Mark V. Wiley - Filipino Martial Arts: Cabales Serrada Escrima

Acknowledgments

First and foremost I would like to thank Grandmaster Angel Cabales for sharing his art with me and asking me to write this book.

I would like to thank my parents for giving me the opportunity to begin the study of the martial arts at a young age and to acquire the knowledge that I possess.

I would like to thank Mary J. Hadicke-Wiley, Robert Burns, Sihu Carlos Aldrete, and Master Ian A. Cyrus for taking the time to proofread the original manuscript, Guro David R. Smith for photographing the technique sequences, and Guro Guy Dranoff for posing with me in the photographs.

I would like to also thank those individuals who have offered their suggestions in the writing and presentation of this manuscript: Guro Joe Breidenstein, Guro Fred Degerberg, Master Reynaldo S. Galang, Guro Fred Lazo, Guro Alan McLuckie, Master Darren Tibon, and Guro Mike Young. My research and documentation of the martial arts is inspired by the ground-breaking work of the late Donn F. Draeger and his associates Robert W. Smith and Quintin T. Chambers. Their collective and individual texts have long been trusted reference sources for me and subjects of my admiration.

Many thanks to the Filipino Warrior Arts Association for their perpetuation of Filipino martial culture and sponsorship of Cabales Serrada Escrima.

Finally, I would like to thank the staff of the Charles E. Tuttle Company, their martial arts publications continue to be a step above the rest.

Afterword

Although no single text alone is sufficient for ones development in a martial art, it is my hope that this volume has given you an idea of the background, development, and foundation of the Serrada Escrima system of Grandmaster Angel Cabales. Although this volume covers a great deal of the Serrada Escrima system, it is in no way meant to be a substitute for a qualified instructor, whose instruction is essential for proper development in this warrior art.

I now leave you with a popular saying of Grandmaster Cabales. When asked about combatting styles that make use of sticks 30 inches and longer, he said, I dont care if you got a mile-long stick, Ill block it with 18 inches. No art must be viewed as better or worse than all others, just different. As there are different tastes for different people, so are there different martial arts. Your ability to perform in combat is rooted in the confidence and faith you have in your art. Grandmaster Angel Cabales was the epitome of such qualities.

Mabuhay ang Escrima (Long Live Escrima)

Table of Contents

Published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc.
of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan
with editorial offices at
Osaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032

1994 by Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc.
All rights reserved

LCC Card No. 93-61409
ISBN 0-8048-1913-0
ISBN 978-1-4629-0760-1 (ebook)
www.tuttlepublishing.com

First edition, 1994
Fifth reprinting, 1998

PRINTED IN SINGAPORE

Disclaimer

Please note that the publisher of this instructional book is NOT RESPONSIBLE in any manner whatsoever for any injury that may result from practicing the techniques and/or following the instructions given within. Since the physical activities described herein may be too strenuous in nature for some readers to engage in safely, it is essential that a physician be consulted prior to training.

Foreword

by Grandmaster Angel Cabales
Founder, Cabales Serrada Escrima

For many years I have received proposals from people for writing a book on my style of Escrima. I had turned down all of these offers, feeling uneasy with the idea of my art being available in pictures for anyone to see. However, with the spread of my art as it is going, and my inability to preserve it everywhere, I find it time to document Cabales Serrada Escrima.

I have chosen Mark Wiley, one of my few chosen master instructors, to present my work. I highly recommend this and every book in Marks collection to anybody who seeks the ultimate, complete documented knowledge of an art. Mark Wiley is, in my opinion, an honest and humble person and a true master in every sense.

Foreword

by Mike Young
Contributing Editor, M.A. Training

I have known Mark Wiley for many years now and have watched him grow in the competitive world of the martial arts. I first got to know him years ago while he was in his infant stage of the game, trying to find the ever elusive secret of the martial arts.

After many long heart-to-heart talks along with many bone-to-bone bruises and contusions with him, I can now see that Mark found the right path in his pursuit towards martial arts excellence. His dedication to pursue top masters in many areas of the martial arts, from Muay Thai, Wing Chun, Savate, and boxing, to the Filipino martial arts, displays to me that his thirst for knowledge has not yet been quenched. This attribute is the key to achieving greatness in the martial arts.

In this book, Mark has focused on one martial art form, Escrima, and has conveyed the essence of the art. I highly recommend this and all of his other books.

Glossary of Filipino Terms

abakadas: the angles of attack

abaniko: a fanning strike

agaw: a disarming technique

aldabis sa ilalim: a backhand strike to the knee (Angle Nine)

anggulo: any one of the angles of attack

anim: the number six

anting-anting: an amulet or charm of supernatural power

apat: the number four

arko: a twirling motion of the stick

Arnis de Mano: (lit., armor of the hands) a fencing art developed in the Philippines

bahi: a tree with a grain that looks like the scales of a snake

balikat: the shoulder

bantay kamay: the Alive Hand

bartikal: a backhand strike to the collarbone (Angle Two)

baston: a cane or stick used in Escrima, Arnis, and Kali

bigay galang: the courtesy salutation

bisig: the forearm

bolo: a type of machete used in Escrima

Bothoan: a secret, ancient school of weaponry

daga: a dagger or knife used in Escrima

dalawa: the number two

dalawang bulusok: the matadors thrust (Angle Twelve)

dalawang hakbang pasunod: a two-step pass defense

datu: chieftain

distancia corto: close range

distancia de fuera: outside or pre-contact range

distancia larga mano: long range

distancia medio: medium range

doble: a double movement in a sequence

Escrima: a fencing art developed in the Philippines

Escrimador: a master of Escrima

espada: a sword used in Escrima

espada y daga: the sword and dagger used in Escrima

guro: an instructor of Filipino martial arts

hakbang tatsulock: triangle stepping

ipit kamay: the C-hand

isa: the number one

isang hakbang pasunod: a one-step pass defense

juramentado: the ancient Moro act of running amok

Kali: An ancient Filipino warrior art named after the Kali sword

Kalista: a master of Kali

kamagong: a dark wood extracted from the Narra tree

katawan: the body

laban tayong: the lock and block position

labindalawa: the number 12

labing-isa: the number 11

lima: the number five

lobtik: a strike that follows through its target

Mabuhay ang Escrima: Long Live Escrima