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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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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.

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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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

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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.  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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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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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.

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