Warrior Arts of the Philippines [Paperback]

Reynaldo S Galang (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2005

Containing more than 1,600 photos, this historical and highly informative publication is destined to become a classic and a valuable resource on the warrior arts of the Philippines. Featuring indepth biographies, exclusive personal insights, and detailed combative applications, this exclusive collection by acclaimed Filipino martial arts expert, teacher, and writer Rey Galang presents the priceless legacy and cultural treasures of the manifold Filipino martial arts.

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About the Author

Reynaldo S. Galang is co-founder of Bakbakan International and is the organization's International Director. He is one of the designated Senior Instructors of the art of Kali Ilustrisimo by Grand Master Antonio Illustrisimo. Galang is also one of the premier organizers and developers of the art of Bakbakan Kali which is a highly structured and expanded version of Kali Ilustisimo. Rey Galang is internationally known for his dedication to the support, development and promotion of the warrior arts of the Philippines. Galang is also the recognized and appointed Chief Instructor of the arts of Tulisan, Hagibis, and Sinawali. He has trained and produced countless champions in the Filipino Martial Arts. Galang conducts classes on the Philippine combat arts at the Bakbakan organization's World Headquarters (WHQ) in Lodi, New Jersey, USA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 343 pages
• Publisher: Arjee Enterprises (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972767916
• ISBN-13: 978-0972767910
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warrior Arts of the Philppines, July 5, 2010

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Christoher Strelau "Sifu Chris Strelau, Ph.D/... (Belingham, WA. USA) - See all my reviews
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A excellent book covering all the main styles of Escrima, Balintawak, Arnis etc... It gives good examples of the styles philosophy, history and culture. I am a student of Grand Master Taboada of the Balintawak style and I felt they did a good job on sharing some info on Balintawak and its history.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must!!!, January 21, 2007

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Dragan Milojevic (Serbia) - See all my reviews
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I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Rey Galang is now my favorite author on FMA subjects. In this book, just in "Masters of the Blade", he did a superb job of giving an excellent presentation of several chosen styles and their most respected exponents. This book is less "techically oriented" than the MOB book, i.e. there is more history and philosophy explined, as well as some methodology of training in various styles, while in the MOB book, every chapter featured an excellent training section too. Still, this is not a bad thing at all, cause like this one gets inspired in another way. I would even say that Mr. Galang has succeded in making the reader feel the "breath of old times" of FMA. After reading the conclusion, I can only regret that some of the people who were approached for the book did not take the opporunity to be part of something so good, but that again, nothing prevents me from hoping there might be the Part II... nad, just to make sure that there can still be improvements, I think that it might be better to skip someone from being presetned alltogether, than doing it like in the case of the late Sonny Umpad.

5.0 out of 5 stars a jewel chest of knowledge, May 2, 2011

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this book features some of the most influential and respected masters and styles that are spread far beyond their places of birth. rey galangand his associates have definitly and painstakingly done their research in publishing this soon to be classic body of work. no serious arnis or escrima practitioner would not have this masterpeice in their library.