In his honor, I made some animated GIFs of him in action - namely the kniferoll and angles of attack with a knife. I took the liberty to make the GIFs from the below source video.
Enjoy!
Pierre Hartman's tribute vid of Maestro Sonny Umpad
Kniferoll
Kniferoll - isolated just the right and left roll
Angles of Attack
Blazing speed!
Other Sonny Umpad posts you may be interested in:
- IN MEMORY OF: Maestro Sonny Umpad (June 26, 1948 - August 24, 2006)
- Today, would've been Maestro Sonny Umpad's 66th birthday! (Jeff Finder on Sonny's Stuff)
- Maestro Sonny Umpad would've been 67 today - posting some great quotes.
- Sonny Umpad: Sangot (Sickle) GIFs
For further info, please check out:
- Official Site
- Dog Brothers Martial Arts DVD of Sonny Umpad
- Guro Maija Soderholm's blog
- Sonny Umpad's carvings on Jeff "Stickman" Finder's site
- Wiki
- Amazon - Sonny Umpad's Eskrima: The Life and Teachings of a Filipino Martial Arts Master
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