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Every product we sell is handcrafted
by Master Limpin. He is a Master of various martial arts,
his forte being the art of the Balisong (butterfly knife)
and Lakan Arnis (a branch of Kali/Escrima). At a young age,
he became involved in martial arts, and this led him to
work as a stuntman in the Philippine movie industry for
10 years. Being one of the top martial artists of the Philippines
at the time, he was the fight coordinator of many Filipino
actors, as well as a few international actors who were involved
in some films shot in the Philiippines. While working as
a stuntman, he also had one of the most popular Balisong
stores in Manila. His skills in the Balisong put him in
magazines
and led him to train with FMA's (Filipino Martial Arts)
greatest practioners such as the late Edgar Sulite, Rodel
Dagooc, Dr. Remy Presas, Godo Fajardo, and Limuel Bonsa
(founder of Arnis Rapado). Several years ago, he decided
to finally settle down in the province with his family and
began to concentrate on his wood workings.
The art of wood carving has been
in Master Limpin's family for generations, himself being
a wood carver for almost 40 years. When his father passed
on the trade to Master Limpin, the wood works they created
were not martial arts weapons. However, when Master Limpin
became very heavily involved in martial arts, he began to
master the craft of making martial arts weapons. Many years
ago, his uncle from Okinawa came to the Philippines and
taught him how to make most of the Japanese weapons that
we now sell on the website, such as the line of bokken,
jo, nunchaku, kama, tonfa, bo, etc. His weapons have always
received good reviews not just in the Philippines, but also
around the world. Unknowingly, many masters of various martial
arts actually have Master Limpin's works. Master Limpin
has been selling these weapons through other vendors anonymously
for many years. Now, we are proud to present the most widest
selection of Master Limpin's works.
Being great fans of his works, we
wanted Master Limpin to be known for his excellently crafted
wooden weapons. Instead of just selling his works under
our name, we want the world to know exactly who makes these
great wooden weapons.
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