I know a lot of folks roll their eyes at combination #13, but after attending a Lubid seminar regarding Filipino Rope techniques, I had a new perspective on it, and found lots of useful tricks.
Here’s a video of Fred Villari from 1985 (assisted by a young looking Jim Bryant) demonstrating some ideas related to combination #13.
For those who want to see about the links to FMA in kempo and broaden their mind on knife defenses, I just received this email from Pat Armijo:
I hope all is well with you. I just wanted to let you know about a couple of seminars. The first one will be in San Pablo on June 7th and 8th. GM Alfredo Bandalan, GM Vincent Cabales, GM Remy Presas Jr. and GM Max Pallen will be featured at this seminar.The seminar will be filmed in high definition compliments of ORION Pictures.Filmography: http://www.imdb.com/company/co0001995/Please check the following link for the seminar flyer.The second seminar will be in Ferndale, Washington, at Karate Quest, on June 13, 14, and 15. GM Remy Presas Jr. will be coming up to demonstrate his unique skills in Modern Arnis. Several of his students from the San Pablo School will be joining us. Please check the following link for the seminar flyer.Best Regards,Patrick Armijo
There are a couple of guys – Cliff Seminerio and Juan Serrano – that have begun a project to put the entire curriculum of Ed Parker’s American Kenpo on Youtube. They want to create a free resource. I certainly want to support their efforts. Let’s make a point of watching their stuff and giving some helpful feedback.
