There seems to be quite a bit of in fighting between all the different associations and organizations of the next set of leaders of Modern Arnis after Professor's passing. It's calmed down for the time being, but it's still out there ready to flare back up. My question is why is there so much fighting? Most of it stems from ego. Be it good or bad, right or wrong... It's still ego. One's style is never better than the other. There may be some aspects where it excels farther than the other, but there is always the other side of the coin. Another aspect will be deficient when compared to other said style.
One thing that needs to be looked at is the next generation of leaders in the Arnis/Eskrima/Kali communities need to look at how styles become made and born. In the Philippines, they are normally family styles started back in the days of when the Spanish invaded the islands. The families began practicing in secret within the confies of their homes after converting the bladed styles to new flavors with just a stick (eskrima or yantok.) All of this spawned the mainstream versions that we all know today. Balintawak, Kombatan, Modern Arnis, Kali-Illustrisimo, Sikran (and most currently) MA-80 and FCS. All of these have their roots within the other various family styles from their predecessors.
My point? All of these "new" styles will begin to evolve as the past ones have. (Current instructors already have begun the process.) Family styles to the official, marketable names. The newer, modernized, merketable ones to the next generation of styles. Using that same loose lineage we can go a few generations back and use generalized Arnis. That became a multitude of family styles, including Presas Style Arnis. That formed 2 different styles originally named Modern Anris. Between the 2 Presas brothers, Remy and Ernesto. Remy kept the name Modern Arnis and Ernesto converted his to Kombatan. This leaves at least 2 outlets for the next generations of new "family styles" as the new Instructors, Masters and Grand Masters start to develop and eveole the art. It's all about history repeating itself.
Professor always refered his Modern Arnis as the "art within your art." With this, there should always be a root back to your beginning but a way to always evolve. Specifically, Modern Arnis is a blend of Presas Style, Balintawak and Professor's love of Shotokan Karate and Judo. Even from the time that he came to the states to spread the word through seminars the art was still evolving. Upon meeting up with other known instructors through his travels, he began integrating other aspects of other arts. Wally Jay's Small Circle Jujistsu is a major player in how things evolved state-side, amongst others. All of this is just a testament to what GM Remy wanted and how it's inevitable.
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