Rene Tongson
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Rene Tongson is a Filipino martial artist and is one of the two most senior masters of the International Modern Arnis Federation, Philippines
(IMAFP).
He is a member of the Modern Arnis
Senior Masters Council and one of a handful of Modern Arnis practitioners worldwide to be promoted to Lakan Walo (8th degree black belt) by the Remy Presas
.
Rene is the inheritor of Mateo D. Estolloso’s Abaniko Tres Puntas style. As a traditionalist, Rene is known for his fluidity and grace in classical arnis. His students include Ernest Dulay, Dieter Knüttel, Edessa Ramos, Angelo Baldissone, and many other arnis teachers in the Philippines and other parts of the world.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
(IMAFP).
He is a member of the Modern Arnis
Modern Arnis
Modern Arnis is the system of Filipino martial arts founded by the late Remy Presas as a self-defense system. His goal was to create an injury-free training method as well as an effective self-defense system in order to preserve the older Arnis systems...
Senior Masters Council and one of a handful of Modern Arnis practitioners worldwide to be promoted to Lakan Walo (8th degree black belt) by the Remy Presas
Remy Presas
Remgio Amador Presas was the founder of Modern Arnis, a popular Filipino martial art. Born in the Philippines, he moved to the United States in 1974, where he taught his art via seminars and camps. In 1982 he was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as Instructor of the Year...
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Rene is the inheritor of Mateo D. Estolloso’s Abaniko Tres Puntas style. As a traditionalist, Rene is known for his fluidity and grace in classical arnis. His students include Ernest Dulay, Dieter Knüttel, Edessa Ramos, Angelo Baldissone, and many other arnis teachers in the Philippines and other parts of the world.