Aquinas Kuntaw

All AQUINAS KUNTAW-REPELON, please get your patches to your President, Kyud Alvin starting today. And please be inform (new members) that on Saturday all must be in proper uniform (white (kimono) & red (pants) ) with seal/patches of kuntaw and arnis repelon. Again our policy is “NO UNIFORM NO ENTRY” on saturday.

All KUNTAW ALUMNI (Instructors/ Blackbelts/ members) of Legaspi City/Port Chapter; Bonot Chapter; Ibalon Chapter; Aquinas Chapter; Bogtong Chapter/ Anislag Chapter/ Padang Chapter; Sto. Domingo Chapter and Sorsogon City Chapter (Pilar I & II). We will be having our general meeting on Saturday at Aquinas Gymnasium. The main agenda is the proposed Christmas Party & Kuntaw Alumni Homecoming. Thank you.

Words of Wisdom

 Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -George Santayana (1863-1952), U.S. philosopher, poet.

UPCOMING TOURNAMENT

‎3RD REGIONAL INVITATIONAL FULL BODY CONTACT KARATE TOURNAMENT
AND MARTIAL ARTS SHOWDOWN 2011

Venue: STO. DOMINGO, ALBAY
Potenciano Gregorio Recreational Center
Date: SEPT. 26, 2011
Time: 8:00AM to 4:00PM
Participants: Regional & Provincial Martial Arts Clubs
Major Sponsor: HON. MAYOR HERBIE AGUAS & LGU STO. DOMINGO
Hosted by: AQUINAS KUNTAW – REPELON
In cooperation with BICOL ARNIS REPELON (Headquarters) and Kuntaw Legaspi Port & Kuntaw Sto. Domingo

GUEST SPEAKERS:

HON. HERBIE AGUAS
MAYOR
STO. DOMINGO, ALBAY

HON. JUDGE CARLOS L. BONA
MTCC JUDGE
STO. DOMINGO, ALBAY
Member & student of Bicol Arnis Repelon

IKF Seminar

Kyuds and Kyudais,
Don't forget to mail in your pre-registration to reserve your spot at Great Grandmaster Lanada's seminar and recieve a discount. Please see attached copy.
Be sure to include particpant's name(s), rank, ID#, date of birth, most recent training location and promoting instructor, and mailing address. If you do not have a current ID (not expired), one can be purchased prior to the seminar. If you want your ID to be ready upon arrival, please include $12 and a close-up picture along with your pre-registration.
Please include names of additional dinner guests. Members bringing family or other guests are encouraged to make a donation to assist with the meal (monetary or food/ beverage donations will be greatly appreciated). Thank you in advance for your support, as this keeps costs down by not having to charge separately for the meal.
Any eligible members wishing to participate in promotion testing/ acceptance ceremony, should contact us as soon as possible for detailed information. Group testing is tentatively scheduled for Friday evening.
Whether pre-registering or paying at the door, please be sure to RSVP by August 21st with list of dinner guests and seminar participants.
Payment methods: certified money order, cashier's check or PayPal (if you are familiar with that). Make checks payable to Kuntaw Palace.
Mail payments to:
Bill Kossmann
Kuntaw Palace
122 S. Goldsboro St.
Wilson, NC, 27893
Mabuhay! We look forward to seeing you at the Palace.

2011 IKF Convention

2011 IKF Convention and

Advanced Kuntaw Workshops with the Founder

Fundamentals, Techniques, Forms, Application

Great Grandmaster

Carlito A. Lanada, Sr.

Founder and Chief Executive Director, IKF/KNP

1996 -- International Martial Arts Hall of Fame

1993 -- Presidential Sports Award

2002 -- Filipino Martial Arts Magazine

Man/Instructor of the Year

2008 -- North American Hall of Fame

2010 -- Master’s Hall of Fame

Saturday, September 3^rd, 2011

8:30am                     –  Black Belt Seminar

11: 30 am                 –  Break for Lunch
1:00pm                     –  All Belts Seminar

6:30pm                     –  51^st Anniversary Celebration includes awards, recognition.

September 1^st to 12^th: IKF Convention/ Council Meetings for members abroad.

Seminar is for members/ affiliates only. Celebration dinner is for friends, family, and fellow martial artists of all styles. Please, join us.

Pre-registration deadline: August 19^th

Location: Kuntaw Palace, IKF Headquarters

122 S. Goldsboro St., Wilson, NC 27893 USA

       (If you need an official invitation expedited for your embassy, please let us know.)

For seminar/ dinner prices or to pre-register contact:

Bill Kossmann, IKF President

bill@kuntawmartialarts.com

252-289-5878



FMA Brotherhood Midwest Gathering Seminar Group

The 1st annual FMA Brotherhood Midwest Gathering started off with a BANG. The Cadell Demo Team put on a clinic of rhythm, timing & precision with true style. Their firey performance got all participants excited & ready to begin the 2 day seminar immediately following the Demo Team's performance.

The first seminar was led by MyFMA.Net's own John Malmo. Mr. Malmo presented several presentations of systems within Kombatan. Mr. Malmo provided instruction in 2 stick systems & 2 empty hand systems/method of Kombatan.

Saturday afternoon the participants were presented with a seminar by Mr. Brian "Buzz" Smith on the methods of Maharlika Kuntaw. Mr. Smith began by presenting technique utilizing the method of the Filipino short staff. Mr. Smith was very estute in his descriptions & differences of the methods of fishermen, merchants & farmers. Mr. Smith went into some detail describing how each of these tradesmen became proficient in their methods & the differences of their hand positioning of each.

After a few thorough lessons on the short staff, Mr. Smith continued by educating us further in the empty hand translations of the same technique. Because the seminar participants were able to grasp the technique so well, Mr. Smith continued with joint manipulation and reversals  to finish the 1st day of seminars.

We closed for the day & then retired to my home for a great Midwest BBQ buffett. Fantastic stories were shared with memories & laughter to keep us reminiscent till next year.

Sunday began the 2nd day of the 2 day seminar. Mr. Wes Bennett presented fantastic technique from the Lucaylucay Kali system. Mr. Bennett was flawless with demonstration & explanation of the technique. Also to close Mr. Bennett presented unique technique, which he seldom shares in a seminar environment.

The afternoon session began with Mr. Chuck Cadell presenting a Classical Cabales Serrada Escrima presentation. Mr. Cadell worked technique with single stick, empty hand translations, empty hand with lock flow, then finished with lock & block/espada y daga. Mr. Cadell gave a excellent workshop o the Serrada Escrima System.

The finale was presented by Mr. Mike Casto. Mr. Casto provided a workshop in Silat. Mr. Casto presented empty hand technique progression of power & balance disruption.
The event was held to benefit "The Wounded Warrior Project". On behalf of the WSEF & all of the instructors, we thank all who participated & donated to the cause. A special thanks to Mr. David Daiber & KiDo Karat Inc. for providing the facility for the event.
We will begin making plans for the next event. Stay tuned, we will continue reaching for the best & brightest to present for future events. Thanks again everyone!!!

Video Fraud

Please take a moment to view both videos and see if you can spot the fraud.

The first video is of Jeff Banaag a sikaran player - notice the orange/yellow sikaran emblem on his back and the Philippine flag on his arm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7jU1PeRbxE

https://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=198847973467816

Now go to this link and this is what was posted by Carlito Lanada Jr and notice the same emblems on the person that is supposed to be Lito Jr.    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU073lhckwY At no time do you see a Kuntaw emblem and the techniques are the same as the previous  video.