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We talk with Mandala Tuhon Philip Gelinas of Pekiti Tirsia Kali under GT Leo Gaje; he is also a full instructor in FMA under Guro Dan Inosanto.Philip Gelinas (born in 1952) is a martial arts practitioner who lives in Montreal, Quebec. He owns and runs the Gelinas Academy of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA), also known as the Cultural Martial Arts Academy. He is one of the founding Dog Brothers as well as one of the founders of the Brazilian Top Team Canada network of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academies in Canada. Gelinas began his training in a style of karate known as Chito Ryu at the age of 14.Since then he has trained in many styles including Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kali, Muay Thai, Judo, Kempo, Kajukenbo, Jun Fan-Jeet kune do, Silat, and Capoeira. He obtained black belts in Kempo (1973) and Kajukenbo (1975).[2] In the 1980s he received a Muay Thai instructor credential under Tom Harink after meeting him in 1985.[2]Check out his website for more information:  http://www.montrealmartialarts.com/Our hosts w

Coming up this week we are excited to have World Champion Fighter and Instructor Master Ermar Alexandar.  Ermar 'Alex' Alexander began his Doce Pares training in 1999. Now, he travels to the Philippines to train at the Doce Pares International Headquarters in Cebu.Through the years, he progressed and eventually became a member of the WEKAF British Team - being the only Filipino until 2007. Within the 13 years of competing, he has won multitudes of Sparring and Sayaw (Forms) tournaments (2000-2013).Ironically, Alex never heard of Eskrima until one of his English friends told him that there was a Filipino martial art. He has tried different martial art styles before, but eversince he started training in Eskrima, he was hooked and focused on Doce Pares Eskrima only.A year into his training, Alex's teacher encouraged him to compete in tournaments to further understand the art and get into the fun part of Eskrima. Alex enjoyed the adrenalin rush and looked forward to his suceeding fights. Eventually, he got

Coming up this week we are excited to have GM Vincent Cabales of the world famous Cabales Serrada Eskrima.  Grandmaster Vincent Angel Cabales was born on April 30th, 1954. He startedtraining with his father, the world renowned Grandmaster Angel Cabales, at the age of 8 years old. Grandmaster Vincent Cabales started doing demonstrations with his father when he was 14 years old and started teaching when he was 16 years of age. Grandmaster Vincent Cabales remained an instructor under the supervision of his father until 1990 when he officially took over the art of Cabales Serrada Escrima from his father. and obtained the tittle of Grandmaster with the blessings of his father Grandmaster Angel Cabales before his death a year later. School at 136 Harding way Stockton, Ca 95204.Visit his website:  http://www.cabalesserrada.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.Listen to this show live and streaming

Review on the recent Legends of Filipino Martial Arts Tour and the recent Laban Laro Tournament.  Tune in and join  us for this exciting show.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.To  Listen to this show live go to: http://mixlr.com/fmatalkliveTo listen in on the live call and join the Q&A  please call:(530) 881-1300Access Code: 926667#Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, dial into the conference line and when prompted enter the access code followed by the pound key.All listeners will be automatically muted to ensure we have a clear recording. We will record all shows and post them to this website and as a podcast for those who can not be on the call.To be added to the Q & A queue please press *6 when we start the Q&A session and you will be added to the queue.This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombata

Coming up this week we are excited to have Datu Kelly Worden founder of Natural Spirit International/Worden Defense System.  Datu Kelly  Worden began his personal defensive training in western boxing at the tender age of eight years old. Since that time, he has trained in a multitude of systems; what arts he has not researched his students have. As a young man the reality of street violence was a way of life and as such Kelly always sought to functional self-defense in his personal research.  Mr. Worden instills the Warrior Credo and ethical values of “Honor, Trust, and Respect.”   Within Natural Spirit Int’l this Warrior Credo for personal development still exists today, integrated into all aspects of the system and balanced to train the Mind, Body, and Spirit as a way of life rather than just seeking physical fighting skills.Mr. Kelly S. Worden is the founder of Natural Spirit International, a system that embraces all styles by “Connecting the Systems.” All elements of personal defense

Coming up this week we are excited to have Guro Harley Elmore of Warrior's Way Martial Arts Academy.  Guro Harley Elmore has been in the martial arts for nearly twenty years. He is certified under some of the best martial artists of our time.Mr. Elmore holds Instructor certification under Bruce Lee's protégé Dan Inosanto to teach the Filipino Martial Arts as well as Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu.  In addition he is certified by the late Terry Gibson in Lee Jun Fan Gung fu/ Jeet Kune Do Concepts, Filipino Kali-Silat, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Indonesian Pentjak Silat and grappling/ground fighting.Mr. Elmore is among the top ranked Instructors under Tuhon Chris Sayoc in Sayoc Kali. He is also a team leader for Sayoc Tactical Systems with whom he has trained Law Enforcement Officers, S.W.A.T., Army Special Forces, and F.B.I.Mr. Elmore's Academy is also an Affiliate school under Grand Master Tony Somera in Bahala Na and the Giron Arnis-Eskrima system. He has also trained with other notable instructors such as A

Coming up this week we are excited to have Mahaguro Nate Defensor, Supremo of the Illinois Katipunan and Founder of the Defensor Method of Filipino-Indonesian Martial Arts.  Maha Guro Nate Defensor,  founder of the Defensor Method of Filipino and Indonesian Martial Arts was born in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Philippines. Since his youth till now Guro Nate has been a student of the indigenous fighting arts of the Philippines. Countless hours of training and learning from the masters of Filipino Martial Arts and other various fighting forms have culminated into what is now known as the Defensor Method of Filipino Martial Arts.Defensor Method is a combination of Inayan System, Pekiti-Tirsia, Inosanto Blend, Tobosa/Villabrille System, Pusaka Dwipantara Silat, Jalur Putih Pencak Silat, Doce Pares Eskrima, Derobio, Balintawak, Ilongo Style, Muay-Thai, and Kuntao. Guro Nate, through his years learning and training with different masters of Filipino Martial Arts, has systemized the whole of his e

Coming up this week we are excited to have Grand Master Danny Vedua, the founder of Askal Hybrid Balintawak.  Danilo Vedua was born in the town of Lorega, a town in Cebu. At an early age of 11 years old, an uncle by the name of Willy ‘Iking’ Solon introduced Danny to the world of boxing where he practiced with denim gloves.  Hunger and the incapacity to buy food motivated and prompted Danny to compete in boxing of which at that time a single banana was given to the winner. Trained and equipped with skills, he always won every boxing match there was. He also became a household name of boxing competitions during town fiestas where unlike the usual banana award; 10centavos was also given to the winner. By 1966, at 17, he joined Diamond Glove, a boxing organization, as an amateur boxer. During this time due to his record of several winnings with no losses, he was adjudged as Champion in the organization.  At that time boxing did not provide a quite promising future for him, and so he decided

Coming up this week we are excited to have Maha Guro Brian "Buzz" Smith - founder of American Maharlika Kuntaw Association one of the first organized Filipino Martial Arts associations in the US.  Buzz began his Martial Arts training in 1968 when he stumbled onto a Green Beret, home on leave from the Viet Nam conflict, training on a beach near his home. Buzz became an active training partner, playing the aggressor and learning defensive tactics while being thrown to the sandy beach.  In 1969 Buzz enlisted in the Navy and was stationed at the Great Lakes naval Training Center near Chicago.  On base, he discovered, was a Tae Kwon Do class.  All of his free time was spent there learning TKD.  By the time he finished his Naval Training School, Buzz had attained the rank of Green Belt.  His next duty station was a ship bound for the South China Sea (Viet Nam).  His overseas homeport was Subic Bay, Philippines, where he continued his studies by joining the base Kyokushin Kai

Our guest this week is Grand Master  Michael Giron - Founder of Original Giron Escrima and son of legendary Grand Master Leo Giron, the founder of "Bahala Na"Visit GM Giron's website at: http://originalgironescrima.homestead.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.To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:(530) 881-1300Access Code: 926667#Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, dial into the conference line and when prompted enter the access code followed by the pound key. All listeners will be automatically muted to ensure we have a clear recording. We will record all shows and post them to this website and as a podcast for those who can not be on the call.To be added to the Q&A queue please press *6 when we start the Q&A session and you will be added to the queue.This show is sponsored by http://philippinec

We will also have as our special guest Suro Jason Inay of Inayan Eskrima. We talk about his father Mangisursuro Mike Inay, growing up in Eskrima, Suro Jason's current training and more!   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.To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:(530) 881-1300Access Code: 926667#Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, dial into the conference line and when prompted enter the access code followed by the pound key. All listeners will be automatically muted to ensure we have a clear recording. We will record all shows and post them to this website and as a podcast for those who can not be on the call.To be added to the Q&A queue please press *6 when we start the Q&A session and you will be added to the queue. The Memorial Workout:  https://www.facebook.com/events/339675489454514/Will be

Date: Sunday June 17th, 2012 Time: 8pm CST We will be talking about traveling, staying and training in the Philippines. If you have gone or are thinking about making the trip you may pick up a few tips and tricks or call in to give us yours!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.To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:(530) 881-1300Access Code: 926667#Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, dial into the conference line and when prompted enter the access code followed by the pound key. All listeners will be automatically muted to ensure we have a clear recording. We will record all shows and post them to this website and as a podcast for those who can not be on the call.To be added to the Q&A queue please press *6 when we start the Q&A session and you will be added to the queue.This show is sponsored by http://philippi

 June 3rd our special guest will be Jay Ignacio. Jay Ignacio, the producer of the long awaited "Bladed Hand" documentary announced the premiere date. The documentary will premiere on July 7, 2012 in Quezon City. There has been little known of release dates for DVD or other locations. As always we will have a Live Q&A where you can chat with Jay and the rest of the panel with your questions and comments. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general. 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. Bladed hand FB page http://www.facebook.com/groups/345346948419/To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call: (530) 881-1300 Access Code: 926667# Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, dial into the conference line and when prompted enter the access code followed by the pound key. All listeners will be automatically muted to ensu

Date:  Sunday May 20th, 2012Time: 8pm CSTThis week our special guest this week will be Michael T Bates. Mr. Bates has been teaching Modern Arnis in Delaware County for over 22  years.  He is the one of the highest ranking active student of the late grandmaster.   Mr. Bates is also hosting the upcoming Modern Arnis Hall of Fame.   As always we will have a Live Q&A where you can chat with Mr. Bates and the rest of the panel with your questions and comments. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general.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. Please visit: http://www.remypresasimaf.com/To listen in on the live call and join the Q&Aplease call: (530) 881-1300Access Code: 926667#Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, dial into the conference line and when prompted enter the access code followed by the p

Date:  Sunday April 29th, 2012Time: 8pm CSTThis week our special guest this week will be Grandmaster Thomas Sipin. We will be discussing the upcoming “Global Stick and Blade Alliance - GSBA” World Tournament in Las Vegas and what's happening with WEKAF organizations in the US and around the world. As always we will have a Live Q&A where you can chat with Grand Master Sipin and the rest of the panel with your questions and comments. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general.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.  For more info on GM Sipin visit: http://www.fwma.net/ts.phpFor more info about WEKAF USA:  http://wekafusa.org/ Hardened Target - Hardened Target Facebook PageTo listen in on the live call and join the Q&Aplease call: (530) 881-1300Access Code: 926667#Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, di

In this episode Datu Tim Hartman, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Federico Malibago and Guro Mark Basel discuss live and padded stick fighting tournaments, training gear and where to purchase gear. Datu Tim reviews the recent Dr. Gyi seminar and gives some tips on promoting tournaments and seminars on the web.This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

Date: Sunday, March 18th, 2012Time: 8pm CSTThis week 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. Our special guest this week will be one of our hosts, Datu Tim Hartman. We will be discussing (Modern Arnis of course), his insight on FMA, competition and keeping a full time job running a successful FMA school. Interview to be followed by current FMA related news, products, media updates, ect. Wrapping the show up will be a Live Q&A where you can chat with the Datu Hartman and the rest of the panel with your questions. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general.To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:(530) 881-1300Access Code: 926667#Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, dial into the conference line and when prompted enter the access code followed by the pound key.All listeners will be automatically muted to ens

Date: Sunday, April 1st, 2012Time: 8pm CSTThis week 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. Our special guest this week will again be one of our hosts, Guro John Bednarski. We will be discussing Dekiti Tirsia Seradas and other bladed arts such as Bahad Zubu and Kali Ilustrisimo. Interview to be followed by current FMA related news, products, media updates, ect. Guro Federico will explain the difference between authentic antique Filipino weapons and "tourist" blades.  Wrapping the show up will be a Live Q&A where you can chat with Guro John and the rest of the panel with your questions. This is mean to be a casual show to promote the FMA's in general.To listen in on the live call and join the Q&A please call:(530) 881-1300Access Code: 926667#Joining the call - At the scheduled date and time of the online meeting, dial into the conference line and when prompted e

This week we're doing a special panel show at special time and location, where the panel gets to chat about FMA training live and in person.  We are excited to have on this panel a previous guest Tuhon Tim Waid.  Listen to his last guest appearance on FMATalk Live or visit his website for more information:  http://www.ptkgo.com/Our other panelists will be show hosts Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in onthe madness. Listen to this show live and streaming at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalkliveThis show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com

We talk about the new Stick Fighting World championships with it's commissioner Datu Tim Hartman. Guro John gives us an overview of the deadly Piper Knife method from South Africa.     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. Listen to this show live and streaming at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalkliveListen on iTunes and give us a good rating and leave a comment!This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/