20 Styles of the Masters Fan Estilo De Fondo: Fighting in an anchoredor planted position Estilo Abanico: Fanning Style Estilo De Salon: Dancing or Hit & Run style Estilo Abierta: Open Body style Estilo Sonkete: Stabing or poking style Estilo Retriado: Retreatiing style Estilo Elastico: Stretching style Fondo Fuerte: Planted in a solid postion Contra Compas: Off Beat timing Estilo Redonda: Circular Motion style Combate Adentro: Inside Fighting Tero Grave: Killing Style Estilo Macabebe: Double Weapon style Tero Pisada: Heavy Striking style Media Media: Half-Half Striking style Cadena De Mano: Empty or Chain of Hands Style Escapo: Hand Escaping or Parrying style Estilo Bolante: Vertical Striking style Miscla Contras: Multiple Opponents Larga Mano: Long Hand Reaching style

Grand Master Emeritus Leo Giron’s Teachers Benito Junito: Larga Mano & Fondo Fuerte Fractuso Junio: uncle of Benito Junio, Macabebe & shared the concept and differences between old (cada-anan) and new (cabaroan) styles of Luzon. Flaviano Vergara: Estilo Elastico and presented GME with the Masters Fan. Beningo Ramos: Estilo Matador, Larga Mano, Miscla Contras, Tero Pisada, Tero Grave, and Elastico Julian Bondoc: Larga Mano & Hilot Braulio Bolante: Estilo Bolante

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The Meaning Behind the Logo (Transcribed from an interview given by GME Leo M. Giron to GGM Tony Somera) The three stars represent the three major subdivisions of the Philippines known as Luzon, Visayas, and Mindana. Those are the three subdivisions of the Philippines. Here you have Filipino Arnis/Escrima. Anris has the same meaning as Escrima, but differ in explanation. Escrima is derived from the word “skirmish”, sometimes called by the French “skirmie”, meaning to have a skirmish between two soldiers or fighters along the to set up an ambush. Then you have Arnis, “the art of the hand,” it means you are already in a fight, depending on if you are trying to subdue someone with a weapon. This is also similar in meaning to the three subdivisions of the Philippines inside the circle of bahala Na. This is represented by the rattan stick. Some call it “Olisi” in Cebu, some call it “Garrote” or “Baston” in Manilla. And there is the Philippine flag. You have the eight different rays representing the first eight provinces in the Philippines that started the revolution in 1896. This is supposed to be an equilateral triangle. We didn’t have a manufactoring to take the time to make it longer. You have the red representing the Filipino blood of the Filipino in the event there is someone, an aggressor who tried to capture the Philippines. The FIlipino blood is ready to be spilled in order to save his own country. The blue is the representative of the purity of the Filipinos. Well, you have two daggers here representing either left or right hand are available to you in case of sharp weapon to you a necessity. And there is the Bahala Na. It is a slogan that was used by some of the first captured during the Spanish Revolution. A person that was captured from us from other people, there were afraid the Spaniards will involve them in the problem they are having at hand. So, they try to deny that. So now they will say if none of you want to help me I will just go to God. And that is, they would pronounce the word God in the native language “Valhalla Na.” So that the man said, “well you don’t like to help me, I’ll just have to resort to God. Valhalla Na” That’s where it came from. Well you have “Patakaran Ni GNG Giron” “created by Mr. Giron,” that is the entire logo.