Tactical Kung Fu and MMA - Durham, NC

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  • 10,000 Hours

    Malcolm Gladwell created the 10,000 hour rule with the theory that excellence in any skill requires 10,000 hours of practice. In most areas of life this is the norm. If you do the math, 40 hours a week for 50 weeks in one year would be 2,000 hours. After 5 years you have 10,000 hours, you have excellence.

    Sadly, this is absent from the martial arts industry. Almost nobody does martial arts 40 hours each week. Even fewer teach that much. When I first started, I noticed that none of my instructors taught with any frequency. I believed that it was just an inherent thing in all martial arts. Then I began to question it with the thought that just because I’ve never seen it done, doesn’t mean that it’s impossible.

    Little by little I added classes to my schedule and learned how to do them efficiently. I came to the understanding that most of the instructors in my industry, despite being great martial artists, have no idea how to actually teach. I ended up using teaching practices from outside the industry and really learning how people learn and how to effectively communicate information to them.

    10,000 hours was a big deal for me. I felt like my students deserved excellence and that I shouldn’t ask it of them if I wasn’t trying for it myself. It is a goal that few people will get and even fewer will ever try. It took me 12 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, and 1 day to achieve. That’s an average of about 800 hours a year, 66.7 hours a month, 15 hours a week, or 2.2 hours a day. It’s the same as having taught 4 hours a week for a little over 48 years. While working towards 10,000 hours, I taught 6 classes in one day 95 times and 7 classes in a day 12 times. This was also on top of my own training and working out.

    I’m not some athletic physical specimen of peak conditioning. If I can do this, then there’s no reason why anyone in the martial arts industry can’t. Often the first person to tell you that you can’t do something is you! The second is probably physics. You can do anything any other person can as long as you try hard enough. Afterall, isn’t that the very definition of Kung Fu.

  • About the Arts

    Wun Hop Kuen Do Kung Fu

    Wun Hop Kuen Do (WHKD) Kung Fu was founded by Sifu Al Dacascos in 1969. WHKD is a style of KAJUKENBO that incorporates Chinese and Filipino martial arts into the traditional KAJUKENBO system. KAJUKENBO is a mixed martial art that was formed between 1947-1949 in Hawaii by grandmasters from various forms of martial arts. Mr. P.Y.Y. Choo brought karate to the system (KA). Mr. Frank Ordonez brought Ju-Jitsu, while Mr. J. Holck contributed Judo (JU-JU-Jitsu). Professor Adriano D. Emperado contributed Kenpo (KEN) as well as the Filipino fighting arts. Professor C. Chang contributed the boxing (BO) aspects of the art, including both western boxing and Chinese boxing, more commonly called Kung Fu. KAJUKENBO is America's first mixed martial art.

    As a mixed martial art, KAJUKENBO sought to adapt and combine martial arts styles to create an all-inclusive system that could be effective in any street scenario. Sifu Al Dacascos took this further, incorporating significantly more Kung Fu elements into the system, as well as additional Filipino knife and stick fighting (known as Kali, Arnis, or Escrima). He modified the system by incorporating 25 fighting principles to help consolidate combat knowledge into a common language that can be discussed and referred to in class. He also emphasized practically in his style, resulting in a system that prides itself on being reliable and practical in real-life encounters.

    Wun Hop Kuen Do means “Combination Fist Art” in Cantonese, and focuses on developing you into a complete martial artist that is able to express your personal creativity as a martial artist. It is often described as a “system without a system” and we believe that your training should always strive to be “practical, effective, and realistic.” The art seeks to adapt to any situation and incorporate new techniques and methodologies as they are encountered by practitioners. Within this framework, the style still maintains it traditional roots in Kung Fu, teaching the "ways to preserve rather than destroy", and seeking to instill a respect for humankind and sense of calm that should be present in any true martial artist.

    Traditional WHKD instruction is based around a set of requirements: blocks, strikes, holds, locks, throws, combinations, setups, history, and fighting principles that are contained in a red binder affectionately referred to as the "Redbook". The Redbook contains the list of requirements needed for each rank in the system. The ranking system in WHKD is: white, yellow, orange, purple, blue, green, brown, and degrees of black. Red belts, which signify assistant instructor, may also be given out under certain circumstances.

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  • Atlantic Coast K.O.A. Event 2019

    This is totally happening and should be awesome!

    I'll post more detailed information when I get it.

    Right now, I can tell you that a lot of big names are coming!

  • BOONO booklet

    Some people have asked for a larger version of the booklet in my Halloween Martial Arts themed card game that's based on UNO. This game was part of my 2023 cancer fundraiser. Just click on the image to download a pdf file. 

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  • Doctor Recommended

    My school, tkfmma, is very much “Doctor Recommended.” Every part of that statement is true. I purposely left out any details so that I could prove the point that context is the key to understanding. This exists as a perfect example of psychological manipulation and exploitation otherwise known as marketing.

    I have a wide range of people that train at my school. Virtually every academic level is represented. Many of them have reached the top of educational achievement and have either a MD or PhD. I’m under two PhD grandmasters, one in Education and the other in Business.

    Over many years we have been trained by businesses to believe that the phrase, “Doctor Recommended,” only refers to medical doctors. People automatically assume the context without trying to get more information. This is dangerous because forming an opinion based on little to no knowledge is prejudice. You also can’t accurately defend yourself against something if you don’t know what that something is.

    In a world where words are so important, few know how to define them and even fewer know the context around them. The English language is absolutely terrible. I know because I speak it! Half of all martial arts is pretty much learning the names. The human body can only move in so many ways but there’s a plethora of different names for each movement! What’s just as bad is when they go the other way.

    People that would never judge another by the color of their skin will totally judge someone by the color of the belt around their waist. People will never judge another that came from a different country but they will totally judge someone that came from a different martial art. It’s the same verbs with different nouns. It’s still prejudice and still wrong.

    Most have an inability to correctly self-assess and can’t understand how something could be both correct and incorrect at the same time. The difference between the two is context. The “Doctor Recommended” statement is prime example of something that is fundamentally correct and also incorrect based on the context commonly associated with the phrase.

    I’ve done the same thing in my bio by stating that I’m a “full time professional mixed martial artist.” Nothing about that statement is false yet people assume that I’m a cage fighter. To break it down, in my state full time is anything 30 hours or more, which I get with just teaching. Professional simple means that I get paid to do what I do. Finally, I couldn’t be more mixed as a martial artist! Just read my bio. Despite this, people think that only cage fighters can be professional mixed martial artists. I’ve even gotten hate mail about it! Granted, it’s all from people in the martial arts industry. This supports my theory that only people in the industry care about the industry and have probably been hit in the head too much.  

    Knowledge is power and power is control. The easiest way to control someone is to keep them ignorant. To learn as much as possible is to truly defend yourself. At tkfmma, I don’t just teach people to just defend against an attacker. I also teach them to defend against the legal system, against businesses exploiting them, and against a for-profit 4 trillion-dollar industry that makes money off you being unhealthy. That’s why I’m Doctor Recommend!

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  • Dragon Yawn

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    Episode #10

    This is our 2018 Top 10 list of Topics for Top 10 lists that we wish were made. 

     

    Episode #9

    The topic of this episode is the martial arts uniform called a "Gi." Specifically, my Gi and the patches that I had put on it. Each patch has a story and represents various parts of my life.

     

    Episode #8

    In this episode we close out the Kung Fu Panda franchise with movie number 3. We discuss the film's production, animation, story, and thematic elements. We also talk about Chi and the weapons used by the film's antagonist, Kai.

     

    Episode #7 

    The topic of this episode is cancer, how much it sucks, how widespread it is, and how important it is to help those that have it. I teach self-defense at Tactical Kung Fu and you can't effectively defend yourself against something if you don't know what that something is. You're more likely to be attacked by cancer than by a person.

     

    Episode #6

    This episode is all about Kung Fu Panda 2. We talk about the music, the story, the martial arts, and more.

     

    Episode #5

    We cover just the first Kung Fu Panda movie and how awesome it is! The fighting styles, the animation, the story, and more. One of my favorites!

     

    Episode #4

    We talk about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. How it came to be, how it relates to TKFmma, the martial arts in it, and more.

     

    Episode #3

    In this episode, I interview Hanshi Webster Griffin 8th Dan Kempo Jutsu and his student Sensei Jermey Risenburg 6th Dan Kempo Jutsu.

     

    Episode #2

    In this episode, I interview Professor Larry Carter, PhD. 8th Degree Kajukenbo - Wun Hop Kuen Do.

     

    Episode #1

    We discuss the John Wick franchise, the martial arts in it, and Mark Dacascos. Talking about Mark leads me to talking about the Crow franchise.

     

    Episode #0

    This was a simple equipment test that turned into 8 minutes of ridiculousness that I shared just because it was funny.

     

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  • Health & Fitness Classes

    Martial Arts is the best form of fitness! Long before there was a fitness industry people were doing martial arts to get in shape and stay healthy. They also got the extra benefit of learning how to defend themselves. At TKFMMA, we offer a variety of classes that are specifically designed to help you get in great shape. We have Fitness classes for Kickboxing, Boxing, Kali, and MMA. Almost all of our regular classes have a fitness component in them because all the technique in the world won't help you if you're too tired to use it. Whether you want to get in shape, lose weight, gain muscle, or get some extreme physical therapy, we can help you to reach your goal. Fitness for all ages and levels. You don't get in shape to come here, you come here to get in shape! We also provide personal training services and nutritional advice. 

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  • Instructors

     Sifu Michael Dana

    Primary Instructor

     
    Michael is a full time professional mixed martial artist. He has been training at TKFMMA since 2009 and is a 6th Degree Black Belt (Lakan Anim/ Rokudan) in the Independent Escrima-Kenpo-Arnis Associates under Dr. Jerome Barber and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kajukenbo - Wun Hop Kuen Do under Professor Larry Carter Phd. He is also a Black Sash in Xiao Zhang Kung Fu and a Shodan in Kempo - Jutsu. Michael studied martial arts for almost two decades and learned many techniques from many instructors in many arts. He was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer (medulloblastoma) on March 28, 2008 and more info about that story can be found at his GoFundMe page where you can also give him money, www.gofundme.com/a-year-of-life. The school also has a separate GoFundMe page if you wish to donate to that. At TKFMMA, he primarily focuses on giving people the best service possible as the principal instructor, business manager, and  sole owner. He has been teaching martial arts since 2010, has taught over 10,800 hours, and is currently teaching 35 - 40 hours each week. He also has a degree in Economics from UNC, which was earned while fighting his 1 in a 1,000,000 cancer which basically occurs once every 40 years.

     

    Dr. Jerome Barber

    Filipino Sticks Instructor

     

    Dr. Jerome Barber is the most decorated and accomplished martial artist to instruct at tkfmma. He earned a Doctorate of Education from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1985. He is responsible for creating the first college accredited martial arts course. His martial arts resume is very extensive and includes a 10th Degree Black Belt in Tracy Kenpo and a Pinakamataas na Guro 10th Degree Black Belt (Datu & Grand Master) in Kali Arnis. Click here for a more detailed list of ranks, recognitions, and publications. Click here to read his contribution to the 2006 Special Issue of FMA Digest.

     

    Professor Larry Lee Carter, PhD

    (Not teaching here because he moved but you can learn about him. I think he's cool. - Sifu Mike)

     

     

    Dr. Carter started his martial arts journey in 1978, initially training in Muay Thai and eventually gravitating towards Kempo Karate and Kajukenbo. He is committed to a life-long study of the martial arts and currently holds an 9th Degree Black Belt in Kajukenbo – Wun Hop Kuen Do, 4th Degree Black Belt in Tang Soo Do, 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, and an instructor certification in Kali Silat. With regards to his Kajukenbo roots, they can be traced back to three black belt students from the original Palama Settlement school in Hawaii - Walter Godin, James Roberts, and Sid Asuncion.

    Since the early 1990s, Dr. Carter has taught martial arts to thousands of students ranging from toddlers to senior citizens. He owned and operated his first martial arts studio in Roanoke, Virginia after graduating from Virginia Tech with a Marketing Management degree. While pursuing his Ph.D. at Old Dominion University, he served as the senior instructor at the Norfolk Karate Academy/Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Norfolk from 2003 to 2009. His second commercial martial arts studio was established in Draper, Utah where he employed several instructors to teach a variety of martial arts and yoga styles under one roof. As an academic, Dr. Carter has developed collegiate martial arts programs for Tidewater Community College, Idaho State University, Utah Valley University, and High Point University. He currently teaches as a professor at Clemson University. In 2013, he was inducted into the Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame in recognition of his lifelong contributions within the martial arts. In 2014, he founded Kajukenbo United, an organization whose primary goal is to help spread martial arts knowledge among like-minded practitioners. Dr. Carter is currently serving as the President of KOA (Kajukenbo Ohana Association), a martial arts organization comprised of thousands of martial arts instructors and students from all over the world. 

    You can check out his Kajukenbo United organization on Facebook and YouTube. Be sure to Like and Subscribe. Below is a video of him being interviewed on Dragon Yawn.

  • Jerome Barber FMA Mag 2006

    Dr. Jerome Barber 

    As for myself, my background in the martial arts is through Sifu Don Zanghi, who taught a blended Kenpo-Arnis program at his ‘Fighting Back Institute’ in Buffalo NY. When I began training with Sifu Zanghi we were a Tracy System Kenpo school. Sifu Zanghi went to train with Professor Remy Presas at a 2 week Modern Arnis Training Camp in 1982. He came back a changed man. He began integrating the Tracy Kenpo with Modern Arnis. We had a nearly prefect blending of empty hand with weapons self- defense training. By 1985 when I received my black belt form Sifu Zanghi, the art was listed as Kenpo-Arnis and my belt rank was listed as Shodan-Lakan Isa, a 1st degree black belt, in each art. I’ve continued my training in both arts. My new Tracy Kenpo instructor was Sensei Ernie McPeek and I went to as well as hosted numerous seminars and camps conducted Professor Presas. I would eventually earn 3rd degree Black Belts from each instructor and then went on to earn 6th degree black belts from Shihan Ernie McPeek (Kenpo Goshin-jitsu) and Punong Guro Tom Bolden (American Modern Arnis). 

    I developed and wrote the curriculum for the Erie Community College Self Defense Program. I first wrote the curriculum in 1985 with revisions in 1986, which I presented to the South Campus Physical Education department Curriculum Committee for their review and approval. I was granted permission to teach PE 200 – SD I – Basic Kenpo-Arnis for Self Defense, in September 1987 and then PE 201 – SD II – Modern Arnis-Pancipanci Eskrima for Self Defense, in January 1988. The PE Department, then granted me permission to teach PE 220 – SD III – Modern Arnis – Paradigm Escrima in the fall semester of 1988 and PE 221 – SD IV – Advanced Kenpo-Arnis for Self Defense in the spring semester 1989. In May of 1989, the department granted my courses permanent curriculum status. That status was greatly aided by the fact that my entire curriculum was reviewed by and earned the approval of Professor Remy Presas in April 1989. Professor’s review of the entire curriculum took over 4 hours to complete. He had me go through every exercise, drill, anyo (form or kata) and technique in the curriculum. It was the best testing procedure that I have ever gone through because I was being tested on my own ideas and presentations. The ECC curriculum has ultimately earned the recognition and approval of Grandmaster Al Tracy and Punong Guro Tom Bolden. They both gave their approval in 1992. 

    The approval of these three men is quite significant because I am teaching the ONLY college-based academic credit bearing courses in the USA or Canada for Modern Arnis and Tracy System Kenpo. My Kenpo-Arnis Self Defense Program is unique in American Colleges and has been one of the reasons that I was asked to become a member of the World Head of family Sokeship Council in 2004. The ECC program has run for 38 consecutive semesters or 19 years as a credit-bearing program. I am quite proud of that accomplishment and very grateful to the PE Department members for the initial confidence that they had in my curriculum proposal. 

    My intention right from the beginning was to teach the Kenpo-Arnis blend that I had learned from sifu Zanghi. I also wanted to follow up on his ideas and techniques while integrating as much new material as possible from other arts. I loved working through the process of ‘making the art for myself’ as Professor Presas had always told us we should at seminars and camps. I already had the “art within your art” concept ingrained in my training through Sifu Zanghi, now I wanted to build on it and open new doors for my own students. That is why I have hosted seminars, camps, symposiums and summits throughout my teaching career at ECC. 

    The 14 summer programs are the top end events, but the seminars during the academic school years have been vital to our over-all success at the college. We have had instructors such as Roberto Torres, Tom Bolden, Ernie McPeek, Remy Presas, Bobby Taboada, Daniel Donzella, Kevin Seaman, Mike Haley, Abon Baet, Eric Joseph, Ric Jornales, Hoch Hockheim, Tom Barnhart and Eddie Lastra. The variety of martial arts styles and the consistently high instructional standards have always given my students new insights into the arts in general and reinforced certain principles regard motion, evasion and striking that I have taught them. The ECC program has been built around the principles of quality instruction, small student to teacher ratio, and learning through mentoring, self-discovery and continuous personal growth. My martial arts philosophy has no room for “cloning” and the art must be adjusted to fit the individual’s body, strengths, weaknesses and mentality. 

    I closely followed the philosophical principles fostered by my instructors and mentors, Don Zanghi, Remy Presas, Ernie McPeek, Billy Bryant, Tom Bolden, Roberto Torres, Daniel Donzella, Abon Baet and Eddie Lastra. They all encouraged exploration, discovery, idea reformulations of drills and techniques. All of men were curious, quick- witted and adventurous. They were never content to rely solely of the past experiences of others and foster tradition over innovation. Because of each of these people, the ECC Self Defense Program has grown and through it I have been able to produce some excellent students who are now teaching martial arts with their own flair and enthusiasm. None of my students, who went on to become my training partners are standing in my shadow. 

    They are their own individuals with strong confident personalities. Tim Kashino, Richard Curren, Paul Martin, Kenny Q., Debra Moore, Keith Roosa, Buddy Antonio and Tony Illardo are making thing happen in their own individual ways. It doesn’t get much better than that from my perspective.

    There are a number of people who differ in opinion from me in terms of an approach to the art (Modern Arnis) and a philosophy with regard to teaching. I am amused by these differences because I do not have a need to be superior to my students. As they grow and improve so do I. From time to time a student will bring up a new idea or approach to a technique. Like any good blues or jazz player, when I come across a good idea, I acknowledge it, take it as my own, re-work it, make it fit me and then use it. I don’t treat Modern Arnis as a static, traditional, fixed in place art that can only be taught as the late grand master taught it. Modern Arnis is a dynamic, fluid, flexible and adaptable martial art that grows through each person who studies and uses it. It is a stand-alone art yet it is also highly Integra table and can become “the art within your art” as Professor was teaching it during the early years that I was learning it through Sifu Zanghi and Professor. The art within your art approach and adapting Modern Arnis to fit yourself made Modern Arnis, for me, the best thing to come along since ‘homemade hot-buttered-bread fresh out of the oven.” I love my Tracy Kenpo! I love my Modern Arnis! And I am head over heels in love with the Zanghi method of blending “Kenpo-Arnis”! I am thrilled to be able to take, ideas from Al Tracy, Remy Presas, Don Zanghi, Ernie McPeek, Billy Brant and Tom Bolden, blend them into an ever tightening spiral of knowledge that allows me to express myself as myself and not a clone of any one of them. Those people who have a single minded, one method fit all approach to Modern Arnis are missing the real joy and essence of what Professor was actually teaching. But rather than fight with them I simply go about my business and teach the art, as I believe it should be taught.

    If one is seeking an in-depth understanding of their ‘mother-art’ sometimes those insights will come through their understanding of another art, hence “the art within your art” concept as espoused by Professor Presas. 

    I have found new, different and very interesting people in my journeys through the martial arts world. My Kenpo-Arnis blend has been greatly enriched by the ideas and 

    The BMAS is an excellent example of what I believe. I celebrate those differences and try to learn from them. I also look for and find similarities that allow me to learn more about what others are doing as well as gain some added insights into what I am already doing. Professor Presas knew that the ‘art within your art’ concept was a dual highway for learning. It didn’t matter which direction you were traveling, from Modern Arnis to Kenpo, Aikido Shotokan, Kajukenbo, Tiger Claw Kung Fu, Jiu-jitsu, contributions that have come to me through other arts and the people who shared the information with me over these years. 

    I have benefited from attending and participating in events such as the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame, Gathering of Eagles, Modern Arnis Symposium, Saratoga Martial Arts Festival, Straight from the Sources Festival and the Modern Arnis Tipunan. Now I am once again in a position to give something back to my martial arts brothers and sisters through the Buffalo Martial Arts Summit.

    Without a doubt, meeting some old friends and former students at the BMAS; was great. However the real joy of these events is in meeting new people, sharing new ideas and concepts, finding out about one another and the arts that we practice. There is in my opinion still more to see and learn from others. The Buffalo Martial Arts Summit was open to everyone who was inquisitive, thoughtful, and receptive to new ideas. It is a place where cloning is not an option and everyone was welcomed to make a contribution, however large or small. 

    Jerome Barber, Ed. D. Professor – Erie Community College, Orchard Park, NY Principal Instructor – Independent Escrima-Kenpo-Arnis Assoc Associates

     

  • Jerome Barber resume

    Degrees & Awards:

    Doctorate in Education – Social Foundations of Education – State University of New York at Buffalo, 1985.

    Founder & Senior Master Teacher – Paradigm Escrima Kenpo Self-defense Group, Hamburg, New York, 1998.

    Grand Master & Datu – 10th degree Black Belt – Pinakamataas na Guro – through the Kali Arnis International Federation Philippines under SGM Vincente R. Sanchez in 2010.

    Grand Master – 10th degree Black Belt – Judan – through the Tracy International Studios of Self-Defense under GM Al Tracy at the Gathering of Eagles in 2015.

    Grand Master – 10th degree Black Belt – Judan – through the Scottish Budo Association under GM Stuart Gavin at the Gathering of Eagles in 2017.

    Lakan Anim – 6th degree Black Belt – through American Modern Arnis Associates under Punong Guro Tom Bolden. 

    Rokydan – 6th degree Black Belt – Kenpo – through the International Schools of Self-Defense under Shihan Ernest McPeek.

    Lakan Tatlo – 3rd degree Black Belt – through the International Modern Arnis Federation under GM Remy A. Presas.

    Sandan – 3rd degree Black Belt – in the Tracy System of Kenpo under Sensei Ernest McPeek. 

    Shodan – 1st degree Black Belt – Kenpo Arnis – through the Fighting Back Institute under Sifu/Guro Donald J. Zanghi.

    Inductee: World Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 1994.

    Instructor of the Year in 1996 awarded by the World Head of Family Sokeship Council through the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

    Senior Master of Eskrima and Kenpo in 2001 by GM Al Tracy, Master of Ceremonies and Event Organizer of the Kenpo Gathering of Eagles.

    Mataw Guro (Master Teacher) – in Independent Escrima Kenpo Arnis Associates under Master Lou Lledo in 2009, Master Lldeo is the Founder/Punong Mataw Guro of the Mataw Guro Association USA.

     

    Publications:

    Dr. Jerome Barber. “The FMAs: Self-defense for Women,” Filipino Martial Arts Magazine. Vol. 1, Number 5 – Sept./Oct. 1998.

    Dr. Jerome Barber. “Paggamit ng Sandata: Choice of Weapon – The Kubaton,” Filipino Martial Arts Magazine. Vol. 4, Number 2 – 2002.

    Dr. Jerome Barber. “Kenpo,” Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, A-Q. Thomas A. Green, Editor, ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2001.

    Dr. Jerome Barber. “My Turn: Meeting of Arnis Minds,” Inside Kung Fu, July 2003, Col. 31 Number 7.

    Dr. Jerome Barber. Filipino Escrima/Arnis & Chinese Kenpo Systems: Connecting the Systems for Practical Empty Hand Self-Defense. Independent Escrima/Arnis Associates, 1995.

    Dr. Jerome Barber. The Escrima – Arnis Curriculum Guide: Level 1 Instruction. Independent Escrima/Arnis Associates, 2002.

    Dr. Jerome Barber. Filipino Arnis for Self-Defense – A Video. Independent Escrima/Arnis Associates, 1993.

    Dr. Jerome Barber. “Modern Arnis: The Art, Science, and Hidden Conceptual Foundations.” Copyright © 2008, 2016, & 2018. Independent Escrima Kenpo Arnis Associates

     

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