For Manong Rich & Gigie "The Beast", it was 10 days of fun training. Grahm"the
Wickerman" of the Cali Crew joined in the fun for the last 3 days.
The purpose of the camp was to go over the fine details of what makes up the
FCS system one day at a time. Even though we had 10 days, it was nowhere near the amount of time needed to cover 15yrs
of information! Manong Rich, a sponge when it come to knowledge, was fried at the end. As for "The Beast", her energy
never ran on empty!
Other than working on new blade templates, stick transitions and fine tuning
the old ones, our favorite was the old school stretching. We nick-named it Kali-Yoga. The very slow, stretched
out movements help develop the so-called "Murder Mucsles". The low stances and micro adjustments really worked on your
alignment. The drum beats and the low movements felt like a sayaw that puts you in a trance like feel. You
can close your eyes and actually see a tribe calling on their warrior spirits.
On a sad note, Master Fred Lazo passed away at the beginning of the camp.
He has never missed a gathering for the past 15yrs. A mentor to Tuhon Ray, Tuhon share lessons that he learned from
Master Fred since he was 16 yrs old. It was a special tribute to all of us. Thank you Master Fred for your friendship
and being a mentor to all of us.
For Instructor's night, Manong Rich shared a lesson on his tattoo designing.
Again the lessons from Master Fred Lazo regarding symbolism, Manong shared what he had learned in his tattoos.
The 2 main family members that wear his designs are Tuhon Ray & Gigie "The Beast". The "Wickerman" also carries
a design as well as a few friends.
The best training was saved for last. Tuhon Ray took the Cali Crew for
a few hours of firearm safety and shooting. It's only fitting that Tuhon instruct Manong Rich in his first firearms training.
Watching the 105lb Gigie "The Beast" firing a Saiga 12 was da best.
-Gigie Alunday
FMA Digest Woman of The year 2009
The next camp will be held on:
August 31-September 3, 2010
FCS Headquarters
1910 Barton Park Road Suite 1001 Auburndale, FL 33823
Gate Code: 1020#
Intensive training in:
FCS Curriculum material and latest revisions
FCS Concepts
FCS Sub-systems
Day
Training Schedule
FCS Headquarters
1910 Barton Park Road Suite 1001 Auburndale, FL 33823
Gate Code: 1020#
Tuesday
1-5pm Mano Mano
7-9pm Dinner, Q&A, Social
Wednsday
1-7pm Stick
7-9pm Dinner Break, Q&A, Social
Thursday
1-5pm Blade
7-9pm Dinner, Q&A, Social
Friday
1-7pm Advanced Concepts and Sub-systems
7-9pm Dinner Break, Q&A, Social
All segments will be taught by Tuhon Ray Dionaldo.
