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Old 01-16-2011, 09:18   #12
Dusty
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Originally Posted by knightwarrior View Post
You are right Dusty, the movie was released as Exposure in the USA. That movie was very well advice. Knife techniques are from Philippins' Martial Arts.

We used to have a knife culture. Our "Gauchos" where very skilled with knives. They develope this skill because knives were the only weapon they could buy or swap. Guns were very expensive (even today).

We can say that the knife techniques were a Spain fencing adaptation.
Spain also occupied the Philippins and it is possible that Kali and others martial arts also were developed or take some techniques from the same root.

That is why Gaucho knife fencing is very similar to Philippins knife techniques.

I learned knife fighting from a Philippine Martial Art Instructor, who was a Dan Inosanto's student.

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Patricio
I'm reading about Moreiro, now. Serious warrior, he was.

Almost got to take my team to Argentina; genned up a training schedule that mostly said "de esqui". Then we got shifted to another AO, and the schedule was changed to "marcha en selva" every day for 6 weeks.

Have you read the book by Don Pentecost on knife fighting, yet?

(Probably should go to PM-I think this is verging on "chat".)
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