Venancio Bacon (Anciong)

Great Grandmaster / Founder

Filipino grandmaster and founder of the close-quarters Balintawak Sugbu Eskrima style (1952).

Quick Facts

Date of Birth10/15/1912

Date of Death1981

Era20th century

Country of OriginPhilippines (Cebu)

Rank / TitleFounder of Balintawak Eskrima (1952)

Active Years1930–1981

Biography

Venancio "Anciong" Bacon was a legendary Cebuano Eskrimador. In 1952 he founded Balintawak Sugbu Eskrima, revolutionizing Filipino martial arts with single-stick CQC and rapid hand checking.

Associated Martial Arts

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A Filipino single-stick style from 1952. It has no forms: from the first lesson work is in pairs, so that reflex forms rather than a memorised answer.