What's special about ZuBu Kali Ilustrisimo ?

Twist

I've been reading a lot about Tatang Ilustrisimo and his students, and I've watched and enjoyed videos with Tatang and his students performing.

I really like the videos of GM Yuli Romo and hope to get a chance to meet him in person one day.

But for now I'm 'stuck' in Germany, thousands of miles away from the P.I., and I wandered if you could tell me a little more about ZuBu Kali Ilustrisimo - and how it differs from the Kali Ilustrisimo of the other students of Tatang Ilustrisimo.

Best Regards,
Alex

tangkulo · Lingkod ng Forum

Hi Alex!

Here's GM Yuli's reply:

"We differ in the system but in principle we're the same with other Kali Ilustrisimo.

The baHad Zu'Bu armament comprises - Kali Ilustrisimo (GM Antonio 'Tatang' Ilustrisimo), Repikada Pigada (Soferino "Kapitan Perong" Cabigting Borinaga) and Asdang Sikit System (close-encounter, Yuli Romo Concept )."
- GM Yuli Romo

oosh · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:42 pm Post subject:

hey Alex, I recommend purchasing the Zu'bu Ka'li Ilustrisimo DVD, it's an hour long and full of awesome footage of GM Yuli with his instructors and students, well worth the ££ ! plus at the beginning is a sequence showing GM Yuli performing 'The Dance of the Juramentado'

cheers,

Doug

Twist · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:47 pm Post subject:

First of all, thanks for the reply Wink

Any chance you could tell me more about Borinaga (Repikada Pigada) and Romo Concept? - Or compare it to other styles I might know?

(Cause here in Germany, you really dont see a lot of Kalis Ilustrisimo or the interpretations of Tatangs students.. we have no Guros here who studied under any of them. Peter in the UK would be the closest and I didnt get a chance to meet him yet.)

@oosh: I allready sent Peter a PM a few days ago .. just waiting for his response Wink

lad'ya · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:31 am Post subject:

the concept is serrada and abierta.....which literally translated is closed and open.....

tangkulo · Lingkod ng Forum

In addition to bro lad'ya...

A lose translation of GM Yuli's reply:

"Repikada Pigada is the system of SOLFERINO "KAPITAN PERONG PAK-AN" BORINAGA eskrima expert of white beach island (you may read his story on Cebu Eskrima Society's website, http://cebueskrima.s5.com/custom3.html). Losely translated, repikada meaning multiple and pigada meaning close-quarter)

Repikada Pigada comes into play in our serrada-abierta (and transitions), bio-stick, baraw sugbu and tungkod."

A quote from the article THE HEROES OF CEBUANO ESKRIMA (Cebu Eskrima Society's website):

"The only living master of Kapitan Perong’s system called Repikada Pegada Eskrima is Yuli Romo who teaches the style as supplementary lessons to Ka’li Ilustrisimo."

lad'ya · Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:36 am Post subject:

oh, btw, concepts transcends styles..........i.e. form without form, defense by offense, etc. etc.

am i being vague? Cool

Raul · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:22 pm Post subject:

[quote="lad'ya"]the concept is serrada and abierta.....which literally translated is closed and open.....[/quote]
Hi,

How do you contrast this with the Taob/Tihaya concept?

Regards

lad'ya · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:12 am Post subject:

same.........