Modern Arnis Information and Links

Class Times:    QU Arnis    Fridays 4 - 5pm    Athletic Center Studio B

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I am certified with the IMAF and our class is thus an IMAF recognized Arnis class.

IMAF
    Our "mother" organization.  This link has dates for upcoming seminars, new techniques each month and information about Professor Presas, the current Grand Master (Randy Shea) and the Masters of Tapi-Tapi as well as a wealth of other information.  You'll notice lots of seminars in Connecticut and the neighboring states all year long.

IMAFP
This is the international IMAF based in the Philippines.  They are the group the Professor started there.  Our US-based IMAF has contact with them and Master Brian joined their camp summer 2006 but the two organizations are otherwise separate.

World Modern Arnis Alliance
    Organization formed by Datu Tim Hartman.  This link has dates for his upcoming seminars, information about the Professor as well as other information.  Hartman was one of the Professor's high ranking people and they traveled together extensively.  Hartman's Professor Presas Memorial site is nice (here).  Hartman also has some nice downloadable videos.

Arnis de Leon Site
    This is the site of Grandmaster Anding de Leon.  Very worth looking at.  He was one of the Professor's students in the Philippines in the 1970s.   After the Prof. died he formed his own school.  He teaches straight Modern Arnis with some additions he's added.   The neat thing is that he teaches the old material from the 70s too.

Michael Bates' Site
    Michael Bates is a 4th degree black belt in Modern Arnis.  Good man and wonderful teacher.  He has some good articles and pictures about the professor on his site.

Tye Botting's Site
    Tye and Michael Hume were my first two instructors in Arnis.  Site has interesting general information and really good book recommendations (ask me if you have questions about them).