Informative Issue No. 132 2014

Grandmaster Leopoldo O. Alcatora Master Jerson B. Monderondo Empty Hand vs Baston Empty Hand vs Knife Baston vs Baston Knife vs Baston Tersia Espada y Daga vs Stick

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Grandmaster Leopoldon Alcotora Jade St. Sunvally, Paranaque, Philippines (0920) 556-8441Master Jerson B. Monderondo Email: jerson.monderondo@yahoo.com or arnismaster37@gmail.com (0939) 223-3009 (0915) 382-0117

The FMA Informative was able to meet and talk with Grandmaster Leopoldo O. Alcatora and Master Jerson B. Monderondo of LSAI Combat Judo Variation Style. Grandmaster Alcatora commenced his training in 1962 with Grandmaster Benjamin Luna-Lema. Grandmaster Alcatora said some of the important things learned from Grandmaster Lima were the concepts and principles in defending one’s self against an opponent, whether with or against a baston, bolo, or knife. In talking to Master Jerson Monderondo who is a student of Grandmaster Alcatora he says that when commencing to teach a new student, he emphasizes discipline, to teach the principles and concepts of Light-ning Scientific Arnis. In learning it is also emphasized that one should not engage in a confrontation unless it is the last resort.

Grandmaster Leopoldo O. Alcatora

Grandmaster Leopoldo O. Alcatora commenced his training in 1962 with Grandmaster Benja-min Luna-Lema. Speaking about

Grandmaster Lima, Grandmaster Alcatora says that he was a dis-ciplined teacher and when giving you knowledge of his art expected the student to remember, train and commit to the art. Important things learned from Grandmaster Lima were the concepts and principles in defend-ing one’s self against an opponent, whether with or against a baston, bolo, or knife. Per Grandmaster Alcatora there are 42 Defenses that include Stick versus Stick Disarming, Emtpy-hand disarming versus stick, locks, holds and reverses. There are 13 strikes that teach the various targets and that there are 12 prescribed attack patterns that combine the 13 basic strikes taught in the “Manner of Strik-ing.” And says that Lightning Scientific Arnis is a system that revolves around the concept of Tercia Serrada Cadenilla y Espada

y Daga which is a method of inter-cepting and redirecting attacks and blind-siding the opponent by going to the off-side and blanketing him with a barrage of continuous strikes while the checking hand constantly pushes, presses and controls his opponent putting him in a constant state of imbalance. In advanced practice the empty had will be replace by a dagger to es-calate the technology eventually as the practitioner progresses through the discipline. The art has a wide variety of techniques ranging from Solo Baston, Double Baston, Baston Daga, Espada Y Daga, up to unarmed combat. It covers a wide range of skills for all fighting dis-tances. All-in-all, it is a complete fighting system. As Grandmaster Alcatora believes that really no other martial art is a match for Arnis overall.

Master Jerson B. Monderondo

In talking to Master Jerson Monderondo who is a student of Grandmaster Alcatora he says that when commencing to teach a new student, he emphasizes discipline, to teach the principles and con-cepts of Lightning Scientific Arnis. Master Jerson Monderondo spoke of Tercia which is a closing in to close-quarter combat. Integral to this is a coiled close quarter stance that allows evasion and gen-eration of a powerful strike even in close range and Serrada which is a fighting concept of intercepting the opponents attack and redirecting it off of the centerline while moving

Serrada may be done in various weapon combinations: Baston Serrada - One Stick Doble Baston Serrada - Two Sticks Baston Daga Serrada - Stick and Knife Espada Y Daga Serrada - Sword and Dagger Empty-Hand Serrada - Unarmed In learning it is also emphasized that one should not engage in a confrontation unless it is the last resort.

to the back of the opponent by jamming the attack with one’s own combination and blanketing the opponent with strikes.

Pulling up the hair

Locking positionPosition taking downBlock the hands with stick

Empty Hand vs Baston

Empty Hand vs Knife

Close up: Block the knife with chopping position

Twist the wrist of the opponentBlock the knife of the opponent

Disarming the knife of the opponentDisarming position

Baston vs Baston

Block again the stick

Take down

Locking position from punchBlocking the punch of the opponentDisarming the stick from locking position

Locking the stickPosition for locking

Knife vs Baston

From locking position disarm the knife and put down the opponent

Be ready for locking positionNudge the knife before striking the handsStrike the hands of the opponent while you are holding a knife

Knife vs Baston

Close up

Lock the arm using the stickPut down the opponent after locking his arm

Strike the groin After striking the opponent be ready for groin position and lock the arm of the opponent

Strike the hand of the opponent and hold

Strike the hand

Strike the head of the opponent from aberta position

Strike to the groinHold the hand

Tersia

Espada y Daga vs Stick

Block the knifeContinue striking the opponent

Bring down the hands of the opponent

Blocking the knife

Block the stick

Complete disarming the stick using the knee

Position for disarming

Strike the hands of the opponent

Block the stick of attacker and hold the hands

Tersia

Strike the leg of the opponent and blockBe ready for striking position to the head from aberta

And the strike the head of the opponent

Repeat the Striking position

Position for locking Complete execution

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