<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Eskrima Academy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eskrima Academy]]></description><link>https://www.estocadas.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:08:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.estocadas.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Fusing Form, Flow, and Function]]></title><description><![CDATA[While our training methods have developed over decades of teaching martial arts, they have been particularly influenced in recent times...]]></description><link>https://www.estocadas.net/post/fusing-form-flow-and-function</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a0f2f8f4a0231029878db4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2022 21:03:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f067ea_cffe1642d16a49ebaf19f0a0df65d06c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_982,h_713,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Parkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elusive Hip Slap in College-7]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a student first gets into the College curriculum of De Campo 123 Original, it is not uncommon to completely miss a very subtle...]]></description><link>https://www.estocadas.net/post/the-elusive-hip-slap-in-college-7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a0f2f8f4a0231029878db3</guid><category><![CDATA[Interest]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2021 22:28:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f067ea_640dae468c8f4c348acae0a0c5f06441~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Parkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Movement is Your Certificate]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a famous Zen story about how long it takes to attain enlightenment that goes something like this: A Buddhist monk approached his...]]></description><link>https://www.estocadas.net/post/your-movement-is-your-certificate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a0f2f8f4a0231029878db2</guid><category><![CDATA[Interest]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:30:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/uobzJRqxAF4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Parkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rules of the Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this blog post, we will address some of the how and why of sparring. 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