Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives]

About Me

Hi I'm Daniel. This is my martial arts profile.
I began my martial arts journey in the Philippines when I was 10 training in Arnis and boxing.
I moved back to the US when I was 13 and continued on with my training in various other arts which I "dabbled" with. I did train in Hapkido and Tang Soo Do long enough to earn Blackbelt dan ranking. I earned my 1st dan in Tang Soo Do and Hapkido from Master Chris Yaeger who heads a school in Deer Park, Texas. Years later, I connected with another local Hapkido/TKD instructor named Larry Ordonio who is also Filipino with an Arnis Largo-Mano style background. Through Master Ordonio, I was awarded the rank of 3rd Dan with the International TKD Hapkido Institute
In 1993, I met and began training under Tim Mousel in Houston Texas. With Tim being a certified instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto in the Houston area I learned Jeet Kune Do Concepts, Thai Boxing, Combat Grappling and Inosanto/Lacoste Kali blend.
I eventually became an instructor at Mousel's Self Defense Academy for a number of years. I also have grappling and MMA competition experience under my belt as a fighter through MSDA. I was undefeated. I continued onward in my training where my primary focus lies with the Filipino Martial Arts and full-contact weapons sparring and fighting.
NEW SCHOOL LOCATION: I teach a full-group class in Filipino Kali on Tuesdays and Friday nights at 6 to 7 PM where the curriculum largely surrounds CONTACT Stickfighting training, and "Blade-oriented" weapons training: 5710 Brittmoore Rd, Houston Texas 77041 [Mousel's Mixed Martial Arts Academy-http://defend.net] DAMAG-INC Can you DIG IT!
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DAMAG-INC KALI COMBATIVES Presentation video: I'm hoping to meet more individuals that are interested in training in this type of fighting. DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives presentation 2006 - Boom edit

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"Take the lickin' and keep on stickin!"
yahoo id: houstonkaligroup
email: [email protected]
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My Interests

How I spent my Sundays through the Spring and this Summer....

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Star Wars - What would you be in the Star Wars universe?
Congratulations, you are a Smuggler - living on the edge and making money from any situation, though with an odd code of loyalty and honour.
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I'd like to meet:

LIKE-MINDED MARTIAL ARTS ENTHUSIASTS, PLAYERS, AND PRACTITIONERS, ETC....

fellow musicians(guitar)
karaoke players
and maybe one day I'd like to be in a band again.

What Character From The Last Samurai Are You (Pics and lots of options)
You are Ujio. You are badass. Nobody can possibly ever be more amazing than you. You seldom speak and when you do it is to show you mean buisness. You are a fearless fighter.
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What Planet Are You From?
this quiz was made by The Autist Formerly Known As Tim

BTW....

I was engaged. I got dumped. Then a sweet angel who's been waiting for me came around to take me and will be taking her time to mend what's left of my heart. My weakest point.

Music:

I play guitar and sing. I am also interested in playing in bands again soon as I get a hold of a whole new rig with elecrtic guitar, half to full-stack amp, rack effects-etc.

Until then, all I have is my Washburn acoustic guitar and will settle for jamming live with another acoustic guitar player and maybe add a percussionist to the mix and do unplugged gigs from the coffee chops, weddings, dives, and anywhere else where our shit don't get messed up or stolen.

I manage to maintain a versatile taste towards all kinds of music with great energy, melodies, and rythm.

I mainly dig alot of Rock,/metal/thrash/hardcore/punk/alternative music.I even dig the music of the likes of Harry Connick Jr, Johnny Cash and Frank Sinatra.

I also dig some C & W, and old-school [pre-gangsta era] 80s rap with all the cusswords like the 1st 2 Live Crew album. I still laugh as hard as the 1st time I heard that old-ass record every time I listen to any of the tracks.

Movies:

DAMAG-INC Sept 25, 2006 Demo Highlights

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Television:

You Are 68% Evil
You are very evil. And you're too evil to care.
Those who love you probably also fear you. A lot. How Evil Are You?
Your Hidden Talent
You have the power to persuade and influence others.
You're the type of person who can turn a whole room around.
The potential for great leadership is there, as long as you don't abuse it.
Always remember, you have a lot more power over people than you might think! What's Your Hidden Talent?
Your Power Level is: 93%
You have all the tools you need to be a success - both professionally and personally.
You'll probably go beyond reaching your goals. You'll change the world (at least a little). How Powerful Are You?
Your Career Type: Artistic
You are expressive, original, and independent.
Your talents lie in your artistic abilities: creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art.
You would make an excellent:
Actor - Art Teacher - Book Editor
Clothes Designer - Comedian - Composer
Dancer - DJ - Graphic Designer
Illustrator - Musician - Sculptor
The worst career options for your are conventional careers, like bank teller or secretary. What's Your Ideal Career?

Books:

Any by R.A. Salavatore (Forgotten Realms/Dark Elf series), Conversations With God(Neale Donald Walsch), Illusions(Richard Bach), Anarchist Cookbook, How To Be The Jerk Women Love(F.J. Shark), Even the comic strips by the late Dwayne Tinsley featured in Hustler magazine.

Heroes:

Guro Dan Inosanto, Erik Paulson, Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny, Eric "Top Dog" Knaus & the Dog Bros. Dr. Maung Gyi, Guro Rick Faye, Tim Mousel, Guro Stanley Phillips, Bruce Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Steve-O and the Jackass crew, and anyone else that challenges the bounds of convention, conformity & established comfort & complacency. Krishnamurti

My Blog

My Jenny winning 1st place in the Osan Combatives tournament in Korea [w/ VIDEOS!]

Saturday April 5, 2008Jenny won all her matches by straight armbar. Here’s one final match where the matched used Pancrase rules that included open-hand strikes. THAT’S M...
Posted by Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives] on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:27:00 PST

Jenny won her 1st boxing match!

She's out there in Korea where she's stationed. She's my 1 on my top friends list. Feel free to contact her, request to add her and congratulate her or something.For a long time she had doubts on her ...
Posted by Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives] on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:12:00 PST

Panantukan 101 Unarmed Kali combat without sticks, blades, or any other weapon.

In the Filipino Warrior Culture Forum there is a thread titled "You Are Useless Without Sticks" as authored by Darwino the moderator. The thread motivated me to film and post these clips to show proof...
Posted by Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives] on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:29:00 PST

My rendition of "Hey There Delilah" - short version

It was a Saturday afternoon in the middle of July in Houston Texas and I was there hanging out with my amigos filming some videos of ourselves training and in this break in between rounds, I decide to...
Posted by Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives] on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:50:00 PST

My Grandfather's bolo

Wayne asked what a Bolo was. It deserved a new blog in itself.Lolo's BoloThis bolo blade pictured below once belonged to my grandfather H. Arola. Back in the days of his prime as a well-respected man,...
Posted by Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives] on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:16:00 PST

1st quarterly stickfighting event at the park in Sugarland Texas.

Today at the stickfighting meet, I fought this time with a cane. The walking stick with a crook handle. I opted not to wear the WEKAF gear and instead, I wore only hockey gloves and fencing mask for p...
Posted by Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives] on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:12:00 PST

Predator WSK product tester with videos

There will be more of these clips to follow to document my research and findings on how to apply the deadliest uses of this wicked little thing!The knife, Predator WSK is a Dave Beck inspired copy of ...
Posted by Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives] on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:37:00 PST

DAMAG-INC Dec 2006 Kali Sunday with the 3 Amigos

Day one, Dagger training day.Houston TX, December 3, 2006 Some old buddies from the hood drove up to train with me. With the limited space in the front porch, we adapted accordingly and worked on some...
Posted by Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives] on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:57:00 PST

Houston Stick Fighting Association's 1st quarterly gathering, Sunday 11/26/06

There is this newly formed Martial Arts Weapons group called the Houston Stick Fighting Association. They will be hosting their 1st combative gathering at Hermann Park in the heart of the city near th...
Posted by Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives] on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:13:00 PST

Doble baston vs longsword, November 26, 2006 @ Hermann Park

The last sparring match I had at the HSFA gathering last November 26th was my double sticks versus a longsword. A hard heavy wooden conan-the-barbarian type sword used by Jason who was into the Wester...
Posted by Daniel Arola [DAMAG-INC Kali Combatives] on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:34:00 PST