CEBU – Note: (I am lending my space this week to accommodate an article written by Australian eskrima Grandmaster Vince Palumbo. I found this article worthy for publication as a tribute to the grand ...

CEBU, Philippines - A dozen Canadians from Montreal make up the list of early birds for the 6th Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation international martial arts seminar and eskrima championships billed as ...

DOCE Pares announced the celebration of its 80th anniversary today. The event will be participated by martial artists from, at least, 15 countries. It will start at 6 p.m. at the Cacoy Doce Pares ...

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.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Filipino martial arts community is mourning the death of supreme grandmaster Ciriaco “Cacoy” Cañete who died at 8:08 p.m. on Friday at the age of 96. Cacoy, a world famous ...

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 ...

CEBU CITY—Ciriaco “Cacoy” Cañete, a world-famous Filipino martial artist and the last of the great original teachers and developers of the unique Filipino martial arts “eskrima,” died here on Friday ...

Revered Filipino martial arts (FMA) patriarch Ciriaco “Cacoy” Cañete passed away at 96 on Friday because of lingering illness. Born on August 8, 1919, Cañete was the last surviving founding member of ...