Stickfighting at the park in the SW Houston area, 3/4/2007

[danjuandesiga]

The Houston Stick Fighting Association will be at it again for the 1st of quarterly scheduled combative events featuring martial artists of all "stick-based" fighting styles. Matches are fought with various sorts of martial art weaponry from the Filipino rattan sticks, wooden/rubber training dagger duels, wooden sword and dagger, staff, wooden longswords in series of "friendly exchanges" betwen players. This is a FULL-CONTACT event featuring members of this organization going at it where there are no judges, no trophies, no winners, or losers. This is not a tournament. Just a group of guys crazy enough to fight with martial arts weapons from the Oriental martial arts to the Western/European(& Rennaisance era) weapons systems.

The event will begin at 9 am in the morning at Oyster Creek Park off of highway 6 South between Dulles Ave and Settlers Way. Matches go on until the afternoon and there will also be a BBQ cookout to add to the occasion.



We'll be gathering near the white gazebo as pictured here:

For more info, look up, http://www.houstonstickfighting.org

[JBolton]

To join the HSFA, please visit our website, www.houstonstickfighting.org, and download a Membership Application and a Release Form for this March 4, 2007 event. Your completed forms and your $20.00 annual membership fee can be mailed to: Johnathan Bolton, 1301 McKinney, Suite 4100, Houston, Texas 77010. You can also e-mail your completed forms to: registration@houstonstickfighting.org.

[danjuandesiga]

Here's one of the sample clips of the 1st Houston Stick Fighting Association gatherings held last November 26, 2006 at Hermann Park. Video courtesy of Leo Quitalon's Kali-Kilat group in Sugarland promoting the work of the kids in his group.
Paul Aguihap is the wearing the red "matress" in this video and is one of the top fighters from their group. I like this kid and his enthusiasm in his matches.

[lionleo]

Thanks for posting this Danny...see in the next meet.

Take care bro,
Leo

[danjuandesiga]

Here's another video showing Kali-Kilat trainor Ira Concepcion in the GI Joe pants sparring with 50 year old veteran, Bill Little from Port Neches/Beaumont area in Southeast Texas. Another one of last November's matches on video courtesy of Leo and his Kali-Kilat group in Sugarland Texas.

[danjuandesiga]

more fights from the 1st meet last November

Trace Moore, a student of Dog Brother, Alvis "Hound Dog" Solis in Humble Texas in a live stick match with another one of Leo's Kali-Kilat fighters
Trace stick-fighting

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Trace with his double sticks spars with Jason who practices Western sword arts in this 11 second clip:

me, (with double sticks) and Jason (with the sword)

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We'll be hoping to see some of you there this Sunday to show your support!
5 MORE DAYS TO GO!

Can you DIG IT!

[JBolton]

Our friends at Kombat Sports Limited (KIL) sent me some goodies to give away at our event this Sunday. This is shaping up to be a great event.

Johnathan Bolton

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[danjuandesiga]

Our friends at Kombat Sports Limited (KIL) sent me some goodies to give away at our event this Sunday. This is shaping up to be a great event.

Johnathan Bolton
www.houstonstickfighting.org

Sa-WEET! As long as we keep up on schedule with the events, we'll be rockin it before too long!

[Tom Yum]

Every time I go to the park and spar or grapple, the police come in and break it up???

[danjuandesiga]

Manong Joe Galleon at 65 years old bringing the match to Leo Quitalon in the GI Joe pants with the padded sticks.

[danjuandesiga]

Every time I go to the park and spar or grapple, the police come in and break it up???

Leo's Kali Kilat group holds training sessions there at the park where we will be playing at this Sunday, so I hope we won't have any problems with the cops stopping us from playing.

[William]

Every time I go to the park and spar or grapple, the police come in and break it up???

HA HA HA!!!

We've had that happen before. Some of my regulars are officers so it gets smoothed over quickly and we're back to "playing"...with a new audience.

Thanks for posting the clips guys!



William

[danjuandesiga]

"knife sparring"
That's Leo's voice in the background(no, not the little girl's voice) coaching Paul in the sky blue sweat pants in a match with Mike Wise from Beaumont, Texas.

[lionleo]

Danny ,
Thanks for reposting the fights..

Here is a detailed direction for this sunday's coming event...

Take 59 South (soutwest freeway)- exit on Highway 6-
Turn LEFT on highway 6- pass three stop lights, the 4th stop light is Settler's way-turn Left at Settlers way- second road to the right is Lost Creek Boulevard- turn Right at Lost creek Boulevard and go straight--dead end will be park's parking area

see you on sunday!

Leo

[evolvefish]

Hey Danny, I need to return to Tim's!

Looks like everyone is having fun without me!