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MuBuhay North 2007

Hartford, CT

July 14th, 2007

Guest Instructor Master of Tapi Tapi

Brian Zawilinski

Camp Mabuhay North 2007 is a weekend Filipino heritage camp created to connect adopted Filipino children and their families to their culture. The Philippine-American Association of Connecticut, Inc. sponsored the event, which allowed camp participants to experience the Filipino culture through craft projects, cooking, language lessons, traditional dance instruction and Modern Arnis lessons.

Master of Tapi-Tapi Brian Zawilinski began his training with Professor Presas at the age of twelve. This training has grown into a lifetime of learning for Master Brian. Professor was a proud man who held his culture as a great source of pride. He spent most of his life traveling the globe teaching people of the greatest treasure of the Philipines, Modern Arnis.

Master Brian Zawilinski and a group of his students were given the opportunity to continue Professor’s dream of sharing Modern Arnis with the world. What better place to start than with Filipino youngsters. For many of the children it was the first time they had heard of Modern Arnis. Master Brian began with a history of the bow of Modern Arnis. He and his group carefully taught the children the basic movements of sinawali using canes and empty hand. He stressed that anything that could be done with the canes could be done with the empty hand.

Through out the day many classes were held for the various age groups of children. The most impressive thing about the camp was the commitment and enthusiasm of everyone in attendance to give these children a sense of who they are and who they can become. Professor Presas would have been smiling watching his students continuing his dream. He felt as many martial artists do that the most important thing about any martial art is not what you personally gain but what you give to others that is the most important. As we share with others we all grow.

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