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вЂњThe teaching methodology of Filipino martial arts is the basis for teaching choreography when it comes to weapons, or stand up punching and kicking,вЂќ said Elrik Jundis, who has trained in FMA for more than 30 years and has done extensive research on it. He added that Inosanto taught Lee the FMA used in a dungeon scene of the 1974 film вЂњEnter the Dragon.вЂќ Orpilla said that Filipino American martial artist Dan Inosanto, known for being one of Bruce LeeвЂ™s training partners, is a critical figure in FMA. Orpilla said the featuring of FMA in Hollywood, the ability to share it more widely through social media, and the increase of FMA seminars and tournaments in Northern California have also been helpful.

Joseph Bautista, a Filipino martial arts instructor at Eskabo Daan in San Francisco and practitioner for more than 30 years, said the changes heвЂ™s seen in FMA throughout the last 20 years, including more instructors willing to teach it more widely, makes him hopeful about its future. вЂњI think in the last 10 to 20 years, we realized that in order for Filipino martial arts to grow and to proliferate, we all need to work together and learn from each other and share our arts,вЂќ said Mel Orpilla, a historian and martial artist who has been practicing FMA for more than two decades. The biopic movie 'Felix Manalo' premieres in the grandest theater in Barcelona, Spain, the Cines Filmax Gran Via.Latest global reports, balanced, up-to-date.

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Yet even with less visibility than other martial arts, some practitioners say they see signs of FMA gaining popularity and are hopeful that it will continue to become more widely known.ДЇMA instructors who spoke with NBC Asian America all pointed out that the martial art can be seen in Hollywood films including the Bourne films, вЂњ The Book of Eli,вЂќ вЂњ Daredevil,вЂќ вЂњ DuneвЂќ and the Star Wars series вЂњ The Mandalorian.вЂќ вЂњAnd just knowing that I can be directly tapped in by doing these movements is real meaningful for me.вЂќДЇilipino martial arts arenвЂ™t as widely known as other Asian martial arts such as karate and kung fu, but theyвЂ™ve been practiced in the United States for decades. вЂњBy training, weвЂ™re evoking and connecting with our ancestry that go back centuries,вЂќ Manalo said. He said performing moves makes him feel meditative and empowered. Meanwhile, on talks that INC will use вЂњFelix ManaloвЂќ as a tool to recruit more members, Zaballa said that while the film may pique the interest of nonmembers, itвЂ™s unlikely that it will prompt them to change religious beliefs just like that.For Manalo, who has been training in FMA for about 25 years and teaches it in the San Francisco Bay Area, FMA was an entry point into learning more about his identity as a Filipino American that allowed him to tap into his culture and ancestry. WeвЂ™re really not after hitting this or that mark in terms of gross,вЂќ said Zaballa, who pointed out that INC currently has followers in all six inhabitable continents. вЂњEverything else is secondary to that goal. вЂњWe embarked on this project because we wanted to tell the story of Ka Felix ManaloвЂ¦We want to have something that would help members of the church, especially the younger ones and non-Filipinos, to know more about the man,вЂќ he told the Inquirer in an interview at a press conference. вЂњI remember thinking, вЂSo this is what 43,622 (excluding me and costar Dennis Trillo) happy people sound like,вЂ™вЂќ Bela related.ДЇor INC spokesperson Edwil Zaballa, breaking box-office records was never the intent of the film, which reportedly cost P150 million, and required the services of around 100 actors and 7,000 bit players. In that moment, I was so scared! But then I saw that they were smiling and were genuinely glad to see us,вЂќ Bela said in a text message sent to the Inquirer. вЂњWhen my name was announcedвЂ¦I heard the people cheering.