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FFA USA
Current Events 2010
Philippine Odyssey VI
Prologue, Chapt 1-3

Ozawa Cup 2010
Philippine Odyssey IV

Part1
Part2

Current Events 2009
First Gathering 2009

Second Quarter Gathering
Summer Gathering
Phiippine Odyssey 2009
Part1
Part2

Luxid Dad Marcial Tiangha

Current Events 2008Venice Beach
Just Another Family Gathering
FMA in a Kung Fu School
Mini-Reunion with the
Poblador Tribe

Pool Party
Jeremiah Stanley's Sojourn
to the Philippines

Luxids Reunion
FFA Las Vegas
Westminister Workshop
De Leon Chronicles
October and November
Christmas Holidays

Current Events 2007
Austin

Current Events 2005
Mini-Tipunan sa Wildomar

History

Galleries
My Privileged World of MA
Part 1
Part 2
Archives - 2008

Archives - 2001
Archives - Los Angeles
Archives - San Jose
Archives - Philippines
Early Archives

 

Gallery of Filipino Fighting Arts, USA
Philippines

FFA USA Philippines
This was the 1992 Annual "Arnis Phil" Tournament held in Quezon City, Philippines. Maestro Jay was a guest of Grand Master Godofredo Fajardo, who served as referee and official at this tournament.

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Parade of schools and competitors with their school banners and muses.
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Muses of the Competing schools... and you thought the spectators came for the stickfighting?
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FFA USA San Jose, CA
A finalist in the forms competition.
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A finalist in the forms competition.
FFA USA Philippines
A finalist in the forms competition.

FFA USA Philippines
Sparring was a padded sticks compeititon.  Note Red vs. Blue padded sticks and protective equipment.  Because of the speed and sheer number of strikes generated by the sticks, stamina appeared more of a factor than techniques in garnering a victory.

 

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Maestro Jay warms up for private training with his instructor in his backyard in Binmaleyt, Pangasinan, Phillipines (Actually a large patio extending to a backyard -- See succeeding pics.)

FFA USA Philippines
Grandmaster Godofredo Fajardo, Maestro Jay's private instructor.  GM Fajardo was a former instructor, officer and tournament official of Naraphil and Arnis Phil.  By this time, he had just formed his own organization called "Filipino Fighting Arts Int'l"

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GM Fajardo and Maestro Jay doing double sticks training.  The backyard begins where the plants are.

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