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ABOUT SAN MIGUEL ESKRIMA
The Rare Art of San Miguel Eskrima
San Miguel Eskrima is the art, science and personal
expression of Doce Pares Grandmaster Filemon "Momoy"Caņete.
The system is based on:
- SIMPLICITY
- DIRECTNESS
- EFFECTIVENESS
- REALITY
- TACTICS AND STRATEGIES
- ECONOMY OF MOTION
- PERSONAL _EXPRESSION
- PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- SCIENTIFIC MOVEMENTS
- CONCEPTS/PRINCIPLES
- HISTORY
- CULTURE
Grandmaster Momoy was one of the head instructors
of the Doce Pares Club from 1933 through up to his passing in 1995
and one of its original founders - together with Lorenzo Saavedra,
Teodoro Saavedra, Federico Saavedra, Florentino and Eulogio Caņete.
San Miguel Eskrima is his own personal expression and style within
the club/system.
 In
San Miguel Eskrima, emphasis is heavily placed on developing proper
and precise body mechanics and dynamics, and the recognition of
the natural physiology and application of movement and force, while
using the concepts/principles of a weapons-based training we call
ESKRIMA. Power, speed, strength, rhythm, reaction, reflex, and
a keen eye are some of the attributes developed as you stay committed
to San Miguel Eskrima training. San Miguel Eskrima is a complete
blade and edge based system that incorporates long and short blades,
single stick, double stick, stick and dagger, dagger, long stick
(ananangkil/gahab), spear (bankaw), bullwhip (latigo), cadena (chain),
throwing knives, Pangamut (empty hand combat/Combat Judo/dumog
wrestling). This system was developed through a long and proven
lineage of combat and reality-based situations and encounters through
what was then Grandmaster Momoy's "stable of fighters". This development
was manifested by consistent quality - traits that we will continue
to uphold in our training as an honor and tribute to that late
Grandmaster. -Magtutudlo Ramon Rubia
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