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ARNIS (FMA)

Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) go by many different names including Arnis, Silat, and Escrima. FMA is a combative art indigenous to the Philippines. FMA is a complete fighting system of self defense employing a wide array of weaponry, grappling, and empty hand techniques.

Professor Remy Amador Presas

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  • Studied Palis Palis and Crossada under his grandfather Leon Presas and also studied Balintawak Escrima

  • Founded Modern Arnis in 1969 brought it to the US in 1974

  • Professor of Modern Arnis at the University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos.

 

  • Born in the town of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Philippines on December 19, 1936, died on August 28, 2001 in British Colombia, Canada.

Grandmaster Don Zanghi

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  • Studied Modern Arnis under professor Remy Amador Presas

  • Tracys Kenpo

  • Passed away in March 2024

Grandmaster Datu Dr. Jerome Barber

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  • Doctorate in Education State University of NY at Buffalo​

  • Author of multiple publications on Arnis​

  • Received his 10th degree black belt in Kenpo from GM Al Tracy.

 

  • Taught Modern Arnis at Erie Community College in Buffalo NY 1987-2020 as the first Martial arts course taught in a US college for credit.

Our Escrima liniage comes from Tuhon Brandon Jordan rather than the instructors listed above who gave us Modern Arnis.

Tuhon Brandon Jordan 

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  • Is a direct student of GM Dan Medina

  • Founded Mandela Mandirigma which is one of the 5 main systems teaching Derobio Escrima worldwide.

  • Awarded the title of Lineage Head in KunTao Silat by Guru Besar George Morin.

  • Recognized as the inheritor of the Majapai Derobio Escrima method of GM Dan Medina.

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Grandmaster "Hanshi" Jason Davis

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  • Hanshi Davis started training in Karate at the age of three and has over three decades of experience in various martial art styles.

  • On March 31, 2022 Hanshi Davis was recognized by the International Escrima Kenpo Arnis Associates as the founder of his own system, Davis Kenpo Arnis Ju Jutsu, and was awarded the title of Principal Instructor and Headmaster.

  • Hanshi Davis studied directly under Dr. Barber and Tuhan Brandon Jordan. He holds an 8th degree in Arnis.

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