Thursday, February 7, 2008

2006 Arnis Day a Hit By: James U. Sy Jr.


Grandmaster Jerson "Nene" Tortal of Talisay City giving kis keynote speech at the opening of the event.


Grandmasters all (from left): GM Benefredo "Bebing" M. Lobrido of the Original Filipino Tapado Long Stick Fighting Association (OFTLSFA), Ret. P/Sgt. GM Estanislao "Eslao" T. Guarra of the Guarra Style Modern Arnis and Self Defense Association (GSMASDA), Grandmaster Jose "Joe" Mancesa of the Negros United Fighting Arts Academy (NUFAA), and Col. Dr. Atty. Grandmaster Marcelo C. Jalandoon of the Negros Ocvcidental Baston Federation (NOBF).


Grandmaster Romeo Oro of the Oro Arnis Club, Cauayan (left) doing his disarming routine.


Grandmaster Isaac Guarra of Arjuka-Malingin, Bago City (left) demonstrating the empty hand phase of Arjuka.


Grandmaster Jose "Joe" Mancesa of the Negros United Fighting Arts Academy, Bago City (left) performs the close quarter style of Alasabate Sciencia (Recto Style Arnis) with NUFAA Chief Instructor and CMAS Board Director Wilson A. Alvarado.


Conceptual Martial Arts Society (CMAS) Business Manager Francis Stephen A. Diaz (left) demonstrating Guarra Style Southern Negrense Saber Foil Fighting together with CMAS Board Director Wilson A. Alvarado.

Filipino martial arts exponents representing more than 10 federations, associations, and academies from Bacolod City, Bago City, Cauayan, Pontevedra, Silay City, and Talisay City gathered together at the Bacolod City Public Plaza to lend support and make the 2006 Arnis Day Grandmasters, Masters, and Seniors National Invitational arnis Championships a real success last March 19, 2006.

The event was organized by Grandmaster Hortencio Navales, Founder/President of the Bacolod Negros Arnis Federation International Inc. (BNAFII). The Arnis Day was started by GM navales in March 1979 to commemorate the historic battle between native Chief Lapu-Lapu and Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, who was representing Spain, in the island of Mactan in 1521. He had it approved and consequently approved by the Bacolod City local government.

Grandmaster Romeo Oro of Cauayan’s Oro Arnis Club, representing BNAFII, figured in several demonstrations involving paired solo baston and empty handed defenses against the blade.

Col. Atty. Grandmaster Marcelo C. Jalandoon of Talisay City, Ph.D., Founder/President of the Negros Occidental Baston Federation (NOBF), brought the various grandmasters in his organization in support of the event.

Leading the NOBF entries for the exhibition competition were the combined Bago City delegation of the Guarra Style Modern Arnis and Self Defense Association (GSMASDA) of NOBF Vice President-South Negros Grandmaster Estanislao “Eslao” T. Guarra and Arjuka-Malingin of NOBF Board Director Grandmaster Isaac “Saac” T. Guarra and the Philippine Arnis (Kali) Escrima Martial Arts Federation International Inc. of NOBF Vice President-North Negros Grandmaster Jerson “Nene” Tortal of Talisay City.

The Tortal Clan’s dekiti tirsia siradas exhibition centered on the use of the long as well as the short blades. GM Nene Tortal stood out from the other Tortals with his visually captivating G.I. Joe type blue and gray camouflage uniform. The Guarra delegation showed sinawali, pangamut combining arnis, judo, and karate Filipino style, and modernist stickfighting. The Guarra demonstrators include Nievely Flores, Maryjune Guanga, Mark Jerson Guarra, Jonar Guarra, Jackie Rey Tragona, and Rodolfo Vilchez. The Guarras took 3rd place while the Tortals took the top plum.

Grandmaster Ricky Tenirife Golden Kamagong Arnis Kali Escrima Association-Pontevedra/NOBF demonstrated espada y daga and was promoted to grandmaster under the BNAFII by GM Navales. GM Felix A. Guinabo of Guinabo Arnis and combat Sports (GACS)/NOBF gave his support as a judge in the stickfighting competition.

GM Navales himself gave an espada y daga demonstration inspite of being the master of ceremonies.

The most diverse series of demonstrations was from the combined delegation of the Bacolod Oido de Caburata Arnis Society (BAODCAS), Conceptual Martial Arts Society (CMAS), and Negros United Fighting Arts Academy (NUFAA) which featured 8 styles of Negrense Filipino martial arts (FMA) from 6 places in the Negros Island.

Grandmaster Jose “Joe” Mancesa, Founder of NUFAA, with the help of NUFAA Chief Instructor and CMAS Board Director Wilson A. Alvarado, demonstrated the tight and close in style Alasabate Science which descended from the late Grandmaster Dominador Recto. Alvarado also had an exhibition with Stevie John Doctora.

The BAODCAS of Grand Patriarch Jose D. Aguilar of Murcia was represented by Master Ritchie S. Piodena and BAODCAS/CMAS Treasurer Joeffrey S. Deriada. They gave the first public demonstration of oido de caburata, Aguilar style in Bacolod City and were the first to use the oido protected stick in a public exhibition.

NOBF Treasurer and CMAS Business Manager Francis Stephen A. Diaz demonstrated Guarra style saber fighting, Silaynon espada y daga, and oido de caburata, Gubaton style. CMAS Founders Narciso “Hansy” L. Alojado and James U. Sy Jr. showed the indigenous Bagoueño long stick fighting art of tapado. Sy also exhibited the Bacoleño art of Lapu-Lapu Viñas arnis and the Bayawanon wild judo.

Other Negrense FMA personalities present were Grandmaster Frank Abalajon of BNAFII, Grandmaster Dominador “Doming” D. ferrer of Kalantiaw Defense Society, Grandmaster Benefredo “Bebing” M. Lobrido of the Original Filipino Tapado Long Stick Fighting Association, Master Elmer V. Montoyo of the Philippine Integrated Martial Arts Academy-Filipino Tang Soo Do Association, Master Jimmy Villo of BAODCAS, etc.

PRK. BULAK 8TH BOXING, 3RD WUSHU, & 1ST KICKBOX SET

The Black Falcon Martial Arts Association-Main (BFMAA-Main) of Chief Instructor Joery C. Amante is set to present 3 martial arts tournaments this coming weekend at the Prk. Bulak Basketball Court, Brgy. Mandalagan, Bacolod City as part of the purok’s annual fiesta celebration.

The 8th Prk. Bulak Boxing Showdown will be held on may 27, 2006, 3:00 P.M. Competing teams will include BFMAA-Main, Canaa Team of Coach Ramie Cabanag, and Filipinas Kickboxing of Founder/Chief Instructor Ricaredo Filipinas. The highlight of the boxing event is a special bout between Christian Plantinos of BFMAA-Main and Nishal Nandwani of Round 1 Gym/L.A., California.

The 3rd Prk. Bulak Wushu Sanshou Competition and the 1st Prk. Bulak Kickboxing Competition will be held on May 28, 2006, 3:00 P.M. Competing teams will include BFMAA-Main, Cobra Martial Arts of Leonardo Caballero, Conceptual Martial Arts Society (CMAS) of Founders Narciso “Hansy” L. Alojado and James U. Sy Jr., Fight Club Combat and Streetfighting Center (FC) of Founder/Chief Instructor Edwin J. Tusil, Philippine Integrated Martial Arts Academy-Filipino Tang Soo Do Association (PIMAA-FTSDA) of Founder/President Master Elmer V. Montoyo and Asst. Chief Instructor Elmer “Don-Don” P. Montoyo Jr., and Thunder Kicks (Escalante) of Chief Instructor Jess Flores.

Some martial arts demonstrations are also expected. Participating academies are variously affiliated with Muay Association of the Philippines (MAP), Philippine Pencak Silat Association (Philsilat), Wushu Federation of the Philippines (WFP), All Philippine Sipa Sumbag Martial Arts Federation (APSMAF), and Intercontinental Federation of martial Arts schools (IFMAS).

Amante, who was recently elected as purok president by the local council, serves as the Negros Occidental Coordinator/President of the Wushu Federation of the Philippines (WFP). He has spearheaded the sustained, progressive, and widespread propagation of wushu sanshou in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental. WFP-Negros Occidental member organizations had organized a total of not less than 7 tournaments since the formal introduction of wushu sanshou and wushu taolu in the city and the province by WFP National Head Coach Yu Zhi Bo of Beijing, China last July 12-13, 2003.

Wushu sanshou, as defined by National Head Coach Yu Zhi Bo, is not a style of Chinese martial art but rather a set of rules wherein exponents from different styles of wushu (a.k.a. kung fu) can compete regardless of their stylistic preference for striking or throwing. Over time, other martial artists from Karate, Judo, Muay Thai, Western Boxing, etc. had joined wushu sanshou events to gain an idea how their own arts measure up to other disciplines.

WFP-Negros Occidental President Amante is supported by the officers of WFP-Negros Occidental: Master Elmer V. Montoyo of PIMAA-FTSDA (VP-Central Negros), Diomedes N. Mamugay Sensei of San Carlos Jungle Fighters Martial Arts (VP-Northern Negros), Narciso “Hansy” l. Alojado Sensei of CMAS (secretary), Jimmy T. Lee Kyosanim of PIMAA-FTSDA (treasurer), Pastor Alex Imperial of PIMAA-FTSDA (auditor), James U. Sy Jr. Sensei of CMAS (PIO/Business Manager), Coach Joel R. Casiple of Bacolod Consolidated Sports Management Association, Jericho Magbanua Kyosanim of PIMAA-FTSDA, Erodgie O. Sepe, Teody Teovisio Kyosanim of PIMAA-FTSDA, Edwin J. Tusil Sensei of Fight Club, and Hiereteo “Didoy” Villarosa V Kyosanim of PIMAA-FTSDA (board directors), and Councilor Atty. Lyndon Caña (legal adviser).

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