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Arnis: A real Pinoy martial art A 2002 article on arnis in San Francisco as taught by Nestor Fernandez ("a 16th dan red belt of the arnis - Fernandez style"), from a Phil. newspaper. On another forum is a copy of a Salt Lake Tribune article on a police officer who practices Dekiti Tirsia Siradas. The article is no longer freely available at the paper's site; see this thread at Bullshido. ...

Yearning to be home... but cant just yet Julius Melegrito teaches arnis in Nebraska. Pee Wee martial arts class teaches more than self defense Steve Dowd teaches Kuntaw heads Arnis Balite in Fallon, NV.

Kali comes to Fayetteville Eric Lunsford is teaching Kali/Escrima in GA.

World Champion Quote: Abby Nestor,an eighth-grader at Hingham Middle School, recently scored third place in the "Gi" division of a world-wide grappling tournament in New Jersey. Grappling is similar to wrestling in that you fight your opponent to achieve dominant positions and finally to submission. Abby has earned her black belt in the Philipino art of "Doce Pares Eskrima" from EEMA Fitness ...

I enjoyed the foreign exchange student story! This is just an amusing anecdote from ED: On the Street: What book are you reading? An Iowa newspaper asks people what book they're currently reading...one person answers, "The Secrets of Cabales Serrada Escrima."

Fitness class influenced by ancient art of stickfighting West Point H2H combat instructor and FMA practitioner Jason Winkle teaches a stick-aerobics class.

[quote=arnisador] Warrior ethos A U.S. Army brigadier general teaches escrima to his troops in NC: [quote] I'm looking forward to meeting with him (Brig. Gen. Leonard) sometime during the middle of April. I already met one of his officers who had come to visit my class a few weeks ago in Fayetteville just down the street from Ft Bragg NC.

Do you know him through the FMA, or through another connection?

Quote: Originally Posted by arnisador Do you know him through the FMA, or through another connection? Through one of his captains who had attended my FMA class one evening.

Broken sticks Quote: Sixteen-year-old Fehringer is the world champion in double-stick Eskrima, which is a martial art that originated in the Philippines. In July, he will defend his title in the world championship held in Orlando, Fla., against at least 400 other fighters from 30 countries. He recently became the national champion for the second time, after beating a 17-year-old weighing 70 ...