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Pekiti (Dekiti) Tirsia Siradas Redux
by John Bednarski
"secret" techniques in the System of Pekiti (Dekiti) Tirsia Siradas system of Escrima.Posted in About Dekiti Tirsia Siradas, arnis, blackbelt training, dekiti tirsia kali, differences between sword and stick fighting, escrima, escrimador, fencing, filipino martial arts, filipino martial arts kali, fma, fma history, fma politics, ginunting, ginunting sword, grand tuhon, guro, guro in dekiti tirsia siradas, guro john bednarski, history dekiti tirsia siradas, history of fma, jerson nene tortal, kali, kalis, learn martial arts, martial arts dvd, martial arts training, Pekiti Tirsia Kali, sword skills, swordsmanship, swordsmanship training, tortal family method, true tortal family method, weapons usage -
Reintroducing Grandmaster Jerson "Nene" Tortal
by John Bednarski
Grandmaster Jerson "Nene” Tortal is well respected by his peers (with good reason), and a fearsome EscrimadorPosted in About Dekiti Tirsia Siradas, arnis, benjamin luna lema, blackbelt training, cacoy canete, Ciriaco Cañete, combatives, dekiti tirsia, dekiti tirsia kali, differences between sword and stick fighting, ernesto presas, escrima, escrimador, eskrima, eskrimador, fencing, filipino martial arts, filipino martial arts kali, fma, fma history, fma politics, ginunting, ginunting sword, grand tuhon, guro, guro in dekiti tirsia siradas, guro john bednarski, history dekiti tirsia siradas, history of fma, ipmaf tournament, jerson nene tortal, john bednarski, jose mena, kali, learn martial arts, Martial arts, martial arts dvd, martial arts training, NARPHIL, Pekiti Tirsia, Pekiti Tirsia Kali, segundito tortal, sword skills, swordsmanship, swordsmanship training, talibong, talibong sword, tatang ilustrisimo, tortal brothers, tortal family method, tortal method, true tortal family method, vic sanchez -
What Are The Differences Between Pekiti Tirsia and Pekiti (Dekiti) Tirsia Siradas? Frankly, They Are Not What You Think.
by John Bednarski
What Are The Differences Between Pekiti Tirsia and Pekiti (Dekiti) Tirsia Siradas? Frankly, They Are Not What You Think.Posted in About Dekiti Tirsia Siradas, arnis, blackbelt training, combatives, dekiti tirsia, dekiti tirsia kali, differences between sword and stick fighting, escrima, eskrima, fencing, filipino martial arts, filipino martial arts kali, fma, fma history, fma politics, ginunting, ginunting sword, grand tuhon, guro, guro in dekiti tirsia siradas, guro john bednarski, history dekiti tirsia siradas, history of fma, jerson nene tortal, john bednarski, kali, learn martial arts, leo gaje, Martial arts, martial arts dvd, martial arts training, Pekiti Tirsia, Pekiti Tirsia Kali, sword skills, swordsmanship, swordsmanship training, talibong, talibong sword, tortal family method, tortal method, true tortal family method, tuhon, weapons usage -
In FMA, there is always a private and a public curriculum
by John Bednarski
In FMA, there is always a private and a public curriculum that is taught by the Masters and Grandmasters. The public curriculum is...Posted in blackbelt training, dekiti tirsia kali, escrima, evolution of martial arts, filipino martial arts, filipino martial arts history, filipino martial arts kali, fma, fma curriculums, fma history, fma politics, Grandmasters, guro, guro in dekiti tirsia siradas, guro john bednarski, history dekiti tirsia siradas, history of fma, kali, learn martial arts, little known martial art, martial art curriculums, martial arts training, private curriculum, private vs. public curriculum, public curriculum, read about martial arts, school of arms, school of arms media, schoolofarms, schoolofarmsmedia -
The agricultural tool and weapon of opportunity
by John Bednarski
Why was the Bolo (machete) not considered a deadly weapon?Posted in agricultural tools used as weapons, bolo, combatives, deadly weapons, evolution of martial arts, filipino martial arts, filipino martial arts history, filipino martial arts kali, fma, fma history, guro, guro john bednarski, history of fma, martial arts, Martial arts history, school of arms, school of arms media, schoolofarms, schoolofarmsmedia, weapons of the philippines -
So, what the is the difference then between a bolo (machete) and a dedicated fighting sword (Espada)?
by John Bednarski
What agricultural tool developed to become a deadly weapon of choice? Systems such as those of the Presas family, and Lightning Scientific...Posted in arnis, blackbelt training, bolo, combatives, deadly weapons, dedicated fighting sword (Espada), escrima, eskrima, evolution of martial arts, fighting swords, filipino martial arts, filipino martial arts history, filipino martial arts kali, fma curriculums, fma history, Grandmasters, guro, guro john bednarski, history of fma, learn effective martial arts, learn martial arts, little known martial art, martial art blogs, martial art curriculums, martial arts, martial arts training, popular blogs, read about martial arts, school of arms, school of arms media, schoolofarms, schoolofarmsmedia, weapons of the philippines -
Transmission
by Baard Titlestad
When you as a student reach the point where the truth is revealed...Posted in arnis, blackbelt training, combatives, escrima, eskrima, evolution of martial arts, filipino martial arts, filipino martial arts history, filipino martial arts kali, fma, fma curriculums, Grandmasters, guro, guro john bednarski, how to teach martial arts, kali, kalis, learn effective martial arts, learn martial arts, martial art blogs, martial art curriculums, martial art videos for sale, martial arts, Martial arts history, martial arts training, passing down the system, private curriculum, private lessons, private vs. public curriculum, public curriculum, read about martial arts, responsibility of a teacher, school of arms, school of arms media, schoolofarms, schoolofarmsmedia, stick training, sword training, teaching martial art, teaching martial arts, training in martial arts, training with a sword, transmission of martial art -
A story of training under the Grandmaster
by John Bednarski
One of the teachers that influenced me greatly was Grandmaster Jerson "Nene" Tortal, with whom I studied for a decade. Here is a story of training under the Grandmaster.Posted in About Dekiti Tirsia Siradas, dekiti tirsia, dekiti tirsia kali, escrima, escrima masters, escrimador, eskrima, filipino martial arts, filipino martial arts history, filipino martial arts kali, fma history, Grandmaster Jerson “Nene” Tortal, Grandmaster Tortal, Grandmasters, guro, guro in dekiti tirsia siradas, guro john bednarski, history dekiti tirsia siradas, history of fma, impact weapon, jerson nene tortal, john bednarski, kali, kalis, passing down the system, school of arms, school of arms media, schoolofarms, schoolofarmsmedia, swordsmanship, Tatlo Pusaka Senjata, Three Treasures School of Arms, training with a grandmaster
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