Informative Issue No. 145 2014

Brief History of the Philippine Independence Philippine Flag Filipino Heroes of Yesteryears 2014 Mabuhay Festival The Legacy Continues

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The FMA Informative wants to thank Zena Babao for making this issue possible. At first only the 2014 Mabu-hay Festival which is held in San Diego California was submitted, however the FMA Informative talked with Zena and asked her to supply a brief history of Philippine Independence, which she gladly did. This years’ Mabuhay Festival which honored the 116th Anniversary of the proclamation of the Philip-pines Independence, was a special one. Unfortunately if some of you may have missed it, Zena’s husband, Grandmaster Narrie Babao passed away in 2013 and it is very sad to lose a practitioner so skilled and filled with knowledge. The Mabuhay Festival presented Zena and her sons with a Posthumous Award for the service and sup-port that Grandmaster Babao did for the community during his lifetime. Also while at the festival the family did a demonstration of Babao Arnis for the crowd. Zena consented to give some information about her husband’s martial arts history, about her husband. You will find that Grandmaster Babao was an exceptional Filipino martial arts practitioner and with his family’s constant support excelled in the Filipino martial arts. Zena also has passed the torch (so to say) to Master Nar Babao so the art and the legacy will continue on in the future.

Zena Sultana Babao A journalist and business owner, holds an M.B.A. from National Univer-sity in San Diego. In the Philippines, she earned awards in both print and broad-cast journalism. She also taught Senior High at the University of Nueva Caceres, her alma mater. Here in the United States, she continues her award-winning career. She writes a weekly column for the Asian Journal USA; feature articles for the Elvis International Magazine (US); and feature articles for the Lady Luck Music (Canada).

Brief History of the Philippine Independence

The Philippine Indepen-dence was declared on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines when General Emilio Aguinaldo (later to become the Republic of the Philip-pines’ First President) proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain. The declaration, in the form of a proclamation, was done in the presence of a huge crowd, at the ancestral home of General Aguinaldo in Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit), Cavite, some 30 kilome-ters South of Manila. The event saw the unfurl-ing of the National Flag of the Philippines, made in Hong Kong by Mrs. Marcela Agoncillo, Loren-za Agoncillo and Delfina Herboza, and the performance of the Marcha Filipina Magdalo, as the nation’s national anthem, now known as Lupang Hinirang, later Bayang Magiliw, which was composed by Julian Felipe and played by the San Francisco de Malabon March-ing Band. The declaration, however, was not recognized by the United States or Spain, as the Spanish government ceded the Philippines to the United States in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, in consideration for an indemnity for Spanish expenses and assets lost. The June 12 proclamation was later modified by another Proclamation done at Malolos, Bulacan, upon the insistence of Apolinario Ma-bini, who objected to the Original Proclamation, which essentially placed the Philippines under the protection of the United States.

The United States recog-nized Philippine independence July Fourth 1946 in the Treaty of Manila. Independence Day was observed in the Philippines on the July 4 anniversary of this event until, upon the advice of historians and at the urging of nationalist politicians, President Diosdado

Our Beautiful Philippine Flag: Long May She Wave! Our beautiful Philippine flag is unique - unique because it could show a state at peace, or a state at war, by the way it’s displayed. When the blue color is displayed above the red, the country is at peace; and when the red is above the blue, the country is at war. It is the Filipinos’ fer-vent hope that our beautiful Philippines will never see war again. As we gaze lovingly at the beautiful Philippine flag, we remember its symbolism - the way we learned it in our history classes back then. For the young generation here in America who has not taken

Philippine history classes, the following info may be of interest: The white triangle with equal sides symbolizes equality among all men (people). The sun represents the gigantic strides that the Philippines have taken on the road to progress and civilization. The eight rays of the sun represent the first eight provinces which united in revolt against Spain - Batangas, Bulacan, Manila, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Cavite and Laguna. The three stars within the triangle represent the three major geographical areas of the country - Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The red, white and blue colors symbolize the following: red for the willingness of the Filipino people to shed blood in defense of the country; blue for the common unity and the noble aspirations of the Filipino people; and white for purity of their love and aspirations for their beloved country.

Macapagal (father of former Phil-ippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) signed Republic Act No. 4166 into law August 4, 1964, designating June 12, which had previously observed as Flag Day, as the country’s Independence Day.

Filipino Heroes of Yesteryears

Every Filipino is familiar with well-known Philippine heroes like Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini, Gregorio del Pilar, Emilio Jacinto, Gombur-za (Fathers Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora), Lapu-lapu, and Marcelo del Pilar. But the lesser-known he-roes are vaguely remembered and often forgotten during National He-roes Day. This doesn’t mean that these heroes have contributed less to the country, because they, and thousands of other unnamed and unsung heroes, had an equal share in the making of the Philippines. Here are some of our lesser-known Filipino heroes: Pvt. Tomas Claudio, the First Filipino to die in World War I at the battle of Chateau Thierry in France, June 29, 1918. Capt. Jesus Villamor, the first Filipino air hero of World War II. His fame in aerial combat against the Japanese won for him the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded by Gen. Douglas MacAr-thur. Francisco Dagohoy, who

led the longest revolt against the Spaniards in the Philippines’ long fight for independence in a battle called as the “Dagohoy Rebel-lion.” General Jose Paua, a Chi-nese general who fought alongside Gen. Vito Belarmino against the Americans during the occupation of Legaspi, Albay in 1900. Leon Kilat, the fiery warrior who incited the uprising against the Spaniards in Cebu in April 13, 1898 in retaliation for the butchery of Visayan sailors in Manila Bay by the Spanish soldiers. The uprising came to be known as the “Bloody Holy Thursday of 1898.” The 15 Martyrs of Bicol-andia, composed of twelve patriots from the Bicol region who were executed at Bagumbayan, Manila, in January 4, 1897, and three oth-ers who died in prison or in exile. These 15 martyrs are immortalized as Bicolandia’s “Quince Martires.” And then there were the 13 martyrs of Cavite and the 19 mar-tyrs of Kalibo, Aklan, who were executed in September 12, 1896,

together with these four other mar-tyrs: Sancho Valenzuela, Eugenio Silvestre, Modesto Sarmiento and Ramon Peralta. Here are four women he-roes of the Philippines who fought in the battlefield against the Span-iards: Agueda Kahabagan, the woman general of Laguna whose martial exploits earned her the nickname “Tagalog Joan of Arc.” Trinidad Tecson, the fighting nurse of Bulacan, who fought under the banner of Gregorio del Pilar. Teresa Magbanua, com-monly known as “Nay Isa”, a college-bred woman of Iloilo be-came famous as the “Visayan Joan of Arc” because of her military exploits in Panay’s battlefield. And Gabriela Silang, the “Ilocana Joan of Arc” who carried the fighting cause of her husband Diego Sil-ang, after he was assassinated in May 28, 1763. Gabriela was later defeated and executed in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, in September 20, 1763.

2014 Mabuhay Festival Honors 116th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence Photos by: Chris Feraro and Eric Batara

Dr. Jose Rizal, the Nation-al Hero of Philippines, once said, “Ang hindi lumingon sa pinang-galingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan.” In English, it means: “He who does not look back from whence he came would not arrive at his destination.” What he said has become a famous Filipino proverb or saying. Filipinos who now live in America believe and practice this saying. Whether they have been in this country for a short or a long time, they will forever remember their country of birth – the beautiful Philippines with its 7,107 islands! Every June, the Filipino community in San Diego celebrates the proclamation of the Philippine Independence with pa-rade, speeches, booths, programs and a lot of other activities related to the Filipino culture and heritage. The Philippine Indepen-dence was proclaimed on June 12, 1898 in Cavite II el Viejo (pres-ent-day Kawit, Cavite), Philip-pines. With the public reading of the Act of the Declaration of Independence (Spanish: Acta de la proclamación de independen-cia del pueblo Filipino), Filipino revolutionary forces under General

Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain. Mabuhay Festival, for the past five years, commemorates this important day by providing a venue for the Filipino community in San Diego to remember their heritage and honor their culture. Prior to the Mabuhay Fest events, the Council of Pilipino-American Organizations (COPAO) was in charge of the Philippine Indepen-dence Day annual celebration. This year, with the theme “People Helping People” – Kaya Natin! (We Can!), the 2014 Mabu-hay Fest honored Filipino values such as generosity, loyalty, and family. This event, which drew a

large group of participants, per-formers, guests, sponsors, public officials, vendors, organizations, volunteers and staff, was a huge success. This year’s venue was at Kimball Park in National City from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Satur-day, June 14, 2014. Political dignitaries who graced this big festival this year were: Mayor Ron Morrison of National City; Capt. Curt Jones, USN, CO of the Naval Base, San Diego; County of San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis; 40th District Senator Ben Hueso; First District Supervisor Greg Cox of the County Board of Supervi-sors; and Cong. Juan Vargas of the United States 52nd District. The highlight of the pro-

gram was the presentation of awards to the Bayani Honorees or Heroes in our Community. In between the presentation of awards were dance performances, singing, and martial arts. The Bayani honorees were: Alfredo Cabal, City of National City; June M. Olson, City of San Diego; Mavette Sadile, County of San Diego; Melyn Acasio, Busi-ness Community; Filipino Amer-ican Sailors of the Year GSMC (SW) Angelo R. Lobo, USN and MMC (SW) Leonard O. Murciano, USN; Elaine Elefante-Leano, Edu-cation; Jonathan Tarr Foundation, Non-Profit Education. The Mabuhay Scholarship Award went to Richmond Thadde-us, Sy Fandino and Daniel Aca-demia. Outstanding Youth Rec-ognition Awards went to Francis Canda for Academics and Perfect Attendance; Omar Palafox for Leadership; Mia Parin for Academ-ic & Arts; Samantha Urrete for Ac-ademics and Performing Arts; and NikkiRae Yamane, for Academics

and Sports. The Business of the Year Award went to Mike Blair, Corpo-rate Citizen Award to the Paradise Valley Hospital, and the Posthu-mous Award for Community Ser-vice to my late husband, Grand-master Narrie Babao, the founder and co-owner of Babao-Arnis. Ms. Ditas Yamane, the pro-gram’s emcee, presented the post-humous award to me and to two of my three sons who were present, Master Nar and Guro Jack. Mae-stro Kris, who was working at that

time, could not make it. My grand-son, 9-year old Jaydon, was also with us and even participated in the Babao-Arnis demo. The award was present-ed after our Babao-Arnis Demo Team performed a short perfor-mance showcasing the 3 systems of Philippine martial arts systems we teach: Batangas-Baston Ar-nis, Villabrille-Largusa Kali, and Cacoy Canete Doce Pares Eskrido/Eskrima. Ms. Yamane, emcee of the program and a member of the

Mabuhay Fest Executive Com-mittee, read the short bio about Grandmaster Narrie, which she asked me to write. My family and I were then presented a medal and a framed Bayani Award cer-tificate from Mabuhay Fest, plus three other separate Certificates of Appreciation from the California State Senate signed by Senator Ben Hueso of the 40th District, the City of National City signed by Mayor Ron Morrison, and the San Di-ego County Board of Supervisors signed by First District Supervisor Greg Cox.

Ms. Yamane, emcee of the program and a member of the Mabuhay Fest Executive Committee, read the short bio about Grandmaster Narrie Babao.

Grandmaster Narrie Babao (1945-2013)Grandmaster Narrie Babao was a Filipino martial arts icon and legend who has touched and enriched the lives of so many people around the world. He was the Father of Arnis in San Diego, where he introduced the art in the 70’s along with internationally-acclaimed Eskrimador Dan Inosanto who introduced Eskrima. The founder and co-owner of Babao-Arnis in San Diego, he was a Grandmaster in Babao-Arnis System and in the Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrido/Eskrima System of Martial Arts. He was also a Guro in the Villabrille-Largu-sa System of Kali.Grandmaster Narrie was respected and idolized for his knowledge and expertise of, and passion and dedication to, the martial arts of the Philippines. He gave 23 years of dedicated service to the United States Navy and retired as a Master-at-Arms Chief. While serving in the Persian Gulf, he was assigned by his CO as Chief Master-at-Arms with the Fleet Anti-Submarine Squadron Training Center and became the Command’s Assistant Physical Security Officer. He trained the USS Jouett’s Top Gun’s Security Force.Following his retirement from the Navy, he worked with the San Diego Police Department for 14 years as a Public Service Officer. He donated his time training a task force of law enforcement officers and detectives with the San Diego and Chula Vista police departments. During his service-oriented life, he also spent time locally and nation-ally coordinating and helping various martial arts styles and groups.He led the Babao-Arnis Demo Team present demos to the Filipi-no-American community organizations since the 70’s. His passing is a tremendous loss to the martial arts community and the community in general. The invaluable service that Grandmaster Narrie Babao left us shall remain in our hearts and minds forever.

Certificate of Recognition from the California Senate signed by Senator Ben Hueso, 40th District

Certificate of Appreciation from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors signed by 1st District Supervisor Greg Cox

Bayani Posthumous Award for Meritorious Service from the City of National City signed by Mayor Ron Morrison

A page from the Mabuhay Fest Special Edition showing a photo of Grandmaster Narrie Babao as one of the Bayani honorees

Bayani Award from the 2014 Mabuhay Fest

This year’s Mabuhay Fest Executive Committee members were: Alex Yap, Car-los Mangonon, Chato Canda, Darrell Yamane, Ditas Ya-mane, Francis Canda, Mia Pa-rin, NikkiRae Yamane, Omar Palafox and Rey Yamane. The event sponsors were: Paradise Valley Hospital, San Diego Spine & Joint Center; San Diego International Airport; Sycuan; Operation Samahan, Dr. Benjamin Camacho, and the Southbay Times.

The Legacy Continues

Each of us is moving steadily toward our eternity, some much faster than others. Grandmaster Narrie Babao did just that! In the afternoon of Oct. 11, 2013, a few days short of his 68th birthday, he suddenly suffered a stroke fol-lowed closely by a massive heart attack. He passed on, leaving the narrow bonds of Earth to touch the face of God! As a martial artist, this fascinating husband of mine was known worldwide as the founder of Babao Arnis, the art he learned from his father; a Grandmaster in the Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrido/Eskrima; and a Guro in the Villabrille-Largusa System of Kali. Babao Arnis teaches three systems of combative arts: Arnis, Eskrima and Kali. Grandmaster Narrie was known to most as the “Father of FMA (Filipino Martial Arts)”, and to some as the “Last of a Dying Breed.” This Filipino martial arts icon and legend who had touched and enriched the lives of so many

people, was respected and idolized for his knowledge and expertise of, and passion and dedication to, the martial arts of the Philippines. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of two world-famous martial arts organizations: Su-preme Grandmaster Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation for Out-standing Contribution in the Promotion of the Filipino martial arts; Legacy Masters group led by Grandmaster Darren Tibon for Lifetime Achievement Award. Grandmaster Narrie had been featured in the Filipino martial arts line of publications (FMAdigest, FMA Informative and FMA News), Inside Kung-Fu Magazine, and Asian Journal USA in articles penned by this writer showcasing his exceptional talent and ability. He also appeared on television in San Diego and was interviewed in local and national radio programs. Proud of his Filipino culture and heritage, he shared it anywhere and everywhere he could. He conducted martial arts seminars in San Diego, Las Vegas, Texas, and all over the West Coast. His last two seminars held Sep-tember last year (2013) were in Las Vegas at the Black Lion Academy of Combative Arts and in San Diego at the Black Belt Club. Born in Davao City, Philippines, Grandmaster Babao was raised in Davao City (Mind-anao, Philippines) and as a teenag-er moved with his family to my hometown in Naga City (Luzon, Philippines), where his father was assigned as regional auditor. In Naga, Narrie started learning Batangas Baston from his father, the late Buenaventura “Turing”

Babao. In his own words, my husband admitted to be “a reluctant student of my father.” He had other interests. Foremost was body-building and weightlifting, and this pursuit earned him the title of “1964 Jr. Mr. Philippines” in a con-test sponsored by PWABBA (Philippine Weightlifting and Body Building Association) headed by former Mr. Philippines Eldy Doroteo. Though reluctant, Narrie trained hard, a training that consist-ed mainly of free-style sparring with his dad, using a single stick, two long sticks, and a long and short stick (espada y daga). Only after getting hit countless times would he learn the lesson for the day, when his father would me-thodically explain what happened and why. Truly, for this reluctant young student, it was the “School of Hard Knocks”. With Narrie’s knuckles busted many times over, he looked for a good excuse to get away from Arnis training. So he enrolled in Karate. It was at the Shotokan Karate’s dojo that Narrie and I met. There was a fund-raising ball and I was invited to be the emcee. Narrie was assigned by his instructor to pick me up and escort me to the event. And the rest, as they say, is history! After years of Karate training, Narrie traveled to Manila to continue under Grandmaster Jimmy Galez of the Blackmaster Sphinx Karate Club. Narrie’s first black belt was awarded to him by Grandmaster Galez. After earning his black belt, Narrie went back to Naga City to resume training with his father. The son thought, albeit

mistakenly, that being a black belt in karate would make it easy for him to defeat his father. He was wrong! Turing Babao was not easy to beat. Impressed, Narrie became serious in Arnis. Grandmaster Babao came to the United States when he joined the U.S. Navy in 1968. After boot camp, he started teaching karate and Arnis to some of his shipmates in the USS New Orleans. Every time he went on leave to the Philippines, he would consult his father about more Arnis tech-niques. But when Narrie went back to the U.S., his dad lost his regular sparring partner. Turing’s arnis workouts diminished and stopped, and finally in 1974 suffered his third stroke and passed away. When Narrie went on shore duty in San Diego, he had about a dozen students at the (NTC) Naval Training Center gym. The curricu-lum then consisted of Arnis and the empty-hand of Kuntao. In 1973, four years after we got married in Naga City, I came to America and continued my career in journalism and in business. In the early 70’s, both of us joined the now defunct SDCMAA (San Diego County Martial Arts Alliance). In one of the meetings, after my husband told the president that his style was a mixture of Arnis and Kuntao, the president (a Lima Lama instructor) asked, “What kind of animal is that?” The members of the Alli-ance had their first glimpse of what Filipino martial arts looked like when Narrie started competing in tournaments. Stick-fighting contest was still unheard of at that time. Narrie had no choice but to com-pete in the Weapons Forms. Most of the time, Narrie and Ted Tabura, the Kama king, would vie for the

championship trophy. At the Ed Parker’s Annual Long Beach Internationals, Narrie was the first practitioner to demonstrate the use of the balisong (butterfly knife) in weapons forms competition. Sometime in 1975, Narrie and I met Danny Inosanto and his then business partner, Richard Bustillo. Years earlier Narrie had read that Dan was Bruce Lee’s top student in Jeet Kune Do. He thought that Dan was Japanese. But when my husband read an arti-cle about eskrima in Inside Kung-Fu magazine, he found out that Dan was of Filipino descent. Narrie wrote a letter to the editor of Inside Kung-Fu mentioning that he was a practitioner of Arnis and Kuntao. Dan read the letter, and a flow of communication ensued between the two dedicated martial artists. On weekends, we would travel to the Filipino Academy in Torrance, California, and Dan and Narrie would exchange Arnis, Kuntao, and Eskrima techniques. In 1976, Dan introduced Narrie to Kali Tuhan (Master) Ben Largusa, who accepted him as a disciple. In November of the same year, Narrie and Dan formally introduced the arts of Arnis and Eskrima, respec-tively, to the people of San Diego. A year later (1977) I gave birth to our youngest son, Kris, named after the zigzag-edged blade. As the godfather of our son Kris, Dan became our “kumpradre” - which in Filipino culture means that upon the death of the father, the godfa-ther assumes the moral, physical, and spiritual training of the god-son. In July 1978, Narrie became the “First Weapons Spar-ring Champion of the United States” during a tournament

sponsored by Ben Singleton in Vista, California. It was the first of its kind in American martial arts competition where fighters would select the weapons of their choice. Narrie defeated other instructors, who used Oriental weapons like the nunchakus, bo, and shinai. That same year (1978) Narrie was promoted to Kali Guro by both Grandmaster Floro Vil-larbrille, the legendary founder of his own system of Kali in the United States, and his chosen successor, Grandmaster Ben Largusa. Kali is an ancient but still existing martial arts system which originated in Indonesia and prac-ticed in the Philippines even before the Spaniards came. It is so effec-tive in combat that during Spain’s conquest of the Philippines, some Southern Philippine tribes success-fully resisted the armored might of the Spaniards for nearly 400 years. Kali is a system so unique that it is the source of all Eskrima, Arnis, and other styles of Philippine Martial Arts as we know now. It could also be the only martial arts system in the Philippines and United States where there is one Grandmaster and one Master at any given time. In other systems, it is a common practice to have several Masters, Grandmasters, and even Great Grandmasters at the same time. In 1981, Doce Pares Eskri-ma/Eskrido Grandmaster Cacoy Canete arrived in the United States. Grandmaster Cacoy conducted a seminar at the Filipino Kali Acade-my, the school jointly owned by Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo in Torrance, California. Narrie was captivated by the close quarter combat fluidity of Eskrido, which was developed in 1948 by Grand-

mater Cacoy Canete. My husband, with the consent and blessings of Grand-master Ben Largusa, became a student of Doce Pares Eskrima/Eskrido and avid follower of Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Canete. In 1984, in a visit to the Cebu City Doce Pares headquar-ters, Narrie was promoted to the rank of 4th grade black belt. While in Cebu City, he met the elder Canete brothers, Grand-master Yoling and Grandmaster Momoy, as well as Grandmaster Diony Canete and Master Vicente “Inting” Carin. In 1996, Grandmaster Cacoy promoted Narrie to the rank of 6th Grade Master. The follow-ing year, he was promoted to 8th Grade Master, followed closely by a promotion to 9th degree black belt and the rank of Grandmaster. Like the three sides of the triangle, the Babao Arnis system is composed of three combative

methods: the Villabrille-Largusa Kali, Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy’s Doce Pares Eskrima/Eskrido, and the original Batangas Baston. The practitioners are required to learn 36 different angles of attacks and basic de-fense. They are also trained to switch their mindset when dealing with sticks, with sharp blades, or barehanded techniques. The entire curriculum is composed of 24 units. Having actually experienced fighting other martial arts instructors who used non-Filipino weapons, Grandmas-ter Babao incorporated fighting techniques against such weapons. Unlike some instructors who taught their students everything they know, my husband often reminded his students that 20% of what he knows would not be taught except to his chosen future successor. In January 14, 2012, Grandmaster Narrie Babao re-

ceived what was to be his final promotion - 10th degree Grand-master from Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Canete. My husband had plans of attending the next Doce Pares gathering and Hall of Fame awards ceremony in Cebu City, Philippines, this year. But it was not to be! At Grandmaster Narrie Babao’s Memorial Service/ Cele-bration of Life, I handed a baston (stick) symbolizing the transfer of leadership of Babao Arnis to our eldest son, Master Narrison Babao. My son Nar has whole-heartedly accepted the responsibility of carrying on the torch. Babao-Arnis, however, is alive and well and is ably managed by the Babao Fami-ly: myself as sole owner: my eldest son Master Narrison, as manager and chief instructor; Guro Jack as instructor and demo team leader; and Maestro Kris, as instructor and demo team member.The Legacy Continues!

Passing of the Baton of Leadership to Nar by Zena during Grandmaster Narrie’s Memorial Service

Master Nar accepting the baton of leadership from Zena

Grandmaster Narrie and Master Nar

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