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The history of the Philippines and its martial arts is one of resistance and revolt, and the biography of Leo Giron is the life story of one of those revolutionaries. Giron learnt martial arts as a necessity of survival, not a luxury, and practised them in jungle warfare during World War II. Tony Somera, the world's leading practitioner of the Giron style, tells his story and explores the twenty fighting styles that make up Giron's system. With over 300 historic and instructional photographs, this book truly reveals the secrets of Giron arnis escrimna.

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-Tony Somera has done a thorough job of describing the philosophy and techniques of Giron arnis escrima...a fitting tribute to Grandmaster Giron and his martial legacy.---Mark V. Wiley, author of Filipino Martial Culture

Tony Somera has done a thorough job of describing the philosophy and techniques of Giron arnis escrima...a fitting tribute to Grandmaster Giron and his martial legacy. --Mark V. Wiley, author of Filipino Martial Culture

Tony Somera has done a thorough job of describing the philosophy and techniques of Giron arnis escrima a fitting tribute to Grandmaster Giron and his martial legacy. Mark V. Wiley, author of Filipino Martial Culture

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Antonio Tony Somera lives in Stockton, California, the hub of escrima in the United States. He is the only person to whom Grandmaster Giron awarded the master's degree in the art of Giron arnis escrima. He is the presiding master of the Bahala Na Martial Arts Association, and his articles have appeared in Free Voice and Martial Arts Legends magazines.

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