First Journey to Ancestral Homeland for Two Filipino American Eskrimadors
This article is from 2008 but is still newsworthy and worth sharing today. Oringally posted at – http://www.usasianwire.com/release.php?id=293650124 First Journey to Ancestral Homeland for Two Filipino American Eskrimadors Invited to Participate in WEKAF’s Tenth Championship in Cebu, Philippines July 22-25 July 11, 2008 HONOLULU—(U.S. ASIAN WIRE)— The World Eskrima-Kali-Arnis Federation...
January 21st, 2010 by IslandWarrior
Boxing in HI 1893-1929
Orignally posted at http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinthetal_0303.htm Journal of Combative Sport, Mar 2003 Western Boxing in Hawaii: The Bootleg Era, 1893-1929 By Joseph R. Svinth, with Curtis Narimatsu, Paul Lou, and Charles Johnston Copyright © EJMAS 2003. All rights reserved. On January 17, 1893, American settlers led by Sanford B. Dole overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy. Dole and his friends then offered...
December 19th, 2009 by IslandWarrior
The Filipino Martial Art of Eskrima by Tiffany Canonigo
An article written by a student at Kapiolani Community College The Filipino Martial Art of Eskrima by Tiffany Canonigo Orginally posted at: http://bosp.kcc.hawaii.edu/Horizons/Horizons2003/the_filipino.html Introduction Eskrima is a martial art form that originated in the Philippines. Due to the Spanish influence during Spain’s colonization of the Philippines, the word eskrima is derived from the...
February 14th, 2009 by admin
Bill banning butterfly knives debated
Originally posted at: http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/03/18/news/story3.html Bill banning butterfly knives debated Thursday, March 18, 1999 By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin Martial arts instructor Ron England demonstrates how a butterfly knife works. Bill banning butterfly knives debated Opponents to a ban say the ‘balisong’ is a vital part of Filipino heritage By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin Martial...
February 14th, 2009 by admin
Ties of martial arts
Originally posted at http://archives.starbulletin.com/1996/11/07/features/story1.html Maestro Mike Del Mar, center, instructs actors Martin Romualdez and Mark Allen Malalis. By Dennis Oda, Star-Bulletin Ties of martial arts Maestro shares knowledge of Kali-Escrima as the fight choreographer in Kumu Kahua’s ‘PeregriNasyon’ By John Berger Special to the Star-Bulletin Maestro Michael del Mar...
February 14th, 2009 by admin
The Filipino Martial Art
Originally posted at: http://www.midweek.com/content/story/midweek_extrastory/the_filipino_martial_art/P0/ The Filipino Martial Art Escrima, an ancient martial art of the Philippines that was once banned and is still kept secret by many practitioners, lives on with a Honolulu grandmaster Wednesday – February 22, 2006 By Lisa Asato Takahashi’s son Ty Keoni will one day succeed him as grand...
February 14th, 2009 by admin
Filipino martial art goes beyond fighting with sticks
Orginally posted at http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jul/14/sp/FP607140341.html Posted on: Friday, July 14, 2006 Filipino martial art goes beyond fighting with sticks By Leila Wai Advertiser Staff Writer From left, in front, Richard Kanoho, Emely Kroll and Greg Leong go through escrima drills at the Filipino Community Center in Waipahu. The three are students at Pedoy’s...
February 14th, 2009 by admin
Out of the Shadows!
Orginally posted at http://www.midweek.com/extra/extra.html Out Of The Shadows By Dan Martin You’ve got to earn Mike del Mar’s trust. A master of the Filipino martial art of escrima, a fighting form that combines the use of weapons such as sticks and knives with karate-like chops and thrusts, del Mar knows that each student is a potential lethal weapon. So...
February 12th, 2009 by admin
