Informative Issue No. 234 2016

Day 1 Morning - Opening / Seminars Day 1 Afternoon - Seminars Day 2 Morning - Seminars / Demonstrations Day 2 Afternoon - Awards / Promotions / Testing Villanova University

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The FMA Informative was fortunate to be invited to the Remy Presas Hall of Fame Foundation Summer Camp for 2016 to witness and experience this event first hand. This is an event that is open to all, it is an opportunity to learn Modern Arnis from the old practitioners that were with Professor Presas back in the day and the new practitioners that are up and coming in the art. It is an opportunity to meet and talk with some of the practitioners that personally knew and trained with Professor Remy Presas. The FMA Informative met many old friend of days past and made new friends. The FMA Informative strongly suggests the following that it would be a good idea to keep an open mind and clean your ears to hear about this event for next year 2017 and attend to experience it first-hand.

Michael T. Bates, Sole Trustee, Hall of Fame The Foundation was the Professors’ final dream. 6 months before his death, he got out of his bed, and traveled from B.C. to my home, here in suburban Philadelphia. If that doesn’t tell you all you need to know, think again long and hard. No fees, dues, or monies at any time are required for your membership in the Professors’ Foundation. Inductions, and certificates are issued as per his last wishes to be conducted at his premier summer camp in Philadelphia, Pa. June of 2016. Cannot make it to Villanova? No problem, baby! You’re still “in”. However, if you would like to receive a certificate, a small donation CAN be made. It is not required. Once you have formal-ly been inducted, you are not charged for summer camp. You pay only room and meals. Any students you may bring receive a generous rate. Lastly, we are a member driven group. If you wish to put forth an individual for possible membership, it can only be done with your presence at Villanova University. I am always available to answer any questions. Please refrain from saying “someone told me.....”

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June 17, 2016 - Morning

Michael Bates opened up the event with a few stories about Pro-fessor Remy Presas and basically laid out the creation of the Interna-tional Modern Arnis Foundation. Our official organizational name is the “International Modern Arnis Foundation”. With that name we can retain the use of the initials IMAF but I am not and will not be interfering with the people who operate under the “International Modern Arnis Federation” organizational title. It was Professor’s idea. We discussed it over several days in Philadelphia when he was here for the 2001 Winter Camp in February. He had told me in a phone call in December 2000 that he had an idea that he wanted to discuss with me, but he refused to elaborate at that time. I had no idea that he was planning to come to here for the camp and then I got a call from him 2 days before the camp and I said “I’m coming…” and told me when his flight would get into Philly a few hours later that day. He was calling from Detroit. After he had a chance to rest that evening, he told about his idea. This was something that he hadn’t discussed with anybody and I didn’t know what to say at first. The fact that he flew here unannounced and still needed significant medical care was amazing to me, so I got Dr. Chas Terry on the phone and he arranged to manage Professor’s medical care with the help of several doctor’s in the area after consulting with Professor’s doctors in Vancover, BC. This was to make sure that the Professors legacy was carried into the future. There was a lot of division and bickering during Professor’s lifetime with people leading different factions and claiming all sort of special relationships with him. None of that went away with Remy’s passing. Some people are consumed by power and being in charge so we have had some difficulties getting people work-ing together to promote Modern Arnis as a whole. I had discussed the hall idea with a number of people for several years before I decided to just go ahead and do it. I began asking myself what would Remy have done? What did Remy want me to do? He didn’t put anyone else in charge of establishing a hall, therefore the burden was on me to get it done! So in 2010 I started taken steps to implement the Remy Presas Memorial Hall of Fame Foundation and hosted the first camp and inductions in 2011. There have been so many people touch by Professor and still more who have trained in Modern Arnis

over the years. It really is impossible for any one of us to know everyone else. The camp gives us a chance to meet one another, train with one another, forge new friendships, gain new insights and enjoy the diversity that exists within Modern Arnis. The camp is not about who is or is not a leader in Modern Arnis it is about growing the art positively and expanding Professor’s legacy. Professor’s last public appearance was in 2001 at the Winter Camp. The Hall of Fame Camp was his idea and I was given the responsibility of developing the idea into reality. I am the manager and trustee of the camp. I do the administrative functions per the Professor’s instructions. I am not an inductee, my job is to make the camps happen. The camps can’t be made any more cost effective because after the first year of attendance the inductees will only pay for their own room and meals.Proceeding after his opening remarks Michael Bates demonstrated the empty hand translation of Sinawali. Usu-ally in the Philippines one starts with a stick in their hand and then eventually goes into empty hands. Michael Bates was trying to point out to the group was the relationship of Professor Remy Presas

and Professor Wally Jay which was unique for they were remembered by the standing center lock they did, the application of the center lock movement empty handed which is a classic come along.Following Michael Bates, Jerome Barber proceeded to do ademonstra-tion of Palis Palis empty hand, going to the outside to defend and then three defences to the inside that is between the two hands and in all taking the opponent to the ground as quickly as possible with the least amount of movement with maximum leverage and force and the executing a follow up counter attack. Now, Jerome Barber did not demonstrate the follow up counter

attack, letting the practitioners devel-op their own techniques. For quoting Professor Presas one must make the counter for themselves,” and Jerome Barber wanted to follow that ap-proach.

So after the basic movements are executed the practi-tioners must follow up using their own principles and concepts.

Next up was Dennis Tosten who taught the reversals of the Modern Arnis strikes No# 1, 2 and 3, executing reversals and counters.

Ray Goss continued by demonstrating and instructed dis-arm-ing and trapping against strike No# 2 of Modern Arnis using the strike on the hand using the puno straight in or coming around with a hook, then executing a dis-arm and then going to a choke, or a cross behind with a lock.

Ending the morning up, and then breaking for lunch, Professor Leon Jay son of Professor Wally Jay taught his fathers’ small circle Jujitsu, in going over the arts brand of joint locking.

Also throughout the morning a camera crew interviewed, Michael Bates, Professor Leon Jay, Leo Fong, and Bram Frank.

So control of the edge was the principle of Bram Frank training, using the free hand as a brace so the flat of the blade absorbs the im-pact.

So the blade is not something that is flying around, the blade ten can do a lot of trapping etc.

The art of the blade is slowly disappearing in the Philippines, so it is that some of the foreigners that have been taught the blade in the past and are still us-ing the blade now go back to the Philippines to revive and bring the old original

teachings back/

Chad Bailey continuing Instruc-tor Bailey taught a counter – to – counter drill using the umbrella shield. Using dis-arms from the forehand side, hoking under and then hooliong over and then turning the two dis-arms in throws.

June 17, 2016 - Afternoon

Michael Bates started off the afternoon after a break for lunch Mi-chael Bates commenced with taking a trip down memory lane, it was July 1998 at the Michigan summer camp Professor Presas unveiled one of the jewels of Modern Arnis which is Tapi Tapi. Using prear-ranged stick sets using Tapi Tapi with using joint lock support. Professor Presas has complete sets of Tapi Tapi left over from stick sparring, he wanted to be like Rocky Balboa; a south paw. Michael Bates traveling around for years seeing and expe-riencing different techniques of various styles liked to (for his own personal use), put them together in groups and organize them so he could remember them. Like from a No#1 forehand strike placing your hand in chamber or another the opponents’ targets are right there in front of you. And from a No#2 backhand strike there are a few changes on where the free hand is placed determines the counter. Michael Bates learned there were the simplest ones he has learned and he has grouped them as a set, so practitioners can memorize them so they can realize what is right in front of them to react and not get dis-armed.

Chas Terry then started with instructing on variations of sinawali, single sinawali with one hand or adding a poke, single sinawali with two sticks going up and down where one had verses regular sinawali and then double sinawali with variations against one stick against two sticks and then going on to reverse sinawali.

Bram Frank brought out the bolo which is a translation of Professor Presas stick to bolo, (Professor Presas style actually was based on the bolo). The stick came later with Ferdinand Marcos was President to show a per-fect society etc., and the stick is a beautiful weapon which one can trap and/or lock with it. One must note that the Philippines survived in the old days using the bolo against its enemies. As Professor Presas said with the bolo it can cut, slash and stab with it. Abiniko which looks so strange with a stick is magnificent with the blade, corto using the flat edge, so training can be done for edge control. Some train with the stick as a blade using the knuckles aligned with where the blade would be, and so using edge to edge is not true usage for then the blades would be ruined.

Once again Michael Bates taught demonstrating some basic Balintawak dis-arms on the forehand and backhand. These were dis-arms learned from Grandmaster Ising Atillo. Also a little twirling technique learned from Pro-fessor Presas, which can be used for a backhand strike. It reminds one of a ‘Chinese finger trap”, which is, simple, one would say what did you do? Like Jitsu a saying “if you can see you can learn it right away.”

Jeff Jed brought into play Je-dokan and Wei Kuen Do stick fighting training. Emphasizing on learning properly, learn-ing that the development of reflects is important and being versatile.

Coming to the end of the day Professor Leon Jay talked about and demonstrated that the ring finger has the shortest tendon in the hand which he learned from Dr. Phill Cordeny who is an instructor in England. Using a technique which they call “moose and squirrel” which laymen do not know the saying but in Small Circle Jujitsu community is known. Then Professor Jay moved on to his fathers’ tech-nique, which is a arm trap take down using the pressure points of the arm.

June 18, 2016 - Morning

Michael Bates started the day by a few stories and ecplained what would be the 2nd day session of teaching was going to be a round robin type event, with 3 teachers teaching groups, and then the groups moving to the next teacher after a period of time. Well it was a good idea however it did not work out that way.To start the first three instructors stepped up and the day began.Tom Bolden took a group and worked on footwork, movement, and disarming principles and countering

Larry Roca taught basically the strikes 1 through 12 (just for review), and the principle of grabbing the oppo-nents hand or stick and then using the movement on the opponent. Examples used were if the opponent strikes with a No#1 and then with a No#2 strike, blocking the strike and trapping the hand, pushing towards the opponent and executing a counter strike. Also using the footwork that would position the body out of the way and to an advantage creating a situation where one can do a dis-arm. Now the strikes are continuous for the idea is to get the

rhythm of the opponent. If missing the first strike forget it and move on to the next strike. One must get the timing to be successful. Even at a slow pace this is difficult. And Doug Pierre had a group and started with Fili-pino footwork, the basic concepts. Since sticks move faster than footwork, it is important to practice footwork to develop speed and agility So angle and movement was the topic with coordi-nating body mechanics, how to strike with power and retreat with the weapon, so no move is wasted.At the same time the young practitioners where off to the side

practicing for their testing which was going to be held at the end of the day. A couple of instructors were putting them through their paces.

First up was Frank Shekosky who took the group and taught the basic disarms using leverage and countering.

And then Jeff Jeds was up next having the participants work on footwork with Jedokan stick fighting and empty hand maneuvers, teaching the basic dodging principles and how to attack the opponent in the transi-tional phase of maneuvering in on the opponent.

About the time it was to rotate, Mi-chael Bates asked Doug Pierre to move over with the young practitioners and also to re-view and put them through their paces for the test.Tom Bolden and Larry Roca continued to teach their groups for the morning, so a couple others filled in to teach.

Then came Peter Hobert a dedicated stu-dent of Leo Fong, which said a few words and then brought forth a book he is publishing in honor of his instructor Leo Fong “Wei Kuen Do – History & Practice.”

Michael Bates called everyone to the center and introduced Kyoshi Gerard Senese of Ryu Shu Kan who was going to have a seminar at the University the following weekend. Kyoshi Senese explained his style and did a demon-stration with the Jo, Cane, Bo, and

Eku. Next up Leo Fong stepped forward and spoke a few words to the group. Followed by Professor Leon Jay explaining and demon-strating some wrist exercises, pressure points and demonstrating the effectiveness of the tech-niques. He had the group join in to experience the techniques

Break time for lunch.

June 18, 2016 - Afternoon

The afternoon session started off with Michael Bates speaking a few words about ProfessorRemy Presas, the idea of the Foundation etc. Bringing up Kyoshi Gerard Senese of Ryu Shu Kan, Michael Bates had him tell his story of his school which had some very unjust things hap-pen to it from the city. However after a time he survived and brought the school back to operation. Some of the practitioners donated some monies and Michael Bates doubled the amount to help Kyoshi Gerard Senese get back on his feet. It was a moving moment and shows that the Filipino mar-tial arts community helps those in need.

Peter Hobert presented the senior students of Wei Kuen Do that were present a special copy of the book, and presented Leo Fong with a special ‘Gold’ copy of the book. This book will be available in the near future.Then various other awards both personal and for ranking promotion were awarded.PromotionsThe International Modern Arnis Foundation promoted a few practitioners:

Peter Hobart to Lakan Tatlo, 3rd Degree Black Belt Ray Goss to Lakan Apat, 4th Degree Black Belt Chas Terry to Lakan Lima, 5th Degree Black Belt Michael T Bates to Lakan Pito, 7th Degree Black Belt

Michael Bates was promoted to 7th Dan. He had no idea and at no time asked to be promoted. Senior Hall of Fame mem-bers whole heartedly agreed that he has been doing much to promote Modern Arnis and elected to surprise him with this honor.

Certificate Issued. It reads “in memory of” over Remy’s signature. On the left are lines for signatures of Senior Hall of Fame Members.

Grandmaster Bram Frank was promoted to Datu by the Foundation.

Edessa Ramos received an award but could not be present. Bram Frank accepted the award for Edessa, and read a letter and then while the ceremony was going on sent a text.

The LetterMy dear Bram, I miss you very much. How I wish we had more time in Venice. At the moment I am stuck in Iraq as military operations are still underway to lib-erate Falluja. I am part of a team that is in position to receive an estimated 10,000 displaced families running our way. The situation is very volatile. I am stuck in this deployment until the situation here eases up. This means I cannot attend the Hall of Fame. Please give my apologies and explain my situation to everyone at the Hall of Fame. If I could, I really would want to be there. I am hoping that perhaps next year I can go and support them. I will be happy to write them a formal letter if you give me the contact details. You know..I am armed with my Desangut fixed blade and LLC. I am protected...by the knives you’ve designed. .in Remy’s and the FMA honor..I keep meeting local women here who tell me that they want to learn self defence with knife. As soon as the refugee situation eases a bit, I will start teaching knife defense for women. I will introduce the Desangut heavily in this context. It will become the women’s knife in Iraq!Desangut:the tool of women’s freedom that’s uses your innovations of Modern Arnis.I will also teach the female aid workers. They really need self-defense. And they can afford to buy blades, so I know I can convince them to carry a folding Desangut. Tool of freedom. Yes!Again my respects to the HOF..Let me know if I need to write to themLove DessaThe TextMy dearest Bram, I want to send u this before my internet gets cut off again. I am in the area near Falluja and we are getting flooded with refugees. I am thinking of you, your upcoming birthday, and the award ceremonies I

Establishing the Datu TitleThe FMA Informative is very grateful to Datu Tom Bolden in clarifying the establishing and meaning of the Datu title in Modern Arnis. He was witness to its creation by Professor Remy Presas and explains its meaning for the FMA Informa-tive. DatuBoldenintheFMAInformativeissue#191firstwroteabouttheDatutitleinhisarticle“PreservingtheLeg-acy and Advancing the Art of Professor Remy Presas”

Professor Remy Presas recognized the need for leaders in Modern Arnis and established the title/designation of Datu. This title was awarded to those who through constant practice, growth and development, had truly seen and advanced the art for themselves in the Professor’ eyes. The first Datu titles were awarded during a public presentation at the 1987 New Hampshire Summer Camp, to Datu Shishir Inocalla and Datu Bong Jornales. Datu Kelly Worden, the first American was awarded the Datu title in 1988. Interestingly Professor Presas during the initial Datu presentation defined the designation to mean “Master of Weapons”, with the requirement to demon-strate applications and expertise with four weapons of the practitioners choosing, both solo and in combination. For whatever reason, the current definition (leader), used to define Datus in Modern Arnis seems to have been adopted by Professor Remy Presas after recognition of the first three Datu’s. As Michael Bates has stated at one time: “I didn’t know how the ‘Datu’ title came into being under Pro-fessor and what it really meant. I had seen various comments on the title and a conversation with Grandmaster Tom Bolden and Grandmaster Bong Jornales, I learned how Professor had defined the term for Modern Arnis. Grandmaster Tom Bolden was at the Richard Roy camp in 1987 when Professor named Grandmaster Shishir Inocalla and Grandmaster Bong Jornales as the first 2 Modern Arnis Datus. I also learned that Professor had planned to name 10 people to the title of Datu within the Modern Arnis System. Through The Remy Presas Modern Arnis Hall of Fame Foundation, Professor Remy Presas’ dream still lives. Leaders are still needed to share and advance the art of Modern Arnis. The Remy Presas Modern Arnis Hall of Fame Foundation as guardian of The Professor’ Legacy, reserves the right and authority to recognize senior deserving practitioners as Modern Arnis Datus! Following a long discussion, development of a set of criteria for the title, consultation with and approval of Grandmaster Bong Jornales, the Foundation Board named Grandmaster Tom Bolden as the first Foundation Datu in 2014. This title is awarded by the Remy Presas Modern Arnis Hall of Fame Foundation, and is based on an in-dividual’ number of years of training and study in Modern Arnis/Filipino Martial Arts, his/her overall reputation among their peers, a strong instructional reputation and a body of work/contributions to both Modern Arnis and

the martial arts. The members of the Remy Presas Modern Arnis Hall of Fame Foundation believes that the Datu title is special and should be reserved for those people who have a proven track record within the art of Modern Arnis. It is a peer recognition award that can and should represent the absolute best qualities of Professor Presas’ lega-cy. After the 2014 meeting, I discussed with Datu Tom Bolden the possibility of naming Grandmaster Douglas Pierre as a Datu at the 2015 camp. We had the Datu award ceremony at the 2015 camp following the induction of the class of 2015. In 2015 Grandmaster Bram Frank was nominated/approved and awarded the Datu title following the induction ceremony at the 2016 Remy Presas Modern Arnis Hall of Fame Foundation camp. We have some more work to do on the Datu concept, however, the 2015 board has established that going forward the Foundation will have no annual or any other fixed schedule for awarding the Datu title. They further agreed that in addition to Professor Remy’s original standards, recipients of the title will have to demonstrate excellence in teaching Modern Arnis, be of high moral character and have a significant body of work within the Modern Arnis/martial arts realm”.

am supposed to be part of this weekend but couldn’t..Being recognized for my work in FMA, especially how I do my work in the hardest parts of the work, brings me incredible honor and joy. Our martial art is most meaningful when it serves a pur-pose higher than ourselves. When it integrates the desire for per-sonal development with values that build peace and fight injustice. As martial artists we must become enablers, catalysts for others that they rise up to protect themselves, defend their rights, defend their freedom. To do less is to betray the very origin of Filipino martial arts and the legacy of our ancestors, who developed the Filipino martial arts so that we may all be free.

The conclusion of the event Steven Dowd received the Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his outstanding contribution to the pro-motion of the Filipino martial arts through the FMAdigest and the FMA Informative publications.

The FMA Informative was able to talk with Sid Werthen manufacturer of the Remy Presas Hall of Foundation Statue “Professor Remy Presas left a lasting legacy for us that is absolutely indelible and absolutely permanent. This award is symbolic of the professor’s journey, and he left us with not only his techniques but with laughter and love to be shared permanently and continuously for generations among his faithful friends and students. The award I envisioned is a symbol of this journey. The structure consists of a steel assemblage of a water-jet cut Filipino flag, crossed Arnis sticks fash-ioned from rebar and found objects. The award has considerable physical weight, which is very important because as a student and friend of the professor he has left a lasting impression on my life. And, as I teach my students, a constant flow of love and knowledge that will last a lifetime. For all those who were touched by the professor’s teaching words and spirit we will never forget. Thank you.”Sid Werthan, Sa bom, Moonlit Path Martial Arts MFA, Conceptual Theorist & Installation Artist, Maine College Of Art & School of the Museum Of Fine Art, Boston Disclaimer: This statement is to be used in its entirety and not edited or changed in any way.

Board Member Meeting After the event and before the resting for promotion which was to be held at the end of the day, the members of the Remy Presas Hall of Fame Foundation board and a few invited participants meet to discuss the overall feeling on how the event went and discussed future events, The Remy Presas Hall of Fame Foundation meeting is kept strictly confidential. However, policies, pro-cedures, new inductees, are all matters we discuss.However it can be said that new members of the Remy Presas Hall of Fame Foundation meeting are:

John Ralston Ricardo Montoya Peter Vargas Edessa Ramos Harold Evans Datu Bram Frank

Testing At the very end of the day a Testing was held for those that desired to be tested. The test was run by Chas Terry, Ray Goss, Pete Hobart, and Ed Waldick. With some additional supervision/ assistance of other Hall of Fame members.

Jason Brunette to Antas Tatlo, Yellow Belt Joshua Frank and Nick Terry to Antaw Apat, Green Belt Alex Brunette, Brendon O’Donnell, and Genevieve Teti to Antas Anim, Purple Belt Chris Carangi, Colin Short, and Daiel Teti to Likha Brown Belt Glenn Brunette to Likha Isa, 1st Degree Brown Belt Katelyn Frank and Julia Selwood to Likha Dalawa, 2nd Degree Brown Belt Juliana Ehnot to Likha Tatlo 3rd Degree Brown Belt

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