Tipunan Mini-Seminars

Tipunan Sa Disneyland
Historical Debut
Picture Gallery
Instructors
Event & Guests
Instructor - Rey Galang
Instructor - Topher Ricketts
Instructor - John Jacobo
Instructor - Jerome Barber
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 – Rey Galang

Originally Published in the FMADigest Special Issue 2005

Rey Galang (left) and Edessa Ramos flank a giant wall poster of Rey’s latest book, “Warrior Arts of the Philippines.”

     Reynaldo S. Galang was recently featured on the cover of  Rapid Journal, a magazine published in the Philippines, and hailed as the “Warrior Scholar of the Filipino Martial Arts”. He is the Chief Instructor for the arts of Bakbakan Kali, Tulisan, Hagibis and Sinawali. An internationally published writer, Rey’s articles have been featured in major martial arts magazines as well as books.
     Driven by his unwavering passion and dedication to the continued preservation and promotion of the Warrior Arts of the Philippines, Rey’s apolitical approach to the FMA benefits both the major and esoteric styles of the Philippines’ indigenous arts. As International Director and co-founder with Christopher Ricketts of the renowned Bakbakan International organization, Rey’s continued efforts to write and publish well-researched books on the FMA have met with success. His latest book “Warrior Arts of the Philippines” features six of the prominent FMA styles and profusely illustrated with over 1600 photos.

Rey Galang relaxes at the Hilton lobby with Bakbakan friends on the eve of Tipunan.  From left to right, Rey Galang, Jay de Leon, Christopher Ricketts and Bruce Ricketts.

     A forthcoming book titled “Masters of the Blade” will feature knife fighting and knife defense systems with Filipino martial arts foundations or origins. This book is scheduled for publication by the last quarter of 2005 and features many of the internationally prominent edged weapons instructors. Another book project on the planning board is “Guardians of the Legacy” which will feature the latter 1st generation and prominent 2nd generation instructors of the major FMA systems. With these future publications and the quality of his recently released books, Rey is living true to his publishing venture’s slogan of “Raise the Standard”.
     Galang conducts FMA classes at his organization’s World Headquarters (WHQ) located in Lodi, New Jersey. Visit the Bakbakan International website (www.bakbakan.com) for more information on Rey, the Bakbakan organization, past and forthcoming events. The web site also features the books “Swish of the Kris” and “Jungle Patrol” by Vic Hurley for historical aficionados. More information on Rey can be found in the books “Filipino Martial Cluture”, “Filipino Fighting Arts”, “Masters of Arnis, Kali and Eskrima”, and “Classic Arnis”.

Rey Galang (second from left) poses with the SmakStiks crew from Atlanta, GA.