Not a Magic Wand: The Honest Truth About Cane Self-Defense Recently I posted a short demonstration video on my social media platforms. Within just a few days it gathered more than four million views between Instagram and YouTube. As you might expect, with that much...

Some Memories You Don’t Share… Until It’s Time It’s strange how time works. Something that feels like it just happened… suddenly you realize it was seven years ago. Not last year. Not recently. Seven. That memory popped up in my feed today. Seven years ago, I was in...

The System or the Practitioner: What Actually Makes a Martial Art Legendary? We all hear the hype - these “legendary” systems: Balintawak, Modern Arnis, Pekiti-Tirsia. They’re supposedly the best. But let’s cut through the noise. Are these arts truly legendary - or...

Modern Arnis, Kombatan, Arnis de Mano: The Brothers Who Shaped FMA Let’s cut through the noise. Lately, people have been arguing about the Presas brothers - who created what, who “owns” which name. But here’s the reality: when we talk about history, especially living...

Beyond the Mats: Why Some People Don’t Understand the Loyalty to Professor Presas This all started after I listened to a podcast where people were flat-out ridiculing the relationship many of us had with Professor Remy Presas. Not questioning it - ridiculing it. The...

Lately, I’ve been labeled a “traditionalist,” as if that means I want to freeze Modern Arnis in time and stop it from moving forward. Let’s be clear right from the start: that accusation couldn’t be more wrong. What is happening, though, is a growing trend of people...