Security Officers Undergo H2H and Knife Defense Training By: James U. Sy Jr.

Training Director Rizza B. San Miguel of the Philippine Arms Training Institute (PATI) and Grandmaster Felix A. Guinabo of the Guinabo Arnis and Combat Sports (GACS) (seated 4th and 5th) together with the officials and participants of the 5-day Basic Supervisory Training Course for Security Officers License recently held at the DYRL Gym, Camerole Ave., Brgy. 35, Bacolod City (Felix A. Guinabo Felix A. Guinabo/CMAS photo).

Grandmaster Felix A. Guinabo, Founder of the Piga-Piga Trese Grabes System of Arnis, teaches knife neutralization skills to 22 Area Detachment Commanders, Shift supervisors, and team leaders of the Negros Goldwings Security Services Corporation (NGSSC) during Basic Supervisory Training Course for Security Officers License organized by the Philippine Arms Training Institute (PATI) headed by Training Director Rizza B. San Miguel and NGSSC under General Manager Annevein J. Andaya recently at the DYRL Gym, Camerole Ave., Brgy. 35, Bacolod City (Felix A. Guinabo Felix A. Guinabo/CMAS photo).

At least 22 Area Detachment Commanders, Shift supervisors, and team leaders of the Negros Goldwings Security Services Corporation (NGSSC) assigned to 4 prominent corporations underwent the 5-day Basic Supervisory Training Course for Security Officers License which was organized by the Philippine Arms Training Institute (PATI) headed by Training Director Rizalia "Rizza" B. San Miguel and NGSSC under General Manager Annevein J. Andaya recently at the DYRL Gym, Camerole Ave., Brgy. 35, Bacolod City.

The officer participants are assigned to B-Meg Feeds, Distilleria Bago, Inc., ECT Farms, San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMBI) Bacolod Plant, and San Miguel Foods, Inc..

The training course covered marksmanship, legalities of the security occupation, and Arnis (hand to hand combat and knife defense).

Featured Instructors were Training Director Rizza B. San Miguel and Mila A. Beato of the Philippine Arms Training Institute (PATI) and Grandmaster Felix A. Guinabo of the Guinabo Arnis and Combat Sports (GACS).

The training objective was to better equip Security Officers with the necessary skills required in their line of work. Marksmanship, a subject often neglected in security training, prepares the officer for long range combat confrontation while Arnis equips them with the essential close quarter skills to effect maximum control over a suspect with the least possible harm.

Contrary to popular belief, Arnis extends beyond the realm of stick and blade work. Its higher phase involves empty handed skills, locally known as Pangamut, against an equally empty handed attacker or one armed with a knife, sword, and stick. GM Felix Guinabo, Founder of the Piga-Piga Trese Grabes System of Arnis, chose to use the term knife defense because the intent is to control and subdue rather to maim or kill a suspect. In security work, skill is shown on how to control a suspect with the least damage. Knife fighting has the connotation of dueling, which under the law could not be classified as “self defense” and may be construed as “mutual combat”. This is in consonance with the subject matter on legalities which covers the amount of justifiable force, rights of a suspect, acceptable arresting procedures, and other related areas.

GM Guinabo had previously conducted the Defensive Tactics (DefTac) section for the Refresher Retraining Course of 31 security personnel of the Negros Goldwings Security Services Corporation (NGSSC) last June 21, 2010 in Hda. Balatong, La Castellana, Negros Occidental.

GM Guinabo studied Arnis from 6 professors: Grandmaster Mario Lavista (1982), Grandmaster Hortencio M. Navales (1985), Grandmaster Teotimo Buenaflor (1987), Grandmaster Geronimo Valdes (1990), Grandmaster Bernandino Tanique (1992), and Grandmaster Frank Abalajon (1997). Master Guinabo started teaching under his own school, Guinabo Arnis and Combat Sports (GACS), in June 1989 in Brgy. Carabalan, Himamaylan, when he instructed the 61st IB of the Philippine Army (PA).

GM Guinabo is a member of the Negros Occidental Baston Federation (NOBF) under P/Sgt. (Ret.) Grandmaster Estanislao “Eslao” T. Guarra and Arnis Philippines-Bacolod/Negros Occidental Chapter under Commissioner Grandmaster Danilo “Danny” Cardinal and has cordial relationships with the Intercontinental Federation of Filipino Martial Arts Schools (IFFMAS) under grandmaster Elmer V. Montoyo and the Original Filipino Tapado Long Stick Fighting Association 9OFTLSFA), Inc. under 1st Generation Inheritor/Grandmaster Benefredo “Bebing” M. Lobrido.

Participants were Rixon C. Dingcong, Dave N. Genova, Glen B. Gombo, and Eduardo C. Rapis representing Distilleria Bago, Inc.; Genaro D. Abolencia, Mustafa B. Amiry, Jerry John T. Aride, Jovelle L. Casilao, Mario P. Delgado, Reynald C. Lapada, Bernardo B. Peñas, Samuel H. Rivera, Jimmylito B. Urmeg, Richard P. Viñas representing ECT Farms; Floyd Aldrin B. Gaucia, Renato C. Jagna-an, and Arthur C. Zamora representing San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMBI); Geoffrey B. Baylen and Noel B. Villacampa representing San Miguel Foods, Inc.; and NGSSC Staff Jose B. Bagain and Jessie N. Providencia.