FMA CIRCLE OF NEGROS ISLAND LAUNCHED

The FMA Circle of Negros Island, the first website in the world dedicated to the martial arts organizations, practitioners, instructors, masters, and grandmasters of the Negros Island, was officially launched by Ronin on September 26, 2005. Truth_bringer and Buccaneer serve as moderators.

FMA Circle of Negros Island is a group of organizations and individuals with a common center. That center is the martial arts, whether Filipino in origin or otherwise, as practiced by Filipino warriors and scholars of the warrior ways.

With so many myths, half truths, misinformation, lies, and inaccuracies in the internet nowadays about the various martial arts, the compilers of FMA Circle of Negros Island wanted to present an avenue where reliable, legitimate, verifiable, and documented information can be stored for and accessed by those who are conducting research or simply wanting to know what’s up in the Negros martial arts community.

As of date and up to the completion of the site, FMA Circle of Negros Island will contain not less than 75 news items, articles, and issues that cover at least 34 forms of martial arts, at least 67 martial arts organizations, 16 cities and municipalities in Negros, and other areas in Antique, Iloilo, Manila, New York, Pavia, and Roxas City among others where Negrense martial artists excelled in interregional, national, and international tournaments.

Arts covered include aikido, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, conceptual martial arts, espada y daga, Filipino Tang soo do, grappling, Guarra style modern arnis, herada pigada, judo, karate, kickboxing, Kimdo, kombatan, Lapu-Lapu Viñas arnis, mixed martial arts, muay Thai, oido de caburata, original Filipino tapado, pencak silat olahraga, Presas style modern arnis, Romero arnis de mano, shibashi, sikaran, taekwondo, tai chi chuan, Tanique arnis, tapondo, Togle style modern arnis, Vasquez modified karate, Vasquez modified tapado, western boxing, wushu sanshou, yaming, and Yasay sable among others.

Some of the organizations covered are All Philippine Sipa-Sumbag Martial Arts Federation, Arjuka-Malingin, Atleta Judo Club, Bacolod Aikido Enthusiasts, Bacolod Consolidated Sports Management Association, Bacolod Negros Arnis Federation International Inc., Bacolod Oido de Caburata Arnis Society, Bacolod Taekwondo Association, Bertar Karate Kan, Black Falcon Martial Arts Association-Main, Black Mamba Arnis, Brotherhood Martial Arts Federation, Brotherhood of Mixed Martial Artists of Bacolod, Centralian Fighters Martial Arts Club, Conceptual Martial Arts Society-USLS, Dangayan Singkaw-Ryu Aikidokan, Defensive Tactics, Don Bosco Aikido Satori Dojo, Dumaguete Arnis Association, E.A.S. Tracma Knights, DC Kali-Silat, Fight Club Combat & Streetfighting Center, Golden Kamagong Arnis Kali Escrima Association, Guarra Style Modern Arnis and Self Defense Association, Guinabo Arnis and Combat Sports, International Philippine Martial Arts Federation, Intercontinental Federation of Martial Arts Schools, Kalantiaw Defense Society, Kalupaan Tapado Association, Kimdo Martial Arts Organization, Koryo Martial Arts, Kyokan Dojo, Lapu-Lapu Viñas Arnis Aficionados Association, Manapla Taekwondo, Muay Thai Association of the Philippines-Dumaguete, Muay Thai Association of the Philippines-Negros Occidental Chapter, Negros Amateur Boxing Association, Negros Federation Arnis Club, Negros Occidental Baston Federation, Negros Taekwondo Mission Association, Oido de Caburata Arnis Group, Original Filipino Tapado Long Stick Fighting Association, Philippine Integrated Martial Arts Academy-Filipino Tang Soo Do Association, Philippine Modern Arnis, Philippine Pencak Silat Association-Negros Occidental, Red Dragon Fighters, Romero Arnis de Mano, Sagay Taekwondo Association, San Carlos Jungle Fighters Martial Arts Club, Sarkara Judo Club, St. Joseph High School Martial Arts Club, Tai Chi Chuan Circle of Bacolod, Tanique Arnis and Combat Club, Tapondo International Federation Inc., Tario Oido, Undokan Martial Arts Association, United Negros Fighting Arts Academy, USLS Aikido Club, Vasquez Modified Martial Arts, Victorias Taekwondo, Warriors Club, Wild Judo, Wolfhound Taekwondo, Wushu Federation of the Philippines-Negros Occidental, Yaming Arts, Yasay Sable, and YMCA Judo and Sports Club

FMA Circle of Negros Island is an interactive site, allowing its viewers to comment on articles posted. The FMA Circle of Negros Island forum allows viewers to communicate and share ideas and views with other martial artists from different parts of Negros and the world as well. A directory of martial arts schools will soon be posted for the reference of visiting martial artists in the Negros Island and local students of the warrior arts.

Interested parties may visit FMA Circle of Negros Island at http://fmacircle.ph.tc. FMA Circle of Negros Island will be updated periodically so check often.