Join Us For Giron Original Escrima on July 31!
Taught By Michael Giron
Being the son of a Grandmaster you would think that his Filipino martial arts training would have started at an early age. In this case it was not so. Many of the men after WWII (first generation Filipinos) wanted to forget the memories of war and just wanted to start a new life for themselves and their families. It was probably good thinking for that time but, it caused a a lot Escrimadors to go underground, to never be known and to never share their fighting skills. Grandmaster Giron did not know that his father was one of those bladed warriors until he was 19 years old in 1968.
Finally, his training started in 1975. It was not easy training under a Grandmaster who is also your father. Perfection was the only option. Grandmaster Giron attended the normal class downstairs and more often than that he did private training upstairs. A unique part of his training was that he saw history being made, as he witnessed the first Filipino Martial Arts Academy in Stockton, CA. Some of the first students were greats like Dan Inosanto, Richard Bustillo, Ted LucayLucay, Dentoy Revillar, Rene Latosa and many more.
Grandmaster Giron discontinued his training to pursued a career as a professional musician. After that was over he was back again training. Then, his father passed on May 21st, 2002. What was different was now the fighting system as he had learned in the 80's had slowly evolved into what is called a modified version. He did not see the reason for changes as the fighting system that he learned from his father in the early years stood alone and was battleground proven. In his eyes it was causing more harm than good to the students and the organization that his father had created, so he did one of the hardest things in his life. He resigned from the Bahala Na Martial Arts Association, relinquished his title as Grand Advisor and his lifetime membership to the organization.
He then, created the Original Giron Escrima Federation in 2007.
By creating The Original Giron Escrima Federation allows Grandmaster Michael Giron to maintain the purity of the art that he learned, and to continue the legacy of his father and this great gift that was given him. By doing this Grandmaster Michael Giron will have fulfilled his personal mission as the son of a legend and in doing this it allows him to do his small part in promoting the Filipino Martial Art.
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