2nd Hon. Mayor Torres Arnis Tilt Explosively Successful Part II: The Best of Negrense Arnis/Eskrima

Some of the participants of the highly successful 2nd Hon. Mayor Ramon D. Torres Arnis Expo & Tournament organized by the Original Filipino Tapado Long Stick Fighting Association (OFTLSFA), Inc. of 1st Generation Inheritor/Grandmaster Benefredo “Bebing” M. Lobrido, the Conceptual Martial Arts Society (CMAS), Inc. of Founder/Master James U. Sy Jr., and the Intercontinental Federation of Filipino Martial Arts Schools (IFFMAS), Inc. under its President Grandmaster Elmer V. Montoyo for the Bago City Office of the Mayor and the Bago City Tourism Office last February 18, 2012, 2:00-6:00 PM, at the Bantayan Park, Bago City, Negros Occidental as part of the 46th Bago City Charter Day Celebration (Heiroteo "Didoy" Villarosa photo photo).


Law enforcement agent Master Irving P. Elefante of Valladolid (left) and his nephew Rogen E. Guevarra of Bago represented 1st Generation Inheritor Headmaster Wilson E. Viñas’ Lapu-Lapu Viñas Arnis Aficionados Association (LVAAA) by demonstrating hand blade defense against a knife attack during the highly successful 2nd Hon. Mayor Ramon D. Torres Arnis Expo & Tournament last February 18, 2012 at the Bantayan Park, Bago City, Negros Occidental as part of the 46th Bago City Charter Day Celebration (Heiroteo "Didoy" Villarosa photo).


Rev. Gaudencio B. Lingamen Jr. of Philippine Integrated Martial Arts Academy-Filipino Tang Soo Do Association (PIMAA-FTSDA), Inc.-San Enrique demonstrating his personal interpretation of the 6 ft. bangkaw “spear” through his art, Garrote y Lanza during the highly successful 2nd Hon. Mayor Ramon D. Torres Arnis Expo & Tournament last February 18, 2012 at the Bantayan Park, Bago City, Negros Occidental as part of the 46th Bago City Charter Day Celebration (Heiroteo "Didoy" Villarosa photo).


Carl Trunio II (left) throws Allan Azuelo in a demonstration of the criminology Defensive Tactics (Dectac) as practiced by the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) Martial Arts Club under Master Ferdinand Emmanuel “Bobot” Y. Gayoles
during the highly successful 2nd Hon. Mayor Ramon D. Torres Arnis Expo & Tournament last February 18, 2012 at the Bantayan Park, Bago City, Negros Occidental as part of the 46th Bago City Charter Day Celebration (Heiroteo "Didoy" Villarosa photo).

The Bacolod-based Philippine Integrated Martial Arts Academy-Filipino Tang Soo Do Association (PIMAA-FTSDA), Inc. of Founder/Grandmaster Elmer V. Montoyo presented yet another unique demonstration which included an appetizer of Filipino Tang Soo Do aerial strikes and martial acrobatics and a climax of multiple attack 3-against-1 defense involving real knives. Presentors were Masters Elmer P. Montoyo and Ernest Christian P. Montoyo, Chester F. Esmalla, and Norbert Poliapoy. Women from the audience were shouting with admiration for the performers.

The Oido de Caburata Arnis Group (ODCA) under the late Grandmaster Abraham T. Gubaton of Ma-ao, Bago was represented by his brother Grandmaster Sabas T. Gubaton and Master Reynold Gubaton who showed the basics of Oido de Caburata Arnis, a powerful system founded by the late Grandmaster Antonio “Toñing” Toloso of Minoyan, Murcia in 1936/1937.

Former Kagawad Master Jonathan “Nathan” J. Gubaton, the son of GM Abraham, sat on a chair and using a short stick, defended against the attacks of Grandmaster Jose V. Salanp, a student of GM Abraham, who was using a long stick. Master Nathan successfully defended against the attacks inspite of GM Salanap going around in a circle. Master Jonathan J. Gubaton, the youngest son of GM Abraham, paired off with GM Sotero Tario, Founder of Oido Fencing and demonstrated the Sinamak method which his father was also known for.

Founder/Master James U. Sy Jr. of the Conceptual Martial Arts Society (CMAS), Inc. gave a live blade anyo “form” starting from and ending into the scabbard combining slashing and other maneuvers from Lapu-Lapu Viñas Arnis, Yasay Sable, Guarra Style Modern Arnis, and Togle Style Modern Arnis. Then he showed the relationship between the caburata, nunchaku, and the stick. Together with Esmalla, Master Sy also demonstrated Original Filipino basic strikes 1 & 2, Conceptual Arnis gun and stick disarming and punch defense, and Guarra Style disarming counter.

Oido de Cinco Henerales from Murcia, a synthesis of Oido “By the ear” and the Cinco Henerales “5 Generals” systems, was demonstrated publicly for the first time outside its place of origin by Co-Founders Grandmaster Rodrigo Berdin, 66, his wife Grandmaster Juanita Montoya-Berdin, 76, and Master Luciano “Nick” G. Montoya. They showed hanot 1-5, depensa pigar, torsido, tranka doble, defense against straight and drop knife thrust, and live talibung defense.

Event organizer 1st Generation Inheritor/Grandmaster Benefredo “Bebing” M. Lobrido and Senior Instructor John Maravilla of the Original Filipino Tapado Long Stick Fighting Association (OFTLSFA) Inc. demonstrated the short stick fighting of the system founded by the late Grandmaster Romeo “Nono” C. Mamar of Taloc, Bago City. For the long stick demonstration, GM Lobrido showed the higher non-ground liniada “lines” of Original Filipino Tapado, using just one motion for the defense and offence and each contact resulting to a hit.

Founder/Master Roy R. Flores Sr. and Rexsel Slade C. Saron of the Bacolod-based Tribu Hangaway Philippines (TH) gave a demonstration of Hangaway Arnis sinawali using the sunod-sunod pattern and variations thereof. Razel Ann Gonzales performed women’s defense against Saron.

Master Maxwell J. Maun, a nephew of the Doromals, and R.M. Bryan S. Baylon, Chief Instructor of Musubi Aikido Dojo Bacolod, demonstrated Herada Pigada, a system that evolved from the Bayoneta Carada of the late WWII infantryman Grandmaster Benito Agui and later evolved by the Doromal Family of Sicaba, Cadiz into Automatic fencing and later called yb its present name. The tahi-tahi “sewing” flow drills were shown, later progressing into the coredas flow drills with insertions of various throws, not commonly seen in other systems of Arnis/Eskrima.

Grandmaster Abelardo Jagocoy Sr., 81, showed his interpretation of Oido with his grandson Grandmaster Felix A. Guinabo, Founder of Guinabo Arnis and Combat Sports (GACS), feeding him the attacks. GM Guinabo, a one time world live stickfighting champion, demonstrated his Trece Grabes Piga-Piga System using the Espada y Daga method. He was assisted by Master Elizalde Aspan of the Cargada Pigar KaliSilat Arnis Club.