Hi everyone,
Two important sets of announcements: Upcoming Tournaments and Preparations for Tournaments
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
This is a gentle reminder to everyone that two major Kilat Senjata tournaments are coming up in the next two months.
The first one is the Kilat Senjata Cup 2008 or the KS Cup 2008, this is tentatively scheduled on the 31th of May 2008. The other one is the Lightning Arnis Singapore Cup 2008 or the LAS Cup 2008, which is tentatively scheduled on the 21st of June 2008. If you notice both tournaments have been scheduled during the school holidays.
KS Cup 2008 is an in-house competition. This will be a padded-stick and live-cane, full-body armour competition among the different members of our club. The LAS Cup 2008 will follow the same formar of KSCup but is the more serious one since we have invited members of Mandirigmang Kaliradman (MK) to the “friendly” competition. Do take note that those who are keen on joining should have a minimum number of rounds fought
For those competing in the Padded Sticks Category (Level One and below)
In order to make sure that you are ready for the tournament, you need to commit yourself to complete at least 18 rounds of Padded stick fighting. Primarily, this could be done by joining the tournament training sessions at NTU. This could also be done — although to a lesser extent — by your diligent participation in our training sessions at Tanglin CC.
For those competing in the Live Cane Full Body Category (Level One and Above)
Similarly, in order to make sure that everyone would be ready for this tournament category, you would need to commit yourself to at least 27 rounds of Live Cane Full Body Armour fighting. Joining the tournament training sessions at NTU, would be the best way to achieve this, joining us at Tanglin CC on some days would also be ideal.
PREPARATIONS FOR TOURNAMENTS
We have invited Master Manolo del Rosario and four of his most senior instructors (at least 5-10 years experience in Arnis each one of them) to a friendly competition with our Kilat Senjata group. As usual, I will be hosting them at my place in NTU. However, the entire club would need to raise FUNDS for the airfare and other transportation and allowances we would be preparing for the Mindanao group. As early as now, we need to be able to book airfares (to avail of the afforadable rates). From my very preliminary estimates, we would need to raise a total of $2500-3000, to cover their airfares, allowances and other expenses.
Lighting Arnis Singapore Cup Souvenir Program
In order for us to raise this amount of funds, I have attached with this email, the Lightning Arnis Singapore Cup 2007 Souvenir Program. Take note guys, that I have asked Master Manolo and Master Jon to write original articles for this souvenir program, it is therefore a martial arts material of high quality.
We are in the process of printing this in hard copy, we shall then be selling these first to you our members and then to our friends. Hopefully, we can cover the estimated expenses with the sales of the souvenir program alone. We can also use this souvenir program as a selling point for the LAS Cup 2008 Souvenir Program (upcoming).
In the next few days, I shall be sending you detailed copies of Oplan Bakbakan (Operation Plan Fighting) which outlines the preparations necessary to successfully stage both tournaments.
In order for us to make both activities doable, we would need ALL the members of Kilat Senjata to help out.
Last year 2007, we made history happen since we staged both tournaments — the very first time they were ever held in Singapore — and we were successful. With your help, generosity and cooperation, we can do it again. :=)
I’ll keep all of you posted on developments. If you have suggestions, comments (raising funds, tournament format, etc.) or even pledges of donation, please do email me.
Mabuhay ang Lightning! (Long Live Lightning)
Guro Vicente
Our club continues to grow and we thank everyone wholeheartedly for their incredible enthusiasm, unbeatable energy and unwavering support!
