You may also wish to explore Tom Bisio's other books, in particular: Zheng Gu Tui Na (with Frank Butler) Tom has also written several books...
A pinute can have a double edge, but this is a "false edge" that's sharpened about six inches back from the tip of the backhand edge. This makes...
1. Anatomy of Movement, by Blandine Calais-Germain. Written primarily for dancers but there's a lot in here for martial artists. One of the...
Thanks for hanging that one out like a big pinata. Wikepedia's not exactly the accuracy police, since anyone can edit in and edit out any...
Nice to see Agapito mentioned on MAP. If you ever want to train together, just let me know. Best, Steve lhommedieu@hotmail.com
Agapito Gonzalez Agapito Gonzalez and Mike Berkeley were my first teachers. They were both very skilled as they learned their Pekiti from Tom...
Thanks - that's very helpful. If I am reading your posts correctly the advantage of practicing the splits is that you can use your body weight to...
I'm someone who has never been very flexible so I'm interested in the isometric method that you're describing. However, I'm not sure that I could...
Hope you don't mind a newbie question: When doing isometric stretches does the stretched muscle have to be straightened out in the stretched...
Pekiti Teachers in Upstate New York Not sure if there are any PTK-GO instructors south of sourth or east of Rochester in New York state. Doug...
FMA in upstate New York Doug Marcaide would be a great choice. You might also consider Jack Latorre - also from the Rochester area. Tuhon...
Books on Doce Pares I liked GM Diony's book on Espada y Daga a lot. GM Cacoy's books are probably available through his website. There is...
PM me. Best, Steve
Agreed. Even within a "classical" FMA there are opportunities to learn different instructors' interpretations of the same art. I have the chance...
Kali in Toronto I've heard good things about Jun deLeon: www.kalideleon.com If you're able to go south as far as the Rochester area there's...
I think that it is safer to say that in cases where the stick qua impact weapon is the primary weapon then the targeting is different than it...
"Classical" FMA's Following is my reply to a thread on MartialTalk regarding Cebuano Eskrima: Beyond the Myth. While slightly tangential to the...
Martial Arts in New York http://www.tombisio.com/ http://www.estacada.net Best, Steve
It would appear that he teaches mostly through Cornell University's Phys. Ed. department. Semi-Private lessons are often affordable if you can...
FMA in Finger Lakes Hi, I went to school in Geneva (Hobart, '82). Following is a URL for a teacher with an address in Cortland. He has...
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