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Intro & History | Training
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US Buno Federation
In 1989, the Philippine Martial Arts Garimot System USA International
was founded by Guro Abon "Garimot" Baet. This was the
first formal school of Arnis De Mano, established for the progressive
study of Harimaw Buno, Mano-mano, Balisong knife fighting, Eskrima,
and Hilot (Filipino Healing Arts). One of the goals of the Federation
was to promote Buno as a wrestling/Grappling art and to someday
promote competitive traditional Buno tournaments open to all martial
artists.
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During Guro Abon's time of training, mastery of weapons
was considered a prerequisite to the study of Buno. However, mostly
due to the preponderance of material associated with Arnis and Buno
as seperate studies, he elected to seperate the two into mutually
exclusive organizations. In july of 1993, the Laguna Arnis Federation
International was created in honor of his home town and the annual
unpadded stick-fighting tournaments sponsored there under the Garimot
System banner. Simultaneously, the US Harimaw Buno Federation was
founded for the exclusive purpose of promoting the original art of
the Mangyan people as a discipline onto it's own. To this end, modernized
instructions have been created to aid in the teaching of the most
ancient form of sport martial arts in Philippine history.
The original Harimaw Buno is still practiced by some native Filipino
masters. The myriad of techniques employed by these masters, in the
standing or ground position, stand apart from those used by more recognizable
martial arts. Unusual training methods and emphasis on ancient battle-proven
techniques make the Buno master more than a formidable opponent. Recognizable
characteristics of Harimaw Buno include limb locks, joint locks, choke
holds, head cranks, precision striking, muscle grabs, minor/major
pressure point tactics and "biyabit" techniques (come-along
maneuvers).
Today, Buno is utilized by law enforcement officers around the world
and highly valued by martial arts' masters of all styles and systems. |
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