JIMMY RODELAS REFORMA

I was born in Santa Cruz, Marinduque Philippines to a native family clan that lives in a small barangay of San Antonio, Santa Cruz, Marinduque near the vicinity of famous Marcopper Mining Corporation.

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My great grand father Bando Reforma a Moriones Performer on his early years, his son Pedro Rodas Reforma my grand father was a good farmer & fisherman in our native place a well known practitioner of itak/bolo during his early years.

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My grand father Martiano Rodelas (father of my mother Alicia Rodelas Reforma) is also a well known practitioner & wielder of Bolo, sibat, Itak, Palakol & karit on his younger years & his immediate sibling is also a well known Centurion/Moriones Performer in the town of Mogpog, Santa Cruz, & Gasan Marinduque Philippines.

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During my childhood days I was amazed with my grand father with his actions and frequently observe him whenever he use his bolos/blade to cut trees, cutting rice plants or cutting woods, or whenever he hit us using his Bamboo sticks during our childhood days due to our bad actions or wrong doings.

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My father Benjamin Reforma was an avid and fanatic of a 29 Balisong / knife that he always carry whenever he leave the house.

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I admire my father for being so strict to me and my siblings that sometimes he use dos-por-dos or a patpat to hit us or my older brother whenever we do bad things or wrong doings.

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I do always go to the farm field either by my grand father/mother or my mother during harvest seasons and observe what they are doing and replicating their moves just like a normal child playing with other kids or my siblings.

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I began formalise, creating, develop and conceptualize our clan personal moves back in 1994 in my search for my true identity & my life's purpose that trigger my own interpretation in Fighting concept.

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As a child we do always visit our town and observe watching Centurion/Moriones Festival at the Provincial Capital or in the town of Santa Cruz back in the 83's.

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In my early days, I love watching Hollywood action movies like Ramboo (my favorite hunting Knifes) & all classic movies of Jean Claude Van Damme and start replicating their moves as best as I can.

I began to love Martial Arts at the age of 4 due to influence of watching Hollywood Movies back in the 83's.

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In the midst year of 1984/85 my whole life has changed when I lost contact with my true family due to un-expected family dispute/issues came to us.

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I migrate to Manila the capital City of the Philippines with my father's cousin Paterno Paraiso they raised me as their own child but my feelings for my true family cause me into trouble to run away with my uncle and lost contact to them when I decide to leave my uncle's house to follow him on the street.

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I grew up without my true families or with other families which is not blood related to me.

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My feeling for my family becomes stronger and stronger each day.

 

The book The Heart Center of The Philippines is now available at Amazon.com.

My few souvenirs in the field of FMA propagation and innovation & while being an Information Technology Professional in my chosen career.

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Thanks to all my colleagues, my Alma Matter, friends, relatives, RASystem Eskrima/FMA & Computer Students, FMA group where I joined and trained personally.

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Without those groups and individuals, I may not be a good and law-abiding citizen of the Republic of the Philippines today.

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Special thanks to:

My Great Grand Father Bando Reforma (RIP), to my Grand Father Pedro Reforma (RIP 2003) for his special memories, advice and being a disciplinarian to me and my siblings during my childhood days, to my late Father Benjamin Reforma (circa 1953-1998 (RIP 1998)), to my grand father Martiano Rodelas, to my loving mother Alicia Reforma, Torresyap Family, to my uncle Paterno Paraiso, auntie Emalyn Paraiso, PL Garitony Nicolas (for the Arnis events) , WEKAF organizer (Arnis Events), TUP School, Master Jun of Sikaran (Rizal/Pangasinan) circa 1987-1991, Sensei / Shihan Primo Adorio - Aikido (RIP) circa 1997-1998, SGM/F Edgardo Oberio Ruperto of Alamid Martial Arts Philippines (AMAP) circa 1997-2002, QC-NARAPHIL Chapter 1990-1992 - Amoranto Sports Complex (Milo Summer Training Program), Muntinlupa Taekwando Club circa 1994-1995, Muntinlupa Judo Club circa 1992-1993, Muntinlupa Arnis Team, Master Vhir Tubera (Arkado Style / Arnis Philippines circa 1995-1998) - Muntinlupa Chapter, PSTC - Alabang circa 1997-1999, GM Bong Canete (taking care his fish pond in laguna lake), Guro Regie Sanchez, Guro Rey Dumipig Ibanez, Brgy. San Antonio Santa Cruz Marinduque circa 2003-2017 (my hometown), Santa Cruz Institute circa 2004-2006, to SGM Panto Canete Flores of FILMOCAN Eskrima Club - Cebu City HQ, to my parehin Cliff Mercado, Sir Augustine Rojas of InterAD New Media Corp, to Senior Maestro Practitioner Wilmar Aspiras Cañedo, to GM Jaime Quizana of Daite Palasan Eagle Kali Ilustrisimo, to Ms. Mavic Villalon, & to all my friends not being mentioned here, and other fellow FMAers for continuously promoting our Filipino pride National Martial Arts and Sport.

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My Personal Experience in Eskrima / Arnis Sport Events!

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1. MAM/FMA
Ika-3 Sining Marsyal 2000
Arnis Tournament circa 1998

2. WEKAF / Doce Pares - InterSchool Arnis Tournament circa 1997

3. TUP/Arnis Philippines - InterSchool Arnis Tournament circa 1997

Long live FMA Eskrima/Kali/Arnis, may your legacy lives on for the rest of our Philippine history.

THE REST is HISTORY!!!

Mabuhay to Gat. Jose Rizal, Datu Lapulapu & to Fr. Dionisio Santiago a priest who's responsible for organizing first Centurion/Moriones Cultural Tradition in Mogpog (1870), Marinduque & to all Philippine Heroes protecting our liberty & dignity as One Nation/Country.

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Andam Yukbo / Pugay / Salute / Courtesy

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Filipino Marinduque Art

Reforma Eskrima Arnis System (RAS) inc.
Jimmy Rodelas Reforma

Founder/Promoter/Practitioner

ras.eskrima@gmail.com

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"The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching." -Aristotle