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Feb 21, 2007 11:55

Hi, everyone. I think this is my first time posting here, and I come full of questions ( Read more... )

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Take all this with about a pount of salt but... tribalweapon February 21 2007, 20:44:21 UTC

From what I have heard anything to do with Inosanto is pretty good. The Dog Brothers speak very highly of him.
http://www.inosanto.com/
http://www.dogbrothers.com/

Here is the site for Integrated Martial Arts
http://www.intmartialarts.com/

If your looking for strictly FMA, Inosanto Academy seems the better option but if your looking for a more rounded game then the Integrated Martial Arts is your best bet.

Re: Take all this with about a pount of salt but... varanus February 22 2007, 00:00:08 UTC

Thanks! I've scheduled a time to visit Inosanto and sit in on a class tomorrow. I'll report back on it, and also on my visit with Integrated Martial Arts.

vidyarajah February 25 2007, 00:31:52 UTC

This particular training group may only be open to Fil-Ams or people of Filipino descent only, I'm not sure...but they are some of the best FMA practicioners out there, and if contacted--they would be *uniquely* able to steer you in the best possible direction if you want hardcore training in true and authentic Filipino Warrior Arts ( ... )

varanus February 25 2007, 01:16:52 UTC

Thank you for this recommendation! I looked at the site before, and I wasn't sure if it was open to non-Filipinos or not (I am not of Filipino descent). I will contact them, though, to see what they recommend.

I visited the Inosanto Academy, and it was an overwhelmingly positive experience. The students are kind to one another and respectful to everyone, and the Guro has the gentle humility that lots of people talk about but one rarely sees in action in the martial-arts world. After some more conversations and research, I'm thinking that Sayoc will be much more valuable to me after I've done a bit more training with other weapons.

On Danny Inosanto, etc. (part 1) vidyarajah February 25 2007, 05:34:21 UTC

Guro Dan's a GREAT guy, no question about it! I attended a seminar in Jersey with him years ago, where myself and another fellow (who is a JKD instructor, and a buddy) were the only two Fil-Ams in attendance--Guro Dan came over and gave us both a ton of personal attention (putting me in a rather intensely painful stick lock, as I recall), and talked with us quite a bit about himself, being born here and growing up Fil-Am, about the people he'd met and trained with, and about what he'd learned about the martial history and culture of the Philippines through these masters...he was extremely warm, gentle and very giving to us ( ... )

(On FMA (part 2) vidyarajah February 25 2007, 05:35:38 UTC

I was once told that in WW2, the Filipino Scouts (the "Bolo Batallions" of the Pacific War), drilled 3 strikes while training: a #1 Angle diagonal slash, a #2 angle diagonal slash, and a centerline thrust (a #5)--so, you basically had an "X" or "Figure 8" slashing pattern, and a straight thrust ( ... )