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When GM Bernas was seeking for a martial art that teaches knife defense, he chanced upon the security guard guarding the entrance to the Navales Arnis Clinic. Shy to enter the gym, GM Bernas decided to just talk to the guard if the grandmaster can teach him how to defend against a knife because he had a previous confrontation with a group of men whom he was able to fight hand to hand but when a few of them came back with knives, GM Bernas realized that he had no chance of surviving if he will just rely in his karate which is the only empty hand martial art he knew at that time. The security guard turned out to be GM Romeo Postrano who told him that he came to the right place. Upon enrolling in the Navales Arnis Clinic, GM Navales assigned GM Postrano to teach GM Bernas. 

GM Postrano was the top student of GM Navales in those days. He trained for more than 15 years under the tutelage of the old Grandmaster. He used to work also a “Sorbetero” (Ice Cream vendor) during the days he was training GM Bernas. Him and GM Bernas became friends and “kumpadre”. Later, GM Bernas found out that GM Postrano also learned a unique style similar to what was taught to GM Bernas in his hometown of Escalante. It was a surprise that GM Postrano was also from Escalante! This style that GM Postrano learned is only called “Oido” which should not be confused with “Oido de Caburata”. GM Bernas also mastered this style from GM Postrano.