Dear Guro Jay de Leon,

With warmest greetings from the Philippines!

     After 2 successful FMA Festivals held in Germany, the Philippines is honored to host the 3rd Filipino Martail Arts Festival on July 11-21, 2006. This Grand Homecoming of the Filipino Martial arts also aims to give tribute to the late Professor REMY A. PRESAS, to his students and FMA practitioners throughout the world.

    Among the highlights of the festival is a monumental gathering of Philippine Grandmasters and Master Teachers from various FMA organizations. An 8-day comprehensive training program with top-ranked Grandmasters and International Masters on classical Filipino fighting arts like traditional arnis, deadly tapado (long stick), Bangkaw, Dulo-Dulo, Punyal, Itak, Sanggot, and several more on the lesson plan.

     In this regard, may we respectfully invite you and your students, friends and associates as we share with you not only the spectacles of Filipino fighting arts but also, the beauty and grandeur of the Philippines as a tourist destination.

     It would be important for us to have your support because you are one of the leading personalities of FMA in the US.

     On the 21st, the Gala and Lapu-Lapu Awards Night will have no less than the President of the Republic of the Philippines as Guest of Honor, the Ambassadors of participating countries, sport officials and also featuring demos by Grandmasters and International Masters among others.

     We will be greatly honored to have your support.