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| Grand Master Bobby Taboada with Sifu Dr. Chris |
Instructor John Soriano with Sifu Dr. Chris |
Balintawak Training
Balintawak Resources
What is Balintawak?
Balintawak Arnis Cuentada is a powerful and very fast Filipino stick-fighting martial art (Escrima). Sifu Chris has been studying with Seattle Balintawak instructor John Soriano, a private student of the famous Balintawak Grandmaster, Bobby Taboada. He has also visited the Philippines where he trained with John's uncle, Master Wilson and also with Grandmaster Piloy, an originator of the form.
Balintawak was created by Great Grandmaster Anciong Bacon in Cebu, Philippines. Known as the "Mozart of Eskrima," Bacon was one of the greatest and most influential martial artists in Philippine history.
Grandmaster Bobby Taboada, a direct student of Bacon's original Balintawak school, left the Philippines in 1979 to teach Balintawak in New Zealand. He moved to the United States in 1991 and now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he operates the Balintawak International Organization headquarters.
Since GM Taboada's arrival in the U.S., he has been a self-defense instructor for the North Carolina Justice Academy. He also assisted in crime prevention programs locally sponsored by the North Carolina Sheriff's Academy as well as programs located in England, Australia and Canada. In 2000 he was inducted into the World Head Council of Family Sokiship's International Hall of Fame and was awarded the title of Millenium Grand Master. The same organization honored him with the title of Distinguished Grand Master in 2002.
Balintawak Training
The Balintawak training system is structured and specific, with forms and striking combinations that build on each other. Students go through seven levels of testing and promotion. Click here to view the components of the seven levels of testing.
Balintawak Resources
Grand Master Bobby Taboada's website: www.internationalbalintawak.com:
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