To Understanding Pacquiao's past martial arts influence...

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Floyd is also a martial artist. He studied "Wing Chikn"!

Crouching Chicken Hidden Testicles

[fabie]

just because he idolized Bruce Lee doesn't mean he actually trained in the martial arts



the mother****er could barely afford food, like he's could afford karate lessons

Lessons and "Schools" are not necessarily of commercial venue unlike here in the United States. And it has nothing to do with the link that he idolizes Bruce Lee.

I have encountered before that he was practicing some kind of FMA and since I am involved in the FMA, I really can see some influences.

[Pullcounter]

As a practitioner of FMA (Filipino Martial Arts) this couldn't be furthered from the truth that he didn't learn FMA. FMA have their own kickboxing called Kali/Escrima/Arnis/Silat/Kuntaw...

And Pacquiao have practiced some form or variation of the FMA.

If anybody who hasn't heard, try GOOGLING the said names of the arts above and Guro Dan Inosanto. The only remaining heir to Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. (there's 3 of them who earned the Tao of Jeet Kune Do and Jun Fan Jeet kune Do)

Guro Dan is Bruce Lee's most famous student. This linke is called PANANTUKAN (A Visayan term for SUNTUKAN, suntok meant punch in Tagalog)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thoCeFHkTmwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thoCeFHkTmw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPFjNxjESw&NR=1

Not undermining the great training and teaching of Freddie Roach but if you look at the influence of the FMA, it is the multi-hits, all angle hitting, leverage and footworks that Pacquiao has already employed.

yea yea yea. every east asian dude knows some kind of martial art. ****in stereotypes.

[fabie]

yea yea yea. every east asian dude knows some kind of martial art. ****in stereotypes.

Who said that? I didn't say that...haha.

[Ravishing]

Lessons and "Schools" are not necessarily of commercial venue unlike here in the United States. And it has nothing to do with the link that he idolizes Bruce Lee.

I have encountered before that he was practicing some kind of FMA and since I am involved in the FMA, I really can see some influences.

That's totally true

[F l i c k e r]

I don't think so.

Pacquiao I believe kickboxed; muay thai style. Which isn't any of that stuff you mentioned.

and for the record. Yes, I have looked into Filipino martial arts. Being a martial artist myself, I look into just about all martial arts.

[ИATAS]

I don't think so.

Pacquiao I believe kickboxed; muay thai style. Which isn't any of that stuff you mentioned.

Truth:

[Left Hook Tua]

just because he idolized Bruce Lee doesn't mean he actually trained in the martial arts



the mother****er could barely afford food, like he's could afford karate lessons

man , little kid's tae kwon do classes were expensive from what i remember in pinas.

[Left Hook Tua]

I don't think so.

Pacquiao I believe kickboxed; muay thai style. Which isn't any of that stuff you mentioned.

and for the record. Yes, I have looked into Filipino martial arts. Being a martial artist myself, I look into just about all martial arts.

filipinos main contribution to martial arts internationally is weapons training.

filipinos has good stickfighting and knife fighting training for cops and military.

not really much in the empty handed stuff.

[Evil Abed]

They're about to slam May-Pac on around the Horn.