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Instructor - Rey Galang
Instructor - Topher Ricketts
Instructor - John Jacobo
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Instructor - Steve Aron
Instructor - Edessa Ramos
Instructor - Bram Frank
Instructor - Abon Baet
Instructor - Roger Agbulos
Instructor - Jay de Leon

FMA Festival 2006

Bakbakan FMA Invitational Tournament
July 22, 2006

Tipunan sa Los Angeles 2006

Tipunan Arnis Tours 2007

TIPUNAN SA DISNEYLAND 2005

Instructor – Christopher Ricketts

Originally Published in the FMADigest Special Issue 2005

Christopher “Topher” Ricketts (right) with Tipunan host Jay de Leon

     Christopher N. Ricketts is co-founder of the Bakbakan International organization and is a well-known full-contact fighter and instructor. He is the co-author with Antonio Diego of the book “Secrets of Kalis Ilustrisimo”. Topher, as he is fondly called, is also the Chief Instructor of the kickboxing art of Sagasa and one of the original five pillars of Kali Ilustrisimo.
     Topher has recently moved to San Diego, California and conducts classes and seminars on the fighting arts of Bakbakan primarily for the West Coast. His counterpart, Rey Galang, usually handles the East Coast and other international venues.

Christopher Ricketts with actor son Bruce Ricketts at Tipunan.

     Topher has been featured in many Philippine movies and also choreographs movie fight scenes. His son, Bruce, an up and coming actor, is also one of the most devastating fighters in the Bakbakan organization. Topher has conducted classes for police and military organizations all around the world and is a much sought after instructor for both his fighting ability and his detailed and intense training methods.
     Contact information for Ricketts is available on the Bakbakan International’s web site (www.bakbakan.com). More information on Topher can be found in the books “Filipino Martial Culture”, “Ngo Cho Kun Kung Fu”, “Masters of Arnis, Kali and Eskrima”, and “Warrior Arts of the Philippines”.

Topher in his demo segment on the pool deck of the Hilton during Tipunan