Tabimina Balintawak is the Filipino martial arts system founded by Grandmaster Bobby Tabimina, with its primary goal being the preservation of the art, as handed to him by Great Grandmaster Venancio ‘Anciong’ Bacon during his incarceration. It is a martial art that gives importance to both the physical and the psychological aspect of the fight with a single stick or “olisi” as a training tool to bring out the necessary reactions, which are innate within the human body. These reactions are reshaped and remolded to facilitate efficiency, precision and economy of motion in accordance with the individual’s natural body movement. With this in mind, the individual is able to generate speed, power, timing, accuracy and intent based on their own comfort zone.
Dan Gordon has trained in various styles of martial arts over the past 15 years. This includes boxing, Muay Thai, BJJ, Sambo, Krav Maga and multiple styles of Filipino Combatives. He found his home with Tabimina Balintawak in 2014 and a direct student under GGM Bobby Tabimina and GM Flint Tabimina, and he has been named a qualified instructor under their system. Dan has worked in executive protection, where he has protected high profile clients and industries, and worked with law enforcement and special forces operators.
Classes at Tabimina Balintawak New Jersey are currently held at a fitness gym and taught one on one.
