Filipino martial arts - a legacy for a Bay Area family

NBC Bay Area is celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage, shining a light on some of the people who make our area so unique. For many in these communities, martial arts is much more than a hobby, but for a local Filipino family - it’s tradition. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.
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[@joeshmoe8952]

Ernie Reyes Jr. was always one of my favorite martial artists. He made some good movies and was also a Filipino from the Bay area.

[@georgieman1910]

Don’t forget his father

[@chewy6487]

Filipinos are cool Asians.

[@GUERRILLAMANGAMUSICTV]

😊🎉Mangadang Umaga Filipino Fam!! I Am a student of Filipino martial arts also, my late teacher Mr. Primero taught me kuntao, which I still practice today, for Self-defense, discipline & to keep HIS Legacy alive. Sulamat po.

[@johnnyblade1293]

Where do you teach? I'm a Filipino FMA/Pencak Silat student living in the San Jose, CA area, looking to train!

[@benedictosaguid9421]

MABUHAY ANG MGA FILIPINO 💯.

[@auroragonzales3986]

I was his first instructor of Arnis in San Francisco, CA in 1976 and we were the one who put up a demo at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1977. He was my best man during my wedding in Queens. New York in 1977.I got my first degree black belt in Arnis in 1977.

[@primoluciano3411]

Arnis de Mano is a beautiful martial art n I miss professor Remy

[@auroragonzales3986]

In addition to this comment, I also trained with his brother Grand Master Ernie Presas in 1991 during my stay in the Philippines, and Grand Master Rodel Dagooc too.

[@chewy6487]

Filipinos are nice asians

[@mangmiketeamtaiaha7256]

F-M-A-4-LIFE 🙏👍

[@aboogie2794]

Because of Remy Presas Sr., a very talented prodigy by the name of Rodel "Smoking Sticks" Dagooc, arrived. Now that guy is bad-ass!

[@jaraza323]

Pls use this art to stop criminality in your area.

[@NiñoVincenFernandez]

They ain't batman bro, I think their lawyers ain't gonna like this

[@princeomeng70]

What is the address...

[@christopherjohnferrer3771]

Lmao didn't know Bonifacio had taken this type of martial arts too 😂

[@26155101]

Oh how fun I don’t see kids partaking

[@a-zh6lk]

It's not for kids. I don't care what anyone says. Arnis is for killing. It's not boxing or mma. It's knife fighting. With knives, you run away or kill your opponent the first opportunity you get.

[@richardhenry1969]

​@@a-zh6lkso kids shouldn't learn self-defense. Maybe you need to go to a few classes . FMA is a very good and useful tool.

[@kevinrodgers7761]

LOL it works so good zero professional fighters use it😂

[@DrapierLewis-y1p]

Acceptable you didn't disobey your father some of these martial artist did I had the most fun I've ever had running in my life with Rama from my mental hospital she told me she had a water leak I made it not rain so she could have time to fix her pipes up under her house I held it off 3 days she took up for me and know that people were weaker than what they said they was and how ungrateful and how I'm good the word was and some things are not what I say but how when I I'm not even going to watch you I'm pleased with your works that is my decision

[@mishakhachikyan8181]

Almost Bruse Lee

[@dollyl5596]

Actually Bruce lee did work with one Filipino martial artist in one of his movies, his name is Dan inosanto

[@johnnyblade1293]

@@dollyl5596Guro Dan is the caretaker of Bruce's legacy! Guro Dan's teacher was an old Filipino from Stockton and is one of the original masters to come out of Stockton, CA.

[@penyenskye]

You don’t stand against gun. Good luck!

[@Yo_Kelz]

Depends on the situation.

[@georgieman1910]

Tueller Drill, knife can win over a gun from a certain distance. That is a distance that overconfident scrubs like yourself, tend to overestimate. An FMA expert would probably nail you with a blade before you can even blink and draw your weapon. If you’re already holding the weapon he might even take your hand off. But hey keep up with the kids imagination of yours

[@SRC503]

What a loser comment. They never claimed this can win in a gun fight. Navy seals even train blade systems from Philippines and even Brazilian jiujitsu. Have fun and go learn something

[@oliverh9285]

A gun may be a formidable weapon, but most altercations are apt to be bare hands, edge weapons, or maybe sticks...the later three are tough to ignore

[@johnnyblade1293]

I taught my nephew before he left to Iraq and he used what I taught him against a man with a bayonet. FMA empty hands saved his life. So have some respect you fool.

[@choCOOLatte]

bullshido masterbation

[@pausegame2319]

Not when your are in a jungle fighting extremist and run out of bullets. we also had to fight Americans with knives and bolos. We train with sticks because it was outlawed by the colonizers to have a sword.

[@choCOOLatte]

@@pausegame2319 not when you need to pass the night with elite killers surrounded before you, falling a sleep is not opinion

[@pausegame2319]

@@choCOOLatte i dont get it. Who are the elite killers?

[@choCOOLatte]

@@pausegame2319 oh i see, that's okay you have to understand.

[@pausegame2319]

@@choCOOLatte that's right!