Lamont Glass and Belton Lubas are pleased to announce the date for this year’s Tipon-Tipon: it will be held Saturday, March 16 at 10am at Warrior Strength Martial Arts, 2273 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, Washington 98005.
Weapon sparring exists as a compliment to skills training: all techniques are taught, but not all techniques work in all situations, or for all students. This is why Maelstrom offers Fight Lab: see how to apply what you’ve practiced. For those of you considering participating in a Dog Brothers Open Gathering (or for those of you who come to Fight Lab, and want to have that experience with a new group), the Tipon-Tipon is a great example of the format. From the Tipon-Tipon Facebook page:
The term “Tipon-Tipon” is from the Illongo dialect for “Gathering” and represents the hosting schools connection to the Filipino culture of weapon based martial arts. However, this is intended as a meeting of like minded weapon based martial artists who are meeting in a venue designed to improve their skills through simulated combat …
this is not a tournament, there are no drawings for pairs, no record of a win or loss, no progression to find a champion, no referees, no judges, no trophies, no prize money. Each fight is purely for the experience, the challenge against the skill of the opponent and the mental challenge of dealing with the fear of the fight.
For more information, please see the Warrior Tipon-Tipon Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/396631614413472/