Ernesto Presas & Bobby Tobata do a great demo

[Kenpoman]

This weekend at the World Head of Family Sokeship council, I showed up to do my video taping and accept my award for Master Instructor if the Year and see Bram receive his award for most innovative weapon & I saw something really special. Next to my table, some older Filipino gentleman shows up & start putting out some wooden sword, bolos & sticks. Someone goes over & introduces himself & lo & behold , it was Ernesto Presas, youngere brother of Remy. We chated, I spent a lot of money on stuff at his table & I was in awe. The next day Booy Tobata and Ernesto both did seperate demos & blowed my mind. Bobby has to (I knew him from before) one of the best slam & jammers in the World and Ernesto had "the Flow" from the get go. These guys reminded me wheather you call it Arnis, Balintiwalk, Silat or whatever, how beautiful and deadly this Art is - Like a lion that is beautiful to watch, but only at a distance, because if you get to close, you can never get away. Thanks for these guys for the lesson & entertainment - and to Ernesto for only hitting a few people with sticks with his disarms.

George Denson
Natl. Director
CSSD/SC

 

[Taomonkey]

Ernesto is one of the most dynamic forces in FMA today even though he does not get much press. His system Kombaton, is a excellent, and complete filippino combative. Ernesto has applied many years of devotion and serious study to completing his research. What has come out is amazing, and dont think he is limited in application, he had one black belt in silat attempt to counter him and he shot the guy across the room effortlessly. Take any oppertunity to train with one of the greatest GM's to ever come out of the PI. I think he's in Michigan and Wisconsin for a few weeks, then down to Dalhart Texas on Sept 23, and Whichita Kansas on September 30, then I think hes back in San Francisco and San Diego in October and is going back to PI on Halloween.
the IPMAF PI Training camp is in April 2001, Negros Island, and has quite an impresssive list of instructors from PI and all over the world.