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GODOFREDO FAJARDO’S
PHOTO ALBUM
By Jay de Leon
Godofredo Fajardo is a master of Modern Arnis, a life-long, career martial artist and my personal guro. He has taught and promoted Modern Arnis throughout the Philippines, Asia and the Middle East. He is currently the Commissioner of the Middle East for the International Modern Arnis Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP), and is the Founder and Chief Instructor of Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l (FFAI), both based in Manila, Philippines.
This photo album contains many archive photos of arnis pioneers in the Philippines, unpublished photos of Godofredo Fajardo in the Middle East, as well as photos of current events. Enjoy.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Philippines (FFAI) leads an arnis class among
the date trees of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Archive photo. Master Godofredo Fajardo of
Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l (FFAI) of Manila,
Philippines.
Archive photo. Master Godofredo Fajardo of
Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l (FFAI) of Manila,
Philippines.
Archive photo. Master Godofredo Fajardo of
Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l (FFAI) of Manila,
Philippines.
Archive photo. Master Godofredo Fajardo of
Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l (FFAI) of Manila,
Philippines.
Archive photo. Master Godofredo Fajardo of
Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l (FFAI) of Manila,
Philippines.
Archive photo. Master Godofredo Fajardo of
Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l (FFAI) (extreme right),
of Manila, Philippines.
Archive photo. Master Godofredo Fajardo of the
International Modern Arnis Federation of the Philippines
(IMAFP)(right), with the late GM Roland Dantes.
Archive photo. Masters of Modern Arnis of the International Modern
Arnis Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP) pose with Lapu-Lapu
at Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines.
Archive photo. Masters of Modern Arnis of the International Modern
Arnis Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP) pose with Lapu-Lapu
at Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis Federation
of the Philippines (IMAFP) strikes a pose in the desert of Riyadh,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis Federation
of the Philippines (IMAFP) strikes a pose in the desert of Riyadh,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis Federation
of the Philippines (IMAFP) strikes a pose in the desert of Riyadh,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l
(FFAI) strikes a pose with his trusty steed in the desert
of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l
(FFAI) strikes a pose with his trusty steed in the desert
of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Jay de Leon, Godofredo Fajardo, Noel Penaredondo and
Bambit Dulay at the Prof. Remy Presas Memorial Training
Camp of the 3rd FMA Festival held in Tagaytay, Cavite
on July 2006.
Master Godofredo Fajardo, Edessa Ramos, Jay de Leon and Roy de Leon
at the Gala Night of the 3rd FMA Festival held at the Heritage Hotel
in Pasay City, Metro Manila on July 2006.
GM Roberto Labaniego, Jay de Leon and Master Godofredo Fajardo
at the Gala Night of the 3rd FMA Festival held at the Heritage Hotel
in Pasay City, Metro Manila on July 2006.
Seated, Atty. Salvador Demaisip, GM Bambit Dulay, Master
Godofredo Fajardo. Standing, Panni Nagen and Jay de Leon--
all masters and guros of the International Modern Arnis Federation
of the Philippines (IMAFP) . Photo taken at the Aristocrat
Restaurant in Manila, Philippines in Dec. 2007.
Master Godofredo Fajardo (third from left) with his crew from the
International Modern Arnis Federation of the Phil. (IMAFP) in front
of their hotel during the 4th FMA World Festival in Boracay, Phil.
in July, 2008.
Master Godofredo Fajardo (center) with GM Bram Frank (left)
of the International Modern Arnis Federation of the Philippines
(IMAFP) at the 4th FMA World Festival in Boracay, Philippines
in July, 2008.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis Federation
of the Philippines (IMAFP) officiates at the 3rd Prof. Remy Presas Memorial
Camp and Tournament at the Robinson’s Mall in Bacolod City, Negros
Occidental, Philippines in Dec., 2009.
Carolyn Dean of Great Britain and Master Godofredo Fajardo of the
International Modern Arnis Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP)
take a break with Sonic the Hedgehog at the 3rd Prof. Remy Presas
Memorial Tournament at the Robinson’s Mall in Bacolod City,
Negros Occidental, Philippines in Dec., 2009.
Just another informal dinner reunion of masters and guros of the International Modern Arnis Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP) at the Grilla Restaurant
in Makati, Philippines on June, 2009. From left to right, GM Bambit Dulay,
Master Godofredo Fajardo, Jay de Leon, Bobong Burbano and Panni Nagen.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Phil. (IMAFP) training in Paco, Manila,
Philippines in the early 2000’s.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Phil. (IMAFP) (left), doing live blade training with
guro Cocoy Oyales in Paco, Manila, Philippines in the early 2000’s.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Phil. (IMAFP) (right), demonstrating stick disarming
techniques in Paco, Manila, Philippines in the early 2000’s.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Phil. (IMAFP) (right), doing live blade training
with balisong master Nilo Limpin in Manila, Philippines
in the early 2000’s.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Phil. (IMAFP)( right), pose with espada y daga
with GM Cristino Vasquez in Manila, Philippines, in the early 2000’s.
Guro Cocoy Oyales, Master Godofredo Fajardo and Guro
Felipe Villanueva from Chile of Filipino Fighting Arts
Int’l (FFAI), in Forbes Park, Manila, Philippines.
Rei Samson, Jay de Leon and Master Godofredo Fajardo enjoy dinner
hosted by Baby Boy Poblador at the restaurant of the Wack Wack
Country Club in Metro Manila, Philippines, in 2007.
From left to right, standing, Michael Gubat, Godofredo Fajardo, Jeff Nisnisan,
Jay de Leon, Cocoy Oyales and his wife, and Christine Macalipsay. Squatting
in front of the group is Manny Maer, who was vacationing from Saudi
Arabia. All the men are guros of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP). Photo was taken at dinner
hosted by Jay de Leon at the Grilla Restaurant in Makati, Rizal,
Philippines in 2009.
Master Godofredo Fajardo, senior guros Paolo Motita and
Nonong Poblacion of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP) in the reality show
“Survivor” filmed in the Philippines.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l
(FFAI) with double sticks in Binmaley, Pangasinan,
Philippines in 1992.
Senior Masters Godofredo Fajardo and Bambit Dulay representing
the International Modern Arnis Federation of the Philippines
(IMAFP) at the funeral of the father of IMAFP guro
Rico Acosta in Manila, Philippines, 2007.
Archive photo. Master Godofredo Fajardo, the late Prof.
Remy Presas, and this appears to be Jimson Dearos when
he still had hair.
Modern Arnis masters and guros Pepito Robas, Rodel Dagooc,
Bambit Dulay, Bobong Burbano and Godofredo Fajardo gather
in mourning at the wake of GM Roland Dantes in Paranaque,
Rizal, Philippines in March, 2009.
GM Roland Dantes lies in state in Paranaque, Rizal, Philippines
in March, 2009. Paalam, Kuya Roland. You will be missed.
Master Godofredo Fajardo (right) and guro Manny Maer train
in the sands of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the mid-2000’s.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern
Arnis Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP) strikes a
pose in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern
Arnis Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP) strikes a
pose in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Master Godofredo Fajardo, second from left, poses with his students
and the banners of his twin organizations, the International Modern
Arnis Federation of the Phil. (IMAFP) and Filipino Fighting Arts
Int’l (FFAI), in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP) (left), strikes a pose
with guro Nathan Walker in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP), poses in front of the
Petra Rock in the Kingdom of Jordan, in the Middle East.
Master Godofredo Fajardo of the International Modern Arnis
Federation of the Philippines (IMAFP), poses in front of the
Petra Rock in the Kingdom of Jordan, in the Middle East,
with a message to his EARIST group.
Photo credits: Godofredo Fajardo of the Philippines, Carolyn Dean of Great Britain
and Jay de Leon of the USA. All rights reserved.
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Copyright, Jay de Leon, 2010
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