News & Events in Modern Arnis
The 1st Annual Modern Arnis Winter Camp was a BLAST!!!
January 25-27th 2008
I Had a great time training at the recent Winter camp hosted By Sensei Dean Rommanelli. The camp was taught by Grand-Master Jeff Delaney & Prof. Lisa McManus. The weekend was filled with a wonderful array of techniques from basics to advanced, stick, knife & empty-hand. I truly learned alot, made some great new friends & can't wait for next year.
I had the honor of training with Prof. Lisa McManus, Sensei Romanelli & the group at Romanellis International Martial Arts. We worked hard & I learned a great deal from Professor & I want thank everyone for a great time.
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I had a great time attending the Remy Presas Jr. Seminar held by Mastreo Guro Ben Harrison & TDS Martial arts in Sterling hts. MI. It was a 2 days seminar, But I was only able to attend the 1st day. I had a great time & appreciate the sharing & knowledge of Dr. Presas & Thanks to Guro Ben for Hosting.
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In was HONORED to teach a MOdern Anris seminar at the Progressive Tactics Field Day.
I had a great time & A lot of Fun Helping out.
Can't wait till next Year.
Thanks to Master Barker, His LOvely Wife Paula, Mr. Loor, Mr. Doss, Ms. Thearesa & Everyone Else for a great time...
Modern Arnis & Doce Pares Seminar
W/ Sifu Edgar Cordova
This seminar was AWESOME,
we trained for over 5 hours in Doce Pares & I for one learned a great deal & enjoyed myslef immensely. I appreciate Sifu coming in & teaching us & can't wait for the next opportunity to train with him.
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New training blades Available, check out the link below for details:
Training Blades
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I want to thank everyone who attended the Arnis seminar this past Saturday, the 20th.
I had a great time & received alot of positive feedback.
For those of you who attended, below is a list of the first few tapi-tapis worked on.
I will continue to add to this list requently.
It was nice to have my friend "Buzz" attend the seminar with his son & I emjoyed meeting his family.
Again, I would like to thank Sensei's Patty & Andy for hosting & I look forward to the next event.
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Here are some Right-on-Right Tapi-Tapi
Right-on-Right
Tapi-Tapi
1. #1 SBC bait same side & lock
2. #2 SBC bait same side & lock
3. #5 SBC bait over stick into pencil lock
You'll understand these if you train with me (sorry =)
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Don't forget to cast your vote for this Months Web-Poll...
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Modern Arnis Seminar at TnT Martial arts
Saturday, May 20th. from 10:30am - 12:30pm
More info to follow
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A Huge congrats to Ben Harrisson on a successful seminar with Dr. Presas.
This will be an annunal event, so if you missed this year, get ready for the next one.
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A HUGE CONGRATS TO KATHY BIANCHINI ON EARNING HER
BLACK-BELT IN TANG SOO DO.
Kathy received her black-belt on Friday, March 3rd. She had tested earlier in the week, a two day test as well. For Kathies' first competition as a black-belt, her Husband Jeff, Myself & my wife Deborah, all went to the Arnold Martial arts classic in Columbus, OH. We had a very nice trip I was honored to run into Datu Hartman & to have my dear friend Guro Jason Gearhart, His lovely wife (Why she's with him, I don't know) & their son...come by & say hi, while they checked out the tournament. Both Kathy & I registered for the Traditional Karate kumite. We sat for over 8 hours before we even saw a glimmer of competition. Kathy finally started her ring & she did GREAT. She won her first 2 matches with no problem & her final match was for 1st & 2nd place. Her match was filled with controversy, but she stood fast & won. I can't remember a time that I have been prouder of a student in a tournament. It was a hard fought match & she did great, even with a few surprises, she didn't give up or back down. I'm really proud of her, Jeff & my Wife, for their martial skills. Kathy is exemplifying the spirit of black-belt & I know she'll continue to do so.
"Welcome to Black-belt, Kathy"
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The recent seminar with Dr. Reidner, hosted by Master Barker was EXCELLENT.
We were taught the eight gates of Ba Gua, which is similiar to tai chi, but with much more martial art's application & focus, with extra attention to the use of the Hara (dan tien) for power. I had a wonderful time & learned a great deal. I would highly recommend this to anyone! & a BIG thanks to Master barker for putting together a great seminar.
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I would like to thank everyone who attended the arnis seminar in Romeo.
I had a great time & look forward to next month, Salamat!
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It was truly an Honor for me to teach at the Alkadan Arnis group this past Saturday, Oct. 8th. They are a wonderful and talented group, lead by a very knowledgable instructor, Guro Ben Harrison. I had a great time teaching basic tapi-tapi & Knife defense & Was impressed with everyone ablities. I want to thank everyone, including my brother-in-law Mike for coming & sharing in the event. I was honored by receiving such wonderful training blades from the group & i will continue to help them in any way possible.
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The Modern Arnis seminar taught at TnT Karate last Monday was a hue success. Guro Carlton taught Abanico corto applications which included, locks & take-downs. Then for the advanced class, Guro Taught Left-on-Right Tapi-Tapi, Guro would like to thank everyone who attended & Looks forward to next months seminar.
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The Chinese Martial arts camp on Sept. 24th. was alot of fun. Patty & Andy hosted a great event. The food was wonderful & The training was exciting. After Fridays great foot-work drills, we sat down for a wonderful steak dinner, with garlic bread, salad & lots of beverages. I learned a new favorite joke, but I can't share here. We woke up Saturday (most of us?) with Qigong & Tai chi training, with a little yoga thrown in. Then we learned the Kung Fu Plum tree blocking sytem with applications & Finally, the always exciting 9 section steel whip. I had a blast teaching & training & CAN'T WAIT for next year. I hope we have a larger turn. &
a HUGE thanks to everyone, especially Patty & Andy fo being such wonderful people & Martial Artist's.