Florendo visitacion professor vee

Professor Florendo Visitacion, or, as he is commonly called, Professor Vee, was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines in He began early, informal training in Arnis at the age of ten.

At the age of sixteen, he left his home and family and journeyed to the Hawaiian Islands. In , he moved to Stockton, California where he continued studying Filipino martial arts from available sources.

After traveling around California for a number of years, Florendo Vistacion entered the U.S.

Army during World War II. This marked a turning point in his life in that he began to view martial arts in a new light.

Grandmaster Florendo M. Visitacion (1910-1999) - FMA Pulse

He read and became intrigued with an officer&#;s hand-to-hand combat manual which claimed to present a combination of styles from different countries. The idea of integrating techniques from a variety of martial arts was very appealing to him.

This soon led the young Visitacion on a personal journey where he was to devote many years to the study of different fighting styles.

Along the way, he real Florendo M. Visitacion, 88, Martial Arts Master, Is Dead LYDI