Filipino Combat Systems
An Introduction to An Ancient Art For Modern Times
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The Birth of a System
Each generation of martial artists produces a select few who do not merely imitate previous masters, but who expound upon their art. Guro Raymund Dionaldo has synthesized the diversity of technique from the many systems he has studied. He has taken his art to the next level.
Raymund L. Dionaldo represents the next generation of martial art masters. He is an innovator of the ancient Filipino arts, adapting them into the context of modern times. He has developed modern applications for ancient fighting methods. He has devoted himself to a lifetime of intense training with some of the most revered Filipino masters of the blade, the baton and the empty hand. Research conducted over the span of two decades, has imparted upon this young master of the blade, a graceful deadliness that only a select few practitioners of the warrior arts ever achieve.
Guro Ray’s martial background is diverse, beginning at an early age in the traditional Japanese art of Wado Ryu Karate/Jujutsu. Not long after his introduction to Wado Ryu, he began training in Arnis/Kali under Master Buji Mateen.
Guro Ray has achieved black belts in a dozen systems including Sayoc Kali (10th degree), Shotokan Karate (2nd degree), Ryu Kyu Kempo, (2nd degree). He holds a Black Belt (or its equivalent) in Modern Arnis, Kali Olympic Stick Fighting, Pikiti Tersia Kali, Pambuan Arnis,
Guro Ray was very active in competitive circuits. He was the Florida Games Weapons Grand Champion of 1989, and the 1990 Tampa Classic Weapons Grand champion. In the same year he was ranked number two in Kata/Forms in
Guro Ray’s system of the Filipino Martial Arts is as multi-faceted as his background. FCS incorporates the best that each of its source systems has to offer into an organized, interlocking flow of techniques that form a natural progression of study. This is perhaps the greatest achievement of this art. It is not a simple task to codify a diversity of techniques. Most attempts at such a task usually result in a disorganized conglomeration of movements that bear no obvious relationship to one another. Filipino Combat Systems has avoided this pitfall. This system is more than the sum of its parts.
The disciplines taught by FCS include but are not limited to:
Mano y Mano / Open Hand
Sikaran / Foot and Leg Fighting
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Filipino Combat Systems chronicles the creation, evolution and core concepts of one of the fastest growing martial arts in the world. It overcomes the shortcomings inherent in martial art instruction manuals by focusing not on technique, but on the strategy and philosophy of movement behind the technique. Written by a first generation student under the authority and supervision of the system’s Founder and Grand Master, this work is an excellent introduction to the system. FCS is one of the most practical combat oriented martial systems in existence, bridging the gap between the ancient fighting arts and the modern world.
Mark Edward Cody began training in the Martial Arts in 1981. The Way of the Warrior led him to a lifetime study of the mental, spiritual and physical aspects of the fighting arts. In 1998 he became a 5th Degree Black Belt in Wado Ryu Karate/Jujutsu and a FCS Guro. In 2000 he published Bushido, his examination of warrior philosophy from a Christian perspective. Cody is an expert in many martial disciplines including Kenjutsu. For 15 years he operated one of
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