BECOMING AN INSTRUCTOR
IN DeCUERDAS ESKRIMA

 


 
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We are looking for 7 dedicated students to teach and perhaps pass on this art to. Grandmaster Richard Van Donk promised his teacher that he would not let his Filipino art  die. As silly as it may seem, the true Filipino arts are actually rarer in the Philippines than they are in the United States. They mostly have been phased out by Judo, Tae Kwon do and Karate except for a few clubs.

We are now being asked by high level people to come to the Philippines and teach what we know. The late Grandmaster Gilbert Tenio taught parts of his system to the public but like many masters kept his deeper, more effective teachings mostly to himself. The more dedicated the student, the deeper the teachings will be released to them. It is a great and truly exciting and effective system.

 

The following people are Officially Certified in
Dynamic DeCuerdas Eskrima
by Grandmaster Richard Van Donk.

If they are not on this list then they are not official. If you read this and you think there is an error then please contact us. If you haven't already started training, get started now and work your way to the top. You may be that one student the art is looking for.



GrandMaster - Richard J. Van Donk
LEVEL 7

RED Belt with Gold tassels
Richard Van Donk - GrandMaster

Guro / Professor about 1991

Professor
LEVEL 6 Red Belt
Linda Van Donk -
Guro assistant Professor
Asst. Professor (Master)
LEVEL 5

Black and Red Belt
Ken Balanon- Guro 9-29-2001

Roman Marquez3-02-08

Becky Norton  10-19-08

Guro (Instructor)
LEVEL 4

Black Belt
Kit Kuittinen          2-16-04

Wes Shreve          1-10-08

Jamie Daiken       10-19-08

Mac Finney           10-19-08

Ron Elges             10-19-08

Brent Patterson  10-19-08

Mike Piazza          10-19-08

Michael Aalto       10-19-08

Junior Instructor



In the art of TENIO DeCuerdas Eskrima we recognize and support the following
Master Level students of the late great
GrandMaster Gilbert Tenio


Juan Eliab A great Master Eskrimador that passed away while teaching Eskrima at a Hawaii Seminar. He was originally chosen to be the inheritor of the Tenio DeCuerdas system.
Richard Tenio GrandMaster Tenios son and also an inheriting Grandmaster.
Dentoy Revilar Master (GrandMaster of his own combination system LSD Eskrima which stands for Largo Mono, Serrada and DeCuerdas).
Arthur Gonzales Master and Professorship awarded by Grandmaster Tenio. Grandmaster of his own system.
James Muro Master at many arts including certification from Grandmaster Tenio. Started GM Tenio in teaching openly to the public in the late 1970's.

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