Balintawak Eskrima and Pangamut

The martial arts of the Philippines are exotic and diverse. Balintawak Eskrima and Dom Lopez's Pangamut (Mano a Mano) are amongst the most pragmatic and comprehensive of these arts.

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Self Defence

The best self-defence is to avoid confrontational situations - manage your risks. There may be times when this strategy fails. In this eventuality, it is best if you have some consistent structured training in modern techniques for self-defence. Vorticity's program is built around a core of easy to use techniques, which require modest athleticism, and only moderate fitness. They are designed to maximize your natural instinctive responses, and give you a speedy reprieve from a dangerous situation. Elements of self-defence beyond the martial arts are explained.

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Optimized Core Integration Strength

Read about Optimized Core Integration Strength, a biomechanically-based training approach to increasing power and efficiency, based on practices from Balintawak Eskrima, and explained in terms of western bio-mechanics.

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Kawayan Pangamut

Kawayan Pangamut is a martial art based upon the core concepts of Dr. Dom Lopez's version of Balintawak Eskrima, in its unarmed aspects; augmented by exercises and practices for developement of power inspired by Chen Taijiquan; and, a core ground grappling component adapted from modern Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Read more ...

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About Michael Zimmer

A bit of background about the devlopment of a martial artist.

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Other Martial Arts

I have some information on other martial arts that I have had some exposure to, along with a few links to sites related to these arts.

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