FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS (FMA) - KALI / ESCRIMA / ARNIS

Warrior Arts is under Magulang Na Guro Dan Inosanto’s organization and use the Lacoste/Inosanto Kali curriculum.  The Lacoste/Inosanto Kali is a system of martial arts developed by Guro Dan (as many call him) consisting of many distinct systems originating from the Philippines.  Guro Dan  studied with many notable teachers in the filipino martial arts such as Johnny Lacoste, Angel Cabales, Leo Giron, Leo Gaje, Max Sarmiento,  Edgar Sulite and many others.  This art teaches 12 areas of training which cover blunt/edged weapons and empty-hand.

12 AREAS OF TRAINING:

1.Single Stick/Sword

2.Double Stick/Sword

3.Stick/Sword and Dagger

4.Single Dagger

5.Double Dagger

6.Palm Stick/Double-End Dagger

7.Empty Hands

8.Flexible Weapons

9.Long Weapons

10.Thrown Weapons

11.Projectile Weapons

12.Healing and Spiritual Training

JUN FAN GUNG FU / JEET KUNE DO (JKD)

Jeet Kune Do--the literal translation is "way of the intercepting fist"--was conceived by Bruce Lee in 1967. Unlike many other martial arts, there are neither a series of rules nor classification of techniques which constitutes a distinct Jeet Kune Do (JKD) method of fighting. JKD is unbound; JKD is freedom. It possesses everything, yet in itself is possessed by nothing. Those who understand JKD are primarily interested in its powers of liberation when JKD is used as a mirror for self-examination.

Jeet Kune Do is not a new style of kung-fu or karate. Bruce Lee did not invent a new art composite style, nor did he modify a style to set it apart from any existing method. His concept was to free his followers from clinging to any style, pattern, or mold.

The total picture Lee wanted to present to his pupils was that above everything else, the pupils must find their own way to truth. He never hesitated to say, 'Your truth is not my truth; my truth is not yours'.

Bruce did not leave a blueprint, but rather a series of guidelines to lead one to proficiency. In using training equipment, there was a systematic approach in which one could develop speed, distance, power, time, coordination, endurance and footwork.

But Jeet Kune Do was not an end in itself for Bruce--Nor was it a mere by-product of his martial studies; it was a means to self discovery. JKD was a prescription for personal growth; it was an investigation of freedom--freedom not only to act naturally and effectively in combat, but in life. In life, we absorb what is useful and reject what is useless, and add to experience what is specifically our own.

No art is superior to any other. That is the object lesson of Jeet Kune Do, to be unbound, to be free: in combat to use no style as style, to use no way as the way, to have no limitation as the only limitation. Neither be for or against a particular style. In other words, Jeet Kune Do 'just is'.

-Dan Inosanto

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU (BJJ)

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) or is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint-locks and chockholds to force an opponent to submit or be knocked out depending on what submission method is used. The art was based on early 20th century Kodokan Judo, which was itself then a recently-developed system (founded in 1882), based on multiple schools (or Ryu) of Japanese Jujutsu.

It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using leverage and proper technique can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant. It primarialy uses Judo takedowns to gain the dominant position. BJJ can be trained for self defense, sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition.  Sparring (commonly referred to as 'rolling') and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS (MMA)

Mixed martial arts, also known as no holds barred fighting, is a combat sport that mixes techniques from different martial arts, Greco-Roman wrestling, boxing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. While mixed martial arts have been around since the late 1800s, it was Bruce Lee who made the movement popular by creating a unique fighting style that combined everything from western boxing to karate to fencing. Mixed martial arts didn't become an official sport until the Ultimate Fighting Championship was established in the US in 1992. Pankration, a form of mixed martial arts originally practiced in Greece as far back as 648 B.C., is now under consideration to become an Olympic Sport.

There are very few rules in mixed martial arts, all of which were established over the last ten years. Before that, mixed martial arts was a brutal combat sport in which the health of the fighter was always at risk. The new rules dictate that certain moves, including headbutts, biting, and eye gouging. Attacks to the groin area, kidneys, and trachea are also prohibited. Because there is no worldwide association presiding over mixed martial arts, rules vary from country to country. Amateur fights usually have a stricter set of rules, in order to protect the health of the fighters.

There are basically three stages during a mixed martial arts fight: stand-up fighting, clinch fighting, and ground fighting. Stand-up fighting includes techniques such as kicking, punching, kneeing, and elbowing the opponent, while ground fighting involves holding the opponent down through the use of grappling holds. Clinch fighting means holding the opponent, either to prevent strikes or to get the dominant position while on the ground.

Most mixed martial arts fighters use small gloves during fights. Both open-finger gloves and closed ones, similar to the ones used in boxing, are allowed, depending on the type of fight, the country, and the weight category of the fighters. There are different ways to victory in mixed martial arts: knockout (KO), technical Knockout (TKO), doctor stoppage, and submission, in which a fighter voluntarily admits defeat. Referees can also stop a fight if they believe one of the fighters has sustained significant injury.