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Eskrima Grand Masters and Masters
Officially Recognized by Doce Pares Federation July, 2000
Doce Pares is the world's leading organization for the promotion and development of the traditional Philippine martial art known as Eskrima - stick fighting. Magellan's sword-wielding conquistadores fell to Maharaja Lapulapu who used Eskrima to defeat the Spanish at the battle of Mactan. Doce Pares traces its history to Lapulapu and today is the home of the most renown expert of this art, Ciriaco "Cacoy" Canete. |
Introduction
Because the martial arts field is basically unregulated and depends greatly upon the integrity of instructors and practitioners to honestly represent their backgrounds and training, it is quite difficult for students to be assured of the quality of their teachers. This problem has become more severe as Eskrima and other martial arts have grown into popular and successful business enterprises.
Unfortunately, along with the growth of the martial arts industry, there have been numerous examples of individuals taking advantage of the lack of regulation and organization to try to obtain commercial advantage by "self-promoting" themselves as Doce Pares "Masters" or even Doce Pares "Grand Masters". To bring some clarification and validation to the Eskrima ranking system, the Doce Pares Federation has developed a listing of all the Grand Masters and Masters it has officially recognized.
The titles of Doce Pares Grand Master and Master are highly regarded throughout the world and the individuals who have achieved these ranks through official recognition should be given great respect for their achievement. The Doce Pares Federation seeks to preserve the integrity and reputation of its offcial rankings through presentation of this accreditation list. The qualifications for these respected and advanced titles are based on the judgments of past and previous Grand Masters and include the following:
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Tournament and combat records. Defense of titles. Actual combat bouts. |
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Demonstrated skill. For Masters, this includes total mastery of all existing Eskrima skills at the highest level of ability. For Grand Masters, it requires going beyond the total mastery of all known Eskrima skills to evolve and contribute new skills, styles, techniques and advances to the art. |
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Contributions to the art of Eskrima that promotes and advances its recognition as a unique martial ART throughout the world. Doce Pares does not consider purely commercial or business promotion as meeting this goal. The present and past Grand Masters and Masters have been recognized for the quality of the students whom they have produced to spread the art of Eskrima throughout the world and for their personal good-will ambassadorships achieved through world travels, seminars and so on. |
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Particularly for Grand Masters, a lifetime history of continued dedication to the art of Eskrima. For both Grand Masters and Masters, character and personality worthy of this high recognition as well as concern for students and and skill in their martial arts training and education. |
Students should be wary of anyone claiming the title of Doce Pares Grand Master or Master whose name is not recorded here. In such cases, documentation of the title (signed, dated certification from Doce Pares Federation, Cebu City) should be requested. Final verification can be obtained directly from Doce Pares Federation by an e-mail inquiry. Verification of lower rankings should be traceable back to Doce Pares Federation and/or an officially recognized Grand Master or Master or Doce Pares Certified training facility. To ensure they are "getting what they pay for" students should ask for validation of this Doce Pares "ancestry" record before undertaking study of Doce Pares Eskrima
from a particular individual or school.
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Shown on the left is GM Canete and silver and gold recognition plaque received from General Choi Hong Hi, founder of the International Taek Won Do Foundation. The award recognizes GM Cacoy as the founder of modern Eskrima and as a lifetime promotor of both the Filipino martial arts and martial arts in general. The honeor recognizes the close ties between the Taek Won Do Foundation and Doce Pares. General Choi Hong Hi is the premier Grand Master of Taek Won Do and founder of the International Taek Won Do Foundation. He is a General in the Korean Army and military intercessor for North and South Korean Peace Accords and negotiations. |
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Grand Masters |
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Grand Masters - Philippines
• Primo Albano
• Saturnino Arcilla
• Ciriaco Canete (USA and Philippines, Current President, Doce Pares Federation)
• Nonito Limchua
Grand Masters - USA
• Richard Bustillo |
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Masters |
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Masters - Philippines
• Amorito Canete (former Chief Labor Judge of the Philippines)
• Andres Canete
• Dennis Canete
• Edgar Canete
• Sal Kalinga
• Emilio Lapurga
• Aniceo Suan
• Felix Yap
Masters - USA
• Narrie Babao
• Rev. Rupert Bisquera
• Florencia Cautiverio
• Cliff Derry
• Don Edwards
• Wally Estropia
• Anthony Kleeman
• Kitty C. Knight
• Ron Lew
• Tom Meadows
• Dr. Charlie Patalinghug
• Christopher Petrilli
• Ted Sotelo
• Manuel Taningco
Masters - U.K.
• Andy Gibney
• Danny Guba
Masters - Australia
• Martin W. Gardiner
• Vince Palumbo
• John Ternizis
Masters - Germany
• Uwe Schwartz |
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