Cabales Serrada Eskrima
From MartialTalk Online Martial Arts Encyclopedia Project
Cabales Serrada Eskrima is a variant of Eskrima, or FMA (Filipino Martial Arts). This fighting technique was introduced in the United States in 1966. Cabales Serrada Eskrima utilizes the art of stickfighting as well as Espada y Daga techniques. Serrada eskrima is usually practiced at close (also known as corto) range.
The late Filipino founding father of Cabales Serrada Escrima, Angel Cabales (1917-1991), was one of the rare individuals who earned the title of Grandmaster. He was one of the disciples of Grandmaster Felisimo Dizon. While the mysteries of filipino stickfighting were still shrouded in secrecy in the remote South Pacific archipelagos, Angel Cabales emigrated east to the United States. Here he introduced his unique brand of self-defense, and became known as the "Father of Serrada Escrima in America". The art of Cabales Serrada Escrima was first officially introduced into the United States in 1966 in Stockton, California, and subsequently this unique self-defense system spread throughout the world.
In essence, the Cabales Serrada System of Escrima was designed as a form of personal defense, as well as a form of critical thinking. Within the past several decades countless martial artists worldwide have had the rare opportunity to train and to discover the skills, wisdom and close-range, stick and knife empty-hand strategies of Cabales Serrada Escrima, which is one of the most lethal combat arts ever known. The word Serrada means "to close" in Spanish, and Escrima or Eskrima means to skirmish.
Like Karate, Kung-Fu and Judo, Cabales Serrada Escrima is now considered to be one of the most historical and classical systems of pugilism that has ever been constructed by human hands.
References
- Angel's Disciples Escrima Association - A history of Serrada Eskrima
- International Serrada Eskrima Society - Past, Present & Future
- Defensive Combat Initiatives
- World Serrada Eskrima Federation/Martial Arts International
