kali ilustrisimo master topher ricketts and bruce ricketts

[taoM7]

Great video of Master Topher and Guro Bruce. Awesome sword. Thanks for posting this BamBam. Rest in Peace Master Topher.

[geraldevil]

hahaha  very cool ! nice very nice !

[coldwater02]

RIP Master Topher

[Sinbad683]

Hello, what's the name of that particular blade they are using in the video? Mabuhay po,

[jamiirali1]

@Sinbad683 it looks like a fingergrip zansibar. edges2 sells them i belive.

[Sinbad683]

@jamiirali1 OH ok thanks. i'll look it up

[jamiirali1]

@Sinbad683 also if you go to empire training blades he will make you a fingergrip zanzibar but if you like the shiny polished look then go to edges. empire is less expensive but their blades can take a beating.

[Sinbad683]

@jamiirali1 Cool, thank you so much for the info, Mabuhay :)

[bakbakanuk]

R.I.P. Master Topher

[angel05mike]

RIP master topher. my condolences to the family

[Ghieter]

R.I.P. Master Topher! Never forgotten!

[TWENEER5]

Cant wait for master topher to come. Im gonna join his bakbakan international at the fort :D

[atticaelite]

firstly, blades only have 1-2 two sharp sides. catching the blade on it's side, although still very dangerous is possible, and I guess like any martial arts or anything in life, if you've done it 1000 times, you're probably better at it than most others. I agree w/h jamiirali though, he didn't "exactly catch it, he parried it to the side. These guys were my last arnis teachers and when it comes to swords, they know what they are doing. Even when I saw Bruce at 14 I was blown away.

[jamiirali1]

he didnt exactly catch it he parried it on the flat side. obviously if tatang taught it he used it in his death matches. but to be sure i would inquire with the bakbakan guys on the matter.

[uchibanuchi]

yeah right, catching a live blade with the free hand...

[jedoza]

you might want to check out jesus pallorina of WEDO. during the skirmishes in the 2nd world war, he would parry katanas with his left hand, while chopping the opponent with his talibong at his right. he lost his left hand fingers doing that, but that's war, and it worked for him.

tatang ilustrisimo was also a soldier in WWII. some eskrima techniques developed in that conflict. you might want to consider that.

[carbonlaminate]

@jedoza you should read "Filipino Martial Culture". Good stuff. Some of the old guys discuss fighting the Japanese in WWII. Intense stuff

[TWENEER5]

@jedoza nice one :D Kendo can never beat Arnis :D

[glem77]

where is your school in san diego

[ina1922]

This is impressive. Do u guys have a school here in west los angeles?

[gaukelc]

Thank you for taking the time to show me all of that. It was very informative.

[10279385]

really good!

[drklight2000]

very nice, i am always impressed watching you guys move