Informative Issue No. 148 2014

A Litttle History FMA Informative Talks with Grandmaster Richard S. Bustillo Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima and Jeet Kune Do Empty Hand vs Baston Empty Hand vs Baston Double Baston vs Double Baston Empty Hand vs Empty Hand Note From Kitty Canete-Knight

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The FMA Informative was very fortunate to be able to have a questions and answer correspondence with Grand-master Richard Bustillo. The FMA Informative asked the questions and there was no punches pulled (as they say). And Grandmaster Bustillo answered frankly and got to the point in what he answered. Known to be a student of Bruce Lee and spreading the art. Grandmaster Bustillo is also a Grandmaster in Cacoy’s Doce Pares Escrima. Oh but it does not stop there. Known throughout the world for his teachings and knowledge, Grandmas-ter Bustillo is a practitioner that stands at the top of known, respected, honorable, and extremely talented indi-viduals and practitioners. So in this issue you will find he speaks from experiences both from the past and his thoughts on the Fili-pino martial arts of today. So the FMA Informative hopes the reader enjoys this issue and strongly suggests that if ever the opportunity arises to meet Grandmaster Bustillo to do so.

IMB Academy The IMB Academy is run by Grandmaster Richard Bustillo, one of Bruce Lee’s original Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do students, golden gloves boxer, Grandmaster in Filipino martial arts (Eskrima, Kali and Arnis), Muay Thai specialist (Kru), certified law enforcement defensive tactics instructor, and member of the American So-ciety of Law Enforcement Trainers. Sigung Bustillo is largely credited for his perpetuation of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do and in bringing the Filipino martial arts tradition to the United States. At the IMB Academy, they know that martial arts isn’t just about punching, kicking or grappling to achieve a students’ goal. Their martial arts program is an experience, and they recognize that it’s their job to make sure that their members have the best training experience possible. The IMB Academy facility includes over 10,000 square feet of floor space including a fully matted main training room, weight room, and open workout room. Their main room is complete with heavy bags, Wing Chun dummies, a fully mirrored wall, and an array of fitness equipment. Their open workout room has punch-ing, kicking, and speed bags as well as a ring and open workout space. The IMB Academy fully stocked weight room and open workout room are free for our members to use anytime we are open. The IMB Headquarters in Torrance, CA is one of the largest and most complete martial arts facilities.

FMA Informative Talks with Grandmaster Richard S. Bustillo

FMA Informative: If you do not mind since you have been around many Filipino martial artists throughout the years, what is your take on the overall progression of the Filipino martial arts since the FMA Informative is sure you have witnessed firsthand or heard some of the pettiness jealousy’s, and politics within the Filipino martial arts? Grandmaster Bustillo: The Filipi-no martial arts has progressed to an international level of achievement. It is presently known worldwide with your FMAdigest, Filipino martial arts seminars and tourna-ments held nationally and inter-nationally, and DVDs and articles from many MA publications. The public media such as the FaceBook or YouTube plays a big part in the Filipino martial arts progression. Filipino martial arts instructors or students have my compliments for writing articles on the Filipino martial arts. Articles and DVDs on the Filipino martial arts keep us in the light for the world to discover. With a successful title or position in the Filipino martial arts comes the pettiness, jealousy, politics and mud-slinging. It doesn’t matter who said what or what was writ-ten. The important thing is that our Filipino martial arts are preserved and perpetuated.FMA Informative: Who would you say are the most sought after (desirable) teachers of the Filipino martial Arts as teachers or semi-nars? What teachers of the Filipino martial arts that you would recom-mend to attend a seminar if practi-tioners are in the area or if not far from a practitioners location to go learn and attain knowledge in the

art that they are teaching? Grandmaster Bustillo: There are many Filipino martial arts instructors teaching commercially, privately and even teaching un-derground in their car garage or backyard. One needs to search for a creditable instructor that will fit his/her needs. Some notable and desirable instructors are Cacoy Canete or his most senior instruc-tors Chuck Canete and John-John Mac, Dan Inosanto in the USA, Danny Guba in the UK, Tobias Ricker in Germany, or Dong Cues-ta in New Jersey. A student needs to interview a worthy instructor in his/her area or at a seminar. Don’t look for the fancy stick work or a showman with the Eskrima stick. Look for an instructor with hones-ty, integrity and skillful with prac-tical and direct functional applica-tions for tournament style or street self-defense combat. The Filipino martial arts is a well-rounded self-defense art in that it possess a long range weaponry with a stick (Garrote), or middle range strikes using empty hands (Panuntukan) or the close grappling range (Du-mong).FMA Informative: What systems or organizations do you believe are strong and really do demon-strate a brotherhood? Grandmaster Bustillo: There are a few systems or organizations that chose to remain secret and private who demonstrate a brotherhood. The Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation is strong. They demon-strate brotherhood as a whole and dismiss the undesirables. I love meeting Filipino martial arts organizations or systems that are strong in brotherhood.

FMA Informative: What Grand-masters or Masters have influenced you the most in your development in the Filipino martial arts? Grandmaster Bustillo: All my former Filipino martial arts instruc-tors have had some influence on my Filipino martial arts training. However if I had to pick the most influential, my original instruc-tor Dan Inosanto taught me to appreciate my Filipino heritage and culture. I tutored and did my apprenticeship under Mr. Inosanto for twenty years. Currently, even after 30 years I still look up to Mr. Inosanto as a mentor. The Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Canete and his Doce Pares family are also most influence in my continued develop-ment.FMA Informative: It is very well known that you are close to Great Grandmaster Ciriaco ‘Cacoy’ Cañete of Doce Pares. Can you tell us how you met and the relation-ship between the two of you? Grandmaster Bustillo: I met Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy when he made his first tour of the USA in the late ‘70’s. He toured the USA with former Eskrima Champions Dodong Cuesta, Bonifacio “Loloy” Uy, and his nephew Master Diony Canete. Our relationship has been close because of mutual interest in sparring and the combative martial arts. Our relationship was like a father and son—an instructor and student. I am1 of 3 grandmasters presently ranked as 11th grade un-der Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy’s 12th grade. Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy is the highest ranked and the only 12th grade in his family’s Doce Pares Eskrima.FMA Informative: As you stated:

A Little History

From 1967-87 Richard Bustillo and Dan Inosanto re-searched, promoted and revived the Filipino martial arts together. Many have credited them with be-ing able to bring back the Filipino martial arts because of their posi-tion in the martial arts community. Grandmaster Bustillo, continues to research and promote the Filipino martial arts. Grandmaster Richard Bustillo is recognized by the Council of Grandmasters of the Philippines as a 9th degree Black Belt (Grandmaster) in Doce Pares Eskrima. And was promoted to; 10th degree Grandmaster under the Cacoy Doce Pares World Federa-tion in June 2007 by Great Grand-master Ciriaco ‘Cacoy’ Cañete. Richard Bustillo’s Filipino martial arts training started with

Dan Inosanto when they were studying with Bruce Lee. They were the only two Filipinos train-ing at the Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in the Los Angeles China Town district in 1967. On one training day Dan asked Richard if he had seen or knew anything about the Filipino martial arts. Richard answered that he had seen Eskrima but he wasn’t too impressed with Eskrima. With Richard’s attitude at that time, all he wanted to do was train and develop his punching and kicking skills from Bruce Lee’s concepts. Later Dan Inosanto invited Richard Bustillo to accompany him to Stockton, California for a private lesson with Grandmaster Angel Cabales. Dan’s mother the late Mary Inosanto had set up the private lesson. Richard wasn’t in-

terested in Eskrima but he accom-panied Dan to be his training part-ner. We drove 8 hours from Los Angeles to Stockton, California for the weekend session. Richard now laughs at students who complain about driving 4 or 5 hours to a seminar. Dan and he drove 8 hours almost every other weekend or twice a month for Eskrima lessons in Northern California. The Filipino martial arts were hidden in secrecy since the Spanish rule of 400 years in the Philippines. The art was passed down and kept in secrecy from father to son. Richard Bustillo searched and recovered several Filipino martial arts Masters in Ha-waii as his training in the Filipino martial arts progressed. Dan did the same in the Northern Califor-nia.

Grandmaster Richard Bustillo has met, discussed the practitioners style and even trained with some of the fol-lowing Filipino martial arts practitionersGrandmaster Angle Cabales: ‘Cabales Serrada’ Bralio Pedoy: ‘Derobio Escrima’ Batikan Raymond Tobosa: ‘Tobosa Style’ Leo Giron: ‘Largo Mano’ Max Sarmento: ‘Kedena de Mano’ Gilbert Tenio: ‘DeCuerdas Eskrima’ Manong Sam Tendencia: ‘Hilot’ - Eskrima basics Grandmaster Floro Villabrille: ‘Kali’. Grandmaster Juan Lacoste: ‘La Coste style of Eskrima’ Jack Santos: ‘Cinco Tero’ Telesporo Subingsubing: ‘Moro-Moro Style’ Dentoy Revilar: ‘Serrada System’ Ben Largusa: ‘Largusa System of Kali’ Pedro Apilado: ‘Eskrima Referee’ Cacoy Canete: - ‘Doce Pares’

“I met Great Grandmaster Cacoy when he made his first tour of the USA in the late ‘70’s. How much training have you done with Great Grandmaster Cacoy and how did you achieve the rank you have today, under Great Grandmaster Cacoy? Grandmaster Bustillo: I saw a great value in Supreme Grandmas-ter Cacoy’s Doce Pares Eskrima. I wanted my students’ world-wide to know Supreme Grandmaster Ca-coy and his Doce Pares which was unknown in the USA or abroad. I took Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy with me on my seminar tours. We traveled together and I shared him with my students and instructors in many cities and countries. As Su-preme Grandmaster Cacoy’s assis-tant on seminars, I accomplished many techniques and sparring drills. I am known as one of the largest contributors and supporters for Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy’s Doce Pares, because of my posi-tion in the martial arts community and my Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do status.FMA Informative: With your various knowledge and skills in the Filipino martial arts what is it that you teach at the IMB Acade-my? And if you have combined the different styles, how have you put them together in presenting them to your students? Grandmaster Bustillo: I take a very non-traditional approach towards training by focusing on the individual and his or her needs. Because no single art is perfectly suited to every individual, I teach the three combative ranges of weaponry, the striking disciplines and close range of the grappling arts. Within these ranges are numerous fighting arts from which

I teach at the IMB Academy. I focus exclusively on the simple and practical combative arts. The long range is comprised of weap-ons related arts, characterized

Supreme Grandmaster Ciriaco “Cacoy” Cañete I was head of the Doce Pares delegation that accepted the invitation extended by Sifu Richard Bustillo, to conduct an Eskrima/Eskrido seminar in Torrance City, Los Angeles, California, USA in early June 1981. The other members of the group were: Atty. Amorito Cañete, Bonifacio Uy, and David Odilao. Upon arrival, we were immediately brought to a gym, which we learned later on, was owned and run by our host himself and Sifu Dan Inosan-to, another accomplished martial artist and an actor. It was our first meeting with Sifu Richard, who greeted us with a friendly smile. Introductions were then made and after a while, every one of us warmed up to the engaging personality of our gracious host. Thus, the cordial conversation eventually became so interesting that we felt so welcomed and so comfortable. Minutes later, Sifu Richard and I agreed to do a friendly, controlled Eskrima sparring, for exploratory purposes, to exchange some ideas and tech-niques, as far as self-defense is concerned. The sparring was, undoubtedly, a fruitful one, since we both learned some new things from each other, and, certainly, knew a little more about each other, as we tried to figure out each one’s capability, physical prowess and expertise. After the sparring, it seemed as though we’ve known each other for a long time. Indeed, that sparring marked the beginning of our friendship. The Eskrima/Eskrido seminar was well-accepted and well-attended by a large number of martial arts practitioners who have manifested their eager-ness and enthusiasm to learn the basics of the Doce Pares system of self-de-fense. The seminar’s huge success could partly be attributed to Sifu Richard’s efforts in disseminating the information about the holding of said seminar at the gym of their International Martial Arts and Boxing (IMB) Academy. Sifu Inosanto arrived from a trip in East Coast in the middle of June, where he was filming. And what followed was a brief Eskrima skirmish with him. It can be recalled that Sifu Richard and Sifu Dan were both protégés of the late Hollywood action star, Bruce Lee. Both have also been constant partners during their hectic schedule in KALI training under Grandmaster Floro Villabrille of Hawaii, and also under the tutelage of Grandmaster Angel Caballos of Stockton, California. That memorable seminar in Torrance City became the turning point of my life as a martial artist because a barrage of great opportunities then started pouring in. My newfound friendship with Sifu Richard bloomed and flour-ished, particularly after I became a naturalized American citizen in late 1991. Thus, I was afforded the golden opportunity to hold seminars in Eskrima, Eskrido and Pangamot at the (IMB) Academy. In the span of time that I’ve known Sifu Richard, I just can’t help but, be amazed by his passion to learn, not only one, but several disciplines of self-defense, thus, giving him an edge in the mastery of each. In fact, his desire to perfect his craft has earned him numerous accolades, recognitions and awards, including that of being a multi awarded Hall of Famer. The most recent of which was the Doce Pares award, which was bestowed on him in Cebu City, Philippines last March 8, 2008.

Before the year 2000, I promoted him to the rank of Grandmaster of the Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima World Federation for his exemplary efforts in promoting Eskrima in his IMB Academy, as well as, in his seminars in different parts of the globe. His insatiable thirst for knowledge and perfection in the field of martial arts, has gained him the respect of other martial artist the world over.

With his background in mixed martial arts, such as Kali, Serrada, Doce Pares, Jeet Kune Do, Jujitsu, Wrestling, Boxing and Kickboxing, Grandmaster Bustillo found himself so engrossed in the development and propagation of martial arts as he crisscrossed in different continents of the world. His travels in North and Central Americas, in different parts of Europe, Australia, Japan, the Philippines and several other countries, has catapulted him to the status of an international celebrity. His expertise and exposure in martial arts may have made him look tough and formidable, but he is actually a very funny man because of his incredible sense of humor. He has always been the livewire in Eskrima tournaments that were under the auspices of the Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation. Despite his awards and popularity, Grandmaster Bustillo remains humble and truly down-to-earth. A real professional in the truest sense of the word, he never hesitated to give his complete cooperation and all-out support to the Doce Pares world tournaments held in various countries namely, in Los Angeles, California in March 2001, and again in 2005 still in Los Angeles, CA.; in Cebu City, Philippines in Nov. 2006; and in Jakarta, Indonesia in Sep-tember 2007. Even in Mixed Martial Arts Seminars, Grandmaster Bustillo has always exhibited the kind of leadership and professionalism expected from a person of his stature, when we held such seminars in Cebu City, Philippines in Feb. 2005, and in March 8, 2008, in the recently concluded First Installation of the Doce Pares Hall of Fame, where he, again, gave his unprecedented sup-port. This time, he received another Hall of Fame award as the Most Notable Doce Pares Grandmaster of the Year.

In the mixed martial arts seminars, a line-up of competent and multi-awarded instructors shared their expertise in the different disciplines of self-defense. They were:

Grandmaster Cacoy Canete - 12th degree\ Grandmaster Richard Bustillo - 10th degree Grandmaster Philip Porter - 10th degree Grandmaster Anthony Kleeman - 9th degree Grandmaster Jun Cautiverio - 9th degree Grandmaster Vince Palumbo - 9th degree

All the Grandmasters were promoted in LA, California last June 8, 2007. Over the years, Grandmaster Bustillo has proven to be a professional mixed martial artist, a loving and responsibility man, an asset to the martial arts industry, but most of all, and a precious gem of a true friend.

by Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima, Villabrille/Largusa Kali and Arnis. The Middle range is comprised of the striking range of Muay Thai and USA Boxing, and the close range

is jointly of Judo, wrestling and Jiujitsu. All three of these ranges are enhanced by the principles, concepts, and training methods of Bruce Lee’s Lee Jun Fan Jeet Kune

Do.FMA Informative: Since you are a native of Hawaii, and the Filipi-no martial arts has been in Hawaii for it seems as long as Filipino’s

have resided in Hawaii. How do you see the future of the Filipino martial arts progressing in Ha-waii? Grandmaster Bustillo: The Filipino marital arts in Hawaii is still growing since its inception or migration from the Philippines. When I started researching the Filipino marital arts in Hawaii, my partner Mr. Inosanto did his re-search for Filipino marital arts in-structors, Masters or Grandmasters in California which is also very in-teresting. In Hawaii I found Bralio Pedoy of the Debrobio Eskrima, Raymond Tobosa of the Cinco Tiro system, Floro Villabrille of the Villabrille Eskrima. Grandmaster Villabrille was very important in my research in that he was the last to compete in Eskrima in Honolu-lu, Hawaii. Since being a skeptic of unbelievable stunts and realism, I researched Floro Villabrille last Eskrima bout at the University of Hawaii library. I found the 1947 newspaper article of Grandmaster Villabrille last fight at the Civic Auditorium in Honolulu. When I ask him; who was the best Eskri-mador he encountered and who was his best student. He answered Feliciano Maxcinete was the best Eskrimador and Ben Largusa was his best student. I ask him if he knew what Eskrima was called before the Spanish reign in the Philippines He answered that the orig-inal name was Kali before Eskri-ma or Arnis. I told Grandmaster Villabrille that we should go back to the original Filipino name of Kali rather than to use the Spanish term of Eskrima or Arnis. Hence forth Kali was used instead of Eskrima. It was Ben Largusa who titled their art Villabrille/Largusa Kali. It was Grandmaster Braulio

Pedoy who led me to Floro Villabrille. From then on the linage of Raymond Tobosa, Albert Em-pron, Prosporo Subingsubing and a few others came into my research. I will have each style of Kali/Es-krima/Arnis in my Filipino marital arts book soon to be published. At the present time Carl-ton Kramer initiated the Filipino marital arts Instructors in Hawaii to form a Filipino marital arts Society to preserve and to per-petuate their Filipino marital arts style, method and their Master or Grandmaster. The Hawaii Filipino marital arts Society was recently awarded a Grant from the Univer-sity of Hawaii that was written and proposed by Prof. Clem Bautista. Meetings and details of about the 12 instructors are assembling the best way to feature their Filipino marital arts style and their Grand-master. A DVD and/or a manual is currently being studied. I’ll let you know about this new venture as it develops.FMA Informative: How do you perceive the Filipino martial arts in future growth throughout the world? (This is asked for it seems that a lot of the Filipino

martial arts are becoming hybrid (a mixture of arts) instead of the traditional arts that were taught in yesteryears by many legends of the Filipino martial arts). Grandmaster Bustillo: Change is inevitable. In the 50’s judo was popular. Than In the 60’s Karate and Kempo was preferred. Later in the 70’s Gung Fu and Eskrima was precious. The 80’s had Muay Thai and Jiujitsu as a valuable discipline to study and practice. Today the Mixed Martial Arts are most popular. However, there are still those who kept their tradition-al Filipino marital arts from being abused with other disciplines. In today’s time there will always be those who remain and faithfully loyal to their traditional Filipino marital arts culture and heritage. FMA Informative: Do you be-lieve a traditional Filipino mar-tial art can grow and continue to develop within its self? Or must it go outside the art to grow? Grandmaster Bustillo: I believe a traditional Filipino marital arts can continue to grow and develop in itself. To develop in itself means to master and perfect their tradi-tional techniques. This depends on

the instructor’s ability to develop his traditional Filipino marital arts further. It is easier to go outside the art and grow. To go outside the traditional art will give new, fresh and an opportunity to develop a traditional art. Majority of martial artist cross train and change for the better.FMA Informative: It has been said that the IMB Academy is having an Invitational tournament. What is the idea or purpose in this tournament? The FMA Informative asks because there are so many tournaments now a days, and is the IMB tournament different? Is it going to be an annual event? And is it a combination of all arts or just specific arts? Grandmaster Bustillo: The IMB Academy hosted their first Eskrima Invitational. The purpose of this Invitational was to have our IMB members get exposed to Eskrima competition. A few IMB members will be competing in the Cacoy Doce Pares World Championship in Cebu, Philippines on August 3rd to the 9th of 2014. The experiences from the Invitational will evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. They now know what they need

to work on for a better perfor-mance. The Invitational invited the students of Punong Guro Marc Lawrence, Grandmaster Anthony Kleeman, and Master Steve del Castillo. The Invitational invit-ed these instructors and students because of their integrity, respect and demeanor. The Eskrima Invi-tational is different because it was an invitation to only 4 Eskrima schools. The 12 bouts lasted only 2 hours. There were no injuries and everyone enjoyed the competition. We will increase the successful In-vitational to 6 or 8 Eskrima schools proposed for the last weekend in May 2015.FMA Informative: In training someone that desires to become a competition fighter in the Filipino martial arts, what are some of your recommendations? Grandmaster Bustillo: All com-petitors in my school are trained first to be in good physical con-dition with stamina and endur-ance. Manipulating the Eskrima garrote with accuracy is first, then with speed and power is third. If

a student is lacking in physical condition, I stop training this student to prevent wasting his time and my time. Until his condition improves I will not invest too much time training this student for competition. If my student loses in competition, it is because he lost to a better man. However, I will not let my student beat himself because of lack of con-ditioning. I recommend conditioning the hand and arms for continual linear, circular and curv-ing strikes for 3 1-min-

ute rounds with a 30 second rest: between the 1 minute of striking. Continual adjusting holding the garrote (Eskrima stick) from left hand to right hand while striking an obstacle is important. Working on strategy will depend on each competitor’s ringmanship.FMA Informative: What is your perception about size and gender in the Filipino martial arts? Grandmaster Bustillo: In the Fil-ipino martial arts size and gender in a self-defense situation is not a problem because of the weapon equalizer of the Filipino martial artist. Regardless, each student needs to understand his/her confi-dence and ability to stand against any foe in the combative world we must live in today. All students are told to be morally liable in developing their Filipino martial arts. Walking away from a fight is winning a fight without fighting. However, if one needs to defense his/her self, it is better to be judge by twelve than be carried by six. Undesirable students who abuse their Filipino marital arts, school

5x World Champion Grandmaster Kleeman vs Guro Mike Harris. A draw after 3 a rounds. 4th round declared Grandmaster Kleeman victorious.

Grandmaster Kleeman - Grandmaster Bustillo Punong Guro Lawrence - Master del Castillo

and/or teacher are terminated from the school. Only the matured stu-dents are able to continue training in the Filipino martial arts.FMA Informative: What do you think of Anyos/Forms in the Filipi-no martial arts? Do you think they are beneficial? And if so in what way? Grandmaster Bustillo: Anyos, Forms or Pormas are excellent for coordination, conditioning and perfecting techniques. Forms are very beneficial especially for those who lack physical education and coordination. Forms give a student balance in performance, perfection in techniques, and coordination of left hand, right hand, footwork and body positions. After perfecting Forms a student is ready for spar-ring and competition. FMA Informative: What would you tell a student that is important in developing himself or herself in the Filipino martial arts? Grandmaster Bustillo: I would first tell a student to be honest with himself or herself. Some ways or methods of the Filipino marital arts techniques will not be useful for himself or herself. They need to be honest and adjust the tech-nique to fit himself or herself. They also need to show their loyalty, be respectful and have perseverance in training in the Filipino mari-tal arts I will explain to a student practicing the Filipino martial arts that each style are different and yet similar in many ways. All Filipino marital arts have angles of offen-sive attacks, defense and counter-ing techniques. Some styles are better than others when it comes to self-defense blocking basics, while others are better in an offense striking position. However, since everyone has only 2 hands and 2

feet, there shouldn’t be much differences. The individual is more important than any style or system.

FMA Informative: What is the basic concepts and principles of Cacoy Doce Pares? Grandmaster Bustillo: If I tell you the concepts and principles of Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima, I’d be giving up our trade secrets. However, I’ll share one Principle. Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima does not block with the olisi (rattan stick) pointed downward, as a rule. For sparring or self-defense com-bat all the blocks are with the olisi pointed upward for easier follow up striking combinations or coun-tering techniques. Another secret that I’ll share with you is one of the many Concepts. A Concept to feel or sense a blocking hand on your olisi hand. When the oppo-nent blocks your olisi hand on the

inside, the Concept is to use the blocking energy and instinctively strike to the opposite side of the blocking hand to create openings for combination of strikes. Additionally, if a block is to the olisi hand is from the outside, instinctively the counter strike is to the inside or opposite side of the blocking hand. This sensitivity technique is similar to the Wing Chun Gung Fu energy hand drills. CDP energy drills uses weapons and empty hands for feeling with sensitivity.FMA Informative: And is it any-thing like JKD, in some areas? Grandmaster Bustillo: CDP Eskrima system is similar to a per-son’s JKD in that the Eskrimador or individual uses what best works

Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima and Jeet Kune DoThe FMA Informative asked a few other questions due to the fact that Grandmaster Richard Bustillo is accomplished in Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima and Jeet Kune Do.

for himself. They develop or create their individual way of combat.FMA Informative: If so do you intertwine Cacoy Doce Pares with JKD when teaching? Grandmaster Bustillo: I teach the similarities of Cacoy Doce Pares checking hand with the individu-al’s JKD trapping hand. CDP and JKD intertwines naturally and instinctively.FMA Informative: If not do you sometimes end up adding JKD to Cacoy Doce Pares, because you know both so well? Grandmaster Bustillo: I do use my JKD to CDP Eskrima tech-niques and vise-versa. Both arts complement each other.

Empty Hand vs Baston

1. Grandmaster Bustillo readies for an attack from Esteban. 2. Esteban attacks with a right overhand strike. Grandmaster Bustillo executes a roof block with the right forearm block and simultaneously finger jab with his left hand to Esteban’s eye.

3. His right hand grabs Esteban’s weapon’s wrist and pulls it into his left hand for a disarm. 4. Grandmaster Bustillo right hand turns Esteban’s right arm over to RSB’s left hand to catch Esteban’s weapon.

5. Then his left hand snatches Esteban’s garrote for a disarm. 6. Grandmaster Bustillo control’s Esteban’s right arm and strikes Esteban with combination of strikes.

7. While Grandmaster Bustillo control’s Esteban’s right arm, Grandmaster Bustillo applies a forearm strike to Esteban right elbow with continuous garrote strikes.

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1. Grandmaster Bustillo readies to defend against a weapon strike from Esteban. 2. Grandmaster Bustillo blocks Esteban’s strike with a right hand and left forearm block. 3. His left hand grabs Esteban’s right wrist and pulls it down to his right hand. 4. Then his right hand secures Esteban’s right thumb while controlling and twisting Esteban’s right wrist with his left hand.

5. Grandmaster Bustillo controls Esteban’s right thumb while grabbing the weapon with his left hand. 6. And disarms Esteban’s weapon with his left hand while still holding Esteban’s right thumb. 7. Grandmaster Bustillo controls Esteban’s right hand and apply combination of strikes to Esteban’s head. 8. Grandmaster Bustillo continuous striking combinations of abaniko, witec, redondo, etc.

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9. Final blow to Esteban’s head with a right downward strike. (8)

5. Continuing a combination of strikes with a left back hand garrote strike to Esteban’s right collar bone. (4) 6. Follow up with a left garrote strike to Esteban’s right side face. (5) 7. Follow up with a low right back hand strike to Esteban’s right knee. (6) 8. Follow up with a left upward strike to Esteban’s groin area. (7)

1. Dos Palos or double stick or Sinawali 8 count drill which is a fast combination of follow up strikes. Grandmaster Bustillo ready to defend. 2. Grandmaster Bustillo blocks Esteban’s right strike with a right roof block and left garrote inside arm strike. (1) 3. Immediately following the block, He follows up with a right garrote strike to Esteban’s collar bone. (2) 4. And Continues a follow up with a left garrote strike to Esteban’s rib cage. (3)

Double Baston vs Double Baston

11. Final right overhand punch to Esteban’s neck 1 (9)

6. Left hand strike to Esteban’s neck (4) 7. Right back hand strike to Esteban’s chest (5) 8. Left straight punch to Esteban’s chest (6) 9. Low right hammer fist to Esteban’s right low ribs (7) 10. Low left upper cut punch to Esteban’s body (8)

1. Grandmaster Bustillo blocks Esteban’s right punch with a right arm roof block and a left hand finger jab 2. He then blocks Esteban’s follow up left punch with his right arm and simultaneously strike Esteban’s neck with his left punch. 3. Follow up with a fast continuous combination of a 9 count strikes (1) 4. Left low strike to Esteban’s left ribs (2) 5. Right back hand strike to Esteban’s right side face (3)

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IMB Academy

At the IMB Academy, we know that martial arts isn’t just about punching, kicking or grap-pling to achieve your goal. Our martial arts program is an experi-ence, and we recognize that it’s our job to make sure that our members have the best training experience possible. The unique approach at the IMB Academy takes a non-tradi-tional approach towards martial arts training, focusing more on the individual and less on the style in which they study, because no sin-gle martial art style is applicable to each and every person. Stu-dents, as individuals, are different in size, physical ability, interest level and goals. The “JKD” classes provide a controlled atmosphere that allows IMB students to safe-ly experience multiple types of disciplines. This process enables them to absorb that which is most practical and functional. The IMB Academy sup-plies a student with the three basic

ranges of various martial art disci-plines. The student practices them on their own and makes their own decisions on what best fits their needs. Every individ-ual, based on their abilities and experi-ences, has their own unique (Jeet Kune Do) way. IMB takes the position that, “These are some of our prin-ciples, theories, and concepts that are practical, simple and direct.” The IMB Academy dosen”t want to teach you only martial arts. They want you to be able to de-velop it. This philosophy is called Jeet Kune Do. Although IMB enjoys the advantage of being selected as the Best 1996 Eclectic Martial Art school in the country by the Black Belt Industry, our competitors find it hard to compete with our 40 years longevity in the Los Angeles South Bay area and our members Aloha Spirit, Loyalty and Respect to all mankind. The IMB Academy is run by Grandmaster Richard Bustillo, one of Bruce Lee’s original Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do students, golden gloves boxer, Grandmaster in Fil-ipino martial arts (Eskrima, Kali and Arnis), muay thai specialist (Kru), certified law enforcement

defensive tactics instructor, and member of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers. Sigung Bustillo is largely credited for his perpetuation of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do and in bringing the Filipino martial arts tradition to the United States. The IMB Academy facility includes over 10,000 square feet of floor space including a fully matted main training room, weight room, and open workout room. Their main room is complete with heavy bags, Wing Chun dum-mies, a fully mirrored wall, and an array of fitness equipment. Their open workout room has punching, kicking, and speed bags as well as a ring and open workout space. The IMB Academy fully stocked weight room and open workout room are free for our members to use anytime we are open. The IMB Headquarters in Torrance, CA is one of the largest and most com-plete martial arts facilities.

Come in for a free tour! The IMB Academy is located at: 22109 S. Vermont Ave in Torrance, CA. Our location is behind 22107 S. Vermont Ave. (310) 787-8793

A True Friend and Great Leader In the exciting world of martial arts, one personality who has excelled in the different disciplines of the combative arts, one who has created his own niche in this highly competitive field. This highly recognizable name in the world of Martial Arts is Grandmaster Richard S. Bustillo of International Martial Arts of Boxing (IMB) Academy in Torrance, California USA. I met Grandmaster Bustillo for the first time back in 1982 during the TV document shooting of the “The Way of the Warrior”. This BBC documentary is about different styles of Asian Martial Arts which includes my father Grandmaster Cacoy Canete’s Doce Pares system called Eskrima and Eskrido. I finished the film with Hollywood action star Dan Inosanto at his and Richie’s Filipino Kali Academy (martial arts school in Torrance, California). Both gentlemen were then partners as they were once protégés and training partners of the late Bruce Lee. Richie as he is called by my family struck me not only as a great martial arts master but also as a very charismatic person with an aura of leadership. His friendship with my father, Grandmaster Cacoy Canete of the Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation and my family became such that he is regarded as an extended family. Richie is responsible for sharing his seminar tours with my father Cacoy. Together they have traveled and con-ducted seminar in Germany, England, Poland and the USA. His picture is the only picture in my family’s home, next to my father Cacoy and family. His many years of training with my father in Eskrima and Eskrido, and mastery of both systems bestowed him the rank of 10th Degree adding to his already established cache of ranks in Jeet Kune Do, Jujitsu, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Boxing, Kali, etc. As a world renowned mixed martial artist, Richie has garnered so many prestigious honors, citations, recognitions and numerous Hall of Fame awards. His most recent induction is the “Cacoy Canete Doce Pares World Federation Hall of Fame” award as the “Most Notable Doce Pares Grandmaster”, given to him by Grand-master Cacoy Canete himself on March 8th, 2008 in Cebu City, Philippines. As always in the lead he organized that big event’s trip to Cebu which was considerably attended by members of the Federation worldwide, thus culminating the first Doce Pares Hall of Fame event’s great success. In the real sense of the word, Richie is a true leader not only in the martial arts world but also in the humanitarian cause. Last year my cousin Leoning’s home was accidentally burnt to the ground. She had noth-ing left but the clothes she wore. Learning of this tragic event, Richie made an individual monetary donation to my cousin Leoning who is the daughter of my uncle Momoy Canete. Time and again he has demonstrated his immeasurable generosity and compassion as he headed the Cacoy Canete Doce Pares Federation in the most recent monetary effort to help raise donations for the enormous medical bills of Grandmaster Cacoy Canete’s grandson, 24 yr. old Master Chuck Canete who got seriously ill from the sting of an unknown sea-creature while swimming in Mactan Island, Cebu. With Richie’s effort, my father Grandmaster Cacoy Canete and my whole family are forever grateful to him and to all members of the Federation for all their help, prayers, moral and financial support. Grandmaster Richie Bustillo is without a doubt the drawing force of the Cacoy Canete Doce Pares World Federation and the martial arts community that puts him on the pedestal of highly respected leader in martial arts worldwide.

Kitty Canete-Knight

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