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Did I hear you say something about a great looking series in the works that I'll definitely be watching to glean from? Cause thats what I heard 😄👍

Fascinating history. Thank you for sharing your arts with those of us who are banyaga

Hello mr.Estocada,I'm very glad to have found your channel/podcast. The information is very educational and appreciated. Your sources and knowledge of these individuals are also appreciated. I'll be looking forward to more of your content. Keep Blasting!

Mark wiley's book says "Dizon was not only a master of the serrada (close) and largo (long) range escrima styles, but was also an adept hilot (healer)" Is it possible to say the serrada style was the decuerdas and the largo possiblely be the Mohara? Did Dizon teach any hilot to your father? Is the Doce pares of Dizon unrelated to the cebu Doce pares style? I heard there was a Doce pares in Luzon

Love the video! Great information! The annotations make it easier to understand. Would your father be willing to do a private interview with you, and you could make a video about his responses? I'm curious about how to travel and sleep with a stick. I think there could still be value in how to carry, conceal, and draw a stick, especially in places where knife or gun isn't allowed or not called for.

very interesting

It's a awsome piece ,i have it to ...the natchez 3v has also a sharpend false edge 👍💪

Love it! I'm glad you're in a position to share his legacy; things like this are too easily lost.

Wow. Very good video. 👍

Yes… I dropped it. 😢😂

Concur on Doce pares, the depth and breadth of knowledge in fundamental escrima is impressive. Looking forward to learning about Mohara, thanks again.

Master Estocada, If I had to choose one, I'd go with CPM 3V. It's tougher, holds an edge longer, and requires less maintenance overall compared to SK-5. If you're looking for durability and performance, CPM 3V is superior.

Make sure to practice with your left hand, too.

Great vid! Wish they made a version with a guard similar the Hells Belle.

While I agree that there could be a possible targeting of marketing towards the outdoor community with the 3V model, I have the much older Carbon V version of this knife and have used it within the limits of common sense outdoors with regard to fire building. I did NOT baton logs with it. I would not do that with the 3V version either, so I guess its a moot point but that kind of heavy work is what the CSTM, a Himalayan Imports 18 inch Ang Khola , CSGK, or hatchet is for. The Carbon V version performed well. I wasn't really enthusiastic about outdoor use of the Laredo until I watched some of Matthew and Austin Culbertsons' videos on the subject

Excellent gift! I just have an Ontario Hell's Belle that I found on e Bay a bunch of years ago...congrats!

Really loved this analysis, and I also felt a bit validated: I got a lot of negative and even disparaging comments in my initial review when I complained about the sharp corners on this new model grip (which weren't on the GSM Natchez), but once I de-horned it a bit (and later added some contours) it's become a favorite that really moves for me. And I smiled when you suggested this version may work better for utility use (and it's not bad at all for that), because I had more comments about how this knife isn't designed for such things, only fighting, but then some of those same commenters jumped on my concerns regarding the cable tang (which has held up just fine), arguing that a "fighting knife" like this shouldn't ever be impacting anything but soft tissue. Oh boy.

Does Louie Almazan have a online store if so can you post a link?

Great video bud. 👍

Very informative and thought out. Thank you.

I hadn’t thought about the fact the handle designs could be that different, but I think you are correct about the new 3V version targeting the bushcraft community. Like I’ve mentioned before in our previous discussions about the single, or two finger grip concerning machetes in relation to fencing combatives. These new Laredo and Natchez versions feel like a machete grip weapons. It might not be a “happy accident,” but very intentional design considering the targeted demographics. Also…you’re squared off to the opponent. Perhaps switching to a cat stance, or a bladed stance will help out with the flow drills. I’ve tried your squared off approach before, and the knives just don’t flow the same. You’re right about the thrust with the Laredo. I almost never want to practice it, because it feels to weak in the hand.

Traditional balisongs only have one edge. They don't even have a partial on the other side of the blade.

Do you have thoughts about sanding the angles of the 3V handle to make them more customized to the hand?

The devil's in the details!

Can't wait to watch! How do you like the Trail master compared to the Natchez and Loredo? I feel like it gives up a little bit in combat effectiveness but gains a little bit in being a slightly better survival Bowie.

I first learned about Bowie's in the pioneer days , then more about combat in the WW2 Pacific theater and US Marine raider battalions and Army Alamo scouts and their Bowie knives very interesting 🤔 history. Now Rolando takes it further with awesome insight and knowledge 👍

Back cuts with a Busse! Freaking beast 😂

My 3v Laredo came with a wicked sharp back cut. How was yours?

Very well said. Great video. 👍

This is my main style . I wish I could afford that espada. but I have been practicing my grip same way you explained on your video my plumada feels faster the more I practice them . Thank you for all the awesome drills you do I watch them very carefully 🙏🏻

I find it interesting how when you're working the Dizon method is starts to resemble the movements used when working with nunchucks or other flexible type weapons.

Very well explained! 🙏🔥

I think Lynn himself has mentioned he prefers the Laredo Bowie over the Natchez too.

I would NOT want to see that headed my way. The song fits too.

Cool blade...nice video

In the movie 🍿🎥 like you referred to the ( last of the Mohicans ) noticing that when your gun shot was expended concerning flint lock muskets , the natural combat stance was tomahawk and bowie knife 🗡️ with the Bowie facing backwards, to grab , hook , with the tomahawk pulling in a opponent in range of the Bowie knife for a bowie strike , or hooking the musket barrel moving it away for a Bowie strike ...It seems that the two were used in combination the tomahawk and bowie - not only very interesting but very kool , you see it also in the movie ( the Patriot ) with mel Gibson , it obviously was a combat combo with merit , once your gun was fired - maybe even considered the primary weapons one or the other or both together? And the same with indigenous people after the bow 🏹 , similar to the musket -; tomahawk and Bowie.. ( close quarters ) option .

Sweet blade, sweet moves!

I really like that! 🫨😃👍

Beautiful blade and good song 😏👍

As a frontier knife 🗡️ cutting and butchering huge animals on multiple rugged environments, mountains , woodlands , swamps , deserts , So in those environments they are practical carrying for hunting, and combat came to be the second realized advantages of the Bowie blade derivatives and versions. A frontier blade , covers all those needs pretty well , main reason is blade length and reaching the vital organs in combat , same reasons it was in butchering and hunting needs cleaning game . Mountain men always had them .

Could you do a video where you interview your father about his training with Dizon? Will you publish a curriculum on Doce pares/ Doblete/ mohara at some point?

Bowie duel 👍 lets party 🎉🥳 , that's the koolest phrase i heard all day - changing my middle name to ( Bowie duel ) ! Then naturally people understand not to mess with you 😆

Awesome video! How much of Mohara translates over to blade?

looks like your amazing style, are there any known styles from the Celtics on their use of their knife?

I have the large polished Espada. My understanding is intuitive,, but watching a master bring it to its pinnacle, is amazing.

I have the CS heavy duty sword cane, it's surprisingly good. It was a good cane too when I broke my ankle.

I really like Indian clubs got into them a few years ago. My grandfather used to use them when I was young but I didn't understand them until I got older. Funny how when they are gone you find out they knew more then you ever imagined.

Nice. Review soonish I'm guessing? Also I just picked up a Cold Steel Mayhem in S35VN not too long ago. First Cold Steel and I absolutely love it!

Spyderco keeping it weird! 🤙🏻 That’s a really cool knife man.