People of Eskrima
Eskrima: 17 documented people. Also: origin community (1), master (3).
Founder (13)
Angel CabalesFounder: Cabales Serrada EscrimaGrandmasterFilipino master who opened the first commercial Escrima school in the US (Stockton, California).Antonio IlustrisimoFounder: Kabaroan EskrimaTatang / GrandmasterLegendary Filipino practitioner and founder of the blade-based system Kalis Ilustrisimo.Baltazar SayocFounder: Sayoc KaliTuhon / GrandmasterFilipino-American master and founder of the blade-all-the-time system Sayoc Kali.Conrado TortalFounder: Pekiti-Tirsia KaliGrandmasterFilipino master and founder of the family blade system Pekiti-Tirsia Kali (1897).Edgar SuliteFounder: Lameco EskrimaPuninag GurangFilipino master and founder of the dynamic blade system Lameco Eskrima.Ernesto PresasFounder: Kombatan (Presas Arnis)GrandmasterFilipino grandmaster and founder of the Kombatan (Presas Arnis) martial arts system.Floro VillabrilleFounder: Villabrille-Largusa KaliGrandmasterFeared Filipino Escrima match champion and co-founder of Villabrille-Largusa Kali.Marc DennyFounder: Dog Brothers Martial ArtsCrafty Dog / FounderAmerican practitioner, student of Dan Inosanto, and founder of Dog Brothers Martial Arts (DBMA).Mike InayFounder: Inayan EskrimaMangisursuroFilipino-American grandmaster and founder of the Inayan System of Eskrima.Philip GelinasFounder: Pekiti-Tirsia KaliGuro / TuhonCanadian martial arts grandmaster, co-founder of the Dog Brothers, and senior Pekiti-Tirsia Kali instructor.Ramiro Estalilla (Grandmaster)Founder: Kabaroan EskrimaGrandmaster / FounderFilipino grandmaster and founder of the traditional long-stick and blade style Kabaroan Eskrima.Remy Presas (Grandmaster)Founder: Modern ArnisGreat Grandmaster / FounderFilipino grandmaster and founder of Modern Arnis, the globally popularized system of Filipino Martial Arts.Venancio Bacon (Anciong)Founder: Balintawak ArnisGreat Grandmaster / FounderFilipino grandmaster and founder of the close-quarters Balintawak Sugbu Eskrima style (1952).
Angel Cabales
Marc Denny
Philip GelinasOrigin community (1)
Master (3)
Filipino MastersMaster: Pangamot (Mano Mano)Guros / EskrimadorsTradition of Filipino masters who developed the unarmed combat system Pangamot (Mano Mano).James A. KeatingMaster / FounderAmerican grandmaster of Bowie knife fighting, FMA, and founder of modern tactical Comtech.Ramon EricoGrandmaster / MasterLegendary Filipino master and founder of the long-range stick system De Campo 1-2-3 Original.