Filipino Martial Arts Instructors/Practitioners in the greater Houston Area

[lionleo]

Hello Peeps.
I would like to get the names, locations, systems/styles of people wh practice, teach and propagate FMA in the greater Houston,Tx. area.
Please do submit your name, email,URL(If you ahve one),Phone(If possible)
thank and more power.

Leo Quilaton
Kali-Kilat
Sugarland,Tx.
email:leoabnerquilaton@yahoo.com
Phone832)692-2941

[danjuandesiga]

Daniel Arola says....

I'm right here, brotha...
How the hell are you doing, Leo?

As for my credentials, it goes back to studying and training in Arnis with the Ilocano peoples in the Province of La Union and Ilocos Sur/Norte... then I furthered my practice under Tim Mousel in Houston under Inosanto lineage.
On paper, I'm a listed instructor in Kali through Mousel's Self Defense Academy.

DanJuandeSiga

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Houston_Kali_Stickfighting

Rock on with your stick on!

[lionleo]

Hi Dan,
I know where to contact you...just want to get otheres to answer...i am looking at letting a major Filipino group sponsor a gathering for us maybe when it gets colder..sort of non formal exhibitions of styles we teach..to propagate FMA and to introduce the greater filipino majority to our exsistence....

[jbkenpo]

Leo,

The people that I know are probably some of the same people you know...

Joe McDaniel - Inosanto guy, Maphilindo Silat, Kali, Muay Thai and Mande Muda and generally the man..

Roland Lee - Sayoc Kali (only certified instructor in Houston as far as I know), very proficient, very intellegent, heck the guys got a Ph.D...

I also think there is a guy that was a Pekiti guy from Austin, and he might be teaching somewhere in Houston. I think he was teaching a Kick Sport for a while, but I think he's doing something different now.

Finally, I have a friend that will shortly start a Serrada Escrima club in Bellaire, Tx. When it becomes more solidified I will definitely post his info to the forum. He was a former student of JC Caballas, so there are a few floating around.

Regards, jb

[Crucible]

As for my credentials, it goes back to studying and training in Arnis with the Ilocano peoples in the Province of La Union and Ilocos Sur/Norte
DanJuandeSiga

DanJuandeSiga,
..."studied and trained in Ilocos Sur/Norte and La Union", was it kabaron or kadaan? For how long did you train?

[lionleo]

Sorry guys for not being able to post in a long time..the reason i posted this is beacuse i was thinking of haveing a sama-sama /gathering sort of thing in one of the main Filipino org's. weekend function..what do you think any input is very much appreciated...i

[danjuandesiga]

pinche' "kabaron".. wtf is that?

DanJuandeSiga,
..."studied and trained in Ilocos Sur/Norte and La Union", was it kabaron or kadaan? For how long did you train?

No buddy, no fancy name like that except for Arnis and Boxing.

I am not familiar with the terms listed.

Daniel A.

[Crucible]

ah, was it a well known form of arnis or some thing more provincal? What did it look like?

[danjuandesiga]

Just like any Flip fighting style

ah, was it a well known form of arnis or some thing more provincal? What did it look like?

It looked just like any other 'Flip' fighting style that had anything to do with sticks, knife, bolo, etc.
just a different dialect, different instructor, different student, with much discretion(typically, in the P.I. some people like to challenge for a fight if they found out someone was 'training').

Nothing 'special' if that's what you're after.

Most of my training was designed for middle and close quarters, plus while un-armed.
I never learned any largo-mano or any weapon that required two hands to handle until I began learning of other Kali styles when I came to the US in 1986.

I hope this has helped a little, Cru...

rock on with your stick on,

Daniel A.

[Crucible]

Thanks,
Do you remember who your teacher was?

[danjuandesiga]

I didn't get hit that hard to forget...

He was a distant relative... one of my "uncles".
So if you're calling me on legitimacy through name or on paper, sorry bud I have none on paper. I just know what I was taught and it was good enough to keep me practicing.

Anything on me concerning kali legitimacy on paper is thru Tim Mousel himself.

[Crucible]

Nah, nothing like that padre. Just curious about the FMA in the Ilocos is all. Excuse the misunderstanding .
I know what its like to recieve training from an "uncle".
Just try to verify your experiance with some things I've heard about FMA in the Ilocos.

[danjuandesiga]

"Iloko Kali"....

I cam up with the term myself... "Iloko Kali".
In the Northern Luzon region, the words, "Arnis" or "Escrima" are more commonly known.

My training was more with the bolo, knife, and stick, and unarmed fighting. Double Sticks were practiced on occasion.
As for the empty hands stuff... the panantukan/sikaran was more known as "Bansi"(striking) and the dumog/buno was known as "Ginnabbo"(grappling). We also practiced alot of boxing to help stay in shape.
My father was also a practitioner of pretty much the same style too, but he only shared little with me that applied accordingly with his personal method of delivery, which had more to do with "following the force" for defensive movements.

Dan

[Crucible]

What kind of bolo did you use? Can you describe the ginnabbo and bansi? As in was it stand up stuff, ground grappling, empty hand slaps, punches, things like that. Anything stand out about the training methods? Also did you get the sense that your "uncle" and father were the only escrimadors in your area, or did they refer to other escrimadors as well? Thanks!