Maestro of the Blade: Sonny Umpad
Bruce Lee is often quoted saying “Absorb what is useful, discard what is not and add what is uniquely yours.”In Filipino martial arts, many strive [...]
Bruce Lee is often quoted saying “Absorb what is useful, discard what is not and add what is uniquely yours.”In Filipino martial arts, many strive [...]
Most of Sonny Umpad’s students were fascinated by his stories of what he called “back home”. Our American upbringings did not tell us anything about [...]
Modern self protection training focuses on teaching a person how to best defend themselves against realistic attacks. It is likely that the aggressor in such [...]
Master Santiago “Sonny” Umpad was born on June 26, 1948 in Bogo, Cebu, Philippines. As a young man, Sonny was exposed to and mastered the [...]