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DGDP 100% success rate

Six DGDP competitors represented Great Britain at the the 10th WEKAF World Championships and the 2nd Doce Pares World Championships held last 22-25 July and 26 July 2008, respectively.

Doce Pares World Champions
The new Doce Pares World Champions with the Doce Pares grandmasters.
 
DG Doce Pares
Diana, Alex, Norman, Cielito and Roel just before the forms (sayaw) competition.
 
 
DG Doce ParesLoving couples Roel & Cielito, Sarah & Norman, Diana & Alex at London Heathrow, waiting for their flight to the Philippines last 11 July 2008.

WEKAF tournament results

Norman Charles
Single stick - Silver
Double stick - Gold (World Champion)

Sarah Charles
Single stick - Silver
Double stick - Bronze
Team Event - Silver

Roel Caneja
Sayaw (Forms) - Bronze
Single stick - Bronze
Double stick - Silver

Cielito Caneja
Sayaw (Forms) - Silver

DOCE PARES tournament results

Ermar Alexander
Sayaw (Forms) - Silver
Single stick - Gold (World Champion)

Diana Fauner
Sayaw (Forms) - Bronze
Single stick - Gold (World Champion)

Norman Charles
Sayaw (Forms) - Bronze
Single stick - Silver

Sarah Charles
Single stick - Gold (World Champion)

Cielito Caneja
Sayaw (Forms) - Gold (World Champion)

All in all, 6 out of 6 DGDP competitors proved that the team is competitive and good enough for the World Championships, considering that 5 out of 6 of them are first timers in the Worlds arena. That's 5 Golds, 7 Silvers and 5 Bronzes; a total of 17 medals among all 6 competitors.

This is the result of Instructor Alex's 101% dedication to the Filipino martial art, WEKAF and Doce Pares. Alex, now 3x World Champion, has produced 4 new World Champions in only over a year of teaching. Him being the 5th Champion of the DGDP group just shows how much extra effort and dedication he had to give to the art not only to make new champions but to also add another title to his own achievements.

Congratulations to all. You've made GM Danny Guba proud!

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Related videos on dgdocepares.co.uk

     

(July 2008) 2nd Doce Pares World Championships, Cebu Philippines

 

(July 2008) 2nd Doce Pares World Championships, Cebu Philippines

         

(July 2008) 10th WEKAF World Championships, Cebu Philippines

 

(July 2008) 2nd Doce Pares World Championships, Cebu Philippines

         

(July 2008) 10th WEKAF World Championships, Cebu Philippines

     

 

See related videos on youtube

10th WEKAF World Championship (plug)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZF3u6HFKxw

Norman Charles at 10th WEKAF World Championships
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os_qgp1uWjQ

Another video of Norman at the World Championships
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_hJFtaxz3M

02 August 2008, Saturday

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