Talking fighting and training with the "Sled Dog" Tuhon Philip Gelinas - Kali, escrima, eskrima, arnis

Tuhon Gelinas began his training in a style of karate known as Chito Ryu at the age of 14.  Since then he has trained in many styles including Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kali, Muay Thai, Judo, Kempo, Kajukenbo, Jun Fan-Jeet kune do, Silat, and Capoeira. He obtained black belts in Kempo (1973) and Kajukenbo (1975). In the 1980s he received a Muay Thai instructor credential under Tom Harink after meeting him in 1985.
Philip Gelinas began his training in the Filipino Martial Arts in 1981. He has been elevated to the rank of Mandala-Tuhon by Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje, is a Full Instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto, and holds the rank of first tier fighter and guro in Dog Brothers Martial Arts.  He won the Grand Championship at the International Kali Grand Championships in Nashville, Tn. in 1988 and is an original member of the Dog Brothers stick-fighting group appearing in their highly successful video tape series Real Contact Stick Fighting.
Tuhon Philip teaches from his own school GAMMA based in Montreal, Quebec.

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Guro Dr. Tye Botting of Modern Arnis - eskrima escrima kali

Dr. Botting began his study of the chinese martial arts at age 16 in 1981 while living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has trained in a number of arts since that beginning, but considers the three arts he holds instructor rank in as his core: Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis kung fu, Modern Arnis, and Yang Style Taijiquan. He teaches kung fu and modern arnis at Tye's Kung Fu, and he founded the original TAMU Kung Fu and TAMU Modern Arnis clubs at the requests of GM Wang and Professor Remy A. Presas, Sr., respectively. He still occasionally teaches at Wang's Martial Arts which he has attended since 1983. He also teaches seminars for martial artists, law enforcement, and the general public outside of Tye's Kung Fu. He has taught kung fu and arnis across the United States, including Texas, Virginia, Maryland, Louisiana, Colorado, Pennsylvania, California, Tennessee, Georgia, Connecticut, and in the Republic of Ireland. In 2014, Dr. Botting was honored with two Martial Arts Halls of Fame/Honors inductions, and he was recognized at the Renshi-Godan level for his arts within Bushi No Te. In July 2015, the World Modern Arnis Alliance (WMAA)recognized Dr. Botting as Lakan Tatlo in Modern Arnis, reflecting his growth and acknowledging the Professor's intent to test him for Lakan Tatlo in both 1999 and 2000 (not tested because of multiple surgeries). 

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Master Rich Parsons of Balintawak and Modern Arnis - Escrima eskrima kali

We welcome Master Rich Parsons to the show.  A student of both Grandmaster Remy Presas and Balintawak Grandmaster Ted Buot.  Master Rich shares some great stories and tells us about what his is doing today and in 2016.

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Datu Tim Hartman - Balintawak Special - eskrima kali escrima arnis

Mark and John are joined by Datu Tim Hartman.  Datu Tim was one of the original co-hosts of FMA Talk live.  He shares his experience in Balintawak and talks about his new program Astig Balintawak. 

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A very Bahad Zu'Bu special - Eskrima escrima kali arnis

Mark, Federico are joined by their good friend and student from Los Angeles Cutler to talk about Bahad Zu'bu.   They get into some of the nuts and bolts of the art, why they train it and other banter.  

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Why are you not fighting in tournaments? - eskrima, arnis, kali escrima

This week we chat about some of our recent tournament experiences and Francis from the GSBA joins us!


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FMA Business 101 - Marketing your FMA School - Eskrima arnis escrima kali

This week we have a special guest, our good friend Guro Neil Buzick whom after spending 3 years training FMA in the Philippines opened a commercial school and went from 0 to140 students in a year.  Grab a pen and paper and check out this episode for some great tips on how to grow or refine your student base and market your FMA school. If you want to reach Guro Neil with questions check out his webpage at http://www.risingsunjupiter.com/

Our hosts will be Guro Federico Malibago, Guro John Bednarski, Guro Mark Basel and anyone else we can convince to join in on the madness.

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