6th World Sikaran Championships

by Datu Hartman | May 29, 2018 | Uncategorized

Horizon Martial Arts Competition Team Garner Multiple World Championships Several members of the Datu’s Tribe Competition Team from Horizon Martial Arts, West Seneca, NY, ranging in age from 7 to 15, recently travelled to Winnipeg, Manitoba to compete in the 6th World...

The Presas Brothers vs. Dan Inosanto

by Datu Hartman | May 29, 2018 | Uncategorized

This was a small part of a much bigger interview. I hope everyone takes it the way it was...

Datu Tim and PG Mason teach at Warrior Weekend 3

by Datu Hartman | Feb 19, 2016 | Uncategorized

Datu Tim and PG Mason present at the Warrior Weekend...

2016 Florida State Winter Camp

by Datu Hartman | Feb 1, 2016 | Uncategorized

This past weekend I taught at our organization’s Florida state camp. This was the biggest Florida camp to date. There we’re over 40 participants representing 5 schools throughout the weekend. During the camp we covered many things including sinawalis,...

Does not play well with others.

by Datu Hartman | Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorized

I recently was talking to Dan Anderson about why most of the Modern Arnis world wasn’t getting along with each other. We went back and forth with different ideas. Shortly afterwards while Master Jeff Espinous was visiting my school in Buffalo, one of my long...

IKF Commissioner Appointment for the Kuntaw Martial Arts and the IKF covering the U.S. Northeastern Region

by Datu Hartman | Nov 8, 2015 | Uncategorized

GGM Carlito A. Lanada, Sr., Founder and Brain of Kuntaw Martial Arts/International Kuntaw Federation/KNP/MKA/NATO, would like to announce the recent appointment that he made for the Kuntaw Martial Arts and the IKF. Kyud Lakan Guro Tim Hartman, 1st Degree BB, IKF...

GM Abrescy passes on a Presas heirloom

by Datu Hartman | Sep 28, 2015 | Uncategorized

I got a double treat today at “the Gathering”. I got to meet another long time friend of my teacher the late Remy A. Presas. We talked and share some stories about the old man. Just before starting the session I was teaching, Hanshi Juchnik called everyone...

27th Black Belt Anniversary

by Datu Hartman | Jul 18, 2015 | Uncategorized

I’ve been practicing Filipino martial arts for over 30 years. When I walked in to my first Arnis lesson I had no clue what journey I began. Last weekend I taught at the Balintawak Legacy Gathering and this weekend I’ve visited White Tiger Taekwondo in...

Defence Lab US Conference

by Datu Hartman | Jun 7, 2015 | Uncategorized

Last summer while teaching in Italy I got to meet a man named Andy Norman. He ran this organization called Defence Lab. I didn’t know much about him other than he had choreographed some of the fight scenes from Batman Begins.  After talking and working with him...

My 1st trip to the Philippines

by Datu Hartman | Apr 23, 2015 | Uncategorized

8 years ago today I traveled to the Philippines for the first time. This was to visit the birthplace of Modern Arnis and the Presas Family. During this visit, the late GGM Ernesto A Presas promoted me to a 9th degree Grand Master in the Presas Family system of Arnis....