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| Pat OMalley |
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I am pleased to announce that Grand Master Dionisio A. Canete (12th grade black belt) will be conducting a 2 day seminar in the UK this September. As many of you will know GM Dionisio has only ever visited the UK 3 times in the last 20 years (1987, 1999, 2005), and this is his 4th and possibly last Visit.
This is your chance to train with the world renowned Grand Master who is known as the Masters Master and who is also my instructor.
Doce Pares 'Original Multi Style Systems' Seminar
with Grand Master Dionisio Canete - 12th Grade Black Belt
Chairman of the Grand Masters Council of Doce Pares
Date: 22nd & 23rd September 2007
Venue: Corinthians Sports Club
Longfeild, Fawkham, Kent.
Time: 10 am till 4 pm each day.
Fees £80 for 2 days, £50 for 1 day
Under 16's 1/2 price
Instructors brining 5 or more students train for FREE
Advance Bookings Only
To book your place contact info@rapidarnis.com.
We will be setting up a Paypal account to make it easier for you to book your place on this unique event.
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| Pat OMalley |
| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:02 am |
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Please take note:
All Affiliates and Instructors from the UK and Europe who did not attend the Rapid Arnis Annual Camp and the FMA Festival this year WILL be expected to attend this event to keep up their membership within Rapid Arnis International.
NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE NO MATTER WHAT RANK YOU ARE
Best regards
Tuhon Pat O'Malley
Executive Cheif Instructor Rapid Arnis International |
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:37 am |
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Pat OMalley wrote: Please take note:
All Affiliates and Instructors from the UK and Europe who did not attend the Rapid Arnis Annual Camp and the FMA Festival this year WILL be expected to attend this event to keep up their membership within Rapid Arnis International.
NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE NO MATTER WHAT RANK YOU ARE
Best regards
Tuhon Pat O'Malley
Executive Cheif Instructor Rapid Arnis International
Well you know who you are!!
here's what you missed:
GM Diony Canete, at the age of 70(ish), jumping around and swinging a stick with the energy and grace of a man a third his age. And seeing as some of the attendees were actually a third his age, I know what I'm talking about!!
We were shown a large section of the San Miguel Style. Single stick corto original, espada y daga and of course the now standardised version of the form.
As if that wasn't enough to overload the little grey cells, he decided to also do Long stick, knife disarming, Corto sparring and tell bad jokes.
I'm sure there will be somebody more eloquent than I who will give a fuller report.
I'd just like to say a big thanks to the man. seeing Diony, Danny and Pat all bounce of each other, not forgetting Lucy and Shelly, filling the room with enthusiasm and demonstrating skill and knowledge that the rest of us mere mortals can only aspire to.
Well and trully worth taking a weekend off work and flying over from Dublin and hiring a car for.
It's a real shame there weren't more people there. The funny thing is as I looked around I recognised most of the attendees from the FMA festival a few months ago, ther were also a few who knew us from the Val Pableo seminar the previous year, didn't really see any new faces. Where are the rest of you??
Like i said, you know who you are!
Regards
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| Rick_nz |
| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:53 pm |
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Hey Dave,
Thanks for the brief summary..
sounds like it was an awesome experience.
Cheers for sharing your thoughts mate.. |
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| keithjames |
| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:44 pm |
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I totally agree with you, Dave. It was a fantastic weekend, the first time I've met Gm Diony, and what a fantastic guy he was. His ability and graceful movement at his age is an inspiration. It was nice to be helped out with San Miguel form by Pat, Lucy, and Shelley, as it is a hell of a long form! 
My grey cells are still trying to get over the whole weekend. It was nice to catch up with friends over the weekend that I'm now getting to know in the fma world. I looking forward to going over to the Phillipines myself, and training at headquarters with Pat, Lucy, and the rest of you (you know who you are..) 
All the guys who came with me have said what a great weekend they had. There was such a good atmosphere and felt very welcomed by all who were there. Some have been studying for quite some time, while others were quite new, but they all took something away, especially the inspiration to get better at it. 
God Bless,
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| Damien Alexander |
| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:03 pm |
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I will agree that the weekend was worth every penny and then some!!
It was a once in a lifetime shot for me, so I am damn glad I went!
My only problem was when shelley felt the need to knock my hat off.....
whilest slapping me in the eye with her finger at the same time!
But even GM Canete liked my hat 
But on a personal note; these weekends are getting better and better everytime just because of the quality of people who keep showing up!
HOOA!!
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| Colonial |
| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:31 am |
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Damien Alexander wrote: My only problem was when shelley felt the need to knock my hat off.....
whilest slapping me in the eye with her finger at the same time! Damien
Damien, With regards to your hat: I was merely putting into action what everyone else was thinking! 
I have to agree with Dave about the same people turning up to the FMA Festivals and Master Pableo seminars. I'm beginning to think there are only about 50 of us in the UK that do FMA!
It was great to see GM Canete again and I can't wait for the Philippines stop of the world tour next year! woo hoo! |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:17 pm |
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Hi guys,
Totally agree with you all, the seminar was great, mind blowing sometimes but great 
Damien I loved the oddjob look ( it went down well).
It was good to meet you, keith and the others and like you all said GM canete was very hospitable and funny 
I hope we can meet up again soon 
Cheers
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| Pat OMalley |
| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:34 pm |
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Hi all,
Well to say the event went well was an understatement, with nearly 70 participants I would say it was fantastic.
It was great to see the Supreme Grand Master (History Channel called him that which he found funny) at his usual inspring self was wonderfull, especially as he was teaching mainly the San Miguel System and the famous San Miguel Sayaw (form) of the Multi Style System, it was great to see a whole room do that form. And of course do a bit of the Cha Cha too
Yes many of the faces there were those who attended the Master Val event and the FMA festival, but hey, their gain and everyone elses loss I say.
What surprised and disgusted me is all those so called UK Doce Pares instructors out there that are quite happy to use Doce Pares and GM Diony's name to promote thenselves and could not be bothered to show, we had one guy (who aparently traine dwith me in Paris back in 1994) from France and what's more GM Diony came 10.000 miles. Now they have the cheek to call themselves Doce Pares, distgusting I say. But **** em there loss.
Anyway, apart from the loosers, we all had a blast, the long stick was awasome, the San Miguel Abecedarios, fantastic, the Sayaw outsatnding and everthing else, well top notch.
And the socialising was great too, I actually met a few old freinds whom I have known for over 25 years (who are also dedicated DP instructors unlike those who did not show) and we could not stop telling stories and laughing.
I was really proud to see Jacob Stewart being put up with Master Guba to perform te San Miguel Sayaw in front of everyone, he only made 2 mistakes and GM Diony asked him if he knew the Sayaw and he of course said no, not bad for a 14 year old eh!, Done me proud. And to see both Lucy and Shelley show everyone just how it should be done was inspiring.
Thanks all those who turned up and I am sure you all enjoyed yourselves and learnt some more, and for those of you who did not, well, we will talk later
Respects to all you attendees.
YBIFMA
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| Pat OMalley |
| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:04 pm |
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| As for the hat Damien, Shelley was under orders from several of us |
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| Damien Alexander |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:00 am |
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Damien Alexander wrote: The hat stays!
Besides; GM Canete liked, so you are all out ranked!
Pat, do ya reckon that's like when one of the GM's in the PI's was saying how 'good' ballet-arnis is? 
that's what i reckon he meant anyway. |
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| Damien Alexander |
| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:18 am |
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If anyone be interested;
I have pics from this past weekend:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10355435@N05/
If you so desire, you can copy and paste the photos to use as you see fit.
There is a set labeled R.A.L on the right hand side so you can just see fma pics if you don't relish the idea of going page by page.
Feel free to add comments names or anything you may seem fit.
Keep it Kool Y'all
YBIFMA
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| Pat OMalley |
| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:58 pm |
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Colonial wrote: Damien Alexander wrote: The hat stays!
Besides; GM Canete liked, so you are all out ranked!
Pat, do ya reckon that's like when one of the GM's in the PI's was saying how 'good' ballet-arnis is?
that's what i reckon he meant anyway. |
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Damien Alexander wrote: If anyone be interested;
I have pics from this past weekend:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10355435@N05/
If you so desire, you can copy and paste the photos to use as you see fit.
There is a set labeled R.A.L on the right hand side so you can just see fma pics if you don't relish the idea of going page by page.
Feel free to add comments names or anything you may seem fit.
Keep it Kool Y'all
YBIFMA
Damien
Very "kool"  mate, I've nicked a couple of piccies. Some nice ones from the FMA festival too.
PS loose the silly hat, you look like a right banker |
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