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....
by Datu Hartman | Feb 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
The weekend of Feb 20, 2015 marked the second annual Martial Arts Warrior’s Weekend in North Bay, Ontario. Once again martial artists throughout Ontario came together for a weekend of training and comradery. Sudbury School of Martial Arts was once again a proud part...
by Datu Hartman | Feb 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
About a year ago, I had the pleasure of taking Presas Arnis (Modern Arnis & Kombatan) to Caracas, Venezuela. At the conclusion of the event, the president of the VKKS (Kenpo Master Francisco Vigoroux) asked if I would be interested in teaching in Chile. Of course...
by Datu Hartman | Jan 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
I started my martial arts journey in 1980 during my sophomore year in high school. During that time like most martial artists, I have sustained a bunch of bumps and bruises. These last three years, I’ve been dealing with a knee injury and a chronic heel spur issue....
by Datu Hartman | May 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Spartan Gear Sponsorship of GM “Datu” Tim Hartman It is official. Spartan Training Gear is the sponsor for GM Hartman’s 2013 – 2014 seminar tour! This is exciting news for Filipino Martial Arts getting more exposure in the reality based training community. There will...
by Datu Hartman | Sep 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Brief review. This had to be the smoothest camp I have ever had the pleasure of attending or teaching at. Dieter Knuettel and the DAV were excellent hosts. I remarked to Dieter that all of the students here were for one reason only, to train. I have been to seminars...
by Datu Hartman | Jun 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Dr. Gyi and Datu Hartman at the Modern Arnis Hall of Fame. He received then Lifetime Achievement award and I received the“Professor’s Choice” award. Dan Anderson and Datu where the only two of the Professor’s Choice recipients pretend. Other inductees received the...
by Datu Hartman | Sep 23, 2005 | Uncategorized
Datu Hartman with the help of Bob Hubbard created FMATalk.com. FMAT is a discussion forum devoted to promoting Filipino Martial Arts.
by Datu Hartman | Jun 5, 2005 | Uncategorized
The Board of Advisors of the World Modern Arnis Alliance is pleased to announce the promotion of Datu Timothy J. Hartman to the rank of Lakan Siyam, 9th degree black belt. The promotion was made on 5 June 2005 in West Seneca, NY. The promotion not only recognizes Datu...
by Datu Hartman | Jul 5, 2004 | Uncategorized
Datu Tim Hartman was one of the guest presenters at the 18th Annual Toronto Trek Convention. This star-studded event had celebrities from shows such as Star Gate, Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and more. Datu Hartman taught a class on cinematic sword fighting....