We are looking for 5 dedicated students to train and perhaps pass this art onto. Grandmaster Van Donk promised his teacher that he would not let his Filipino art die. As silly as this seems the true Filipino arts are rarer in the Philippines than they are in the United States. They have been phased out by Judo, Tae Kwon do and Karate. We are now being asked by high level people to come to the Philippines and teach what we know. The late Grandmaster 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. It is a great and truly exciting effective system.
The Following people
are Officially certified by Grandmaster Van Donk to levels
indicated.
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. Get started and work your way to the top. Perhaps you are the student we are looking for.
GrandMaster
- Richard J. Van Donk
LEVEL 7
RED BeltwithGold 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 Marquez- 3-02-08
Guro (Instructor)
LEVEL 4
Black Belt Becky Norton 2-16-04 Kit Kuittinen 2-16-04
Wes Shreve 1-10-08
Junior Instructor
LEVEL 3
Brown Belt Chaitanya Foux
May-05
Mac Finney Aug-05
Jamie Daiken 8-20-06
Ron Elges 3-24-07
Brent Patterson 3-24-07
Mike Piazza 3-24-07
Michael Aalto 11-01-07
LEVEL 2
Green Belt
Jeff McQueen 9-29-01 Kevin "Troll" Murray 10-08-06
Michael Stelzer 10-26-06
Jan Martensen 3-24-07
Judy Shreve 8-18-07
LEVEL 1
Yellow Belt
AHLEA (MIA BABINEAU) Level 1 / 7-02-03
ASHLEY NORTON Level 1 / 8-13-03
WADE RUDIO Level 1 / 2-04
RAY KRIBEL Level 1 / 3-20-05
BOB NEAL Level 1 / 3-20-05
BILL STOUGHTON Level 1 / 3-20-05
LOREN SCHNEIDER Level 1 / 10-19-05
RAY JACKSON Level 1 / 10-30-05
JAMES BAILEY Level 1 10-30-05
JOHN BERRY Level 1 / 10-30-05
GARY PHILLIPS Level 1 / 10-30-05
STEVEN BLACK Level 1 / 10-30-05
JAMES CLUM Level 1 / 10-30-05
DAVID EDICK Level 1 / 11-05-05
TONI LEPRI Level 1 / 12-23-05
RICHARD PETTAY Level 1 / 3-25-06
THOMAS COWDENLevel 1 / 10-08-06
THEODORE SCHINKLevel 1 / 10-08-06
ANTONIO DE LA CRUZ Level 1 / 12-15-07
STEPHEN HIPP Level 1 / 3-04-08
BRAIN SUMPTER Level 1 / 7-21-08
In the art of TENIO DeCuerdas Eskrima we recognize and support
the following students of the late great
GrandMaster Gilbert Tenio.
Richard Tenio
His 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. Started GM Tenio in teaching openly to the
public in the late 1970's.
