INTERVIEW with GM NICOMEDES “NICK“ ELIZAR of NICKELSTICK BALINTAWAK ESKRIMA | Filipino Martial Arts

GM Nick Elizar was one of the few that studied with Great Grandmaster Teofilo Velez in Balintawak. His classmate and best friend Grandmaster Bobby Taboada introduced GM Nick to the art when they were younger. He has grown to expand the Balintawak system and create Nickelstick Balintawak Eskrima. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - INTRO 1:54 - Exposure to Balintawak 4:09 - Nickelstick Balintawak Flavor 5:11 - Street Pride Mentality 6:19 - Journey into Teaching 8:39 - Expanding outside of Cebu 8:45 - Going Global 11:27 - Leading by Example 12:40 - Diplomacy in FMA 14:18 - Credits CONTACT INFO for NICKELSTICK BALINTAWAK and GM NICK ELIZAR: Web: & Facebook: World Nickelstick Eskrima Club Facebook: Nicomedes Elizar IG: Nickelstick_Balintawak_Eskrima TAKE OUR FREE FMA PULSE ONLINE COURSE: Fundamentals of Stick Blocks and Counters FOLLOW FMA PULSE VIDEO ATTRIBUTIONS: MAIN PORT of CEBU PORT AUTHORITY | AERIAL VIEW | Cebuano 123 Gawens Channel | Nov 16, 2021 Street Fight Philippines | Astig Driver Channel | Apr 21, 2020 Aerial video: Barangay Luz, Cebu City a day after the fire | SunStar Philippines Channel | Sep 30, 2014 Danger area? Shooting in Barangays in Cebu City | ERMITA CEBU | ASIA Walking Tour [アジア散歩] | Mar 26, 2023 Why are Filipinos great in Boxing??? | Farell Salvador Channel | Aug 27, 2021 Drone flight over part of Dumaguete City - Philippines | Toms Away Channel | Dec 9, 2022 Cape Town by Drone - 4K | Luke Maximo Bell Channel | Jan 16, 2017 Séminaire Balintawak à Forges les Eaux / FRANCE | Pascal WASSON Channel | Apr 22, 2014 Séminaire Balintawak à Echirolles / FRANCE le 05 Avril 2014 | Pascal WASSON Channel | Apr 24, 2014 First GM Nick Elizar Seminar in Greece PART 1 | Nikos Kardamilas Channel | Nov 23, 2014 World Nickelstick Balintawak Summercamp 2023 in Heidelberg, Germany, Interview Part 1 of 2 | Kempokan Channel | Aug 14, 2023 Nickelstick Balintawak Online Academy Preview | Nickelstick Academy | Feb 15, 2016 #nickelstickbalintawak #balintawak #NickElizar