Talking fighting and training with the "Sled Dog" Tuhon Philip Gelinas - Kali, escrima, eskrima, arnis




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Summary: Tuhon Gelinas began his training in a style of karate known as Chito Ryu at the age of 14.  Since then he has trained in many styles including Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kali, Muay Thai, Judo, Kempo, Kajukenbo, Jun Fan-Jeet kune do, Silat, and Capoeira. He obtained black belts in Kempo (1973) and Kajukenbo (1975). In the 1980s he received a Muay Thai instructor credential under Tom Harink after meeting him in 1985. Philip Gelinas began his training in the Filipino Martial Arts in 1981. He has been elevated to the rank of Mandala-Tuhon by Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje, is a Full Instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto, and holds the rank of first tier fighter and guro in Dog Brothers Martial Arts.  He won the Grand Championship at the International Kali Grand Championships in Nashville, Tn. in 1988 and is an original member of the Dog Brothers stick-fighting group appearing in their highly successful video tape series Real Contact Stick Fighting. Tuhon Philip teaches from his own school GAMMA based in Montreal, Quebec. See here for more information. Listen to this show live and streaming this Sunday at 8 PM Central Standard time at: http://mixlr.com/fmatalklive Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher.  Check us out on Facebook and Twitter #fmatalklive This show is sponsored by http://philippinecombatarts.com http://bahadzubu.org/