THE NEXT 5 Day Instructor Guru Seminar Program - September 12th to 16th, 2008
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Hybrid Academy of Martial Arts, 5476 Va. Beach Blvd. Virginia Beach, VA 23462
"Training one-on-one with MasGuru Greg Alland, and MasGuru Dennis Ocampo was a remarkable and worthwhile training experience. As a 21 year veteran Law Enforcement defense tactics instructor, I have been exposed to a variety of martial arts. I was consistently drawn to the Filipino martial arts and I researched for several years to find a system, and the instructors who, in my opinion, had the purest lineage to the original art and its founding fathers.
I found MasGuru Alland, and MasGuru Ocampo to be the most humble, patient and giving men I have ever met. I appreciated MasGuru Ocampo's attention to detail and perfection of the skills, and Mas Guru Alland?s passion to preserve and to perpetuate the Filipino culture and the art of Kali Silat. As I begin my training in Sina Tirsia Wali, I am very satisfied of the system and the MasGurus I have chosen as my instructors. Jim Marker, Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy
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Master Alland Hello sir. I just received your Fear No Man series. There is a ton of information in there. I learned more in 30 minutes
than I have with several lessons from local instructors. I am considering attending the Guru certification in March or maybe later. Take care, Shane
PS: The floor outline, is a stepping principle, try working it with others. |
and promotion of the Filipino and Indonesian martial arts for the past 35 years. I salute you!" * * * Your friend, Guru Besar Jerry Jacobs Master Teacher of Pukulan Cimande Pusaka Pencak Silat Founder/Chief Instructor of the King Tiger International Pencak Silat Association www.cimande.net Photo: of Guru Besar Jerry / right MasGuru Greg |
Tuhon Greg, Thank you very much for coming to our school and sharing the knowledge of kali with us. you are a very kind person and very
helpful with the students. I will be practicing as often as I get a chance to even if I do the motions with my hands while I am at
work, my co workers will think I am crazy so who cares. I was wondering if you would like me to send you our some of the
pictures I took of you and guru besar Jerry. I like your hat, Laura White, King tiger International Pencak Silat Association member and student.
Group photo, compliments Master & Guru Paulo Albuquerque, developer of the system Kombato throughout Brazil.
Please visit http://Kombato.org for information of American tour by Master Albuquerque.
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“Hello MasGuru. I Just wanted to take this moment to say thank you for a great time. I knew before we even left that I was going to have a great time. I have learned so much from you that there is really no way I can express the importance that if there is anything I can do for you or your
family, just let me know. I hope we can do more trips together. It is an honor to spread your system that you have discovered through
practice, dedication, and sacrifice for so many years. I want to spread your system through out the world so everyone will know what
SinaTirsiaWali REALLY is. Master Denies Ocampo. (Above photo: Master Denies, kneeling center black uniform, right of author.)
Greetings MasGuru Alland,
I want to thank you for your recent intensive training seminar in Virginia Beach. It was an honor and a privilege to be under your instruction. Your friendly, open, and enthusiastic manner helped all of us to relax, and also focus on the work to do. You shared a lot of material and I must have seemed slow in following, but, I do try to retain the information, and I promise. (I rarely promise, and never lightly) to work on and develop the knowledge, skills, and concepts, you so graciously shared. I also look forward to visiting you more often for "fine tuning" and have my progress and development checked. Keep me on the list for information on the training trip to the Philippines next year, with enough lead time I might be able to swing it.
Please extend my thanks and regards to all the gurus who assisted you in the seminar, especially to Master Ocampo, in my training since getting back I still hear him yelling for me to hit harder and faster and to Master Style, of Doce Pares. I HAVE TO get me a Gunning and Pinute.
Growth in SinaTirsiaWali Kali Silat as you have shared with me is my objective. If I can be of any assistance, do not hesitate to write or call. Sincerely, Rick Vargas - Sept. 5 day program 2008, Va. Beach.
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Master Alland, On behalf of myself and my students, I would like
to thank you for your generosity in regards to the training DVD's.
They have proven to be a great asset for all of us.
Your training DVD's are some of the best that I have seen and they compliment the Sandaies family system of Escrima tremendously. Thank you for your generosity and knowledge. Yours in the arts, Guru Kyle Scherer |
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Hi Greg, look forward to working with you again. It was a pleasure speaking with you today and I just wanted to let you know that you may always give out my business number to any who may inquire about contacting me. Warm Regards, Master, Guru Jim - Atlanta Area
Testimony September 8 & 9th, 2006 - After the Instructor Guru Program
"P. Alland, the Kali Silat seminar was awesome! Your command of the Filipino Martial Arts is impressive. It is inspiring to see a 60 year old master still moving like he is 25! It is hard to find someone in the US who has trained with the Old Filipino Masters like you have and is so willing to share the information. I will definitely include your training methods into the curriculum at my school. You are an asset to the world of Filipino and Indonesian Martial Arts. I look forward to training with you at the next Kali Silat Instructor Seminar." Grand master Lyndon Johnson, Hwarang Warrior Martial Arts, Goldsboro, NC
Dear Mr. Jason Heriford, Master Kali Silat - SinaTirsiaWali
Just wanted to send a quick note to tell you how much we enjoyed your seminar. Honestly, the video clips online don't do you justice. Over the past 23 years, I've attended seminars with many highly regarded instructors in the Filipino martial arts, and in my estimation your depth and breadth of knowledge and skill in the art of Kali is on par with many of the better known instructors on the seminar circuit. It was truly my pleasure to host you for a seminar at my school, and I look forward to training with you again very soon. Best regards,
Mike Massie, Chief Instructor Massie's Mudokwan Martial Arts Academy
Hutto, Texas www.Massies-Martial-Arts.com
Greg, Thank you for your tremendous instruction! The students at Norfolk Karate Academy love your classes. I could tell from the very first session that you were, "The real deal"- A first rate genuine master! It is a honor to train with you. Bill Odam. Master Bill Odom has commanded the Army's most elite soldiers. Now he's teaching locals how to become warriors of a different sort. (Written on the cover article, "Warrior Within" of Master Bill Odom, Portfolio Weekly, Feb 21, 2006)
From: Maurice Gatdula, Master
To: "P. Greg Alland, Master Kali Silat"
You know, I have seen where lots of people constantly put you down, I don't understand why that is. I think anyone who met you will at least agree that you are a well skilled martial artist Greg. I would have to think its jealousy.
Have you considered just doing a school? Most people don't have the dedication to do anything with seminar knowledge, but to just move on to do their own seminars or make videos. I believe if you had a full time school it would be more fulfilling and you would develop your best students that way. I think you have a lot of knowledge to pass, and most of the people with money don't deserve it, they should earn it by committing themselves to be a student to you. After all, you did dedicated years to Leo Gaje, Jr.
Right? Its only fair to you that a student gives you the same respect. Right now I believe many of the people who badmouth you have purchase your tapes, and learned from you, now they challenged you. Another teacher told me, it's the nature of the business. But my answer is, it must be the wrong business. Your name is already popular, I would love to see you open a school, and let students come and travel to you for a change.
Master Gatdula, Gatdula Fighting Eskrima and Gatdula Kuntaw
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Greg, Thanks for everything! I truly enjoyed the training and the time I spent in Virginia. A appreciated all of your help with getting the 995 drill and all the other drills and information that you presented! PS: I hop to have improved and continue to improve in my Kali Silat so that I can become a great teacher like you, Denies and Jason. I appreciate all of the time you have spent with Jason as he provides me a role model for martial arts as he and you both live the motto of, "The more you share the more you grow." God Bless, Kyle Ament. Jefferson City, MO
Quoting Sam and Joyce Voshell - PHOTO BELOW
Mr. Alland, We have never met but I have only heard good things about you. I train under Kip Teisort in West Plains, Missouri. We went to Jason's up in Jefferson City. It was great! This past weekend Jason came to West Plains and brought 8 students we had 10. It was great to be able to share and learn with so many.
I went to your website and noticed your putting out a new DVD. I purchased your complete set in March of this year. I would like to prepay for the "all the drills I know". I just need to know the cost. I thank you for your dedication and sharing. After meeting you (and getting his but kick) Kip completely changed the way he trains and his mindset. Keep up the hard work.
Sincerely Sam
I just wanted to say thank you for your instruction at the Tortal seminar a couple Saturdays ago in Columbia, MO.). I came from the Topeka group (the rhetoric and philosophy student) and was quite impressed with the whole thing. There are not many opportunities for quality training up here (I was lucky to find the Kempo/Modern Arnis school and even there we do not do stick work as nearly as I'd like). I hope this email finds you well and would like to request the opportunity to ask you questions as I continue my instruction. Thank you and take care.
Sincerely, John Jasso
Thank you for the demonstration in our gym. I'm very glad we crossed paths. Hopefully we can have you here again sometime and put together a seminar. Perhaps this Fall. I checked out your website at the World Kali Silat Society site. Great Stuff!
Our program here continues to be guided by Jason Winkle, (Director of Combatives at the West Point Academy). It would be great if we could coordinate a seminar with you and Jason this Fall. He is the Chairman, Board of Examiners for the US Hapkido Federation, based at IU in Bloomington IN.
Hope we meet again. Have a great summer!
Don Rogers, Ph.D., CTRS Asst. Professor
Indiana State University
Dept. of Recreation and Sports Management.
Terre Haute, IN.47809
I look forward to chatting more in depth in the near future. My students spoke very highly of you, and I am very happy that their experience with another Guru outside of our paradigm, i.e. SEACA System was very positive. We have also had positive experiences with the Bahalana "Players."
Kali and Silat are very beautiful "Paths" and Im thankful that I began that road years ago. I teach in Secondary ED. so that I can support my love for Kali and Silat, I like to call it the "Elok de Ka-ilat," being the Beauty Way of KALI SILAT. Greg Alland is a gifted Kali-man and Guru. I have one of his very first videos from years back when he was in the P.I. and I really enjoy his moves and excitement he has for Kali.
You come from a great system and I am sure your travels have exposed you to others. I have become weary about "stick" systems and all of the extraneous baggage they bring to the weapon arts. My first Guru's and Pendakar Akal's taught me with blades, or heavy woods shaped into blades. I never had Rattan in my hand until 1983, given to me by a Balintawak Player, Master Sam Buot. He was quite incredulous when he saw what we were using.
Keep the spirit alive, myself and the older men of the KALI SILAT Way delight in, and live to see our young fruit bring forth their own fruit. May your weapons always be rust free.
Manu Ric Gardea Phoenix,AZ S.E.A.C.A. Systema
Masguru Greg sells a video that teaches Dekiti Tirsia Siradas. With Grand Master Nene Tortal himself, demonstrating the style. "I was standing ten feet away from Tuhon Nene Tortal in Chicago when he said that Greg was a master of this style, and thanked him for bringing Dekiti Tirsia Siradas to America.
Masguru Greg founded SinaTirsiaWali, which is a concept more than a system, in which traditional styles can be expressed in a way unique to each practitioner. He does not sell any tapes on SinaTirsiaWali (as far as I know), but it may be that you are confusing his tapes on Pekiti Tirsia, which is incorporated within SinaTirsiaWali. He learned the early version of Pekiti Tirsia which focused on the original 64 strikes, from Master Leo Gaje. I don't believe Master Leo teaches this version any longer. I won't be responding further publicly, since I have too much respect for kali and Masguru Greg to contribute to a negative debate. But for the record, I consider Masguru Greg to be a superior martial artist and an enlightened individual."
I can be contacted at kali@northstorm.com.
Tom Murray - Charlotte Mi
Yes, Greg use my testimonial. No problem. My phone number at work in Sioux Falls is: Thanks for all your help. We will talk again over the phone. Hope your are staying healthy as I think there is only one Greg Alland. I would like to change your name to Greased Lightning. I think you should change your system to "Flash Kali" or "White Lightning Eskrima" or "White Dragon Arnis" or something to that effect because between you and I you flow like a winter blizzard when you move. (Martin Skye first met me in the mid eighties, he's still going at it. Warm regards, Greg)
Signed Your Friend,
Martin D. Skye - General Manager
Plains Integrated Technologies - martinskye@3ogres.biz
Sent: 4/10/2004 5:32:19 AM