Why FMA blade arts so effective?

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Airyu

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Hello Everyone,
Just trying to start up some new postings as it was getting real quiet around here for awhile.
In many conversations with Tuhon Gaje, Mr. Sotis, and even Tuhon Sayoc and other notable martial artist, I always like to have them answer why are the FMA blade arts so effective. Here is the answer..
The filipino martial arts have been derived from indigenous martial arts that allowed oneself, family and clan to survive against attack. If your arts were not strong you died, pretty simple although brutal. For the last few hundred years the filipino people have continued to develop these arts into highly effective blade and stick related arts of self preservation. Most martial arts that are popular today did not develop in a region of tribal warfare or close blade range attacks normally found in the Philippines. From Japan to Korea, China to the USA the martial arts practiced most practiced are ones developed and held fast to a tradition that has not improved upon itself (just to perpetuate the tradition)in many a decade now. Some are adapting to the influence of eclectic martial arts and offering classes and courses of study in the FMA.Others (for better or worse, depending on the situation) dismiss the reality of self protection and train in the old traditions that have not grown. When the Gracie jiujitsu beat the crap out of so many traditionalist martial artist, look at what happened to the arts being practiced! Everyone was an overnight grappling master! Now look forward to our new year and see what is happening..the reality of the blade.. It is interesting to see the evolution taking place in the martial arts today.
Train Hard it is the Way!
Steve
 
Thank you for your opinion.
I believe that our arts are soo effective because there is a much more Spart-
an training methodology employed. There is a lot less pomp and circumstance and a lot more emphasis on learning how to make our technique work.
In the school that I train at, we don't cater body to technique as much as we cater technique to body. Many traditions do not embrace this notion. They seem to prefer that the techniques be done by all different body types in the same way. It is that inflexibility and failure to accept physical realities that gives us an edge. We are not better, just more realistic, on occasion.
By the way, please tell Mr Sotis that I said Hello. It was a privelege to have had occasion to work with him.
Good Day,

 
Hello Guys,
Here is a reply to this post from Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje. (originally from the Knifefighting.com forum)
In reply to Steven, I wish to magnify more why are filipino blade arts so effective.
There are several conditions that influenced the effectivity of the Filipino Blade art. A. The Filipino martial Arts is centered into the Philosophy of the art as KALI A PHILOSOPHY and KALI or KALIS as a blade.When we talk of philosphy , the meaning is so in-depth that the early Filipinos took the Philosophy as a strength with power to dominate its surroundings or
environment. The Kali philosophy as life itself was embedded in the physical and mental fiber of every kaliman who were under the Doctrine of Discipline believing in life not death. If this belief of living is well practiced and understood by every person today then there is less casualty of people dying because they accept life instead of death. In Kali, life is more supreme above anything else.People who believe in death, then they accept defeat and once defeat is accepted then there is a total loss of the power to survive.When a Kali man prepares himself against all odds either physical,mental or even spiritual enemies, he trippled his defenses by training hard and seriously take every bit of movements, every slash and thrust effective and calculative. The training brought his mental faculties blends to the elements of the philosophy which is to live and preserve his life.B.While the Philosophy is substantial factor in making the Kaliman invincible, the practice of the fighting technology is based on the principles of numerology, astrology and natural resources, metaphysics and paranormal.Every technique that is within the spectrum of the fighting circle is well calculated based on strategy and tactics. Meaning, every method within the fighting system was designed to completely destroy the enemy in the most shortest possible time,knowing the enemy's capabilites and destroy him at his weakest point.With the use of metaphysical power, when the enemy is known, he can be weakened ahead of the encounter that before he start the fight he is already dead.There are instances during the encounter that the enemy cannot move his arm, cannot wink his eyes, cannot inhale and he is completely immobile. These are are some of the factors why the filipino blade arts are so effective plus the Filipino blades are tinted with poisons that once you are cut then within 5 seconds you will instantly die. There are more factors that will magnify this subject but it will be long for the forum.Learning the secret is knowing how to understand the Pekiti-Tirsia kali system.
Good luck Steve
Grandtuhon Leo T. Gaje, jr

 
Because we carry knives.
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(If you have to ponder that answer, you're probably studying T'ai Chi.)

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[This message has been edited by J_Ringo (edited 01-18-2001).]
 
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