The Adventures of South Bay Filipino Martial Arts Club Punong Guro Marc Lawrence of Modified Pangamut System

Contents About the South Bay Filipino Martial Arts Club 2 The Complete Story of Master Marc Lawrence 3 Methods of an American Arnisador 4 Tournaments & Awards Competition Workshops 16 Community 21 Recognition 23 Gallery 25 Notable Accomplishments 27

Filipino martial arts is not just martial art but a thought process in which a practitioner lives by. Over the years I have developed a list of notes or bullet points to operate by. Point #1 Arnis is about finding your own way. Enjoy the journey. Point #2 Break everything down to its smallest parts so you can learn it. Then put it back together. Point #3 To be great you must practice, practice, and practice. Point #4 Arnis is like fishing it is all about the little things. Remember that it is the little things that will kill you. Point #5 Remember to Breath. Point #6 The stick is just a poor man’s punching bag. Point #7 Move like water and flow around them. Point #8 The Key to FMA is three things: Timing, Rhythm and Fluidity Point #9 Remember to defang the snake! Point#10 Remember the stick is an impact weapon attack the joints. Point #11 Attack by Combination know your ABCS Point #12 Protect the Core-Control the Core Point #13 Strike where they are not Point #14 FMA is about the use of reversing, Reverse the Reverse. Point #15 Your Empty Hand is the most dangerous weapon Point #16 God gave you four sticks it is you job to know how to use them Point #17 Learn to get a shuffle Point #18 Injure them first then follow through Point #19 Learn to think Third World-It is about drawing blood not backing down. Point #20 Attack the joints, strike where they are weak Point #21 Uproot the tree- Wrestling-disrupting the body Point #22 Arnis is about rhythm learn to find the rhythm

You the reader are on a journey of finding yourself in FMA. Think of every fight like two rooms and a door in the middle. You are standing in one and your opponent is in the other, someone will open the door, remember walk into the other room, walk around visit the room then close and lock the door. Do not give them a chance to do the same to you. About the South Bay Filipino Martial Arts Club We are the South Bay The Modified Pangamut System Filipino Martial Arts Club. We The Modified Pangamut are a Filipino American Barangay System is a modern adaption of the (Village). We organized to share Mountain Visayan System known the Filipino Fighting Arts and as Pangamut or Pakamut. Panga- Culture with residents of the South mut means to have skilled hands, Bay community. Our purpose is Pakamut means to slug or scratch to ensure that the Filipino Ameri- in Mountain Visayan. Panga- can Communities of South Bay of mut is a term from Cebu, Philip- Southern California does not forget pines, which means to describe its heritage of the traditional fight- A Person’s Way or Knowledge of Range. It is not a complex system, ing arts of the Philippines. If you Defending Oneself. Usually, you using simple motions combined are Filipino, Filipino-American, may hear the Cebuano’s say to a to make fighting combinations. Filipino-Hawaiian, Mesteso/Meste- person: “Maayo siya mangamut. It does not require one to be in sa, Filipino by Marriage, or if you (He has a good way of defending great physical shape or even have just love all things Filipino you himself.)” or “Naa siyay panga- special talents or skills like other will find our village/club quite wel- mut. (He has a way of defending arts. It uses three different medi- coming. We teach Men’s, Women’s himself.)” ums of fighting, these being single and Children’s classes. I feel that my style- Modi- stick fighting, blade fighting and Our core system is a fied Pangamut is just that (He has hand and foot fighting. When these Mountain Visayan fighting sys- a way of defending himself.) and mediums are combined together tem bought to the USA by Grand more! they create Combat flows. We Master Felix Roiles. His Grandfa- About the system teach the concept of Combat flows ther called it Pakamut also called The Modified Pangamut that transition through the different Pangamut. This referred to hav- System is a Filipino-American mediums of fighting. This concept ing skilled hands in Cebuano, a Martial Arts System. The South was developed due to real life situ- Visayan dialect. He shared this Bay FMA Club experience’s in ations that came from law enforce- with Marc Lawrence, his families tournaments across the USA and ment, military, security work and fighting system. in real life situations has brought street self defense situations by Marc Lawrence had his about adaptations to the new chal- members of the system. own FMA fighting system that he lenges. This is the same as it was had learned in his travels. GM back in the Islands as each new Felix Roiles certified our Punong raider brought about changes in Guro Marc Lawrence as a Master styles of fighting to defend the under Pakamut International Asso- Barangay (village). ciation. Master Marc Lawrence is a The Modified Pangamut National Champion in the Filipino System is a complete system. Martial Arts. Our club is active in It has three ranges these being competitions to apply our knowl- Largo- Long Range, Meda- Me- edge. dium Range and Korto- Close

Our school plaque says this: This is our village meeting place where we practice with sticks, knifes, fight and wrestle Dinhing tungora nato pasidunggan and atong mga katigulangan nga nahiuna kanto. This is where we honor the older brothers who came before. Atong pasidunggan ang kanhing mga kamagulangan natong mga igso-on dinhing dapita. 2 The Complete Story of Master Marc Lawrence

ing I beat them. I used my him and tie his wrist. We had to back pack as shield and my file a police report. After that the pencil as knife. I stabbed the Sheriffs want me to go to work for biggest one in the arm when them. They said that I knew how he tried to grab me. Another to handle myself well in unarmed time I was going to the store combat situations. my brother and I were jumped In my late twenties I met by six kids trying to rob us. older Filipino who taught FMA. My brother was knocked and He had shown me some basics and was wrestling with one over found that it blended well with his wallet and I was left with what I already knew. In my late five guys to fight. One thing twenties I met my wife, a Filipina. I had learned was kick & hit After we got married my father in then re-angle. Its kind funny if law a WW-2 vet and I were talk- you keep this up, nobody want ing and he told me about how he to jump in. was trained in Hawaii, it was the Here is my story. I started I was working at gas Cinco Terros. I met other family as kid in the late 1960s with my station in high school and I met members that would show some. mom teaching my brother and I Grand Master Hyuk Sul of Kuk We used the cane stick we had French stick fighting. It was a lot Sool Won. He was the first per- for the garden. It was my mother like fencing but done with bamboo son to give me formal training. I in laws relative (Manong Espi) sticks. We had a little stick fight- trained with him for several years. in law who was good. He was an ing club in our neighborhood in I hated Katas or form and would old school Arnisador. It was funny the hills; we would fight with cane ask him why –because I found how my father-in-law and other hollow stick for sword and a solid they did not work when sparring. family members never showed my staffs. We fought with them as I went for many years without fur- wife any of this. They consider it a quarter staffs. My dad had taught ther training but having used my man’s job to protect the home and us some of what he had learned skills to keep myself safe. family. in the army. My dad had friend I was working ambulance My first son got to age 6 that taught Karate who taught as EMT in the 1980s. We would and started having issues in school us to kick and punch. His name get called out on voluntary psy- so my wife enrolled him in Judo. was Dave Delgato. He was the cho calls and they would become I never was much of armchair dad first black belt I met and he had violent after the cops would leave so I started working out and club a LAPD registration card for his or before the cops showed up. I when my son would train. Being a hands. We never had any money would have to restrain (joint locks Fil-Am family, we were not treated for formal lessons with Katas, just and pressure points) them. Fight- the best, even though we kept backyard down and dirty style of ing with someone who was crazy winning in tournaments. I found it fighting. This paid off in my teens. or high in back of ambulance and good for close quarters sport fight- In my teens we had moved protecting yourself and your part- ing but not very practical for real up to the San Francisco Bay area ner was not easy. I remember one world. and our family’s money was tight. time I was at a hospital and nurse I found fellow who prac- We moved to a crappy neighbor- in the ER was attacked by a crazy ticed Arnis in the park, he taught hood where being a Mestiso kid person. I had to take the guy down the Cacoy Doce Pares Method. I got me into fights. One time went I pretty fast and rough. We had this was my mother-in-law who told was in middle school I was jumped call where a guy tried to jump me of a teacher who was new to by three high school guys. Using out a window and had to grab his the USA and needed students. my skills and Pilipino style fight- belt and pull him in and then pin His style was Doce Pares Multi-

3 system. So we went up to LA and wife’s nephew started training doing public demonstrations about started training with him in his with us also. I was very fortunate FMA. This made my wife and her yard and then at Griffith park. to meet Master Felix Roiles. He family proud of her husband and At the factory where I was no BS kind of guy who could children. It also made other family worked we formed a club to prac- fight and had real world experi- members proud of their Filipino tice FMA at lunch. I found that ence. Master Felix said “here build heritage. I found my FMA system parts were very practical and parts on what you know not start over”. to be very pragmatic. We as family were not, but I like the sparring. I I started fighting in local and dis- enjoy sharing FMA with the com- found that FMA excited my sons tant tournaments along with both munity. So I teach and compete about their Filipino Heritage. My of my sons. My sons and I started with my art, Modified Pangamut.

Methods of an American Arnisador In the 4 years, I have fought and have fished since I was six question of how does one prepare in FMA 41 divisions, with now years old. I love being on the deck for a competition, goes like this, over 100 bouts with only 9 losses. of boat and feeling the fight of the you must have good foundational My friends asked me these ques- fish and the adventure of the hunt. concepts of FMA. These are good tions: To answer the first ques- footwork and body maneuver- First: What is it that makes you a tion, what make you a good fighting, good use of the weapon hand good fighter er, first a fighter got to have heart! and good use of the live hand. To Second: how do you prepare for You can train anyone to swing a do this you need to practice, use competition, stick but you must have heart! My a tire bag and get yourself plenty Third: what goes through you teacher, Felix Roiles says “you of rattan stick the right size. You mind when you fight, must have a heart like a lion”! need to practice bagging by hit- Fourth: what did you learn for I firmly believe that this is true ting with footwork. Practice going your fights, and you must be willing to go the the rounds just like the tourna- Fifth: what tips can you give distance. I have seen many fight- ment circuit you are fighting in. If someone who wants to be a suc- ers start out brave and melt under you are going to fight one minute cessful competition fighter? the pressure of combat. Remember rounds then practice hitting one that this is weapon based combat, minute and the stopping for 30 To answer all of these questions I it just have rules! The next part of seconds. Start out slow and get will do it one at time. this is the willingness to train with your combinations with footwork First a little background intensity. Train like your like de- down then start speeding it up. about me, I am married to a Fil- pends upon it, because it may one If you think you will have three ipina lady and have two sons. We day. The last part of is this ques- matches in a tournament then plan as family compete and support the tion is this: it is really all about to practice for 9 rounds. Add an FMA community. I have worked the little things. Filipino Martial additional round or two so if you as an Industrial Firefighter for the Arts is all about little things just end up in sudden death match you last 20 years and work in the Fire like fishing. A master angler sees are ready. You need to bag until and Rescue business for 30 years. all of the little things that it takes hands get raw and the just tape Durring my carrier I have received to catch the fish. No matter where up your hands. Bag on things that 1 Departmental Medal for Life he goes and adapts by humbling give. I had friend who hurt his Saving, 1 Departmental Medal for and learning from other successful hand because he was bagging on Bravery and 1 Departmental Medal anglers. Arnis is exactly the same. Oak trees. Go for walks with your for Meritorious Service. Ok, so my You may know your methods but stick and practice while walking. idea of good day is running into a to be successful in new environ- Practice with your sparring gloves burning building with my buddies ment you must adapt! Open your and in your mat shoes to get feel while everybody else is running mind to each situation and learn. for your equipment. Now the next out! I am an avid salt water angler To answer the second part is to practice hitting and using 4 your live hand for checking. If you Alright here are my hand, striking backhand, thrusting have somebody to work with you thoughts and tips on the use of (Songkiti), Punching (jabs, cross, practice hitting the bag then block- the weapon hand: My experience hook and uppercut), butt striking ing as your partner strikes at you. in sparring has taught me that the (Punya), Curving strikes (Pitiks, Practice with everybody you can. Manongs were right and the use Witiks, Arcos, Circulos, Sidewind- Even if they will beat you. You of the weapon hand is as criti- ers) re-angling strikes (Abaniko), just need to learn from it. I have cal as the empty hand when you Forward and Reverse Hooking had the privilege of sparring num- are fighting. Your weapon hand (Punya method), Locking, Block- ber of WEKAF world champions. serves a variety of functions like ing, Parrying and Throws. These guys can really fight. gripping the stick, striking fore-

Grips Let’s start with the basics. To hold your stick, knife or bolo you must be able hold / retain your weapon. The grip on the stick is critical in retaining your stick when fighting. I use an overlapping thumb grip.There is also straight thumb, side thumb and reverse overlapping grip. Each grip has specific application to provide the maximum effect. Overlapping - To find your basic grip position, put the stick in your left hand with the butt even with the bottom of your hand, close all four of your fingers, then wrap your four right fingers and overlap your thumb.This is natural grip or over lapping thumb. Straight Thumb - The basic straight thumb is done by putting the stick in your left hand with the butt even with the bottom of your hand, close all four of your fingers, then wrap your four right fingers and put your thumb straight up. This grip is used in Espada Y Daga for the knife grip. This grip is also called a foil grip. Side Thumb - The basic side thumb is done by putting the stick in your left hand with the butt even with the bottom of your hand, close all four of your fingers, then wrap your four right fingers and put you thumb bent against the outside stick. This grip is used for a rapid reverse technique of the stick or knife. Reverse Grip - The basic reverse grip is done by putting the stick in your left hand with the butt even with the top of your hand, close all four of your fingers, then wrap your four right fingers and overlap your thumb.The reverse grip is used when you would strike some with a Punya/butt strike, it is also used when you are knife fighting and throwing a punch with the knife to cut them with a jab.This grip is also called an Ice-Pick grip. Basic Strikes Strikes are broken into three basic groups based upon the direction of travel of the strike. These are forehand, backhand and thrust strikes. It does not matter if the strike is linear, curving or reversed it still three basic ones. All strikes generate the most power through proper body mechanics. Power is generated in the feet properly spaced through feet/leg rotation and is transferred to the hips and into the shoulders, and finally into the arms. The wrist proves the snapping motion. The weapon hand gives direction and targeting to the strike. Your knuckles serve as the blade edge reference to the strike. Strikes are done with three parts of the stick: tip, blade and butt. For the most transference of energy, the tip strike is most effective. How you strike is adjust according to the range you are fighting. Your range of motion is shortened as you get closer to your opponent. Remember to attack the fangs of the snake first! Go for the hands then the knees. Intermediate strikes Songkiti - The thrusting motion generates energy through two methods a straight lunge thrust or a curving re- angle motion known as Songkiti. This is used to target soft areas of the body like the eyes, throat, solar plexus and groin. A properly done Songkiti can put the diaphragm into spasm in one motion. Punya - A Punya done to the same areas in close quarters fighting (Korto) can do equal damage when done with force. Just quick short motions can cause your opponent to be disabled quickly. This motion can be done to trig- ger a gag reflex in the throat when done to the throat at the Sternal Notch.The same motion can be done to the base of the jaw by the ear; this will cause intense pain without permanent damage. 5 Punching - There are five basic punches and two advanced method punches. The five basic are the hammer fist, jab, cross, hook and uppercut. Two advanced punch are the spinning back fist and hammer fist-elbow strike. Power is generated from the hips into the shoulders then the arms. A good punch is aimed 6 inches past the body. One must image that they are punching through the body. A hammer fist is the same motion as the forehand and backhand strikes only if using the weapon hand you are striking with the butt of the stick. If you are striking with a fist it is with base of the fist. A jab is the same as media strike; the only difference is that stick is what hits your opponent instead of your fist. A jab punch is done straight at your target. A cross punch is done across the body to the opposite side of your opponent’s body. A hook punch is done as name in implies with a hooking motion. An elbow strike can be added when one throws hook punch. For maximum impact if you use the checking hand to stop/ hold your opponent and then hit them with the hook. With stick in your hand you are using butt of the stick for the strike. A spinning back fist is done when you reverse from the hawk stance, and change direction and strike with a backhand strike. Curving Strikes - The curving strikes group basically consists of Pitiks, Witiks, Circulos, Arcos and side wind- ers. A Pitik is done in flicking motion of the wrist by the weapon hand, it is tip strike. This strike is usually done to distract but can be extremely effective when done to sensitive areas like the breast. A Witik is done with a wrist snapping motion like you would do with a wet towel. There are inside Witiks and outside Witiks, inside done in a forehand motion and an outside are done in a backhand motion with wrist. A Circulo strike is done with the wrist and forearm in a circular motion. For maximum effectiveness you start with you forearm with the butt of the stick straight up and the tip is brought forward in clock wise motion rapidly. You follow all the way through on this strike. An Arco in just two Circulos are done one right after another. Twirling strikes are best to keep crowds back. These are effective for multiple opponents when using edge weapons. Sidewinders are done similar to a Circulo except that it goes opposite side from where the strike originated from. You start with the butt up striking curving manner hitting first the spot where you first hit in combination.A Sidewinder is usually the third strike of the combination. Complex Strikes Re-angling strikes - The Abaniko or fan strike in done two basic methods- Traditional and Modern. Traditional is wide striking pattern of 360 degrees of arc, to be really effective you must have total body mechanics for the rotation of your body when tip striking with your stick. Modern is a short quick strike done with just the wrist and a forearm in quick rapid manner. This is usually done to the face mask of your opponent with quick follow up power shot to the body. Ricochet strikes are true re-angle strike done from bouncing the stick off the floor and quickly into an on-coming opponent, or off your opponents stick and into your opponent’s face mask. Hooking Forward Hooking - The butt or Punya method is done as throw based upon the principle that were the head goes so goes the body. The technique is done like a J-wrap in empty hands to the back of the neck, but you use the butt of the stick quickly and throw them forward. It is best to use this in combination with a knee to the face as you quickly pull them down into it. Reverse Hooking - The butt or Punya method is done as throw based upon the principle that were the head goes so goes the body. The technique is done like reverse J-wrap in empty hands to the back of the neck, but you use the butt of the stick quickly and throw them forward. It is best to use this in combination with a knee to the face as you quickly pull them down into it. Locks Locks - Locks are used in stick grappling techniques. There are wrist locks, chicken wings, arm bars, ankle locks, leg bars, chest bar and chokes. These are done in conjunction with strikes to soften them up and with quick motion take-down or restraint. These locks are done in conjunction with the empty hand and will be cover in detail separately.

6 Blocking Blocking - There are two basic blocks reinforced and augmented. There are rigid blocks and augments blocks. Reinforced blocks are used at two ranges, Largo and Media. A basic skill that should be taught to students is the importance of angling their stick in all of the blocks of Largo, Media and Korto ranges. Largo Range Blocking - When you blocking at the Largo range you use an overlapping thumb grip and reinforce the wrist with your empty hand, angle your stick outward to take the shock strike. This allows you to have fast counter strike. When teaching blocking, start with have the student reinforce the tip and keep the stick straight. Have them progress to reinforcing the stick with the meaty part of the palm. They should finish with a reinforced wrist on the weapon hand. When blocking in the Largo range against edged weapons like the Bolo verses Olisi take the hits toward the tip of the stick. It is extremely important to have your stick angled outward. Media Range Blocking - When blocking at the Media range the stick is kept close to the body, sometime it necessary to have the butt against the body. The stick is gripped with the overlapping grip. The stick is reinforced with meat part of the palm / edge of your hand. Keep the stick angled outward slightly to take the impact. If you are going to plan to disarm your opponent then you may block with your stick and reinforce the stick with the meaty part of the forearm. Your stick is angled slightly outward. This allows you to snatch and grab their weapon or check their weapon. Korto Blocking - When being attacked with an inside Witik a downward shield block works well for low line attacks when combined with a live hand checking to your opponent’s shoulder. For high line attacks us a shield blocks. Follow up quick shot to the body. Parry Parrying - Is type blocking that is used when defending against an Estokada to the upper body/chest or the legs. The block is sliding block using the edge of the stick, allowing the energy of the slide across the weapon in striking edge to edge. This prevents breaking the stick from a stick to stick collision. The strike used by your opponent is a slicing strike. This strike can be parried and check at the same done with practice of a coordinated effort of the weapon hand and empty hand. Throws Throws - Throws and sweeps are based upon the idea of disrupting your opponent’s balance. This is done at the head-neck level, chest level and knee level with your weapon hand and stick. There are other sweeps and throws that are done with your empty hand Vining, hip throw and with leg wrap. - Punya Throw: The butt or Punya method is done as throw based upon the principle, that where the head goes so goes the body. The technique is done like a J-wrap in empty hands to the back of the neck, but you use the butt of the stick quickly and throw them forward. Combine with a sweep to the leg. - Knee Sweep: The knee sweep can be done as simple as after striking your opponent at the ribs then insert your stick behind the knee and pull while pushing on the chest with your empty hand at the same time. - Chest Throw: The chest throw is done after softening up your opponent with strikes, your stick is inserted at the chest while pulling them forward and off balance. You are disrupting their balance at the chest level. Sweep their leg as you throw them. Some of these techniques are not legal in certain tournament circuits, be failure with the rules of circuit you are fighting in! Learn what the judges looking for and what will get you disqualified! The Live Hand or Empty Hand OK so now we get to the live hand or empty hand as it is called. Here are my thoughts and tips on its usage: Yes, the Manongs were right and the use of the empty hand is critical when fighting. Your empty hand should serve a variety of functions like re-enforcing, checking, jamming, pulling, hooking, pushing, deflecting/ passing, grabbing, opening, punching and blocking. These skills are not style specific but are general in nature with FMA system that teaches Arnis, Eskrima, or Kali. First, your hand should be on your chest in the guard position. You hand should be shaped like “C”. If 7 you are blocking at the largo to media range you should be over the weapon hand, re-enforcing it still in a “C” shape. Your arms are extended outward. Re-enforcing - “Kalasag” When you are rigid blocking with your stick, use the meaty part of your palm resting against your stick. Your arms should not extended, keep your elbows tucked in. Remember that you are block with stick at the media and corto ranges. Checking - When you are checking typically your hand come from behind the weapon and stopping the forward motion of the stick. Your hand is in a “C” shape and you are catching the stick and hand together at the hand. Do not wrap your thumb in. The check is light like you would use to catch a light bulb, not like ball. Al- low your hand to stay in contact with light pressure and move with your opponent’s weapon hand to set them up for disarm. Jamming - “Ipit” This done when you can anticipate your opponent’s strike and can throw in your empty hand to jam the weapon. This is to keep them from swinging the strike. This is done throwing up your hand and jamming before they swing on the forehand strike. On the backhand strike you jam the forearm downward, you can also hammer fist downward on their forearm. When you are being thrust at, use an inward jamming motion with a “C”-shaped hand. Jamming is also done with your empty hand & arm. You basically cloths line your opponent across the chest, with your elbow at the arm/ shoulder level as you come in this jams the weapon arm and your opponent’s forward motion. Pulling - “Hatak” This done when you can grab the stick after you have blocked it. You just pull stick and rotate your body. They may or may not let go. You can also simply grab the guy’s cloths or body protector sleeve and pull them off balance. This is done by pulling them in the direction they are already traveling. Hooking - The hooking with two fingers known as the Kowit is done typically after you have checking the incoming weapon/ weapon hand. It is done with two fingers, the pinky and ring fingers.This is typically done in an inward/downward or outward pulling method. Typically it is used to pull your opponent off balance and leads to a disarm. Hooking with your empty hand to your opponent’s neck and pulling forward throws them off balance. Your hand is shaped like a hook. Pushing - It is just as it sounds to push on you attacker on their weapon hand shoulder in tournament. In real life it is to the face or the jaw, pushing it upward and back. This is simple tactic that is highly effective. Your hand is open and in the C shape when pushing against the jaw or face. Use more of an open palm when pushing on the shoulder. Deflecting/Passing- Deflecting by the empty hand is done when your “C” shaped hand comes downward and deflects your opponent’s weapon hand down. You can deflect your opponent’s weapon wand outward. This is done in Songa-Wakli motions. This is done in a circular motion. By deflecting your opponent’s weapon hand you make and opening for you to strike them. Grabbing- “Agaw” It is just as it sounds, first you block and check then you grab their weapon.While you hold it then you hit them as they try to pull away on their weapon. Grabbing can also be done by grabbing their gear and pulling them toward you, this takes them off balance and then you hit them. Sometimes when you clash with your opponent you can quickly grab and pull his weapon away if their gripe into to firm. Opening - “Hubad” is to make an opening in your opponent’s defenses by deflecting and passing their weapon hand away and this makes the opening. It is done with your empty hand in a “C”-shape. Punching -“Suntok” When you are fighting and you have blocked your Opponent’s stick and weapon hand you can punch them with you empty hand with a jab, hook, a cross or an uppercut. Make an opening by setting them up to block and check then hit them with your fist from the other way. Blocking - Using your Empty Hand to block, if you’re busy attacking and you are checked by your opponent use their empty hand. Block their arm with the meaty part of your arm. This technique will only work at the corto range and it is a ridged block. This works for forehand and backhand strikes. Distracting - Using your empty hand for distracting is done when you are getting ready to spar. You move your 8 fingers like a spider’s legs up by your face to have your opponent focus on this instead of on your weapon hand. Remember that everything I have just described are mental tools. Build up you tool box of skills and learn use all of your tools when you fight.

To answer the third ques- First remember to show up and be learned after that to hit with power tion of what goes through my mind ready to fight. Sign up and fight and speed together. In 2006 in the before I fight is really very simple, in all of the divisions you can. Battle for Carson when I fought is I relax and clear my mind. In Some days there is nobody in your knife for the first time I did not order to fight your best you need division. This means if they offer have anyone to practice so I got to get past the point of thinking padded stick, fight in it, if they kind of beat up. But because I got about the techniques and just do offer live stick fight in it, if they 1st place in single stick and the them in flow without thought. Be offer Sayaw compete it, if they of- rest of the team did well, our team like water and flow with the fight. fer double stick fight in it, if there won the team trophy! At the 2007 I clear my head of all thoughts and is knife, fight in it, if they offer WEKAF western regional I won approach in calm manner. Do not team sparring be a part of the team because I learned to use my foot- become angry when you fight as and fight. You will never know work. I found that I had to move it will cloud your mind. Do not be where you need work unless you like I did when dancing. I had a hungry to get the other guy as you battle test it. Learn what the rules Monang tell me if you can dance will not be able to feel what your are what pleases the judges for the then you could fight. You have opponent is flowing at you. circuit you are fighting. Ok here to learn to be graceful and move To answer the fourth ques- is an example when I fought my in and out of the ranges. When I tion of what did you learn from first River Rumble I lost due to I fought at the 2007 Eskrimador’s your fights goes something like was hitting with speed but not with challenge I won in double stick this: I have learned from my losses power. because I had practiced clash and and my wins, I learn to adapt to What I learned I passed counters as well as dis-arms. each situation and grow from it. on to my son who won a medal. I

Tournaments & Awards: - 2008 USFMAF Nationals Men’s 1st Place Form Division - 2008 USFMAF Men’s 1st place Self Defense Division - 2008 USFMAF Nationals 1st Place Men’s Senior Padded Stick Point Sparring Division - 2008 USFMAF Nationals Senior Men’s 1st place Padded Stick Continuous Sparring Division - 2008 USFMAF National Senior Men’s 2nd place Live Stick Point Sparring Division - 2008 USFMAF National Senior Men’s 1st Place Continuous Live Stick Sparring, - 2008 6th Annual Battle for Carson Eskrimadors Challenge 1st Place Men’s Senior Heavy Weight Division - 2008 6th Annual Battle for Carson Eskrimadors Challenge 3rd place Team Sparring Division - 2008 WEKAF Nationals Wild card Team Competition 2nd Place - 2008 WEKAF Nationals-US Team single stick competition 4th Place, US Team Completion - 2007 WEKAF Western Regional 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 1st Place Men’s Senior Double Stick - 2007 Eskrimadors Challenge 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 1st Place Men’s Senior Double Stick, 2nd Place Open Knife Division - 2007 International Karate Championship 1st Place Men’s Senior Division -Pacific Fighting Arts Division Single Stick Fight - 2007 Compete 2007 Black Belt Championship 1st Place Men’s Senior Division Single Stick Fighting - 2007 Presidential Fitness Award- Gold - 2006 KA Open International Martial Arts Championship/ LA Sheriff’s Cup-1st Place Men’s Senior Division Single Stick Fighting, 1st Place Men’s Senior Division Knife Fighting, 1st Place Men’s Senior Padded Stick MMA - 2006 Battle for Carson , Eskrimador’s Challenge 1st Place Men’s Senior Single Stick, 2nd Place Open Knife Division - 2006 Presidential Fitness Award- Silver - 2006 Presidential Fitness Awards-Bronze - 2000 Guerrero’s Invitational 2nd Place Men’s Division 9 - 2008 Best of the Best Tournament Masters Division Champion - 2008 USFMA Regional Sports Organizer (RSO) of The Year Award - 2009 West Coast Eruption First Place Weapons Forms - 2009 West Coast Eruption Grand Champion Empty Hands Forms - 2009 West Coast Eruption Seeder - Jose Pachaco Dojang 1st place Self Defense Division and 2nd Place Sayaw/forms Division - 2010 West Coast Eruption Seeder Jose Pacheco Dojang Mixed Weapons Sparring Grand Champion - 2010 Angel Cabales/Serrada Legacy Tournament Mixed Weapons Sparring First Place - 2010 UFTC 1st Place Weapons Forms - 2010 UFTC 1st Place Black Belt division Solo Baston - 2010 Kick-Punch Blood & Sweat award for Martial Arts Support - 2010 Mahar Martial Arts TV Show Award for Stick Fighting - 2010 Kick-Punch Award-Top Rated in Weapons by UFTC

Master Marc Lawrence in 2009 received the FMAdigest recognition for his continued efforts and demonstrated abilities as a competitor in Filipino martial arts competition. Download

My Travels to the USFMAF Nationals 2008 October 25 - 26, 2008

not so much as more as I train in Filipino martial arts four days a week already. My son, Michael had made it on to a travel basket ball team and they were working hard, so I knew his endurance would be fine, we just had to work on his sparring. He and I did a lot of sparring with friends and fam- My older son Michael and ily to be ready. Just 1 1/2 weeks I had qualified for the USFMAF before the Nationals, my son had Nationals that were to be held in an accident while playing basket Orlando, Florida. They were to ball and injured his right arm. That be part of the Disney ® Martial caused him to have to get a cast! Arts Festival held October 25 - 26, We had purchased our 2008. To get ready for this tourna- tickets (they were non-transfer- Michael Lawrence in foreground do- ment we had to train seriously a able) and made arrangements to ing Sayaw with Master Marc Law- use a timeshare condo from my month before. For me, this was rence in the background. 10 timeshare association for place to Fighting Arts. We went over and your right gets injured”; well that’s stay. I told my son he could still go over this for several hours then what he had to do. Michael got a if he went as my corner man and showed it to Master Darren Tibon, gold medal in Junior Handicapped coach for the Nationals. That was who gave great feed back about Division. Michael was up first in the only way my wife would agree slowing it down so the audience padded stick point sparring and he for him to go. When we flew in could see the moves. still able to take a gold medal in his we came a day early so we could Disney had given us four division. I had entered in six sepa- adjust to the time difference, it minutes to highlight five separate rate divisions. I had a day’s work was a longer flight over to Florida Filipino Fighting Art systems ahead of me. than to Hawaii to the big island together. All of us from Pakamut- My first division was to see family. It was rainy and Torrance and Angels Disciples Cadenza/ Forms good thing I like humid when we got there, kind of Serrada got to together with to practice this by myself in the like Hawaii. When we got in and Tuhan Ray Dionaldo, Instructor park; I managed to pull a 1st place settled I called Darren Tibon the Rich Verdejo and Instructor Gigie gold medal with high marks. My President of the USFMAF to let Alunday of FCS to plan what we him know we were there as we all were going to do. This was a were to be in the Saturday night fun discussion by far. Ok, so about Showcase as well as be volunteers now some of you are giggling at for judging and helping with the the thought of five separate sys- tournament. Due to Michael’s tems working together to show off hand being in a cast, I had to make their art in front of a large crowd arrangements to have someone maybe 1500 people with just about else become my partner in the flow every martial culture from around my son and I had developed. the world demoing their respective The flow was developed as arts. Well, with one of the greatest way of honoring my teacher, Felix sports facilities in the world with Master Lawrence winner Roiles the Grandmaster of Paka- a phenomenal stage and lighting mut International. The flow we effects, mist and music. We had second division was going to be were to show would show largo, four minutes on stage in Florida, different as it was the Self Defense media and corto single stick fight- we put on a great demonstration, Division. The rules in USFMAF ing, corto knife fighting and hand with back light Sayaw with blade say you must demonstrate six to hand fighting. Darren Tibon had and candle, with bull whip and techniques for this division at two a member of his school, Phillip blade forms, with combat flow and speeds one at slow explaining and Labatad that had volunteered to flow spar. It was a great thing to the second at real time and mo- work with me to learn the flow on be a part of and to see what we in tion. Phillip Labatad really came Saturday. the Filipino martial arts could do through for me as he volunteered Saturday morning we met working together! to do this with me and was demon- up with folks from USFMAF at So Sunday morning strating stick grappling and take- the front gates of the Disney ® rolled around and my son and I downs. True to my teacher meth- Wide World of ® Sports Complex. had to get ready for the big day. ods that he taught me well, I was We did our registration and met I found out that USFMAF of- able to get a 1st place gold medal up with our friends. We also saw fers a handicapped division so for this division. I knew the spar- some other friends that were there my son Michael, with his cast on ring was going to be work. I was from California, Rich Verdejo and his right hand, could complete in going to fight style I have never Gigie Alunday of FCS were there two divisions, one was Cadenza/ fought before. My first was padded for the FSC blade competition. So Forms and the other was Padded stick point division, this is from I got with Phillip and we started Stick Point Sparring. Michael a blade perspective, and it works working on it together. Phillip was had to use his left for forms. You on first contact strike get the point great to work with as he was get- know how your teacher always unless they clash. It goes for three ting a crash course in the Pakamut says “learn to use your left in case minutes or first one to seven points 11 body is legal. They cooled my neck, gave me So now you water between the rounds, my son really have to gave me coaching points he was be a high level seeing on how I was fighting. I feel in your game this combination really helped. I with good was able to get a 1st place gold live/check- medal in this division. My son and ing hand clash I had great time at the USFMAF and counter Nationals. and use of I liked the USFMAF foot work to method of sparring more than Master Lawrence, Master Tibon and Philip Labatad distance. The WEKAF. You start out apart at the after live stick point sparring fights went far ends of the ring. The judges are well for me trained and certified by the associa- with a reset after each point scored. and I was able tion after attending a workshop. I had practiced this plenty with my to get another 1st place gold medal The judges are taught, it is about students and friend in the park and in this division. In the live stick honesty and integrity and the right at my club. I did well getting a 1st point was new to me and I did not person wins always! This is the place gold medal in this division. practice this so it was tougher for way Filipino martial arts matches My next division was padded stick me to pull out good scoring, I did should be. We a re looking forward continuous sparring. This is very well with a loss to my new friend to next year at Disney Anaheim different with then a WEKAF tour- Phillip Labatad who got the 1st 2009 and the USFMAF Eskrima- nament that you must show 50 % place gold and I got a 2nd place dor’s World Tournament in Long defense, the whole body is a legal silver. My last fighting division Beach August of 2009. Hopefully I target, only the disarms that counts was live stick continuous. I did can see you next year at the USF- if someone takes the stick away, well with corner support from the MAF tournaments’! not dropped and thrusting to the MDT Lameco Martial Arts people.

12 News-Shugyokan and Pakamut-Torrance Mixed Weapons Martial Arts Challenges November 30, 2008

Gardena, California - November If you want to 30th 2008. The Okinawan Karate push your limits, Kobudo Doukoukai and in con- this is definitely junction with the Pakamut Fili- worth trying”. pino Martial Arts debuted the first The MWA (Mixed Weapons Arts) get weapons used together at the Shugyokan Shorin in this ‘mock” Ryu Dojo Hombu Dojo. combat are pad- The joint training com- ded. “It feels prised of Okinawan Kobudo vs. like being smack Pilipino Weapons sparring. The with a sofa Okinawan stylist used tonfa and cushion” ac- the rokushakubo against the Pili- cording to Prince pino’s baston (sticks) and knife. Loeffler, who fought using the Pakamut-Torrance has decided to The training allowed each stylist tonfa against Guro Marc Lawrence name this joint program as Mixed to test their ability of handling of the Pilipino Pakamut Fighting Weapons Art or MWA for short. their particular weapons in an open Art. The MWA Challenge will now combat arena. Guro Lawrence believes hold this fun event every last Sun- According to the Shugyo- that “As a fighter I am always days of each month beginning at kan Dojo Deshi’s David Acosta “I willing to try my skills against 10:00 am till 11:30 am. always look for ways to explore other styles of fighting. This al- This concept came out a variety of martial arts. I have lows me to grow in ways that of the USFMAF Cultural Chal- found that each one has something otherwise I could not. Sparring in lenge that will be held April 2009 to offer and makes my overall mixed weapons-mixed system re- and August 2009 at the USFMAF fighting skills better. Philippine ally makes my skills to be pushed Tournaments. The USFMAF-Es- stick fighting is one of the hard- in positive way. I feel that if you krimador’s World Tournament will est things I have tried and this are truly serous about learning to feature USFMAF and Chanbara method throws you right into it. I fight than this is path you must meeting on the mat for the first can see practical applications of take.” time. It will be an open padded this fighting in many other forms. The Shugyokan Dojo and the weapons division.

13 South Bay Filipino Martial Arts Club Adventures at Long Beach International August 7-9, 2009

On August 7-9, 2009 was I have never seen more an amazing weekend for Filipino near knock-outs and with pad- Martial Arts here in South Califor- ded weapons, no less!!!! Those nia. The USFMAF (United States new padded sticks by Action Flex Filipino Martial Arts Federation) Century were really great. Some in Brotherhood with Eskrimadors other team’s fighters got hit hard Accademy had two tournaments and dropped to one knee and got together side by side. The form up shaky. Live-stick was just fierce competition was held with joint with some hard core battling hap- judging by the two groups. Every- ping. My guys really could hit. body went to the Long Beach Inter- They were fighting with standard national for the variety of fighting rattan sticks with the skin on not styles and systems. There were two the kiln dried ones. FMA tournaments held as part of The Cultural Challenge giant martial arts event in a World was really something with strikes Class facility-the Long Beach Con- from padded weapons so had that vention Center. With Masters of they broke shields wood and the Long Beach internationals 2009 Mat- many arts doing seminar upstairs fancy foam-rubber types too. I saw thew and Gil winnings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday some of the non-FMA helmets FCS’s Seminar and tournament at while tournaments were happening crack and faces masked dented the park in Eagle Rock. Because downstairs. in. It really pays to have good so much was happening many On Saturday in one ring equipment. I was really glad we groups sent people to as many was the USFMAF with all seven use quality equipment. Sundays as they could. Our club’s brother of its divisions and in the next ring afternoon wrapped up with great group from Lake Elsinor, Pakamut was Eskrimadors Accademy with action happening with knife with -Riverside area Guro Jason Stanley WEKAF style it’s single and dou- kick and punch. My fighters were went to the FCS and fought hard ble stick divisions. The action was really holding their own against bring back the gold. Our Grand great; fighters could fight either other systems and arts that came to Master Felix Roiles was able to go circuit or both. The WEKAF style play. We took 1st and second place on Saturday and support the FCS fighting happen on Saturday only in the division. event with a seminar and on Sun- with the USFMAF happening on There were venders (FMA day the USFMAF event with the Saturday and Sunday. There were included) there of all kinds of same. I felt like kid in candy store some great fights that happened Martial Arts equipment. While all with so much FMA happening at that I watched as well as coaching of this action was happening, the once. Our Club was glad to at Long my fighters from our club. This House of Champions in Van Nuys Beach were history was made with was for many of my fighters their was hosting the 90th birthday a FMA Open World tournament. It second tournament ever. For some party and seminar for SGM Ca- was the weekend not to stay home it was their first one! coy Canete, and on Saturday was but to get out play in FMA.

14 Long Beach International 2009 L-R: Boris, Jason, Donavan, Jenifer, Milo, Eric, Marc Mike Merrill, Gilbert and Matthew

15 Workshops

Workshop USFMAF at the school USFMAF and South Bay FMA Club Judging and Referee Workshop July 19, 2009

On July 19, 2009 the by other FMA schools beside ours, My younger son Matthew South Bay Filipino Martial Arts and they were Professor Jesse and my Gilbert nephew were real Club, Gardena, CA, sponsored Dancel’s Dalan Ilokano FMA- troopers and supported by fighting a USFMAF judging and referee Banning, Master Mario Gajo’s in four different divisions just to workshop for the upcoming Open Gajo Martial Arts - San Diego, show people how each was done. World Tournament, It was held at Khalid Khan’s Filipino Eskrima- All of my club’s fighters worked the Long Beach International on Hollywood, and Punong Guro really hard and show each of dif- August 7 - 9, 2009. The clinic was Darren Tibon’s Angels Disciples- ferent divisions. It was great watch well attended by folks, we had 26 Stockton came and supported the Milo Cudanes and Eric Fodran in people come and participate. We event. We showed all of the divi- the mixed weapon sparring with were planning for maximum of 25! sions that USFMAF has to offer Eric using a shield and short sword We could not fit any more people with the exception of Double stick. and Milo with Katana. I have to in the place. We had all chairs We performed padded stick point, thank all of my students and family filled and folk in the back and sit- padded continuous stick, live stick who came and worked so hard in ting on the floor. It was the biggest point, live stick continuous, Cham- the setup, running the event and the event that our little school has ever bara/Cultural challenge-AKA cleaning up of the event afterward. had there. mixed weapons sparring, and knife This event was supported fighting-with kick and punch.

16 Stick Grappling Workshop November 15, 2009 The stick grappling workshop was an experience to remember. Held with few practitioners due to limited space, and unfortunate absence of Master Instructor Ronald Manrique due to the flu was unfortunate. Master Marc Lawrence did a fantastic job in hosting this workshop. All practitioners got a real taste of stick grappling from Punong Guro Dowd and Grandmas- ter Roiles. With limited participants this afforded the opportunity for a lot of one-on- one training.

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17 Group shot of those who taught the first half of the Legacy Tournament for Elmer Bais, Master Frank Rillamas, Guro Jeff Finder, Grandmaster Alex France, Master Marc Lawrence.

South Bay FMA Club Workshop March 21, 2010 This was an event of Friendship in the Filipino martial arts. Guro Roger Agbulos, Adam James and Punong Guro Steven Dowd were the instructors. Now due to the size of the School which Master Lawrence uses to teach only 15 to 16 people can work out comfortably, and it ended up there was 18, so it was a little tight but no problem. Charged to attend the event was a very minimal amount to cover gas for the instructors and food for a light lunch, (which was very good). This was a get together of friends sharing their knowledge and just to have a great time. Download

18 Other Workshops at SBFMA

All Styles Workshop at Shugyokan Dojo

Leo Fong and Adam James Workshop October 30, 2010

The Del Mar’s visit to SBFMA Club 2010

19 SBFMA club visits Guru Ed Martins Kali-Silat group’s workshop 2010

20 Community

18th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture SBFMA Club at the FPAC Festival September 12-13, 2009

Our Barangay, the South my adult male students come out safety. We had the kids hit a BOB Bay Filipino Martial Arts club on stage and show what we call that we brought. We lined them went and supported the FPAC empty hands, three on one self de- up and showed them the five basic festival on Sunday, September fense. This is empty hands demo strikes. We showed them basic foot 13th. This year we did something one Arnisador verses three armed work. We used Cinco Terros and that we only talked about before, opponents, one having a baseball that was something that everyone we had illustrated kid books that bat, one with stick/club, and one knew and was not specific to any had basic Arnis inside with Kid with a knife. My students were one style. It was the best generic Hero story. (This booklet was really great about this getting take Filipino martial arts we could project of my collection of stories disarmed and taken down by their show. Then after the kids were and the great illustrations by Le own weapons. We finished with done hitting BOB we had them Roid David of Kid Hero’s and my favorite demo my older son start learning to block. All of the Lumpia film) We also offered to and myself showing bolo verses kids and the volunteer instructor hold free 45 minute class for the stick. This done with live steel and had fun. I love watch all the kids kids and parents who came to regular rattan stick. Afterwards we leave with their parents with a stick out the Martial Arts village at the bowed and told a little bit about in one hand and small kids book FPAC festival. One of our groups our group. on basic Filipino martial arts in the donated the cost of the sticks for We made it back with other. I was happy that we could the kids so the first 20 kids got a just 15 minutes to spare before share some of our heritage to the free rattan stick for coming to the our kids class started. I thought kids. I had a Lolo come up to and class. Our group had planned to maybe we would get 10-15 kids at thank me latter and said that I had do a demo at the village, but the the Martial Arts Village; we were created 25 new Eskrimadors. I felt director of the Martial Arts Section mobbed by the kids and parents. very happy that our group was able felt that because we were shar- We had 25 kids and 25 sticks and contribute to do this event. ing with the community we could I had to maintain a 5-1 ratio for have some stage time. On short notice we were told that we would have stage time on the big stage! With like five minutes to spar one of the stage crew came on got our group and took us to the big stage. Within 10 minutes we were up on stage filling a 20 minute time slot. I had my little kids come our spar on stage using padded sticks. Then I had one of my women student come up and perform a traditional Sayaw. Next was my bigger kids sparring each other. Then my older son and I show combat flow showing single stick, knife and empty hands flowing from one to another. Then I had three of 21 Teaching Military Philippine Scouts group at Old fort MacArthur days

2010 Filipino History Month Demonstration-Breaking of Boards

22 Recognition

Masters Promotion Dinner 2007

Supporting Coach Kidd D Jason Weapons 2009

FMAdigest Writer of the Year 2010 Download

23 Marc Lawrence accepts 2010 Masters Hall Of Fame Award Masters Hall of Fame 2010 from The Accademy of Masters Marc Lawrence was presented a lifetime achievement award by Masters Hall Of Fame, Filipino Martial Arts Ambassador Darren Tibon. Marc Lawrence a Master and Punong Guro (Head Instructor) of South Bay Filipino Martial Arts Club received the Lifetime Achievement Award for the continual support and propagation of the Filipino Martial Arts regard- less of the style. Some of his achievements include writing books and articles on the subject of FMA, developing and publishing a kid’s book to introduce children to FMA, resurrecting the lost art of the making of FMA weapons and training aids with local materials and teaching these methods, develop- Download ing a community outreach program hosting and teaching free classes to the public, establishing a Filipino Martial Arts Community Center in the North Torrance-South Gardena Community and developed his own style called Modified Pangamut. Master Lawrence and his students have appeared and demonstrated FMA on the Kidd D. Jason Martial Arts show. He and his students have supported FMA tournaments, events and schools throughout California over the years. He continues in his tireless support of FMA schools and teachers in the support of the arts.

USFMAF President Darren Tibon and Master Marc Lawrence showing Hall of Fame Rings

Coach Kidd D. Jason and Master Marc Lawrence showing awards at the 2010 Hall of Fame

24 Gallery

Boris Fritz, Eric Lee and I at Best of the Best Tournament 2006

Master Erwin and the boys Backyard training

2008 Best of the Best Masters Division

Da’ Local Boys Garage Training in Lawndale

25 UFTC Awards Dinner 2010 Old Pakamut LB Vets Park crew

Long Beach Internationals 2010

Michael and I at USFMAF Nationals in Florida

26 Notable Accomplishments

Home Made Training Equipment and Conditioning Marc Lawrence shares his homemade backyard training gear. And he does it all from baston practice, hand and foot training gear and also makes his own inex- pensive weapons just to practice with. With a bit of island ingenuity, a practitioner of Filipino martial arts can con- struct their own studio with quality training aids and weapons. A basic studio can be set up in garage, backyard or other location. I have one constructed in my backyard, another at work in a storage area. The focus of this article is for Filipino martial arts practitioner to be able set up anywhere and be able to practice their art with locally available tools and equipment. I will brake down this into three areas, these being first striking aids, second are striking and cutting weapons and third is projectile Download weapons.

Philippine Weaponry Marc Lawrence has put together a very good list and has added some com- ments about weapons that are known and used in the Philippines. This project was started as an answer to question by one of my students and my son who asked a simple question, “Is there a book on Filipino weapons from A to Z that I could read”? My house like every other Fil-Am house has a Weapons of Moroland or Weapons of the Philippines plaque in it. I went looking for some books but the closest I could find was a book from 1920 by an archeologist. I found it very dull and dry. I have collected a large amount of information from many sources on the weapons of the Philippines. I wish to share with you.

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27 If you are interested in learning more about us, come and visit our club at a class. For more information about Master Marc Lawrence and the Modified Pangamut System, please visit: Website: www.southbayfmaclub.com Email: [email protected] Phone: (310) 961-1266 Club location: 15205 Crenshaw, Gardena, Ca. 90249

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