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Italian native Simon De Luca (left), who now runs the recently opened Martial Arts & Boxing Academy (MABA) in
Dublin, performs a knife defence application with his student Sean Barry.
Bourne trilogy of films, which were choreographed by Kali practitioner Jeff Imada,
went a long way to increase interest in the
FMA."
De Luca continued: ''More recently, the
surprise cinema hit, 'The Raid', has lead to
an upsurge in interest in Pencak Silat. In
addition, the proliferation of martial arts
clips on YouTube has allowed people to research more niche disciplines before committing to a particular style. Today's
martial artists are to a certain extent more
discerning and are open to looking outside
th~ more well established martial arts in
Ireland."
De Luca concluded; ''This has lead to the
emergence of many alternative martial arts
paths, with Kali, Silat and JKD befitting
from this increased interest." Now with the
addition of DeLuca's MABA, he hopes that
the arts of Kali, Silat and JKD will continue
to go from strength to strength in this country."
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