The instructors and students of Detroit Kali-Silat are very grateful to celebrate another year in the life of one of our revered and cherished mentors: Manong Leon “Tito Jun” Saludo, of Lipa City, Batangas.
The great Tito Jun is truly a Martial-Gentleman of the
proverbial Old School. A chance meeting
(or was it indeed fate?) more than a decade ago in Rochester New York gave me
an ENTIRELY new understanding of Kali and knife-fighting – not to mention my
own mortality. As the years passed, our
love and respect for this humble “Anti-Martial-Arts Master” would grow, but our
fear never diminished one bit!
Whenever we reflect on the harsh reality of bladed combat,
beyond all the flash, hype, and posturing of the pretenders and wanna-be’s, we
have the simple, eloquent, yet truly ‘terrible’ example of our Tito Jun and his
Way of “Barako Batanguenio”.
Happy Birthday Tito Jun.
May you be Blessed with many, many more in Good Health and Contentment. We are proud to carry your banner with
Honor. We will never disappoint you.
Respect!
Guro Jeff Davidson, and the students and instructors of
Detroit Kali-Silat
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