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This is a short clip from "Kali means to scrape" It stars Leo Gaje and his son Rommel.
when this comes out...I NEED to buy it.
when this comes out...I NEED to buy it.
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Hello Garland
Just a note, Rommel Tortal is GT Gaje's nephew.
Gumagalang
Guro Steve L.
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My bad.Originally posted by AiryuHello Garland
Just a note, Rommel Tortal is GT Gaje's nephew.
Gumagalang
Guro Steve L.
www.Sayoc.com
I'm still a bit confused over this...so,
What's the beef over dekiti tirsia and pekiti tirsia?
So...Nene Tortal is Leo Gaje's uncle, and Rommel is Leo's nephew.
Jerson Tortal is Nene's son? And Conrado Tortal was Nene's brother...and he was Leo's...???Comment
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And Chris Sayoc's family has had their own art forever...but is GT Sayoc related to Leo Gaje?...I remember seeing a bunch of clips of GT Gaje in his younger years with Chris Sayoc...I might be wrong, though.
And I know that all of the angles of Sayoc and the drills are much different from PT-DT stuff, but are the arts and families related, somehow?Comment
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Imelda Marcos
Some more FMA clips I found on the world wide web.
This is an old school escrimador turned would-be assassin. The woman he was trying to kill was Imelda Marcos*. This is real. I found this and didn't know where to put it, it was shot in 1979 I think...WARNING, IT IS VERY GRAPHIC.
Dog Brothers promo;
(found on wikipedia)
*Imelda Marcos
Imelda Romualdez Marcos (born July 2, 1929 in Tacloban City) is the former First Lady and a political figure in the Philippines. She is known as the "Iron Butterfly" and remains a very controversial figure in her home country. She is renowned for her excessively large collection of shoes.
Early life
Imelda Romualdez was born to Vicente Orestes Romualdez and Remedios Trinidad and spent her early life as a beauty queen. Her father, Vicente Orestes, was the youngest brother of another figure in Philippine politics, Norberto Romualdez Sr. who served in the Philippine Supreme Court during the American era. In 1950 she was voted "Muse of Manila." Her beauty caught the eye of politician Ferdinand Marcos, and the two married in 1954 after a well-publicized 11-day romance.
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First lady of the Philippines
In 1965, Ferdinand was elected President of the Philippines. Imelda took an active role in politics. Becoming the First Lady of the Philippines, she was appointed to many significant positions like the Minister of Human Settlements and Governor of Metro Manila.
to Mrs. Marcos for relief and assistance. This was not only because they believed she had a compassionate heart but also because they were confident she would take action immediately. These actions earned her the title "Mother of the Nation."
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Life following the Marcos presidency
In 1986, the Marcos regime was toppled and the couple sought exile in Hawaii. Ferdinand died in 1989 and, three years later, Imelda returned to the Philippines and ran for president. She was badly defeated, but in 1995 she was able to win a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives. She represented the first district of Leyte, which includes Tacloban City, her birthplace.
In 1998, she made another bid for the presidency but was trounced. Imelda Marcos finished 9th among 11 candidates vying for the Philippine government's top post. On the other hand, her family still wields influence in local politics in Leyte. Proof of this is the election of her nephew Alfred Romualdez to the congressional seat that she vacated. Alfredo "Bejo" Romualdez, a brother of Imelda and father of Alfred Romualdez, is now in his second term as the mayor of Tacloban City.
In 2001, after her term had ended, Imelda was arrested on charges of corruption and extortion committed during her husband's presidency. She had previously been found guilty of similar charges in 1995, but was acquitted.
The controversy centers on approximately $684 million that mysteriously "disappeared" from the Filipino treasury during the Marcos presidency. Most believe the wealth was stolen by the Marcos family and stashed in their Swiss bank account. In 2003, the money was awarded to the Philippine Government. However, the Marcos' allegedly conspired to swindle at least $5 billion from Philippine revenue. In addition to all of these charges, the Marcos' expropriated business and land holdings from Filipino entrepreneurs. If the entrepreneurs did not cooperate, they were either arrested or their businesses shut down.
Imelda Marcos had a very large collection of shoes and lingerie. She reportedly owned 3,000 pairs of shoes (size 8 ?), which were found by the opposition forces after the Marcos regime was overthrown in 1986. In 1987 she famously defended herself by stating*: "I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty." Most were worn only once or not at all. The collection included a pair of plastic disco sandals with three-inch-high, flashing, battery-operated heels; 500 (size 38) brassieres; 200 (size 42) girdles and a bulletproof bra. The shoes became a symbol of her life of luxury amid the poverty of most Filipinos. As recently as February, 2003, Marcos was seen in Italy buying diamonds.
In 2003, her life was the subject of a documentary (titled "Imelda") directed by Ramona S. Diaz. Initially, Imelda Marcos opposed the public showing of this film in the Philippines and even got a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) from a local court stopping its public showing. Eventually she allowed the showing of the film on the condition the director drop the word "Documentary" from the film.
Imelda Marcos (Feb. 2006)
In October 2005 British DJ Fatboy Slim and Talking Heads singer David Byrne revealed their plans for a musical about Imelda Marcos. It is set to premier at Australia's Adelaide Festival of Arts in March 2006. [1] In the same period, Imelda filed a case against the Philippine Presidential Commission on Good Government in an effort to stop the sale of jewelleries confiscated from her by the Philippine government. The Philippine government intends to sell the said jewelleries, comprising of three collections, via an international auction to be conducted either by Sotheby's or by Christie's as part of government's efforts to plug its budget deficit. Local pawnshop companies in the Philippines have also expressed their desire to conduct the auction of the jewels. Imelda claims that most of the jewelries to be auctioned were part of the inheritance that she received from her mother, and the rest were gifts given to her by heads of state when she went on state visits with her husband as the first lady. Her request for a restraining order is now pending before a local court in Manila. The contested jewelleries, on the other hand, are kept in the vaults of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines.
Despite all the controversy hounding her, Imelda remains a popular figure in the Philippines and still visible in the society pages.
In March 2006, Imelda Marcos, through her lawyer, said that she is open to a compromise agreement on Marcos assets to end twenty years of fruitless litigation [2].
Imelda Marcos has 3 children: Ferdinand Jr. (aka "Bongbong") who is the present governor of the province of Ilocos Norte in northwestern Philippines, Imee, now a congresswoman representing the first district of Ilocos Norte and Irene, a famous socialite based in Manila.Comment
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Probably should've posted this in the Japanese MA section...but since we're on history and martial culture; enjoy mr. Yukio Mishima
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