FMA Life - Series - Lineage Holders - Grandmaster "Nene" Gaabucayan - NNG Balintawak - Velez Lineage

FMA Life presents Lineage Holders The Series, featuring Grandmaster Nonato "Nene" Gaabucayan - NNG Balintawak International
(Episode 6) This FMA Life series shares the Lineage Holders of different systems - their history, their lives, their story…FMA Life
Grandmaster Nene began learning Karate at 12 years old. He started with Filipino Martial Arts in 1976 in Cebu, Philippines training Balintawak under Grandmaster Teofilo Velez. He currently teaches in the Los Angeles, California area.
0:00 - Intro
2:37 - Buying food to cook
3:21 - What is the 1st martial art you learned and how old were you?
12:50 - Explaining techniques over brunch
14:44 - What sets apart your style of Balintawak from other stick fighting styles?
21:31 - Thumb-Jitsu / Thumb-skrima - Thumb & Finger Control Applications
38:53 - Who did you train under in Balintawak?
40:07 - What are your opinions about the politics in FMA? What are some of the causes for the conflicts?
44:23 - Striking power
46:26 - Fighting long range
50:16 - Describe the kind of sticks you like to train with.
52:01 - Teaching while training with students
1:12:42 - Cooking
1:15:18 - What other certified Balintawak Grandmasters & Masters reside in the state you currently live in?
1:18:42 - Training with students
1:27:32 - Senior student feeding other students
1:32:46 - GM Nene’s hand grip tool
1:33:32 - Food is ready
1:34:13 - Death Matches
01:36:25 - What does the Filipino martial arts lifestyle mean to you?
01:37:26 - What do you want to be known for in martial arts history when you’ve passed?
01:37:52 - Any messages you have for the FMA Community past or present?
01:39:57 - Credits, special thanks, disclaimer
(For all 38 questions/answers, please watch the Vlog Film)
Grandmaster Nene Gaabucayan
FB: @Nene Gabz (The Real GM Nene)
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Featuring:
Bobby Torres, Master Eugene Nepangue, Mike Balancio, James Gonzales, Josh Torres, Henry Young
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Vlog Film by:
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[@samuelidmont5558]

I really like the vibe of this great master.🤩🤩🤩

[@eleskrimador4396]

Thank you keeping the legacy. We really need to treasure the elders because without them, our heritage will no longer exist.

[@FMALifeTV]

Thanks, yes leaving accessible information for future generations to build off of will evolve the arts and in turn our heritage.

[@christianbrady8585]

Just saw this channel pop up. Surprised it took this long. Been doing fma and been watching other site interviews. Love playing these type of vids while on lunch break.

[@robertoetheve9398]

Great art great teacher

[@wilbertuy3666]

I miss you gm nene unta maka balik ka dre cdo

[@RacerX1971]

Galing

[@terrydawson2239]

I think you have created a new genre....the Docu-trainer. The extended time was much appreciated. Keep up the good work.

[@FMALifeTV]

Thanks Terry, putting out videos we’d actually wanna watch ourselves. Not recycled, not holding back, etc. The good thing is we’re not caged up and can try different things than the norm. Good content doesn’t have to be boring and can be shared with heart and finesse.

[@Dragon_Eskrima]

Really appreciate this video and interview, I've always been very impressed by GM Nene, everyone I have trained with in the Philippines always speaks so highly of him, incredible to watch his performance too, inspirational. Many thanks to GM Nene and for uploading this video

[@FMALifeTV]

Thanks Simon, yes it’s great to put out a video that shares a deeper insight into GM Nene and his flavor of Balintawak. It’s just a taste of what he can offer, we had to omit some clips from the video, otherwise the video would be even longer, lol. He definitely has a unique take when you touch sticks/hands with him.

[@garyfujinami9911]

I had the good fortune to have studied with multiple masters (of different arts). They were ALL soft spoken and humble too.

[@letsfilipino]

Hoping to see Balintawak Sugbu and RED Balintawak featured in the future.

[@jericpantaleon]

Thank you for documenting this. Its good to put on record the real history of Balintawak and the wisdom we can learn from GM Nene. Pugay from your fellow Balintawak practitioner here in Manila 🙂👍🙏 P.S I also love the Broll videos of GM Nene's life outside training 🙂👏👏👏

[@FMALifeTV]

It’s our honor to share with the world what GM Nene was willing to share publicly. It’s great to see people beyond the interview and techniques into some of their daily life.

[@onlinemercadosph]

At 43:02 I think he was referring to Grandmaster Ising Atillo.

[@NinjaPandallnight]

🙏🙏🙏

[@free2flow]

Very nice!

[@FMALifeTV]

Thanks RitcheG!

[@paulespino6462]

This was a great video. Thank you for making it.

[@FMALifeTV]

Thanks for watching, we appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. We are blessed to have the opportunity to interview awesome people. We are honored to have had time with GM Nene to share his insights and his stories with the world.

[@paulespino6462]

@@FMALifeTV My favorite times training with Kuya Nene was eating with him and the other students after training.

[@saintedkiller22]

It's funny what he says about the politics because it's the same problem in all the styles, I fully agree with that problem, just remember they only embarrass themselves when most practitioners know the leanage history of the styles, they just make themselves look bad, so in the end they get nowhere and no credit following that sort of thinking, don't worry GM those that follow that never truly learn or embrace the true art of eskrima.

[@SC-zo4oi]

Hey Bobby, what’s the name of that beat that starts at 2:38?

[@olermochannel]

Pls do not show all techniques

[@nonatogaabucayan3606]

No worries.its all counterable!

[@jimstretch6109]

Disappointed to see that they succumbed to the mask hysteria