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...

You Weren’t There, So Keep Your Mouth Shut Let’s not sugarcoat it. Recently, there’s been a parade of people who never once stood in the same room as Remy Senior acting like they’re experts on what he could do. And now they’ve got the nerve to claim that Remy Junior...

What Happens When AI Ranks Modern Arnis? As a bit of an experiment, I asked both ChatGPT and Gemini the same question: List the top ten living, active, teaching Modern Arnis instructors, ranked by relevance, influence, lineage, and active involvement. Here’s what came...

Grandmaster Titles in Modern Arnis: Authority, History, and Earning the Title Let’s set the record straight. I absolutely recognize the concept of Grandmaster titles. What I do not recognize is the rewriting of Modern Arnis history to justify protocols that never...

Are belts in martial arts just a money grab? This is a question I hear all the time. Most often, it comes from one of two places: the backyard martial artist, or someone who trained for a short time, walked away, and decided to do their own thing. And while everyone...