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Description of  Bernas Estocadas: Volume 1: Abesedario

The combative traditions of the Philippines are many and varied. Although these traditions share a focus on the stick and the blade, there are often subtle differences between them, that reflect diverse regional histories, and the unique experience of their founders. The Bernas Estocadas system of Filipino Martial Arts was developed by Grandmaster William Bernas, and registers the influence of both the informal but practical (Oido) traditions he originally learned from his Grandfather and Uncle, and the systematic and structured (or "close quarters") methods he studied with Grandmaster Hortencio Navales, under the direct tutelage of his foremost student, Romeo Postrano, in the Navales Arnis Clinic. Read more