intended to coincide with singular blocking strategies.

http://senkotiros.org/

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
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This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

Ka Abner Anievas - July 29th - 8pm cst

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:47:00 -0700

Next show is this Sunday, July 29th - 8pm Central Standard Time.....

Our guest this week will be Master Instructor Ka Abner Anievas - Founder of KEAT (Kali Eskrima Arnis Tapado) FMA Training System. He is an ambassador of the Filipino Martial Arts, in Hong Kong, the Mecca of Wing Chun andmany other Kung Fu styles. We will be discussing the growth and challenges of spreading the arts in an area that is already known for many other martial arts.

Visit Ka Abner's website at : http://www.keat-fma.com/

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
(530) 881-1300
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Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, dial into the conference line and when prompted enter the access code followed by the pound key.
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To be added to the Q&A queue please press *6 when we start the Q&A session and you will be added to the queue.

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

GM Michael Giron - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:48:00 -0700

Our guest this week is Grand Master Michael Giron - Founder of Original Giron Escrima and son of legendary Grand Master Leo Giron, the founder of "Bahala Na"

Visit GM Giron's website at: http://originalgironescrima.homestead.com/

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
(530) 881-1300
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Suro Jason Inay - Inayan Eskrima - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:46:00 -0700

We will also have as our special guest Suro Jason Inay of Inayan Eskrima. We talk about his father Mangisursuro Mike Inay, growing up in Eskrima, Suro Jason's current training and more!

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
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The Memorial Workout: https://www.facebook.com/events/339675489454514/

Will be in Willow Glen. We have recently recieved confirmation from two of the guest instructors, they will be teaching Gun Defenses, and Hand to Hand respectively.

Registration at the door will be $87, but if you pre-register before August 15th, its only fifty seven bucks! Send Pre-Reg fee with your personal info (Name, Phone, Email, Address) via paypal to mestrella@sbcglobal.net! Register today

This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

Training in the Philippines - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:19:00 -0700

Date: Sunday June 17th, 2012 Time: 8pm CST

We will be talking about traveling, staying and training in the Philippines. If you have gone or are thinking about making the trip you may pick up a few tips and tricks or call in to give us yours!

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
(530) 881-1300
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This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

Jay Ignacio "The Bladed Hand" - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:26:00 -0700

June 3rd our special guest will be Jay Ignacio. Jay Ignacio, the producer of the long awaited "Bladed Hand" documentary announced the premiere date. The documentary will premiere on July 7, 2012 in Quezon City. There has been little known of release dates for DVD or other locations. As always we will have a Live Q&A where you can chat with Jay and the rest of the panel with your questions and comments. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Bladed hand FB page

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Michael T Bates - - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:26:00 -0700

Date: Sunday May 20th, 2012
Time: 8pm CST

This week our special guest this week will be Michael T Bates. Mr. Bates has been teaching Modern Arnis in Delaware County for over 22 years. He is the one of the highest ranking active student of the late grandmaster. Mr. Bates is also hosting the upcoming Modern Arnis Hall of Fame. As always we will have a Live Q&A where you can chat with Mr. Bates and the rest of the panel with your questions and comments. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Please visit: http://www.remypresasimaf.com/

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Grand Master Thomas Sipin - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:09:00 -0700

Date: Sunday April 29th, 2012
Time: 8pm CST

This week our special guest this week will be Grandmaster Thomas Sipin. We will be discussing the upcoming “Global Stick and Blade Alliance - GSBA” World Tournament in Las Vegas and what's happening with WEKAF organizations in the US and around the world. As always we will have a Live Q&A where you can chat with Grand Master Sipin and the rest of the panel with your questions and comments. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

For more info on GM Sipin visit: http://www.fwma.net/ts.php

For more info about WEKAF USA: http://wekafusa.org/

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Training gear and tournaments - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:05:00 -0700

In this episode Datu Tim Hartman, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Federico Malibago and Guro Mark Basel discuss live and padded stick fighting tournaments, training gear and where to purchase gear. Datu Tim reviews the recent Dr. Gyi seminar and gives some tips on promoting tournaments and seminars on the web.

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Grand Master Thomas Sipin - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:25:00 -0700

Date: Sunday April 15th, 2012
Time: 8pm CST

-----NOTICE: GM Sipin was under the weather tonight but will be with us in two weeks, April 29th 2012. Thanks for understanding! -----

This week our special guest this week will be Grandmaster Thomas Sipin. We will be discussing the upcoming “Global Stick and Blade Alliance - GSBA” World Tournament in Las Vegas and what's happening with WEKAF organizations in the US and around the world. As always we will have a Live Q&A where you can chat with Grand Master Sipin and the rest of the panel with your questions and comments. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

For more info on GM Sipin visit: http://www.fwma.net/ts.php

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A
please call: (530) 881-1300
Access Code: 926667#

Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, dial into the conference line and when prompted enter the access code followed by the pound key. All listeners will be automatically muted to ensure we have a clear recording.

We will record all shows and post them to this website and as a podcast for those who can not be on the call. To be added to the Q&A queue please press *6 when we start the Q&A session and you will be added to the queue. Posted by Mark at 12:23 PM 0 comments

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Guro John Bednarski - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:23:00 -0700

Date: Sunday, April 1st, 2012
Time: 8pm CST

This week our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Our special guest this week will again be one of our hosts, Guro John Bednarski. We will be discussing Dekiti Tirsia Seradas and other bladed arts such as Bahad Zubu and Kali Ilustrisimo. Interview to be followed by current FMA related news, products, media updates, ect. Guro Federico will explain the difference between authentic antique Filipino weapons and "tourist" blades. Wrapping the show up will be a Live Q&A where you can chat with Guro John and the rest of the panel with your questions. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general.

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All listeners will be automatically muted to ensure we have a clear recording. We will record all shows and post them to this website and as a podcast for those who can not be on the call. To be added to the Q&A queue please press *6 when we start the Q&A session and you will be added to the queue.

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Datu Tim Hartman - 8pm CST - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - Arnis Escrima Eskrima Kali

fmatalklive@gmail.com (fmatalklive@gmail.com) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:08:00 -0700

Date: Sunday, March 18th, 2012
Time: 8pm CST

This week our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

Our special guest this week will be one of our hosts, Datu Tim Hartman. We will be discussing (Modern Arnis of course), his insight on FMA, competition and keeping a full time job running a successful FMA school. Interview to be followed by current FMA related news, products, media updates, ect. Wrapping the show up will be a Live Q&A where you can chat with the Datu Hartman and the rest of the panel with your questions. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general.

To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:
(530) 881-1300
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All listeners will be automatically muted to ensure we have a clear recording. We will record all shows and post them to this website and as a podcast for those who can not be on the call. To be added to the Q&A queue please press *6 when we start the Q&A session and you will be added to the queue.

Products discussed:Shenanigan Blade- http://www.crkt.com/Shenanigan6061?&search_id=1139722

Ripple Blade - http://www.crkt.com/K415KXP

Brooklyn Smasher Bat - http://www.coldsteel.com/brooklynsmasher.html

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