News
June 18, 2008 |
Photos from Gothenburg, Sweden at the 2nd IPMAF World Abroad Training Camp are available in the Gallery. Write up coming soon.
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June 11, 2008 |
Senior Master Andy Elliott had the honor of
teaching the first ever Kombatan seminar in Singapore.
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March 27, 2008 |
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December 26, 2007 |
On behalf of the Presas Family, GGM Ernesto Presas, and the Int’l Philippine Martial Arts Federation… Merry Christmas and Happy New year! Thank you all for your cards, voicemail and email greetings. I’d like to respond with this year-end wrap-up of IPMAF and Kombatan activities. I just got off the phone with “GGM” last night… Great Grandmaster Ernesto Presas… The 2007 IPMAF Hall of Fame & Training Camp held earlier this year at the Presas Beach Resort in Hinigaran, Negros, Philippines was a resounding success! It was well attended by some 60+ Kombatan practitioners from all over the world. Filming of his feature-length movie, The Legend of Escrima-Arnis (in which he invited everyone at the Camp to participate) was started and completed. Editing of the movie is done. Now it’s just a matter of stamping out the DVDs, distributing them and marketing them. All those who participated (and there were a lot of you!) should receive your own free copy. Please help in the distribution and marketing of the DVDs as the proceeds from the sale will be used to create another feature length movie for release in movie theaters prior to going to DVD.. Great Grandmaster Roberto Presas… Great Grandmaster Remy Presas… Grandmasters Robert Castro & “War”Lito
Concepcion… Earthquakes are common here in California but the most jolting news was California Chief Instructor GM Lito’s announcement that he was retiring and would be returning to his homeland in March. In preparation for the sale of his house in Vallejo, we will be moving his operations to my new school, Hayward Kombatan (the Kombatan division within Hayward Martial Arts in Hayward, CA) which will officially open January 2. As far as I’m concerned, my school is my Kuya’s (Older Brother’s) school until he leaves for the P.I. School address is 1024 B Street, Suite 1, Hayward, CA 94541. Although the address is “B Street”, it is actually inside the plaza between A and B Streets, between cross streets Foothill and Main. GM Lito and I are calling on all Bay Area Lakans for a year-end meeting and 2008 strategy session this Saturday, December 26, 2007, beginning at 10 AM and ending whenever. We will all go to lunch at a restaurant next door. If we all chip in for lunch, it should cost no more than $10 per person. If you don’t have $10 for the lunch, please come any way and we will cover you. Oh, I almost forgot: Jessie and George you will be pre-tested for Lakan (Black Belt, Instructorship) ranking this Saturday. Be at my (and now GM Lito’s) school at 10 AM sharp this Saturday. I figure you’ll receive this email by Friday, so you’ll have overnight to prepare (smile). Everyone please attend and wear your uniform (even if you’re not Kombatan –if you’re interested in seeing what Kombatan is all about, please come). We will take a 2007 Year End group picture to hang at the new school site as well as for publication in PG Steven Dowd’s Filipino Martial Arts Digest (upcoming special edition). Master Joey Paman… Grandmasters Tim Hartman & Rick Manglinong… Sr. Master Mike Bowers… The position of Chief Instructor for Canada is being rotated to recognize and honor our very capable instructors up there. Last year, our Chief Instructor for Canada was Master Bernie Lingasin; before him, it was Master Edwin Lao. This year the honor goes to Master Fidel Bonifacio. In the U.S., it’s a different situation. Many years ago, upon Master Ed Farris’ retirement as IPMAF Chief Instructor for the U.S., GGM decided to do away with that position (because the USA is quite large) and instead have Chief Instructors for each state. This practice stays the same. Btw, Mike is also to be congratulated for making history by being the first FMA school to hold a Qualifier Tournament for the United States Filipino Martial Arts Federation (USFMAF), a nonprofit organization in charge of setting up and running FMA tournament divisions for Disney’s Martial Arts Festivals. He then took his school to Orlando, Florida for the finals where they did extremely well, garnering several gold and silver medals. New Headquarters… Master Fidel Bonifacio’s school is the new IPMAF Canada HQ. I am still the IPMAF Sec Gen, per GGM’s wishes. Even though I am still “IPMAF USA HQ”, with the creation of a North American HQ, I suggest and encourage all USA State HQ’s to report up to the North American HQ with courtesy copy to me. Yearly membership dues (the financial backbone of our organization) are due January 1, 2008. Please send dues to IPMAF North Amerca HQ instead of to me. I view my role the same as it has always been: to assist GGM and individuals in the Federation, and to facilitate communication. Towards this end… New Website… All IPMAF instructors please review the Schools and Clubs section of the website. If your contact information is not there or needs updating, or your school is not listed, please send desired info to Datu Hartman < email > If you like the website design, Bob Hubbard offers web services to any IPMAF instructor at discount. Please contact him directly or by < email >. Last but Not Least… That’s it for now, folks. I can write only so much for one day. If there’s any information or seminar/event notices for your geographic area that you want posted, it is now easier to do so by submitting directly to our new webmaster or by direct posting on the Kombatan forum. I wish you peace on earth and peace in the arts,
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December 15, 2007 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Great GrandMaster Ernesto Presas's IPMAF World Headquarters receives new web site! Buffalo NY December 15, 2007 – The International Philippine Martial Arts Federation (IPMAF) is proud to announce the launch of it's new web presence today. Featuring updated event and school listings, as well as information on the highly effective Filipino martial arts and some of the key practitioners, the website will be used as a central information point in spreading the arts and keeping the organizations world wide membership updated. The website was designed by Bob Hubbard of SilverStar WebDesigns Inc, and will have it's content managed by Datu Tim Hartman and verified by IPMAF Secretary General: Master Alexander Bayot France prior to posting to the site. We ask all member schools and clubs to contact us with updated information so that we may be certain to include you on our site. The new site is accessible through two web addresses - http://presasarnis.com/kombatan and http://www.presas.org.
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