Dr. Remy P. Presas
Living in Quiapo, Manila and before Grandmaster Presas left for the United States, promulgating Modern Arnis at the school when other instructors were not around Grandmaster Presas would work out with his son Remy Jr., certain things he would practice with Remy Jr. that he did not with others. Grandmaster Presas had thoughts that if he showed everything to others he would be challenged later on. So there were things that were kept to himself or were shared only with family.
Even though Remy Jr. was young he was in actuality the first student of Modern Arnis, and the first black belt. Often Grandmaster Presas would wake Remy Jr. from sleeping at night saying, “I want to try something.”
When Remy Presas Jr was in the 5th grade, his father Grandmaster Remy Presas Sr. left the Philippines on the invitation of Grandmaster Max Pallen of Senkotiros. The school still open, Remy Jr. would train with Jerry Dela Cruz, and then once Jerry Dela Cruz moved away, Rosemary Presas the wife of Grandmaster Presas would have Remy Jr. work out with Rodel Dagooc. However during this time martial arts was secondary and academics in the family was primary, this, the rule of Rosemary Presas. But eve though dedicated to his schooling Remy Jr. would continue to train.
It was in 2001 that Dr. Remy Presas Jr. finally fully dedicated himself to teaching the art of Modern Arnis. During his fathers final days, he and his father spoke and Grandmaster Presas wanted his son to continue the leadership in promoting the family art of Modern Arnis.
Dr. Remy Presas has continued on as his father wished, adding and teaching the art so it will progress with the future. Some examples are introducing the palm stick/Dulo-Dulo into the art in the US, for it was not truly taught in the US. Grandmaster Presas was not a big admirer or did not really promote the using of the daga, and sometimes even discouraged it. But Dr. Presas is bringing his fathers teaching of the daga out in his teachings and teaching it to the advance stages.
Dr. Remy has also been studying some of his fathers’ videos which were not put out to the public, and shows how the art of Modern Arnis was going to progress. Using these teaching from his father has helped modify and update the art.
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