CEBU CITY, Philippines — Around 300 arnisadors from at least 10 countries are expected to converge in the Queen City of the South for the 6th Doce Pares World Arnis Championship slated from April 9 to 12…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— The three direct descendants of the Cañete family have formally united under one banner—One Doce Pares—a unified identity aimed at promoting and developing the indigenous martial art of eskrima across the globe. Grandmasters Chuck…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a powerful move to honor their rich arnis legacy, three proud descendants of the famed Cañete clan came together to forge a new path for Doce Pares—one rooted in unity. Driven by…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The world renowned Doce Pares Eskrima-Kali-Arnis international federation welcomed seven new Grand Masters (GMs) to its fold. The new GMs are Elmer Mosqueda, Ashley Lee, Abet Cañete, Scott Slezak, Jose Marquez, Felix Roiles, and, Antonio…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— The entire Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) community is mourning the passing of one of the country’s martial arts icons, Supreme Grand Master (SGM) Dionisio “Diony” Cañete of the world-famous Doce Pares. SGM Diony, who…
Filipino arnisadors snag 44 golds, 40 silvers, 26 bronzes to grab lead in Wekaf World C’ships Sending a strong message to the rest of the field in its serious title bid, Filipino stick-fighters took off to a…
MARTIAL arts enthusiasts are in for a huge treat as some of the finest stick-fighters from around the world battle for supremacy in the 14th edition of the biennial World Eskrima-Kali-Arnis Federation (Wekaf) Championship, which finally got…
The Filipino martial arts community is mourning the death its supreme grandmaster Ciriaco “Cacoy” Cañete who died 8:08 p.m. on Friday at age of 96. Cacoy, a world famous martial artist, and the last founding leaders of…
DOCE PARES blackbelt Ermar Alexander earned his 6th grade black belt after passing the practical dissertation last Monday afternoon at the Doce Pares World Headquarters at the Sto. Nino Village in Banilad. Alexander, a Cebuano who was…
