The Secrets of Giron Arnis Escrima / Edition 1

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Overview

The Secrets of Giron Arnis Escrima is both an engaging biography of Leo Giron, and a visual and descriptive survey of his fighting art—a classical Filipino weapons and empty-hand self-defense system.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780804831390
  • Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
  • Publication date: 3/28/1998
  • Series: Secrets of the Martial Arts Series
  • Edition description: 1 ED
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 152
  • Sales rank: 1,239,689
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.30 (d)

Meet the Author

Antonio Somera lives in Stockton, California, the hub of escrima in the United States. He is the only person to whom Grandmaster Giron awarded the maaster's degree in the art of Giron arnis escrima. He is the presiding master of the Bahala Na Martial Arts Association, and his articles have appeared in Free Voice and Martial Arts Legends magazines.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 2, 2004

    Very good source

    This book is clearly written, with good illustrations. Giron seems to be a humble man with great skill, who has done it for real, so doesn't need to prove himself with macho language.

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