Hi All,
 
     I hope this email finds you in good health, great spirits, fine company, and at a peaceful time in your life.  An important question is, how is your training and the path you have chosen these days?  Well, things are hoppin' at DM Central.  FMAPULSE.COM has published several YouTube clips of Defensor Method Online lessons and reduced the price of the lessons  to $14.95 per month.
 
 
Got a scheduled seminar in late April:
April  24 - 25, 2010 Sat. & Sun.  Defensor Method Seminar to be conducted by Mahaguro Nate Defensor for two days.
LIMITED ENROLLMENT
price: $100 for weekend / $75 advance registration
or one day $65 / $50 advance registration
for info email wes bennett@villalucaykali
or wesbennett@mychoice.net 
or wesbennett100@gmail.com
 
Jason Brigham has produced more DVDs:  
Go to: http://www.defensormethod.com/dvds.html
 
In the process of ordering more DM Apparel, please submit your orders ASAP so I can order them in a week. Pls email/facebook/call/or text me for your DM Apparel.
Prices:
T-Shirts = $19 (S,M,L,XL),  $21 (XXL), $23(XXXL)
Long Sleeve T-Shirts = $$21 (S, M, L, XL), $23 (XXL), $25 (XXXL)
Hoodies = $29 (S, M, L, XL), $31 (XXL), $33 (XXXL)
Pants =  $22 (S, M, L, XL), $25 (XXL), $27 (XXXL)

 
There is a seminar tomorrow at 
 Gill Park - 825 West Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60613-3003 3rd Floor.

February 21, 2010  9am - 5pm

Joint Seminar in Kuntao-Silat & Defensor Method. Filipino Kali Escrima Academy of Chicago and Garuda Studios Presents a seminar and an exploration into the intricacies of Filipino Martial Arts and Indonesian Martial Arts. 3.5 Hours of Kuntao-Silat Material and 3.5 Hours of Defensor Method Material will be presented in this 7 hour seminar. 
9-10:15 - DM (Seguidas to Stick Dumog)
10:15-11:30 - Kuntao-Silat (SAMBUTS/ENTRIES?)
11:30 - 12:30 - Lunch
12:30-1:45 - DM (mix weapons disarms w/ flexible/gun/stick/rifle/stick, hubad, tapi-tapi)
1:45 - 3:30 - Kuntao-Silat (DJURUS, LANGKAHS?)
3:30 - 4:00 - DM (empty hands, entries/trapping, locking & knife training)
4:00 - 4:30 -  Kuntao-Silat (Salad Bowl?)
4:30-5pm - wrap up, talk, small background/history lesson, future events of FMA/IMA in Chicagoland plans, exchange contact info w/ groups and individuals, photo/video takes, eat some more, bow out, close shop, etc...
 
Catered food from 3Rs: chicken adobo, fresh lumpia w/ port, vege egg roll, pancit bihon the rice noodles w/ shrimp and chicken, shrimp pinakbet (vege stew like w/ eggplant and guava leaves), biko (the sticky rice w/ brown sugar dessert), and steam rice. 
 
COME ON DOWN for some "beat down, chow down"!
 
Last Night's Class: (forget about tuesday's, since nowadays I cannot even remember what I had for breakfast yesterday! Having lots of semi-senior moments lately)
 
I) Private session with Danny Solis (DM Indiana)
    -Moro Moro Batalyas 1-4
 
II) Had good class:
*warm ups, stick dummy
* double stick, counters for angle 1 and 2 w/ bamboo
*sumbrada (1, drop, 1/sweep, 4, roof and 1,scissor,1/sweep,4,roof)
*stick dumog (double snake, armpit takedown, switch armpit takedown, tricep/neck crank, front neck choke, DeCuerdas thumlock, DeCuerdas back knuckle counterclockwise lock w/ punta lever takedown, leg attacks to knee/hip/thigh into ankle lock, heel hook, ankle triangle lock, and knee bar.
 
In Attendance: Steve, Randy, Raul, Eric, Jessie, Mike Q., Newbie, Danny, Extreme Guy, Mike H., ?.
 

Nate Defensor
Defensor Method of Filipino Martial Arts
Chicago Kali-Eskrima Academy of Chicago