The Secrets of Giron Arnis Escrima is both an engaging biography of Leo Giron, and a visual and descriptive survey of his fighting art—a classical Filipino weapons and empty-hand self-defense system.
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Antonio Somera lives in Stockton, California, the hub of escrima in the United States. He is the only person to whom Grandmaster Giron awarded the maaster's degree in the art of Giron arnis escrima. He is the presiding master of the Bahala Na Martial Arts Association, and his articles have appeared in Free Voice and Martial Arts Legends magazines.
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A excellent overview of the Giron system of Escrima,
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This book provides the reader with a very good taste of Grandmaster Giron's system of self-defense. It is particularily strong in the largo-mano or long range area, with clearly photographed techniques using sticks, knives and empty hands. In addition to the techniques, he puts his system into an ethical framework. The only part I would have liked to see more of was the excellent empty hands techniques present in the Filipino martial arts, including guntings and limb destructions. Nonetheless, this will make an excellent addition to anybody's library with interest in the subject matter.
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A fine book to support escrima-students,
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I`ve bougth this book in order to support my own escrima training. As a rookie in escrima, it gives you the basic understandings in the escrima-fighting art of Grand Master Leo Giron. I think it`s not written with the intention to replace training under a qualified teacher. In my view it supports your training as a beginner in the art. What's more, it gives you a good overview including the origins. Escrima has to be practised to be learned.
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a fine work.,
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this book gives us a look at the late grandmaster leo giron. this great man and founder of the bahala-na system was one of the last of the true warriors of his tried and battlefield tested art.this is a valuble edition to any martial arts library.
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The history of the Philippines and her martial arts is a history influences whose origins span the globe-extending from the Malay Peninsula, the Indonesian Archipelago, China, India, Japan, and the Middle East, to Europe and the Americas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chamber your stick, adjust the left foot, fondo style, arnis escrima, number two strike, number one strike, subdue your opponent, forehand strike, larga mano, eleven strike, backhand strike, martial arts club, twenty styles, strike number, ready position, opponent attacks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grandmaster Giron, The Secrets of Giron Arnis Escrima, The Secrets of Giron Amis Escrima, Leo Giron, Bahala Na Martial Arts Club, Philippine Islands, United States Army, Benito Junio, World War New!
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The history of the Philippines and her martial arts is a history influences whose origins span the globe-extending from the Malay Peninsula, the Indonesian Archipelago, China, India, Japan, and the Middle East, to Europe and the Americas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chamber your stick, adjust the left foot, fondo style, arnis escrima, number two strike, number one strike, subdue your opponent, forehand strike, larga mano, eleven strike, backhand strike, martial arts club, twenty styles, strike number, ready position, opponent attacks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grandmaster Giron, The Secrets of Giron Arnis Escrima, The Secrets of Giron Amis Escrima, Leo Giron, Bahala Na Martial Arts Club, Philippine Islands, United States Army, Benito Junio, World War New!
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- The Filipino Martial Arts as taught by Dan Inosanto by Dan;with Gilbert L. Johnson and George Foon, eds. Inosanto in Front Matter
- Arnis: History and Development of the Filipino Martial Arts by Mark V. Wiley in Back Matter
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