Contents

LAHUKA Eskrima - Guro Jovelyn Minoza

Martial Ethics: Defang the Snake

Balintawak My Way...

The Singing Sticks of Ciok

Will Someone Please Take The Lead?

Building Blocks of FMA

FMA Past Events

FMA Pulse

FMA Future Events

Announcements

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Publishers Desk

Kumusta

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.

Jamen Zacharias brings another view of martial ethics in “Defang the Snake” which is a highly intelligent strategy in Philippine weapons. Fabien Jolivel if you remember contributed in Volume 7 No2 an article on his instructor Master Eddy Velez, well this issue he tells about how he got started in Balintawak and that it is getting established in France.

Inocencio “Ciok” Glaraga known back in the PKA (Philippine Karate Association) days as the regional karate champion of Western Visayas and represented the region in the First International Invitational Karate Championships in 1974 is also well known in the stick fighting world with the nickname given to him “The Singing Sticks of Ciok.” Conservative martial artists consider Ciok a bit extreme basing their impression on the way he dresses up. Others in the martial arts world, however, look on him as a modern day athlete with an ancient warrior’s mentality.

Marc Lawrence talks about the basics of grips and sticks in his column Building Blocks of FMA, and the FMA Pulse is keeping beat with the most current news on the Filipino martial arts both in the United States and the Philippines.

Of course check out the future events section and if in your area or nearby drop in and add some knowledge and skill to your fighting capabilities, or if a tournament join in and see how you fair in competition.

Well the FMAdigest hopes you enjoy this issue.

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