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Perhaps the reason why blade fighting evolved into a very high science in the Philippines is that the ancient Filipinos rarely allowed their knives and spears to be dormant – if they were not fighting other men, they were fighting wild beasts in the jungles. Besides being formidable warriors, the pre-colonial Filipinos were also skilled hunters. They certainly discovered that whatever can kill a wild beast can also easily kill a man. |
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This month's featured instructor is Grandmaster Narrie Babao of Babao Arnis. Listen now as we talk with Grandmaster Babao about his system of FMA, being the first stick fighting champion in the US, how he came to meet Dan Inosanto and with Richard Bustillo and Ted Lucaylucay, first introduced FMA to the San Diego area and much more. |
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This issue begins with Guro Jovelyn Minoza of LAHUKA Eskrima who resides in Hohenlimburg, Germany she started training in 1980 and has come a long way. The FMAdigest tried to get an article on her a couple years ago but was unable to contact her, however luckily Marc Lawrence came in contact with her and was able to obtain this article which you should find interesting. |