Guro Mike Pana recently reshared this documentary on Facebook. It is an old French documentary supposedly filmed in 1962 although described as from the 1950’s. A few Filipino Martial Arts forums had mentioned the year 1962 but I was unable to find any source. In Guro Mike’s post he also said that the practitioners filmed … More Pampanga and the Macabebes
This Throwback Thursday is dedicated to my Lolo (grandfather) and inspiration for our group’s name, Colonel Laureano Marana. A Philippine Constabulary Provincial Commander of Cavite, Col. Marana is most known for forming and leading the counterinsurgency group Force X (lakas is the Tagalog word for force), as well as hunting and ultimately being assassinated by … More Colonel Marana
Back in 2005 when this came out Guro Travis Downing shared it with us, his students at Integrated Martial Arts in Long Beach. It was great then, but like with many things in my training I have learned to appreciate it more ever time I have revisited it since then. So today’s Throwback Thursday article, … More Fundamentals, Virtuosity, and Mastery
Today’s Throwback Thursday article is “The Vital Templates of Sayoc Kali.” While there are many individuals and/or systems that utilize the term “template”, few outside our system truly understand the purpose and concept of Vital Template mapping, target identification and physiological responses. Here is an introduction to Vital Templates as a component of the Sayoc … More The Vital Templates of Sayoc Kali
This post kicks off Lakas FMA’s version of “Throwback Thursdays”, bringing back older pictures, articles or video clips. This is one of my favorite articles, and one that really hooked me from the beginning because of how logical and thought out the Sayoc system presented itself. Articles like this, along with many more can be found … More Sayoc Philosophy of Learning
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