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• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Dog Brothers
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000K4Z5N8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #529,760 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The bulk of the footage was shot in the fall of 1988 about 6 months before the founding of the Dog Brothers, at the first national tournament of what was to become known as WEKAF. As most of you already know, different men and different groups in the FMA have not always gotten along in the past and this day was special in that a strong call for unity for the common good had gone out and in great part was heeded. We were quite fortunate to find so many luminaries of the American FMA world in one room on a day when we had a professional camera. Where possible we have included footage of these men in action. There is also additional footage from their archives. In our conversion to DVD we have added a 30 minute piece on GM Leo Giron built around an in depth interview Guro Crafty did with him is his basement training hall in Stockton in 1991. Editor Ron "Night Owl" Gabriel has blended in exceedingly rare footage of the famed Bolo Battalions training, and rare WW2 footage to produce, in our opinion, a powerful piece that really communicates what this Art is about! Interviews: GM Diony Canete Manong Sam Tendencia- plus footage GM Ben Largusa-plus footage of GM Floro Villabrille and Largusa-Villabrille demo team Guro Narrie Babao GM Angel Cabales-plus footage GM Leo Giron-plus footage Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje-plus footage Additional action footage: Punong Guro Edgar Sulite (very rare) Guro Dan Inosanto Manong Juanito LaCoste We hope that this tape will help give a sense of the kind of men who brought this art to our shores. May we prove worthy. Our thanks to Guro Dan Inosanto, Felisa Sulite and Sonny Izon for their kind consent to use certain footage.

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5.0 out of 5 stars terrific, October 30, 2007

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This review is from: The Grandfathers Speak - Vol.1 - The Arrival and Establishment of the Filipino Martial Arts in America -Escrima, Kali, Arnis, Eskrima (DVD)

Wonderful video of interviews and footage of many of the kali and escrima and arnis greats. I am an instructor in the Ted Lucaylucay lineage, trained by Chuck Gonzaga, Ted's senior student, but I have only been doing kali for 15 years and never had the chance to meet most of these great practitioners, and it was a real treat to get to see them on screen. Although many of them are up there in years, they move like much younger men once you put a stick in their hands, and their skills were truly a joy to watch. This is a unique video and the Dog Brothers performed a tremendous service to all FMA students by creating it.