Grandmaster Angel Cabales (1917-1991)
Born in the Philippines in 1917, Cabales moved to the United States in the late part of 1939. He is acknowledged as the Father of [...]
Grandmaster Ben Largusa (1926 – 2010)
Grandmaster Ben Largusa was the first man to bring the Kali into the United States public arena. At the 1964 Ed Parker International Karate Championships [...]
Grandmaster Vicente “Inting” Carin (1921 – 2003)
According to old traditional Filipino custom, an eskrimador had to "prove" his ability over the years to be respected as a master of the Filipino [...]
Ama Maestro Saturnino Quinto Fabia (1915-2005)
Martial Arts - Ocho Tiro Orihinal - Estrella Sinkatan Arnis. Inheritor of Estrella Sinkatan Arnis from Ama Mauricio Fabia (Father) Ama Maestro Saturnino Quinto Fabia [...]
Pundador Manuel Molina Aguillon Sr. (1915 – 1995)
Today as in the past, whether learning the original form known as Kali or the later renamed form known as Arnis. The Filipino art of [...]
Grandmaster Leo Giron (1911-2002)
Leovigildo "Leo" Miguel Giron was born in Bayambang a little barrio in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines on August 20, 1911. Young Giron first started [...]
Grandmaster Jose Mena (1917-2005)
GM Jose MENA was appointed as Grand Master of Arnis Kali Eskrima in 1970, along with GM Antonio Illustrissimo, GM Ben Lema, The Canete brothers, [...]
Grandmaster Gerardo B. Alcuizar, PhD M.A.
Where it started... It was in 1950 during my vacation in Sabang Sibonga, Cebu , the birthplace of my father, that I met Maning Tenebro, [...]
Grandmaster Ernesto Presas (1945 – 2010)
Ernesto Presas (May 20, 1945 – November 1, 2010) was the founder of Filipino martial arts system Kombatan. Kombatan, which includes training with the stick [...]
Maestro Elmer Ybanez (1953 – 2004)
Master Elmer Ybanez was the highest-ranking and most trusted student of Grandmaster Benjamin ‘Mang Ben’ Luna Lema who was the founder of Lightning Scientific Arnis [...]