FOREWARD
The purpose of this book titled
“Escrima Simplified/ A Fundamental Guide For Self-Defense” is to present to the
reader a basic fundamental understanding about how one can apply simple
self-defense tactics in an easy, and in an effective way if ever physically
attacked. Regardless of your skill level, style, experience or previous
training in the pugilistic weapon or empty hand arts,
Grand Master *D* thoughtfully,
artfully and thoroughly guides you through this “beginner-to-expert” stick,
knife and empty hand instructional book.
By extracting the pure essence of
Filipino stick, knife and empty hand fighting , and combining it with his over
{35} years of martial arts training, and teaching experience, which includes
the arts of Kajukenbo, Tai Chi Chuan, Chinese Kempo, Thai Boxing, Western
Boxing, Kali, and the art of Serrada Escrima as personally taught to him by the
legendary stick/knife fighter 'Supreme Grand Master Guru' Angel Cabales, you
are presented with an eclectic, modern day approach that will give you the
decisive edge in the absolute art of streetwise self-defense.
Although knives and sticks are
featured within the contents of this book, your bare hands, or any items on
your person can be used in conjunction with the techniques presented and
taught.
Key rings, pencils, umbrellas,
rolled up newspapers, canes, pen knives, magazines, clippers, glasses, are all
applicable for integrating into this “Escrima Simplified” home study book.
Those who have actually had the rare
privilege of training under Grand Master *D* have personally discovered his
simple, but yet profound approach to self-defense. During his younger years,
Grand Master *D* engaged in numerous self-defense encounters, many of these skirmishes were just (kumite) or sparring matches,
others were actual life and death situations. The fact that he came out alive
in every self-defense encounter thus far, is a testimonial of the effectiveness
of his unique approach toward close-quarter combat.
Escrima Simplified/ A Fundamental
Guide For Self-Defense, is not strictly based
upon self-defense techniques alone, but also upon theories and concepts that
were thoroughly developed, and well refined down through the years by Grand
Master *D*himself. Having learned the rudimentary foundation stone of Filipino
martial arts directly from his teacher 'Supreme Grand Master Guru Angel
Cabales, Grand Master *D*was able to reshape many of his mentor's fighting
theories and concepts into a more simplified method of applicable self-defense.
In the opinion of Grand Master *D*,
enough Escrima can be learned in a very short period of time to give the
average person a solid, and efficient self-defense background. Escrima
techniques are extremely practical, but will extend only as far as one' mind
will allow.
“What
you learn today, you can use today”
GM
*D*
