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Has anybody with more experience and knowledge in FMAs read his Filipino Martial Arts book, which presents a general combat history of the islands and a specific study of Cabales Serrada Escrima? The tome is giving me an idea of why and how such a system operates (watching live or realistic video sparring would be more instructive but for now, the book will do).
Jeff
 
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Although there's some inaccuracy in his writings of this book, I still like reading it. Note that it takes a lot of energy from this man working on this book to cover different instructors in the field of FMA. A must have book for your FMA libraries, IMO.

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The best part about Filipino Martial Culture is the direct voices of the grandmasters, some of whom had passed away. You get a flavor of what their training was like.

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There is much controversy surrounding Mark Wiley and his book on Cabales
Serrada Escrima, so much so that I believe there still stands an existing
challenge to a death match by the Serrada Escrima group toward's Mark
Wiley. Rumors that the late Angel Cabales sold Mr. Wiley's rank of Master
to him run abound.

In the September 1997 issue of "Exotic Martial Arts of Southeast Asia", one
of Wiley's students writes essentially a promotional piece on Wiley, using
such hyperbole as (and I quote) "Wiley is to the arts in the 90s what Dan
Inosanto was to them in the 80s..." (!!!!) My understanding is that Wiley is
currently banned from the Inosanto Academy in Los Angeles.
 
I teach Cabales Serrada Escrima. Mark's technique sequences are incorrect. I didn't bother to read any of the text. I think Mark failed to show that the system is a universal system - stick / knife / empty hand techniques are pretty much the same. Makes remembering techniques a lot easier, IMHO.

BTW, Mark met with GM Cabales last weekend, where some erronious information he was given was corrected. There is no "deathmatch" contract for Mark's head :-)

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Dad-gummit, RUN FASTER!!
 
Japanese flower-arranging is actually called "Ikebana"; "Bonsai" is the art of growing those tiny miniatures of trees (you can see them in the movie "Karate Kid", if I recall correctly).
And the war cry during the charge is "Banzai!".

Regards,

Leo Daher
 
JRF,it sure is funny...

And if these Japanese soldiers were trained as Ninjas, they might be able to use those fake flowers and tiny trees as lethal weapons - the ancient, secret arts of Ikebana-jutsu and Bonsai-do!
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Regards,

Leo Daher
 
Right now, the skies are clear and the temperature is around 113º F - way too hot, IMHO (I'm not making this up; I've just checked the thermometer!). It's also very humid, though it haven't rained in two weeks...

At this time of the year, the beaches get so crowded you can barely find a place in the sand to lay down...

And no, we DON'T have a winter around these parts. I wish we did - could take a break from this oppressive heat!
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Regards,

Leo Daher

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Oh, and that Ninja Grandmaster could write a best-selling book named "The Way of the Vegetable"...
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Jeff, a few years ago I attended a class with Mr. Wiley as guest instructor at the request of my instructor Al Mclucky in Fort Wayne IN. As far as getting a feel for how to use what is in the book. You need to get some feedback when doing the strikes you can use a heavy bag or some other improvised target. Or you could get Mike Young's book(Tuttle Press) on making your own inexpensive training equipment.
Also remeber that the basic strikes (x or figure 8 pattern) and blocks is what you would use in a real situation. Don't forget to use body mechanics with all strikes & blocks too.

The thing I remeber most from the class was when my instructor showed Mr. Willey how flexible my wrists are. A folding inward wrist lock will not work on me. Mr. Willey explained that my wrist will fold like an L
shape but will not like a square. As he demostrated by folding my fingers & wrist inward which caused me a lot pain. That was the first and only time anyone had done that to my wrist.
 
If you want an easy to get & cheap to buy or rent video try Steven Segal's Out For Justice, (Dan Insanto is the one twirling sticks in the pool room) or for knife technique try Seagal's Underseige (the first one). I understand he trained with Insanto in the use of knives & sticks.
Not really instructional but better than nothing at all.
 
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