Hawaii Masters of Eskrima

Hawaii Masters of Eskrima

An oral history film by Clement Bautista and The Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii. Eskrimadors from nine schools reflect on their teachers, experience and philosophy of the Filipino martial art.

With Richard Bulacan & Mark Dela Cruz (Mamalias School of Kali), Richard Bustillo (IMB Academy, Inc.), Josephine del Mar (Escrima Academy-Hawaii), Mike del Mar (Del Mar School of Filipino Martial Arts), Eric Padilla & Edmund Aranita (Hawaii Filipino Martial Arts School), Gary Largo & Leslie Largo (General Ablen’s School of Derobio Escrima), Erwin Legaspi (Kali de Alacran), Donald Mendoza (Tobosa School of Escrima), and Rudy Orlanda (Sinao Tjakalele).

This project was funded, in part by the Hawaii Council for the Humanities, the University of Hawaii Office of Multicultural Student Services and the Filipino Community Center, Inc.

Copyright © 2017, Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii
Hawaii’s Masters of Eskrima.

0:00:00 Introduction - Carlton Kramer (General Ablen's School of Derobio Escrima)
0:02:55 Mike del Mar (Del Mar School of Filipino Martial Arts)
0:17:21 Josephine del Mar (Escrima Academy-Hawaii)
0:32:41 Gary Largo & Leslie Largo (General Ablen's School of Derobio Escrima)
0:46:10 Eric Padilla & Edmund Aranita (Hawaii Filipino Martial Arts School)
1:00:45 Richard Bustillo (IMB Academy, Inc.)
1:15:55 Erwin Legaspi (Kali de Alacran)
1:30:01 Richard "Bula" Bulacan & Mark Dela Cruz (Mamalias School of Kali)
1:42:12 Rudy Orlanda (Sinao Tjakalele)
1:56:49 Donald Mendoza (Tobosa School of Escrima)
2:12:46 Conclusion - In Memory of Richard Bustillo - Acknowledgements - Copyright