Senior Master Bambit Dulay visits NYC

Senior Master Samuel "Bambit" Dulay (7th Degree) recently visited our group from the Philippines in June before his scheduled appearance at the IMAF (Modern Arnis) Summer Camp in Lansing, Michigan. I organized a four hour seminar for Master Bambit to teach our group in NYC. Everyone was in awe of his speed, skill and his seemingly unending wealth of knowledge in Arnis.

He covered classical Sumbradas, Corto-range Solo Baston, Tapi-Tapi, Stick locks, Doble Baston, Amara, Knife flow drills and disarms. He also taught semi-private group lessons where he expanded on these topics and taught Mano Mano applications against multiple attackers.

After the seminar he surprised us all by announcing that all Kuntaw Kali Kruzada instructors would be offered equivalent rank in Modern Arnis recognized by IMAFP. This decision was approved by the Council of Masters in the Philippines. Many of our students, in the NY/NJ area, also became formally registered members of IMAFP.

I have received word from Master Bambit that he plans on returning to New York for 2-3 weeks around August 2006. He will be holding a series of seminars during his stay, and will also be available for private/semi-private lessons.

International Modern Arnis Federation Philippines - http://www.imafp.com