While cleaning out my dad’s attic, I came across something incredible — an original British Army manual belonging to my Great Uncle Joe called Methods of Unarmed Attack and Defence, issued in June 1917 during WW1. This wasn’t just a random book… it was an official hand-to-hand combat training manual used to prepare soldiers for close quarters combat during trench warfare. Inside are illustrated techniques covering: Striking Wrestling and grappling Defences against weapons Restraints and controls Close combat drills Even using a steel helmet as a weapon What’s really interesting is how familiar some of the movements still look today. You can see early influences of boxing, wrestling, military combatives, and even old jiu-jitsu concepts that would later shape modern self-defence systems. As someone passionate about martial arts, combat systems, and the history behind them, it’s amazing holding a piece of history like this and realising soldiers were learning structured unarmed combat over 100 years ago. It makes you appreciate how martial arts continue to evolve, while still being connected to the past.

I just want to say a massive THANK YOU to every single one of you for being part of this community. When I started this, I honestly didn’t know how many people would be interested in training, learning, sharing ideas and helping grow the Filipino Martial Arts together… and now we’ve hit over 100 members. That’s 100 people from different backgrounds all connected through Eskrima, Kickboxing and martial arts. What makes this community special is the interaction: 🥋 Training clips 🥋 Questions and discussions 🥋 Sharing drills and combinations 🥋 Supporting each other’s progress 🥋 Keeping the arts alive and growing Whether you’ve been here from the beginning or only joined recently, thank you for coming on this journey with me. We’re only just getting started. There’s a lot more coming: ⚔️ More live training ⚔️ More breakdown videos ⚔️ More drills and combinations ⚔️ More community interaction ⚔️ And eventually some bigger plans for the future… I’d love to know: 👉 What has been your favourite part of the community so far? 👉 What would you like to see more of going forward? Thank you again everyone. Onwards to the next milestone 👊”

This drill focuses on boxing reflexes using a partner attack-and-defend flow. Great for developing reactions, timing, defense and coordination in a controlled format. More breakdowns and syllabus content coming soon.

Another request from the community—and this one’s a great concept to level up your training 🔥 In this video, I break down a simple but powerful way to train in a group of three using a triangle formation. We start by feeding techniques between two partners on a count, then transition into a circular flow where the same techniques keep moving around the group. This method builds timing, awareness, and flow while keeping everyone active. In this session, we cover: - Double stick sinawali in a rotating triangle drill - A smooth transition into single stick sumbrada flow - How to keep the drill continuous and engaging for all three people Perfect if you’re training with a small group and want to add structure and movement to your sessions.

I’ve decided to create a dedicated filming space for our Skool community. Yes… I’m that committed to making sure we have a place to film better lessons, drills, breakdowns, and courses for everyone here. Up until now a lot of the videos have been filmed wherever I could make space — but having a proper setup will make a big difference for the quality of the content moving forward. This photo/video is the “before” stage. Soon this space will be transformed into a small studio where I’ll be filming: • Eskrima lessons • Drill breakdowns • Course material • Community challenges • Training concepts and ideas This community keeps growing and I want the content quality to grow with it. I’ll post updates as the studio starts to take shape. Big things coming. 👊