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Andrew Evans
Purple Belt
Review of Modern Arnis in Topeka
One of the best 4th of July weekends ever as we did our best to honor the military!
It started with a presentation for veterans at the Topeka VA Medical Center, where Dr. Remy Presas Jr., with the help of local Modern Arnis practitioners, demonstrated and lectured on the art that is currently taught to various areas of the military including Special Forces. One WWII veteran mentioned that the combatives taught to todays military have gone a long way from what he was once taught. Thank you again to all our veterans and also those who help take care of them- The employees of the Topeka VA Medical Center are excellent!
Even though it was a holiday weekend, we had excellent participation for the 2nd annual Modern Arnis camp. While many could only stay for one or two days, several hung in there for the whole duration. On Saturday, we topped out with 31 seminar participants (34 total). Not bad for a holiday weekend. Talk about dedication! Instructors and school owners from some of the top schools in Kansas and other states provided lots of great support.
Military personnel from Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth were also well represented. Dr. Remy Presas Jr. took some time to recognize these individuals in the service to our country. A round of applaud followed for each service member. "Thank you so much!"
Dr. Remy Presas covered the gambit of advanced and classical Modern Arnis. His Visidario, traps and lock flows definitely had the dynamics of his late great father, GM Remy Presas. He kept making connections between one stick, two sticks, and empty hand. "It's all the same!" His classical material was so clean that many of the advanced students were very impressed. The bump on my chin came from having my jaws drop to the floor. "Oh boy! Oh boy!" Just as importantly, Remy Presas Jr. shared his energy with every single person. Everybody got a chance to work with him. And, um, everybody got taken down...
A special thanks goes out to all the advanced Modern Arnis practitioners who lent a hand especially Rich Parsons. It was a tough job keeping up with Remy Presas Jr. but there were enough of us to circulate throughout the room and keep the individual instruction at a high level.
Take care,
One of the best 4th of July weekends ever as we did our best to honor the military!
It started with a presentation for veterans at the Topeka VA Medical Center, where Dr. Remy Presas Jr., with the help of local Modern Arnis practitioners, demonstrated and lectured on the art that is currently taught to various areas of the military including Special Forces. One WWII veteran mentioned that the combatives taught to todays military have gone a long way from what he was once taught. Thank you again to all our veterans and also those who help take care of them- The employees of the Topeka VA Medical Center are excellent!
Even though it was a holiday weekend, we had excellent participation for the 2nd annual Modern Arnis camp. While many could only stay for one or two days, several hung in there for the whole duration. On Saturday, we topped out with 31 seminar participants (34 total). Not bad for a holiday weekend. Talk about dedication! Instructors and school owners from some of the top schools in Kansas and other states provided lots of great support.
Military personnel from Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth were also well represented. Dr. Remy Presas Jr. took some time to recognize these individuals in the service to our country. A round of applaud followed for each service member. "Thank you so much!"
Dr. Remy Presas covered the gambit of advanced and classical Modern Arnis. His Visidario, traps and lock flows definitely had the dynamics of his late great father, GM Remy Presas. He kept making connections between one stick, two sticks, and empty hand. "It's all the same!" His classical material was so clean that many of the advanced students were very impressed. The bump on my chin came from having my jaws drop to the floor. "Oh boy! Oh boy!" Just as importantly, Remy Presas Jr. shared his energy with every single person. Everybody got a chance to work with him. And, um, everybody got taken down...
A special thanks goes out to all the advanced Modern Arnis practitioners who lent a hand especially Rich Parsons. It was a tough job keeping up with Remy Presas Jr. but there were enough of us to circulate throughout the room and keep the individual instruction at a high level.
Take care,
