Masters Hall of Fame

Antonio Somera to accept Masters Hall of Fame in honor of his Uncle
Founder of the Bahala Na® Filipino Martial Arts Association
Stockton,CA 6/17/2010 09:28 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)

Stockton, CA – Grand Master Antonio Somera, head of the Bahala Na® Martial Arts Association /Giron® Arnis Escrima, will be inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame during the Eleventh Annual Awards Ceremonies on Saturday, June 19, 2010, at the Anaheim Hilton in Anaheim, California. Grand Master Somera will accept the recognition in honor of his uncle, Grand Master Emeritus Leovigildo “Leo” M. Giron, founder of the Bahala Na® Filipino Martial Arts Association.

In accepting his induction into the Masters Hall of Champions, Grand Master Somera wishes to pay tribute to the enormous contributions Grand Master Emeritus Leo Giron made to the fields of martial arts and specifically Filipino martial arts. GME Giron was the Father of Larga Mano in America, a WWII veteran, and a martial arts Icon.

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July 2010 Birthdays


Happy Birthday
Sifu / Guro Dan Inosanto
74 Years Young
July 24th
Love & Respect The Students
of The Inosanto Academy Of Martial Arts

July 24th:

  • Sifu Dan Inosanto
  • Bob Burgee

Ip Man DVD / Blu Ray

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“Ip Man is one of the best martial arts films of all time, hands down”! –Twitch Films

Ip Man is an award winning adaptation based on the life of Ip Man (Donnie Yen), the grandmaster of Wing Chun and later teacher and mentor to widely influential and legendary martial artist, Bruce Lee. Ip Man is set in the 1930s in Foshan, a hub of southern Chinese martial arts just as the Second Sino-Japan war breaks out. During the war, China is nearly ripped to pieces by racial hatred, nationalistic strife and warfare. Ip Man rose like a phoenix above these ashes as he defied an empire bringing hope to China. Winner of Best Picture and Actor, Ip Man ranks as one of the best martial arts movies of all time!

Bonus Features
US Trailer and Theatrical Trailer
Making Of (Features Guro Inosanto)
Deleted Scenes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxr0s1zCyl8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwq0CjQ8jw

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Tony Adams Memorial

June 5, 2010

1st Memorial for the passing of our beloved friend and Martial Arts Brother Sifu Tony Adams (June 5th, 2009).

When: Saturday June 5th, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: Kali Academy of Mixed Martial Arts
14108 E Lambert Rd
Whittier, CA 90605

It seems like only yesterday that we saw his smiling face and he saying lets workout. So that is what we are going to do in his Honor WORKOUT!!

Wear comfortable workout clothes and LET’S RUMBLE >>>>>>>
After the rumble we will all go to lunch courtesy of the Kali Academy Of Mixed Martial Arts

Tell all of your friends who knew him to show up, it is a special get together RSVP to below info:

Sifu/Guro Bud Thompson
Head Instructor

Kali Academy of Mixed Martial Arts
Jun Fan • Gung Fu • Jeet Kune Do
14108 E Lambert Rd
Whittier, CA 90605
Phone: 562-698-6602
E-mail b.kaliultra2@verizon.net

Remembering Our Heroes – Memorial Day 2010

The Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts Is proud to be a sponsor and  join Mike Krivka in his efforts to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project.

I addition to donating items for Mike’s events, The Inosanto Academy will be open on Memorial Day and be donating a portion of all sales from our Pro Shop and our online store during this Memorial Day.

Please remember all those who have served and continue to serve. The greatest casualty is being forgotten.

Following is an overview of the project and some additional information about sponsors and the events themselves.

Project Overview

The goal of this project is to use Russian Kettlebells as the vehicle to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project.  I have joined forces with three of the top fitness training and equipment manufacturers in the world today (York Barbell, Dragon Door and CrossFit) to sponsor this project.  No other event has brought these companies together (companies that are oftentimes competing for the same market segment) to support an event that can make a tremendous contribution to the day-to-day lives of the warriors that gave so much to defend our way of life.  The foundation of the project is a day-long (06 hour) introductory kettlebell workshop that will be given at each location with all profits from the workshop and secondary sales (products and services donated/supplied by sponsors) going to the WWP.  NOTE: I (Michael Krivka) will be giving the training and will be using my existing Kettlebell 101 curriculum as the basis for the training. This is a baseline introduction to Kettlebell use that I have used to train hundreds of people and has always been well received.

You have to be wondering how York Barbell, Dragon Door and CrossFit can fit together to make this project a success.  Simply put, each sponsor holds a preeminent position within the military, law enforcement, and civilian communities as providers of high quality training equipment, information and training.  Each sponsor brings their very highly valued reputation and market presence to bear to a project that can directly benefit our warriors and at the same time benefiting those who contribute to this cause.

Workshop Dates

* July 10, 2010 – York, PA at York Barbell Headquarters
* July 31, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA (location TBD)
* August 07, 2010 – San Diego, CA (location TBD)
* September 11, 2010 – Washington, DC (location TBD)

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