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GIRON
ESCRIMA – MEMORIES OF A BLADED WARRIOR
By Grandmaster Leo M. Giron
Due largely to its effectiveness, Escrima is one of the world's
most popular martial arts systems. Grandmaster Leo M. Giron
designed this method to overcome a larger and stronger opponent
in life-or-death encounters. Giron’s Escrima contains
many ingenious exercises and strategies while remaining the
essence of simplicity. Giron’s Escrima knowledge has
been in great demand by thousands of Escrima, Arnis, and Kali
students from all over the world—and now for the first
time, the original work of Grandmaster Giron is brought to
the public with the most comprehensive information ever published
in an Escrima book. Packed with photos taken with painstaking
care to assure correct positioning and execution, this volume
covers all of the fundamental and advanced principles as taught
by the late Grandmaster Leo M. Giron.
# 412 - $29.95 – 7 x 10 – 320 pages – ISBN:
1-933901-11-X
Leo
M. Giron was a World War II veteran and was awarded the
Bronze Star medal amongst many other citations. As the head
advisor and also the founder of Bahala Na Martial Arts Association,
he was world renowned as the Father of Larga Mano in America.
Until the last day of his life, Grandmaster Giron was active
and teaching at his home base school in Stockton, California.
His knowledge of jungle warfare was an invaluable asset to
those who trained with him. His appearance was that of a humble
man with the character of a distinguish college professor.
Grandmaster Giron talked, looked, and carried himself with
an uncommon class and style.
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KARATE
WISDOM
By Jose M. Fraguas
Drawing from his personal experience with legendary karate masters,
the author presents for the first time in martial arts literature
a single volume providing hundreds of quotations from the greatest
Karate masters in history. Divided into eight chapters for easier
comprehension, this work will give you many insightful words
of help and wisdom for your martial arts journey. A classic
collection of inspiring knowledge in philosophy, tradition,
training, combat, kata, and weaponry as taught and developed
by masters like Gichin Funakoshi, Gogen Yamaguchi, Mas Oyama,
Kenwa Mabuni, Masatoshi Nakayama, and other Karate legends.
Let this book inspire and guide you in your martial arts training
and life.
# 113 - $24.95 – 6 x 9 – 320 pages – ISBN:
1-933901-09-8
Jose
M. Fraguas is an internationally recognized martial arts
authority well-known to the world’s top masters. He is
a prolific writer and publisher, rooted in the desire to integrate
martial arts philosophy and values into everyday thinking and
life, the necessary motivation for writing. Originally from
Madrid, Spain, he currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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