Dialogues - 2018

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Marco Quarta Chats With Mahipal Lunia

  • History of Italian fighting.

  • Blade culture.

  • Different schools.

  • Hiding in plain sight.

  • Geometry of motion.

  • Philosophy and spirituality.

  • Nova Scrima.

  • The round table at The Immersion Labs.

 
 
 

Henri-Robert Vilaire Chats With Mahipal Lunia

  • Philosophy of the Japanese tanto.

  • Tanto for stabbing in combat.

  • Empty hand arts <--> blade arts.

  • Prized targets in the human body.

  • Principles over techniques.

  • Usage of two tantos.

 
 
 

Mark Mikita Chats With Mahipal Lunia

  • Melee warfare.

  • Kampilan and Capa Capa.

  • Tribal warfare.

  • Weapon-first mentality.

  • Relationship as a basis for fighting.

  • Geometry of motion.

  • Fast vs quick.

 
 
 

Burton Richardson Chats With Mahipal Lunia

  • Southeast Asian blade culture (Draeger knife story, driving across the southern Philippines).

  • Karambit history (farming tool to fighting weapon).

  • Task-specific utilization; the right job for the tool (Use the tool for what it is best suited for).

  • The two modes of Southeast Asian martial arts (spectacle vs functional).

  • Transposing weaponry movement to empty hand application (Trigger pull analogy).

  • The Kris sword of the southern Philippines (compared to Indonesian kris/keris).

  • Comparing sword fighting and stick fighting (distinguish the difference between the two).

  • Scientific approach in the Philippines (Vic Hurley divorce story).

  • Teaching/learning methods (Motivated by benefits - usually fear or fun).

  • Integrating martial philosophy with life philosophy (It must be functional if you want it to aid your life).

 
 
 

Ed Calderon Chats With Mahipal Lunia

  • Ed Calderon's Background.

  • Mexican Blade culture.

  • "Target dictates weapon. Weapon dictates movement."

  • His teaching methodology.

  • "I'm not a martial artist, but a collector of methods."

  • Ingenuity is the key.

 
 
 

Lloyd De Jongh Chats With Mahipal Lunia

  • Lloyd De Jongh’s involvement with African fighting methods.

  • History of Piper African martial arts.

  • Misrepresentation.

  • African vs Western movement - beat, rhythm, broken rhythm.

  • African vs Western thinking.

  • Reverse grip, being in front of the knife vs behind the knife.

  • Evolution of crime and combat in the West as Africans emigrate.

  • OODA.

  • Perception action loop.

  • Motion and Emotion.

  • Logic vs biological heuristics.

  • The Piper System vs the Tripwire System.

 
 
 

Maija Soderholm Chats With Mahipal Lunia

  • Context of the art.

  • Sonny Umpad.

  • The singular nature of swords.

  • Link between design, context and usage.

  • "Don't get hit". Why? The Art is in living.

  • Space = time (Space between you and them. Between safety before and safety after)

  • Method. Practice. Random Flow.

  • Tactical thinking as meta system.

  • 4 Elements always present - You, them, environment, luck.

  • Details about what will be covered at the seminar.

  • “I don't teach, I show you what I do. It's up to you to take it and to make it yours.” - Sonny Umpad.

 
 
 

Ron Saturno Chats With Mahipal Lunia

  • Angel Cabales, his life and art.

  • Basic movement theory regarding footwork of Serrada.

  • Floating footwork of Angel Cabales.

  • Significance of Espada y Daga and Serrada.

  • How basics are built around bow stance.

  • Significance of cross block and how it can immediately address danger.

  • Psychometria.

  • Importance of focus on basics and muscle memory.

  • After the death of the master.

  • Ron Saturno’s changes to the art.

  • The future of the art.