Announcements

January 12, 2011

TIPUNAN SA PANGASINAN BEACH TRAINING
Y’all are invited to Tipunan sa Pangasinan, a martial arts training camp
at a beach resort in Binmaley Beach, Binmaley, Pangasinan.
Training will be provided by Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l (FFAI) masters and other guest masters in arnis, silat, karate, kickboxing and self-defense.
Get a jump on summer with this fun event.  It is beach blanket bingo meets Lapu-Lapu on the shores of Pangasinan.  Make your reservations now; space is limited.
Details and flyer designed by guro Orly Junio  is attached.

December 5, 2010

Final Reminder!
The 1st Filipino Fighting Arts Int’l (FFAI) Palarong Arnis 2010 will be held this coming Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010 at the Antonio Maceda Integrated School in Santa Mesa, Manila, Philippines. There will be huge cash prizes at stake at the laban laro Grand Championships, men’s and women’s divisions, as well as valuable door prizes including kamagong weapons handcrafted and donated by
GM Nilo Limpin.

Be there or be square.

Jay de Leon
jakkdawg@yahoo.com
0905-305-8515 (phil. cp)

November 22, 2010

On Nov. 1, 2010, arnis Grandmaster Ernesto Presas died
in Manila at the age of 65. His mortal remains were
brought to his hometown of Hinigaran, Negros Occ. where
he was eventually interred on Nov. 11, 2010.

Click Here for article and pictures of his burial.

November 9, 2010

I attended the Arnis Philippines tournament called Arnis Cup 2010 held at the Gaisano City Mall in Bacolod City, in the Visayas in the Philippines on Oct. 2, 2010. I was also able to revel in the 31st MassKara Festival celebrated every year around this time by Bacolod City.

Click Here for the article.

Jay de Leon
jakkdawg@yahoo.com
0905-305-8515 (Phil. cell phone)

October 24, 2010

Tipunan International, under the auspices of Filipino Fighting Arts Int'l (FFAI) headed by Master Godofredo Fajardo, will be hosting an arnis tournament in Manila on Dec. 12, 2010, Sunday. The venue will be the Antonio Maceda Integrated School in Santa Mesa, Manila, Philippines.

The tournament is open to all styles.

There will be competitions for men and women in anyo as well as laban laro. There will be also be an Open Championship in laban laro for men and women, and cash prizes will be awarded to the first three places in the men's and women's division. There will also be valuable door prizes awarded throughout the tournament.

Numerous arnis teams are expected from greater Manila, as well as Luzon and the Visayas.

A flyer with more details including a full schedule of events will be posted here soon.

Be there or be square.

Jay de Leon
jakkdawg@yahoo.com
(0905) 315-8515 (Phil. cell phone)

October 5, 2010

GM Topher Ricketts of Kalis Ilustrisimo died today after a bout with cancer. He was the real deal and a true friend.

Click Here

Jay de Leon
jakkdawg@yahoo.com
0905-3158515 (Phil. cellphone)

September 15, 2010

My write-up on the 5th World FMA Festival last July
in Puerto Princesa, Palawan is now available. - Click Here

Enjoy.

I may be reached by email at jakkdawg@yahoo.com
or cell phone 0905-315815.

Jay de Leon

July 9, 2010

I have decided to start penning my account of this particular trip, calling it Philippine Odyssey VI, in chronological, serialized form.

For those discerning few that actually follow my adventures, or missteps, or mishaps, go to: Click Here.

I will be in Manila in about a week, and from there fly to the 5th FMA World Festival in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, insh’allah. If you are going to this event, be sure to say hello to me. If not, stay tuned for another scintillating report, complete with pictures provided by IMAFP official photographer and archivist Michael Gubat.

I may be reached via email at jakkdawg@yahoo.com or cel 0905-3158515.

Jay de Leon

June 15, 2010

This is my final reminder to y'all.

The 5th World FMA Festival, held every two years and sponsored by the International Modern Arnis Federation of the Phil. (IMAFP) will take place in Puerto Princesa,Palawan, Philippines, from July 25-30, 2010.

For details, click on the event icon on this website, or go to www.imafp.com .

I am currently on the road, somewhere in the Philippines, eating, sweating and hoisting a few San Migs with friends.

See you in Palawan. Be there or be square.

Jay de Leon

P.S. I may be reached at via email at this website or
cell phone 905-3158515

June 6, 2010

The eagle has landed. I am now in Manila, and plan on staying here in Manila through Saturday, June 12, 2010,
after which I will be travelling.
My cel phone no. is (905) 315-8515.

May 15, 2010

Boracay, venue for the 4th FMA World Festival in 2008.
  Photo courtesy of Michael Gubat of Manila, Philippines. 

I will be in the Philippines from around the middle of June through possibly the end of the year 2010.  I will be based in Luzon, travelling sporadically all over the country.

Together with many scheduled and unscheduled martial arts events, I will be attending the 5th Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) World Festival in Puerto Princesa, Palawan during the last week of July.  There should be a link in the website you are in right now, otherwise go to www.imafp.com and click on the link there.

You may contact me in the Philippines as follows :

Cell:  905-3158515
Landline: 75-543-2483  (Pangasinan) 
Email:  jakkdawg@yahoo.com

If you have an upcoming event to which you wish to invite me, or just want to see me, please give me enough lead time, as I do have a full schedule.  I am not on vacation… I wish.

There will be many martial arts events, political developments, new products, and fun happenings planned during my stay there, so stay tuned.

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas at ang arnis!

Jay de Leon