It wasn't a hesitation of learning FMA, but when I was a kid, it was more that the other arts were introduced as martial arts with some form of...
Yeah, i'm a direct descendant but, sad to say, not an FMA practitioner. I know techniques from my grandfather, but for liability reasons, decided...
I don't know which one but it's a single very effective strike (can have variable speed, depending on your opponents reaction). I learned it when...
Sorry. I'm not in the FMA circle so I've only showed it my kids and my brother-in-law. Maybe, someday.
Your dad was in one of the fencing clubs? That's pretty fantastic. :) Grandfather: Sgt. Teotimo Saavedra, nephew of Lorenzo Saavedra, sole...
Since you're really good at finding video clips, there was a clip, probably 30 some years ago, shot in the old California (Spanish version, and...
Correction, i do have one very distinct technique that I have seen in both spanish and japanese sword technique.
Not taking anything from FMA, or from being a Filipino, because we do adapt/adopt/modify a lot of things to make it our own. But historically, GM...
Wasn't some of the founding members of the original doce pares, members of a "fencing club" during the spanish occupation? Therefore, a...
As all of you are aware of, most fma practitioners have background in other arts. Isshinryu does a little inward footsweep/hooking time movement...
I actually got to watch live "Muhammad Ali and Invincible Inoki", boxing vs wrestling, and Ali used his legs pretty much, running and climbing the...
Not really arguing with you, but us ,old timers, have experiences like that prior to Pacquiao. We used to stop working when there's a good match...
I don't know how young you are (no offense) but the most famous boxing match, of all time, is "Thrilla in Manila" with "the Greatest" - Muhammad...
One of the current kendo masters that i know is korean.
Just a little tidbit, my grandfather, who is a Saavedra, introduced me to boxing, as an "add-on" to what he was teaching me. It helps with hand...
And I apologize for "shouting"....I will try to behave. Thanks again.
I couldn't help myself answering this when you mentioned "obscure". There are several crazy weapons that flipinos have, specially when there is...
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