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Wanting to Reconnect with your Culture? This Innovative Filipino Martial Arts Program Can Fill the Void. Written by Joseph Bautista: Did you grow up as a second or third generation Filipino-American in the United States? If so, have you experienced being embarrassed for not knowing how to speak Filipino or not being familiar with Filipino culture or history? You are not alone. In the San Francisco Bay Area , a new program is coming to Daly City to help you overcome that.  Eskabo Daan Filipino Martial Arts  has developed a program to help fellow Filipino-Americans learn about Filipino culture and have fun while doing so. Classes will teach participants how to translate: Weapons fighting to empty hand fighting English to Tagalog Tagalog to Baybayin The program is designed to expose all participants to self-defense techniques, fitness, history, culture, language, writing and more through Filipino Martial Arts . Filipino Martial Arts, more popularly known...

Happy 80th Birthday Dan Inosanto! "Love is the highest art.  In ancient times, you trained so hard, not for the sake of killing people, but for the love of you family: for the love of your mother, your father, your children, your tribe, and your body.  It is the love of life !  That's why we train so hard, so you can preserve life ." -- Dan Inosanto The following video "Dan Inosanto 80th Birthday: a Celebration" is by Melody McLaren, his niece. Shannon Lee (Bruce Lee's daughter) speaks with  Diana Lee Inosanto (Dan Inosanto's daughter) about what is was like to grow up around Uncle Bruce and family, and how that has impacted her life. @D_Lee_Inosanto on growing up with Uncle @brucelee , father Dan Inosanto, and how it has impacted her #OneTribe --> http://t.co/fWLQc4IojM — Bruce Lee (@brucelee) September 9, 2015 Dan Inosanto and Bruce Lee on the set of Game of Death. Anderson Silva trains with Dan Inosanto in 2015