Rancho Indalo

07/27/2024

Dear Combat Con Friends,
Next year will be better and we will be back with new skills and updates, hope to see you then.

Doctor Mary and I, and Dan Trout are so disappointed we’re not able to see you all and share the refinements with whip and bladed weapons we’ve been exploring and honing since last years Combat Con celebration.

It’s been a bit frantic at Rancho Indalo the last couple weeks. We had to bid farewell to Latigo our 28 year old wonder horse, introduce a new horse to her forever home and re-home another equine rescue we’d been working with.

We pressed on and our friend and whip partner Daniel Trout flew in to film KNIFE / HAWK / AX THROWING STRUCTURE & TECHNIQUE last weekend. Dan is also the wonderful DP and editor who filmed BULLWHIP COMBATIVES AT MULTIPLE RANGES my martial collaboration with GM Ron Lew last year. It’s great and I highly recommend you check it out at www.buymeacoffee.com/anthonydelongis
Filming went great on our new Throwing video and we look forward to sharing that work with you soon.

Then life threw us a bean ball curve.

I was at SD Comic Con yesterday for a Mattel Celebrity Panel to introduce designs for a new Masters of the Universe BLADE figure, lots of fun, while Dr Mary and Dan drove in from Rancho Indalo w Whips, Japanese swords, kali sticks, knife trainers and all the tools we’d need to teach our glasses.

Alas by the time I flew in from SD both Dr Mary and Dan had tested positive for Covid. I was hoping for the best but I too tested positive last night.

I was so looking forward to sharing whip and weapons refinements I’ve been honing but it would be irresponsible of us to risk your health. We had our latest covid booster two weeks ago so our symptoms are mild. We’re currently resting in our room with our friend Tracy. We had a lovely visit in the hall with masks to get our copy of Stephen Fick’s new book THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CONFLICT, looks great.

Derek Taylor stopped by to get my opinion on some of his new whips which I highly recommend.

We are continuing whip lessons and refinements in our room and you are all in our thoughts and hearts.

Have a wonderful Combat Con. We miss you all and look forward to seeing you next year. Stay healthy and creative.

07/21/2024

When the guys are busy during the day filming a knife throwing video, they get a big meal for dinner - pork country ribs, pork belly, sausages, fresh corn fritters, and bacon Caesar salad.

03/27/2024

A wonderful collaboration with Director Gary Goddard and a tremendous team of talented actors and artists on both sides of the camera . I loved playing BLADE and creating a new character for the He Man Eternian Universe

01/21/2024

Returning student from Paris is back at the ranch, and it’s Indian food night!
Chicken tikka masala, pilau rice, and saag paneer is what’s for dinner.

12/29/2023

My decades of structure and technique with whip and blades now online

De Longis Professional Bullwhip & Bladed Weapons Instruction
on Buy Me A Coffee!

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/anthonydelongis

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/anthonydelongis/extras

DPACA (De Longis Performance & Combat Arts)

ANTHONY DE LONGIS - Whip Master / Sword Master / Weapons Expert / Teacher-Trainer / Actor / Voice Artist /Horseman
Intensive Bullwhip Instruction and Training for Film, Television, Stage Performance, Whips from Horseback and Combative Martial Applications.
Step-by-step progressive lessons to develop skills for confident professional level excellence.
“You can only ‘wing it’ if you have the skills to fly.”

NEW :
BULLWHIP COMBATIVES AT MULTIPLE RANGES for Martial and Fight Choreography Applications with Sensei Anthony De Longis and Sr Grand Master Ron Lew

De Longis created and refined his unique “De Longis Rolling Loop” methodology based on five decades of bladed weapons training in European swords with Maestro Ralph Faulkner), Filipino Martial Arts and bladed weapons with G**o Dan Inosanto and Japanese bladed weapons (Kaiso Toshishiro Obata and Sensei Mathew Lynch. He often refers to the whip as a 'super-sonic telescoping blade'. His methods utilize structure and alignment to produce explosive energy with a minimum of effort. He applies the bladed weapons principle of ‘proportionate' movement so the whip always operates within the physical dimensions of the wielder making it extremely difficult for an adversary to close from long range. He long envisioned effective options for medium and close range whip applications utilizing the ‘live’ companion hand as well as the Baton, Punyo and Thong of the whip for striking, redirecting, enveloping and submission techniques at medium and close ranges.

Sensei De Longis invited Senior Grand Master Ron Lew, an expert at close range fighting to join his explorations. SGM Ron has over 50 years of martial arts study and training and is an 11th degree Black Belt in Eskrima and Eskrito. SGM Lew has developed his own unique close range bullwhip martial arts form called the Tibetan Wave, based on his work in Tai Chi, Tibetan energy work, and Cacoy Canete Doces Pares Eskrima and Eskrido,

The result is BULLWHHIP COMBATIVES AT MULTIPLE RANGES, the culmination of over 100 years of collective martial arts training and experience. This is not a ‘beginners’ whip presentation, it requires solid fundamental skills and whip control to get the most out of our shared martial explorations. De Longis recommends studying Mastering the Bullwhip: The Supersonic Flexible Blade, Vol 3&4. Careful practice will help you develop a supersonic ally instead of an adversary.

Contents Include :
Grip / Leverage / Balance
Stance & Alignment
8 Angles of Attack
Rolling Loop Long Range techniques and combinations
Big Loop (halving the whip) for strikes, controlling envelopments
Medium Range Rolling Loop / Long Range Tibetan Wave
Close Range options for both Rolling Loop and Tibetan Wave systems
Baton options Rolling Loop and Tibetan Wave
Punyon / Pommel options
Intercepting / Redirecting techniques
Nunchuk Whip / Rope Dart / Flail options
Companion Hand / Checking Hand / Companion Weapons applications
Submission techniques
Disarms
Rolling Loop / Tibetan Wave Versus Weapons : knife, stick, long blade (barong / machete)
Total Running Time 130 minutes

MASTERING THE BULLWHP Vol 1 : Anatomy of the Bullwhip

MASTERING THE BULLWHP Vol 2 : Faster Than A Speeding Bullet

MASTERING THE BULLWHP Vol 3 : The Supersonic Flexible Blade - Building Efficient, Effective Accuracy and Skills

MASTERING THE BULLWHP Vol 4 : Targeting with a Partner, Body Envelopments, Prepping the Horse and More

RAPIER FOR THE STAGE & SCREEN VOL 1 & 2 : Foundational Beginner-to-Intermediate structures for single handed weaponry including saber, rapier, cutlass and smallsword.

BROADSWORD FOR THE STAGE & SCREEN Vol 1 & 2 : Geared to swordpersons with Intermediate-to-Advanced Skills including Broadsword, Bastard Sword, Katana and virtually any two-handed weapons application. These lessons will add depth and dimension to both technique and choreography and greatly expand performance choices.

DPACA - De Longis Performance & Combat ArtsANTHONY DE LONGIS - Whip Master / Sword Master / Weapons Expert / Teacher-Trainer / Actor / Voice Artist / HorsemanIntensive Training and Instruction for Film, Television and Stage Performance, Historical and Modern Martial Skills. Step by step progressiv.....

09/12/2023

Need vegan food? This eggplant and tofu dish is tasty, healthy, and free of animal products.

09/11/2023

Tonight’s dinner: Asian glazed boneless, skinless chicken thighs on a bed of coconut ginger rice.

Dessert is goat cheese tart with figs and pistachios.

We are happy to serve meals made from scratch, incorporating local ingredients as much as possible. Join us at the Rancho!

08/20/2023

Currently sitting at 3.08” of rain and still pouring. The ground is soft and saturated. I see areas on others’ properties where mud slippage has occurred. Water accumulating around the ranch. Tonight will be anxious.

And thank you to all first responders and CalTrans workers out there bringing people to safety, keeping people safe, and clearing roadways.

08/20/2023

Non-left coast friends and family, yes, the tropical rain has arrived - we already have had 1.4” or 12% of annual rainfall in less than 3 hrs. The winds are still mild (12mph). We expect an uptick in both in a couple hours. We are fully supplied and prepared. You might see a scary map with flash flood threats. We are north and just slightly west of L.A., just on the ends of “likely,” but we’re over 800’ above the canyon floor. We are good, we are healthy, and we are praying for those not as lucky.

07/16/2023

It’s been a wonderful week at the Rancho with 4 stunt students via Italy. Full days, filling meals, filming excitement, and lots of fun.

07/12/2023

This week, we have a group of 4 stunt people from Italy at the Rancho to train. Breakfast includes avocado toast with boiled eggs, and lunch of avocado-chicken salad sandwiches. Both are made with fresh-daily Indalo sourdough bread. Buon appetito!

06/22/2023

Just a reminder to order some Panda Express through the app today and support Golden Years Dog Sanctuary! Picked up both our lunch and dinner from them today. Type in the fundraiser code 915681 in your shopping cart BEFORE going to pay.

06/02/2023

It was biscuit time this morning - they make the best carrier for homemade jams and preserves.

06/02/2023

Guests are here, so dessert is a must! Orange-olive oil cake is on tonight’s menu.

02/26/2023

Sunday brunch: mushroom-cheddar omelet, bacon, and cream biscuit.

02/13/2023

Tonight’s dinner for a pescatarian friend

02/07/2023

Come for the training, stay for the food.

11/09/2022

Here’s our middle Mesa training area at Rancho Indalo where we have schooled horses, clients and ourselves for two decades. Nothing is quite level so it’s ideal for refining subtle adjustments in seat to keep the horse and rider balanced and together in partnership with and without whips, swords, lances and archery.
Sacred ground, where the knowledge happens. Also the fun.
Last worked for Vince Deadrick, Alan Graf, Steve Brown, Monte Perlin.
Stay healthy and creative y’all

04/14/2022

2022 KENPO KARATE HALL OF FAME Nominee ANTHONY DE LONGIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOccgHrW8o4

2022 Kenpo Karate Hall of Fame Nominee ANTHONY DE Anthony De Longis GRAND MASTER OF WEAPONS, WHIP, Actor Roadhouse, Masters of the Universe, Circle of Iron, Fearless, Batman Returns and more.
A Celebration of Greatness
Paul Casey Entertainment, LLC

I’m being inducted into the KENPO KARATE HALL OF FAME this June 25, 2022 in Las Vegas, another great honor celebrating my contributions to the martial and entertainment arts and my nearly 50 years of study, practice and performance. I’m appreciative, humbled and very grateful to be included in the company of so many great martial artists and teachers. My thanks to GM Paul Casey and the KENPO KARATE HALL OF FAME.

I’ve been blessed with many great Martial Arts Masters and Instructors who given guidance and inspiration on my martial journey with bladed weapons and fighting arts from around the world. My teachers helped me develop the tools, knowledge and perspective to create my distinctive De Longis Rolling Loop System of Combative Whip Artistry, a more efficient, effortless and accurate method of whip applications at multiple ranges. Equally effective on foot and from the back of a galloping horse my Rolling Loop methods incorporate the many skills I’ve developed in my long and continuing studies in a wide variety of sword, stick and fighting arts. I continue to train daily exploring, honing and sharing this knowledge with my own students who help me continue my growth and knowledge.

NEVER STOP TRAINING. “You can only Wing It if you have the Skills to Fly"

02/20/2022

It’s been a full week at Rancho Indalo with on-camera and voice auditions, pod cast interviews (one about fighting with capes for Fandom Ent), teaching pro clients at the ranch and of course daily training and taking care of the animals and each other.
I wanted to share a bit of good news. I was inducted into the ULTIMATE WARRIORS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2022 on Saturday at the invitation of GM Al Dacascos and GM Ron Van Clief. I was training / teaching Shinkendo that day but here’s the link. Of course it's the knowledge, the journey and commitment that is most important but it’s always nice to receive some appreciation from others in the martial arts extended family.
ULTIMATE WARRIOR’S HALL OF FAME 2022 https://youtu.be/QKqxOJH1i0c (acceptance speech at 27:43).
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0209815/
Black Belt Hall of Fame, USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame, International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame, Ultimate Warriors Hall of Fame

02/07/2022

Life at Rancho Indalo is filled with challenge and inspiration. On-camera audition opportunities thanks to MJB Talent and a wide variety of character rich Voice auditions thanks to the VOX Inc team are keeping my acting chops sharp. Teaching and training Shinkendo skills are fueled and nourished for us both by the epicurean brilliance and creativity of the lovely Chef Dr Mary my love and partner in all things. Having a grand time teaching weapons skills to talented pro clients investing in their action skills for upcoming projects. Grateful.
Stay healthy and creative y’all

02/05/2022

Life at Rancho Indalo is filled with challenge and inspiration. On-camera audition opportunities thanks to MJB Talent, KMR and a wide variety of character rich Voice auditions thanks to the VOX Inc team are keeping my acting chops sharp. Teaching and training Shinkendo skills are fueled and nourished for us both by the epicurean brilliance and creativity of the lovely Chef Dr Mary my love and partner in all things. Having a grand time teaching weapons skills to talented pro clients investing in their action skills for upcoming projects. Grateful.
Stay healthy and creative y’all

01/13/2022

Tonight’s dinner: gyudon- beef, onions and egg simmered in sauce garnished with green onions and pickled ginger.