At no time in history have the Filipino martial arts been more in demand... or more available. This has created a new problem, however: Too much information. Immersed in a sea of often questionable teaching in the Filipino martial arts, how is the student to know what is authentic, what is effective, and what is workable? What techniques and methods will position you for success in martial arts and self-defense... and not put you in jail or, worse, the morgue?
In this book, Frank Delo provides a quality resource against which beginners may measure the flood of information, the sea of often conflicting techniques, resources, and teachers, in which they find themselves. With the benefit of years of experience, Mr. Delo provides students with a guide to help them learn... but he does not stop there. He also provides teachers of the Filipino martial arts with invaluable examples of how to distill and communicate their wealth of knowledge to novice audiences, all in a way that is practical and broadly accessible.
Through it all, Frank Delo shares with you, the reader, the core principles and foundational techniques of his family's Filipino martial art system, serving as both student and teacher as he helps you along the path of FMA. This is a foundational work that encompasses key points every practitioner, teacher, and student of Filipino martial arts should learn and know. Frank's perspective as an adult martial artist and an experienced classroom teacher will help you engage with the whole world of Filipino martial arts in an accessible and understandable way, whatever level of experience you may have. This book peels back the onion and looks past the abundance of exercises and drills, showing you fundamental principles at the core of all Filipino martial arts so that you can make your training more immediately practical.
While this book cannot guarantee overnight success for everyone, it will definitely help you improve as long as you bring to it careful, critical thought and consistent, quality practice. Chances are that you have spent your share of hours stumbling around in the dark, sifting through dubious information from shady sources. You have wasted enough time. Through this book, you may now dig into the heart of things and make your Filipino martial arts practice really work.
