Coming up this week we are excited to have Master Dave Converse of Modern Arnis.  Master Dave Converse first met the late Grandmaster Remy Presas (founder of Modern Arnis) n 1989.  Over the next 13 years Master Converse studied under and hosted Grandmaster Presas in Joliet, IL., earning the rank of Lakan Lima (5th Degree Black Belt).  Master Converse also holds master ranks in two additional systems.

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Coming up this week we are excited to have  GM Greg Henderson the founder of Diamondback Eskrima. Grand Master Greg Henderson whom has been involved in FMA (Filipino Martial Arts) for over 50 years. As one of the founding members of WEKAF (World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation), he is also known as the 'Father of Filipino Martial Arts in New Zealand'. The list of instructors whom he has the opportunity to train with are impressive and frequently named as the who's who in the FMA world. He was also the only Westerner to ever been accepted as an indoor disciple of GM Eulogio "Yoling" Canete, the founding member of Labangon Fencing Club and the now famous Doce Pares whom he was the President from 1932 to his passing away in 1988.

GM Ernesto. Y. Berdin, founder of the Magkuno style, is credited as being the main influence in GM Greg's FMA training that lead to the development of the Diamondback system. Grand Master Greg Henderson also trained with GM Abner Pasa, the successor of GM Eulogio Canete's Larga Mano system whom was gracious to allow GM Greg to live and train full time with him to complete his study of Eulogio's system.

Among other instructors that GM Greg Henderson has trained with are (but not limited to, as 50 years is a long time!!!!!)

• GM Filemon "Momoy" Canete ( San Miguel Eskrima/ Doce Pares)

• GM Ciriaco "Cacoy" Canete ( Doce Pares)

• GM Diniosio "Diony" Canete (Doce Pares)

• GM Vincente "Inting" Carin ( Eskrima Carin)

• GM Idring Casio ( San Miguel)

• GM Winnie Dela Rosa ( Balintawak System)

• GM Liborio Heyrosa ( Balintawak System)

• GM Teofilo Velez ( Balintawak System)

• GM Filemon Caburnay ( Lapunti Arnis De Abanico)

• GM Timoteo Maranga ( Tres Puntas)

• GM Antonio "Tatang" Ilustrisimo ( Kali Ilustrisimo)

• GM Benjamin Luna Lema ( Lightning Scientific Arnis)

• Maestro Sonny Umpad ( Visayan Corto Kadena)

• GM Joseph Seregar ( Silat)

• Alex Henderson (GM Henderson's grandfather and first teacher) - AMARH Eskrima

• GM Andrew Fleming ( Combat Judo/Jujutsu - who was instrumental in introducing Judo into Australia)

Currently, GM Greg Henderson teaches privately to a dedicated group of private students whom train in his backyard. They are being groomed to be future instructors. Most of his students are either experienced martial artist from other disciplines or instructors in their own right.

Visit his website for more information:  http://www.hendersonseskrima.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Coming up this week we are excited to have Tuhon Rommel Tortal of Pekiti Tirsia Kali.  Tuhon Rommel Tortal began his training in the Pekiti Tirsia Kali system in 1984 under his uncle, Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje. He was teaching the Philippine Marines as their edged and impact weapons instructor in 2002 when he began teaching Pekiti Tirsia Kali to civilians, starting with the Manila Pitbulls group. He also founded Pekiti Tirsia Kali training groups in the Philippine Police Special Action Force and other military units.

When not touring and conducting seminars, Tuhon Rommel teaches classes at Pekiti Tirsia Kali Manila.

Visit his website for more information:  http://www.ptkmanila.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Coming up this week we are excited to have Grandmaster Roberto "Mang Bert" Labaniego - of Eskrima Labaniego. He is one of the most humble and yet skilled Grandmasters of the Filipino Martial Arts.

 Born in Mambusao, Capiz, GM Bert is a lifelong eskrimador, with his first lesson coming at the tender age of 12, when his father began teaching him Largo Mano the old school way, with lots of full powered strikes and bruises.

Mambusao was a farming town, where the carrying of knives was common, and the use of them to resolve conflicts common. This impressed on GM Bert the need to be skilled in bladed weaponry, and encouraged him to keep training.

 As GM Bert grew older, and work drew him to live in different places, ever open minded, he also continued his own growth in Eskrima by training with the various Eskrimadors that he would meet. Thanks to training under his father, he had a knack for picking things up faster than others.

In the 70s he met the late GM Benajamin Luna Lema, and was blown away by his skill. Thus he earnestly sought to become a student of GM Lema, and learned GM Lema's deadly and revered espada y daga. Under GM Lema's tutelage, GM Bert learned to appreciate the intricacies of Eskrima, and his dedication to GM Lema's teachings led him to be one of the first representatives of Lightning Scientific Arnis in a major competition.

 Today, GM Bert continues to further his own growth in Eskrima by meeting and exchanging ideas with other masters, and counts many Grandmasters as his close personal friends. He continues to also mentor students in the appreciation and dedication to the Filipino Martial Arts.

Find GM Labaniego on facebook https://www.facebook.com/roberto.labaniego

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago and Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Now on iTunes.  We put together a special panel this week to discuss FMA tournaments.  We have two guest panelists; Jon Broster and Josh Cohen.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Coming up this week we are excited to have Grandmaster Rene Latosa of Latosa Escrima.  He is a life long martial artist/eskrimador, one of the early students at the legendary Stockton Escrima Academy, beginning his training as a young teenager in 1968 with such FMA legends as the great Angel Cabales, Max Sarmiento, Leo Giron, and Dentoy Revillar.  However, Grandmaster Rene Latosa refined his training further under the personal tutelage of his father, Juan Latosa, under whom he learned the finer points of fighting concepts, different weapons, and his father's philosophy. Grandmaster Rene realized the importance of concepts in relationship to techniques, and from this synthesis of training, Latosa Escrima Concepts was born.  Grandmaster Rene Latosa has spread his unique perspective on fighting throughout the world.  His unique approach emphasizes the concepts of balance, speed (timing and distance), power, focus, and transition.

Visit his websites:  http://escrima-concepts.com/ and http://www.escrimawarrior.com/

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Coming up this week we are excited to have Arjan Arlan "Salty Dog" Sanford of Krabi Krabong and one of the co-founders of the Dog Brothers.  He has had over 28 years in the martial arts, and is an instructor of Thaiboxing, a Guro of Lameco Escrima, a Maestro of Derobio Eskrima, a Brown belt in BJJ, a 6 degree gold sash Krabi Krabong, co-founder Dog Brothers real contact stick fighting, and is the head instructor Overpressure Combat stick fighting. He has had over 600 full contact stick fights since 1989.

Visit his website:  http://combatsticks.com/

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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Coming up this week we are excited to have Grandmaster Narrie Babao.  GM Narrie Babao was the First Weapons Sparring Champion in the U.S. and is the father of Arnis de Mano in San Diego, California area. He is also a Villabrille-Largusa Kali Guro, a 10th degree Black Belt Grandmaster in Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrido Eskrima, and is the current patriarch of the Batangas Baston style of Arnis, which he inherited from his father.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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 Grandmaster Rene Tongson of ABANIKO TRES PUNTAS and Modern Arnis.  He is the founding Chairman of The Philippine Classical Arnis International- Abaniko Tres Puntas Sysytem. He is also a founding member of the Worldwide Family of Modern Arnis (WFMA), as well being the director of the International Modern Arnis Federation- Philippines (Imafp) with a rank Lakan 9 (9th degree black belt).  Grandmaster Rene Tongson has dedicated over 47 years of his life to Arnis and its promotion.

His other noteworthy martial arts accomplishments include but arent limited to:  inductee to WHFSC HALL OF FAME 2006 - Grandmaster of the Year 2006, FMA Digest MAN of the YEAR 2006, inductee to the 1st Philippine Martial Arts HALL of FAME as International Grandmaster of the Year 2012 .  He also travels worldwide as a veritable ambassador of Arnis conducting FMA Seminars with networks in USA, Australia, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Italy, Russia, India, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia & many parts of the Philippines. He has also published 10 volumes Instructional Arnis DVDs.

On the non-martial arts field, he is also a senior executive at the Provincial Government of Cavite, Philippines, working for the development of cooperatives, livelihood & Micro- Small- Medium Enterprises, as well as being a Director of the Philippine Coffee Board.

Visit his website at:  philippineclassicalarnis.com

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Roger Agbulos of LAMECO Astig martial arts.  Roger is an early student of the late Punong Guro Edgar Sulite, and is dedicated to propagating no nonsense practical and effective martial arts.

Our hosts will be Datu Tim Hartman, Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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