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Philippine Travel advisory
By silat1 - 03-29-2012 03:32 PM
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Well, I just got back from a 10 day training trip to the Philippines where I met with some of the individuals who come from the Rafael Reston lineage of Comjuka Kempo and the eskrima systems of Sinko Tiros and Balintawak.. I traveled from my little piece of realestate in the south pacific to the Pampanga region of the Philippines where I met with individuals who expressed interest in aligning their clubs under my Defensive Tactics banner and showed them some of the learning requirement applications that are covered in my teachings..
It started out with an informal introduction at a tournament that I went to even before getting settled in at my final destination.. I met with several instructors at this tournament where I was informed of an organization that was being formed called the Pampanga Martial Arts Brotherhood and consisted primarily of Comjuka instructors from the Reston and Figuerora lineages of training.. The introductions that were done was quick and to the point at which time I was informed of the desire to get established in the area and how they could expand their exposure to the local provincial government and military units in the area.. I offered some suggestions and we will see how it expands from there..
One of the high points of this meeting was the ability to meet an instructor who ran a security company that covered the security requirements of several of the casinos in the local area as well as providing executive protection to some of the local politicians.. It was meeting with this individual that stood out the most due to the similar backgrounds we had in common..
In the following few days, I covered some highlights of the Reston eskrima systems and gave the affiliated schools an introduction into the Dekiti Tirsia Siradas system of GM Nene Tortal.. I was surprised to find out that a lot of the instructors were not familiar with the eskrima systems of Pampanga as for the most part the emphasis was on the empty hand aspects, so I went on my merry way to give them an insite into the regions eskrima systems that I have trained in..
I spent a couple of days with my affiliated schools and working with them on basic applications of empty hand and weapon familiarization with an emphasis on footwork and getting off the line when attacked.. It turned out that it was a hard nut to crack since for the most part, they were used to the linear footwork of Karate.. When I introduced them to the clock method of footwork from Kenpo, they were like deer in the headlights with the glazed look, that took the majority of the time to familiarize them with the footwork platforms so they could follow along with it..
As my time grew to a close, I was invited to an emergency meeting of the Pamba and took several photos with some of the instructors who were young kids when I trained with them in the 70s-80s time frame.. It was like a flashback from the old tv series Kungfu when we started talking about people we had known over the years and training with Master Reston.. It summed up with a trip to the old school where Master Reston had the original school and where his son currently lives.. It was a blast from the past when I went into the house and was allowed to take pictures of an altar that Master Reston's son had set up as a rememberance to his dad.. I left the house with leaking eyes after seeing this tribute to one of the area pioneers in the martial arts of the Pampanga region and who I can call my friend and instructor..
The wife and I went to the airport in Manila to leave and while I was packing my bags through the security area, I was pulled off to the side and asked if I had any weapons in my checked bags.. I replied of course and was told that the new requirements of security on luggage through NAIA didn't allow for any type of bladed weapons for transport even when in secured and checked on luggage.. I was fortunate to be able to bring back the one blade that I picked up along with one of my custom blades back because of my instructor cards being carried in my billfold along with my credentials as a LEO..
All in all, it was a good trip and hopefully I will be heading back to the area later this summer to check on my groups there and get down to Manila more to train with some of the DTS guys there as well as taking in the debut of the documentary "The Bladed Hand" which is being released in Manila on July 7.. It will most definitely be on my things to do for this summer pending the availability to time off from work..
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By silat1 - 03-29-2012 03:32 PM
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
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Well, I just got back from a 10 day training trip to the Philippines where I met with some of the individuals who come from the Rafael Reston lineage of Comjuka Kempo and the eskrima systems of Sinko Tiros and Balintawak.. I traveled from my little piece of realestate in the south pacific to the Pampanga region of the Philippines where I met with individuals who expressed interest in aligning their clubs under my Defensive Tactics banner and showed them some of the learning requirement applications that are covered in my teachings..
It started out with an informal introduction at a tournament that I went to even before getting settled in at my final destination.. I met with several instructors at this tournament where I was informed of an organization that was being formed called the Pampanga Martial Arts Brotherhood and consisted primarily of Comjuka instructors from the Reston and Figuerora lineages of training.. The introductions that were done was quick and to the point at which time I was informed of the desire to get established in the area and how they could expand their exposure to the local provincial government and military units in the area.. I offered some suggestions and we will see how it expands from there..
One of the high points of this meeting was the ability to meet an instructor who ran a security company that covered the security requirements of several of the casinos in the local area as well as providing executive protection to some of the local politicians.. It was meeting with this individual that stood out the most due to the similar backgrounds we had in common..
In the following few days, I covered some highlights of the Reston eskrima systems and gave the affiliated schools an introduction into the Dekiti Tirsia Siradas system of GM Nene Tortal.. I was surprised to find out that a lot of the instructors were not familiar with the eskrima systems of Pampanga as for the most part the emphasis was on the empty hand aspects, so I went on my merry way to give them an insite into the regions eskrima systems that I have trained in..
I spent a couple of days with my affiliated schools and working with them on basic applications of empty hand and weapon familiarization with an emphasis on footwork and getting off the line when attacked.. It turned out that it was a hard nut to crack since for the most part, they were used to the linear footwork of Karate.. When I introduced them to the clock method of footwork from Kenpo, they were like deer in the headlights with the glazed look, that took the majority of the time to familiarize them with the footwork platforms so they could follow along with it..
As my time grew to a close, I was invited to an emergency meeting of the Pamba and took several photos with some of the instructors who were young kids when I trained with them in the 70s-80s time frame.. It was like a flashback from the old tv series Kungfu when we started talking about people we had known over the years and training with Master Reston.. It summed up with a trip to the old school where Master Reston had the original school and where his son currently lives.. It was a blast from the past when I went into the house and was allowed to take pictures of an altar that Master Reston's son had set up as a rememberance to his dad.. I left the house with leaking eyes after seeing this tribute to one of the area pioneers in the martial arts of the Pampanga region and who I can call my friend and instructor..
The wife and I went to the airport in Manila to leave and while I was packing my bags through the security area, I was pulled off to the side and asked if I had any weapons in my checked bags.. I replied of course and was told that the new requirements of security on luggage through NAIA didn't allow for any type of bladed weapons for transport even when in secured and checked on luggage.. I was fortunate to be able to bring back the one blade that I picked up along with one of my custom blades back because of my instructor cards being carried in my billfold along with my credentials as a LEO..
All in all, it was a good trip and hopefully I will be heading back to the area later this summer to check on my groups there and get down to Manila more to train with some of the DTS guys there as well as taking in the debut of the documentary "The Bladed Hand" which is being released in Manila on July 7.. It will most definitely be on my things to do for this summer pending the availability to time off from work..
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