More YouTube stars! Extraneous items I have been meaning to post, but keep forgetting: Knives Some of you have asked about purchasing blades. There are no particular blade styles, shapes, manufacturers or vendors that I, nor any of the systems that I represent endorse per se, except their own lines. For example the live blades … More New Clip & Updates
City of Claremont Filipino Martial Arts Spring Session – Tuesdays, March 8 – May 10 8-9pm at the Alexander Hughes Community Center Register Online at http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us (additional registration fees apply) Register by Phone at 909.399.5490 Sayoc Atienza Classes NO CLASSES the weekend of March 5-6 Saturday, March 12 at 0900 Friday, March 18 at 2000 … More March Schedule
Congratulations to Albert, Jay, Joe, Kerwin, Rex and Manny for completing the Winter 2011 session of Filipino Martial Arts through the City of Claremont. This session we worked heavily on guntings/destructions with single stick, double stick, blade and empty hand, footwork variations, stick material such as blocks, deflections and disarms and more. Great job gentlemen. … More City of Claremont Filipino Martial Arts
Last weekend we had the privilage of training with Tuhon Felix Cortes, and the Filipino Combatives group in Long Beach headed by Guro Joey Pena. John Rellias, Craig Vasquez and myself represented IEFMA. It was a great chance to train with Tuhon Felix, my instructors Guro Travis and Guro Joey, Guro Brian Calaustro and see … More Filipino Combatives
This morning IEFMA had the privilege of having Pamana Tuhon Christopher Sayoc Sr., tune in live online and watch class. It was great having Pamana Tuhon there to give instruction and interact with the group. Everyone did a great job, and welcome again to the new students. February Sayoc Atienza Class Schedule Saturday, February 5th … More Pamana Tuhon Online
Happy New Year! January 2011 Training is as follows: Sayoc Atienza Classes will normally be held on Saturday mornings. Weekends where Saturday mornings are not available, Friday night classes will be held. Inosanto FMA classes through the City of Claremont will continue to be held on Tuesday evenings. The Winter 2011 session starts on January … More January 2011 Training Schedule
December 2010 Schedule Due to several holiday and travel commitments, FMA classes through the City of Claremont will not begin the Winter Schedule until January 2011. SAYOC students will be notified regarding classes in December. Sunday, December 5th, Guro Brian Calaustro will be holding a Sayoc/SKSTA members only seminar covering the rarely seen Touch Point … More December 2010 Schedule
This past November 16, three sessions of “Filipino Martial Arts” completed the first year of classes offered through the City of Claremont Department of Recreation. I am extremely proud of my students, and hope to see interest continue and build in 2011 and beyond. Special congratulations to those students who have participated in all three … More Year One in the City of Claremont
Paul Vunak’s martial arts videos in the 80’s were my first introduction to seeing Filipino Martial Arts! Here is a classic clip of him demonstrating the use of the “hubud” drill as a training tool.
Mandatory viewing for all IEFMA Sayoc and City of Claremont students. This is one of the best presentations of the Filipino Martial Arts as a whole, as taught by Guro Dan Inosanto. An open invitation stands to all current students to go and visit to watch or train with me at the Inosanto Academy on … More Guro Dan Inosanto at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC
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