Giron Escrima: Memories of a Bladed Warrior

A very good read, especially as a teibute to one of the pillars of phillipino martial arts

Well... First of all, I do not agree with the previous reviewer regarding the technical portion of the book. Namely, GM Somera did a good presentation of the system, though I would prefer more systematic approach to individual styles within the system, as it would give the reader better opportunity to gain some understanding of the underlying principles.However, I must admit that the textual body of he book is not as good as I hoped for. first of all, there is quite a bit of reocurring information, which hence becomes redundant, and the space could have been used to gives us more of new/different stuff. I was also surprised to see that the author chose to dedicate more attention to the history of filipino societies in USA, not necessarilly related to the escrima background of the late GM Giron, at least not in the extent I would like it to be. Sure, these things are important to know and it is nice to spread that information, but than again I would rather see it available publicly in the Internet, since we're talking cultural background here. The money I paid for the book was hard earned, and I would rather spend it on the more narrow scope of interests, in this case FMA.BTW, I do not know how to contact mazon department in charge of doing shipments, but when I choose to have my books shipped via regular mail, I really mean so, I DO NOT want them shipped via UPS, whose services are more expensive than the books themselves. This happened twice already, and I would really be gratefull if you people paid more attention in the future.

Grandmaster Giron is a legendary Filipino martial artist and teacher. He is a World War II combat veteran. A hero who fought behind the lines for the U.S. Army for years before the Philippines were liberated. He often fought against an armed enemy using the Bolo knife.His story should be remembered. I would love to actually review this book, but it is out of print and priced outrageously high. Why? This book should be available for all to read and remember. Filipino martial artists, all martial artists, people interested in WW II, people who want to read about heroes. This man's story must continue to be told! Please put it back in print.

Jede(r) Eskrimador(in) sollte sich das Buch "Giron Escrima Memories of a Bladed Warrior" kaufen. Zunächst einmal sind die Vielzahl der gezeigten Techniken und "styles" interessant anzusehen, auch die Kriegserlebnisse sind interessant zu lesen. Brilliant sind unter anderem die Ausführungen im dritten Kapitel "Civilian Life & Lessons from Escrima" sowie das Interview mit GM Giron im 6. Kapitel "Last of the Bladed Warriors"; allein schon diese beiden Kapitel machen die Anschaffung des Buches lohnend. GM Giron legt sehr präzise dar, dass das Escrima für die Selbstverteidigung und den Lebensschutz genutzt werden sollte und dazu beitragen sollte, dass die Eskrimador(innen) bessere Menschen werden.GM Giron zeigt sehr zutreffend die mentale Fallen und Irrwege auf, in die all die Escrimador(innen) gehen, die ihre Kunst nur trainieren um ihr Ego zu pushen und die deswegen ihr Escrima nicht für den Lebensschutz, sondern gegen das Leben und gegen die Gesundheit einsetzen.