Stick fighting tournament in Nor Cal

[bart]

Hey Folks,

 

I'm going to be bringing some of my students and competing myself in the Kilohana Classic tournament in Campbell, CA (near San Jose) on March 19.

 

http://www.shinbukandojo.com/

 

There's going to be stop action and continuous single stick using padded weapons and a knife fighting competition as well.

 

Are any other people from Nor Cal going to give it a go? I'm still playing phone tag with the host for more details, but it looks to be a lot of fun.

[ZR440]

Sounds like a good time. Is there going to be a stick seminar there afterwards?

[bart]

Sounds like a good time. Is there going to be a stick seminar there afterwards?

 

I believe it's a competition only, but there's always something to learn at those even just by watching.

 

From what I've heard the tournament is open to all styles so I imagine that Kenpo and other style stick work would be welcome there as well. I'd like to see that myself.

[ZR440]

Must be nice. We don't have much stick competetion here in my state. In fact, our club is normally the only group who offers seminars.

[bart]

Must be nice. We don't have much stick competetion here in my state. In fact, our club is normally the only group who offers seminars.

 

Off the top of my head I believe that Ted Buot and Bong Jornales are out in that state. I think there is another group led by Paul Janulis out there too. Do you train with any of them or are they close by?

[ZR440]

Not that I know of. They must be located in the southern part of the state. Send me a web link if they have one.

 

Thanks

[bart]

Not that I know of. They must be located in the southern part of the state. Send me a web link if they have one.

 

Thanks

 

Hey There,

 

They don't have one that I know of, but you can find their addresses in this page:

 

http://142.58.12.77:8080/FMA/Instructors/

 

Take it easy.

[ZR440]

Thanks. They are all quite a ways south of my location, but I'll have to ask my instructor if he's heard of them.

[bart]

Thanks. They are all quite a ways south of my location, but I'll have to ask my instructor if he's heard of them.

 

Ted Buot is a GM of Balintawak and Bong Jornales is GM of Arnis Sikaran and a very high level Modern Arnis practitioner. The FMA community is pretty small. I'd be surprised if he didn't.