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Ten posts and at least three worlds sit inside this blog: seminar flyers and event listings for Serrada Escrima and FMA, an actual history of the style's spread from Stockton, California to Berlin, and a training philosophy that treats a rolled up newspaper as seriously as a knife.

The best writing here comes when the author steps back from announcing the next tournament and tells a story. The eleven second death match, a legendary confrontation that Grandmaster Angel Cabales survived after most of his challenge fights lasted only a few seconds, reads like an oral history passed down rather than a blog post. So does the account of how Serrada Escrima took root in Germany decades after one of Cabales' students carried it there.

There is also a practical strand aimed past the dojo, at law enforcement officers who spend more time worrying about firearms training than knife defense, built around drills developed by Master JC Cabiero. And there is an honest post about burning out on the same drills every day and needing to change up the training to stay in it.

Start with the history if you want the why behind the style, and the law enforcement posts if you want the how.

Upcoming Events In Serrada Escrima And FMA

Mar 8, 2013 · sercuerdas
Oh Yeah Serrada Escrima Seminar Held By Angels Disciples In Vallejo, Ca! You do not want to miss this Seminar and the chance to train with some of the top Serrada Escrima…
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If You Are Looking For Additional Revenue I Have A Great Opportunity For You

Feb 13, 2013 · sercuerdas
Since Most Martial Artists Are Hard Working Men And Women Try This To Generate Additional Revenue Like I have stated before in previous posts my Brother and I opened a Martial Arts…
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Whats Going On With Serrada Escrima

Jan 9, 2013 · sercuerdas
Things Are Moving In 2013 For Serrada Escrima This is a great day and age in which we live with the abundance of information right at your finger tips. Click click and you have…
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Combat SerCuerdas Advanced Weapons Training

Jan 6, 2013 · sercuerdas
Advanced Weapons Skills For Law Enforcement Now I have to admit that the job that these men and women have to do on a day in and day out basis in dangerous.…
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Improvised Weapons And SerCuerdas Escrima

Jan 5, 2013 · sercuerdas
In SerCuerdas Escrima Anything Is A Weapon At times I have heard people say that the Filipino Martial Arts is considered to be dirty fighting. Well as I come to view it, fighting…
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Up And Comming Events For Serrada Escrima

Jan 4, 2013 · sercuerdas
2013 Is Going To Be Great For Serrrada Escrima So far there are quite a few events already slated for the callender in 2013 with various seminars and tournaments scheduled for Serrada Escrima.…
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Serrada Escrima Invades The Old Country

Jan 3, 2013 · sercuerdas
Serrada Escrima Has Many Players In Germany When I moved to Germany back in 1990 I had no idea that Serrada Escrima would blossom as it has. At first glance in a…
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Burned Out Combat SerCuerdas Player Has Some Tips

Jan 3, 2013 · sercuerdas
I do Not Train Combat SerCuerdas all the Time Don’t get me wrong I train everyday in Combat SerCuerdas, but you to need to spiceup your training. When one keeps training the same…
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My Quest For Serrada Escrima

Jan 1, 2013 · sercuerdas
My First Taste Of Serrada Escrima Back in the early eighties one of my training partners would bounce around from seminar to seminar to see what was out there. He came back…
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The Eleven Second Death Match

Dec 31, 2012 · sercuerdas
A Very Long Death Match Grandmaster Angel Cabales did not believe in having long fights. Most of his challenge matches lasted only 3-5 seconds with the exception of one. It lasted nearly…
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