Guro Dan Inosanto at the Smithsonian Institution

Guro Dan Inosanto was invited to speak at the Smithsonian Institution in October as part of their Filipino Heritage month events.  The following video from the (MMAinDC.com website) is just the FMA demonstration that he did.  To see the panel discussion, demonstration, and Q&A you will need to go to the UStream.tv website.

Saturday AM Classes in October

We will be having Saturday morning Martial Arts Koncepts classes in October on 10/09/10 and 10/30/10 from 1000 to 1130 AM. Please mark your calendars NOW!  NOTE: for those of you looking for one-on-one training sessions you will need to get them on the calendar ASAP. My travel schedule is going to be pretty tight in October and November so get on the schedule NOW.

RIP Ben Largusa (1926 - 2010)

Grand Master Ben Largusa was one of the first men to bring the Kali into the United States public arena. At the 1964 Ed Parker International Karate Championships held in Long Beach, California, he gave America its first demonstration of Kali. Also in attendance were numerous martial artists from around the world, including Ed Parker, Bruce Lee, Dan Inosanto, and Jhoon Rhee.

Born on Kauai, Hawaii on December 21, 1926, Grand Master Largusa's first exposure to Kali came when as a toddler, he watched the Filipino men in his hometown of Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii practice with the sticks.

RIP Christopher "Topher" Ricketts (1955 - 2010)

I heard the Topher as battling cancer but I expected him to pull through - I guess not.

He was a warrior and a proponent of the Filipino Martial Arts to his last breath.  I hope he is in a better place now and that he and PG Edgar Sulite can get back to training together.

Would Love To Do This...

I would love to be able to do this but I think the only person I know who would have a chance to pull this off would either be Ryan or Thad! :)

Something Fun for a Change!

In Rememberence: 09/11/01

It's hard to believe that it's been nine years since the attacks on the World Trade Center.  Like many of you, I can tell you exactly where I was and what I was doing when the first plane hit.  The ensuing confusion and disbelief of the first strike was nothing compared to the realization that it was the first of several coordinated attacks.

The media, and most Americans, have forgotten what it felt like that day to watch people jump to their deaths from the upper floors of the WTC instead of burning alive.  I haven't forgotten - and I never will.  I think we should see those images every day to keep the pain fresh in our minds so that we will remember what our warriors are risking their lives for every single day.