Mark M - Espada y Historiya

Mark M - Espada y Historiya Arnis de Mano y Eskrima Instructor
- De Campo 123
- De Abanico
- Cinco Teros
Sharing journey exploring the blades, tools, & stories of the Filipino warrior.

Honoring tradition, preserving history, and sharing knowledge for all.

09/01/2026

Knife Sparring Clips and an Unexpected Disarm during a recent exchange with a friend from another Filipino martial arts group

08/31/2026

Simple Offensive-Defensive Combinations with doble baston

08/30/2026

Yesterday there was a small town competition for knife, sparring that three of my students at the Lightspeed Saber Academy participated. A focus of my teachings there have been on Cinco Teros and I am proud to say that two of my students CUT through the competitors to make first and second! We will be improving their skills even more in the coming weeks on our 6pm, Wednesday classes - drop by and learn with us!

08/29/2026

Foam stick sparring competition clips from the SDFMA Open: timing and follow through were great skills in this match and I enjoyed seeing how simple techniques make a big difference 

08/28/2026

Foam Knife Sparring: Staying in and out of distance is one of the most important things you need to work on in sports arnis and in self defense. Learning to deal with this and applying it in play is a great way to start

08/28/2026

Tara na! Laban na! To all my Filipino martial arts friends who are in Southern California, I am working with Lightspeed Saber Academy to bring knife fighting to a fun level where we can test fundamental skills while having a blast. We are testing a “hit and don’t get hit” ruleset and would love to see your participation and feedback for future events!

08/25/2026

Cinco teros and Arnis de Abanico as they were taught to me share some commonality in this technique that is used to deflect a blade and obtain control over the opponent’s movement, it is something I hope to fine tune as I try to fight more in line with these systems instead of relying just in reflex

08/24/2026

Performing Forms, Anyo, or Sayaw at the Sh**un Warrior Open Karate/FMA Tournament - funny thing about putting together Anyo is that I’m not specifically trained to perform any. While I do try to practice free flow “karenza” or carenza as they call it back in the Philippines, I wasn’t taught a specific performance routine for these kinds of events. So, I decided to do it spontaneously! It was a great experience and I am thankful the judges ruled in favor of my performance, one of my gold medals during this competition! I can’t wait to go back and try again.

08/23/2026

SDFMA Sword Spar Highlights with a few notations for spotted hits - first hit to point

08/22/2026

Stick fighting Practice: the system of De Campo 123 is one I hold close to my heart for its simplicity. I do take liberties from time to time with it, but I’d like to believe that many of our De Campo practitioners can spot the elementary combos that I apply in my sparring

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