- Cabales Serrada Eskrima
Cabales Serrada Escrima is a system of
Eskrima , a form ofFilipino martial arts .This fighting technique was introduced in
Stockton, California ,United States in 1966. [http://www.serrada.net/index_files/history.htm International Serrada Eskrima Society] ] Serrada Eskrima utilizes the art ofstickfighting as well asEspada y Daga techniques. Serrada eskrima is usually practiced at close (also known as "corto") range. The word Serrada means "to close" in Spanish, and Escrima or Eskrima means to skirmish.The Filipino founding father of Cabales Serrada Escrima was
Angel Cabales (1917-1991). He was a disciple ofFelisimo Dizon . While the mysteries of Filipino stickfighting were still shrouded in secrecy in the remote South Pacific archipelagos, Angel Cabales emigrated east to the United States. Here he introduced his unique brand of self-defense, and became known as the "Father of Serrada Escrima in America".In essence, the Cabales Serrada System of Escrima was designed as a form of personal defense, as well as a form of critical thinking. Within the past several decades countless martial artists worldwide have had the rare opportunity to train and to discover the skills, wisdom and close-range, stick and knife empty-hand strategies of Cabales Serrada Escrima.
References
External links
* [http://www.SerradaEskrima.com/ SerradaEskrima.com]
* [http://www.eskrima-fma.net/ Eskrima digest email forum]
* [http://www.inayan.com/forums Inayan School of Eskrima Forums]
* [http://www.lvshaolin.com/escrima.php/ Eskrima in Las Vegas]
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