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Thank you JRF for your clarifications. I do agree that I probably overly responded to your post, because from past experience with other online forums, the thread drifts from one point to the next I merely tried to 'cover' all the bases, so that my point could be clarified better. Again , thank you for allowing me to expand more fully on what you read as 'one-sided' . I'm actually much harsher to Filipinos when I hear certain untruths being stated as fact and attempt to point out or delve deeper into their truths.
As for other FMAs taking from other arts, the problem with that is the FMAs is kinda like a sponge - it must adapt and change to what obstacles it may meet in the future- that is how it survives and still remains viable, they were not dojo based, that's it's advantage and probably where someone who teaches FMAs as a cultural art from someone who teaches it as a self defense art might differ. The present day FMA practitioner should learn what other arts are doing but not stop there and say that is now FMAs... they should not ape the techniques but instead utilise their skills to learn how to counter them or add to them. Not only study what martial artists are doing but what thugs in the alleys and in prisons are doing. Most likely that is where they will be tested, on the street. Personally, I could care less if a kali brother of ours remained pure, just as long as they survive.
Living students - good, dead students- bad.
Respectfully moving on,
--Rafael--
As for other FMAs taking from other arts, the problem with that is the FMAs is kinda like a sponge - it must adapt and change to what obstacles it may meet in the future- that is how it survives and still remains viable, they were not dojo based, that's it's advantage and probably where someone who teaches FMAs as a cultural art from someone who teaches it as a self defense art might differ. The present day FMA practitioner should learn what other arts are doing but not stop there and say that is now FMAs... they should not ape the techniques but instead utilise their skills to learn how to counter them or add to them. Not only study what martial artists are doing but what thugs in the alleys and in prisons are doing. Most likely that is where they will be tested, on the street. Personally, I could care less if a kali brother of ours remained pure, just as long as they survive.
Living students - good, dead students- bad.
Respectfully moving on,
--Rafael--