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The new Doce Pares World Champions with the Doce Pares grandmasters |
Diana, Alex, Norman, Cielito and Roel just before the sayaw (forms) competition |
Loving couples Roel & Cielito, Sarah & Norman, Diana & Alex at London Heathrow, waiting for their flight to the Philippines last 11 July 2008 |
Danny Guba Doce Pares Newsletter
August 2008
Eskrima, also known as Arnis or Kali, is an indigeneous Filipino Martial Art which utilizes weapons such as sticks (single and double), knife/daggers, espada y daga (sword and dagger), bangkaw (staff), mano-mano (empty hands: kicking and punching), and dumog (grappling) - the Filipino way. It is a complete system by itself.
Doce Pares is an assemblage of various styles. Styles that were brought and introduced into the organization by the founding masters in 1932. To the credit of the leaders of the organization, these diverse and often contrasting styles and skills were all successfully integrated and passed on to the next generation of Doce Pares adherents.
The Guba Doce Pares system teaches the complete close quarter sparring to improve technique and skills.
News
10th WEKAF World Championships 2008
22-25 July 2008, Ayala Mall, Cebu, Philippines
Team DG Doce Pares have sent in 6 competitors among whom only 4 were allowed to compete.
The following have been deemed winners at the event, accumulating a total of 9 medals; 1 Gold, 5 Silvers and 3 Bronzes.
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
2nd Doce Pares World Championships 2008
26 July 2008, Ayala Mall, Cebu, Philippines
5 DG Doce Pares team members competed at this event, accumulating a total of 8 medals; 4 Golds, 2 Silvers and 2 Bronzes.
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.
[See news story...]
24th Annual Philippine Barrio Fiesta 2008
The Philippine Centre has once again invited DG Doce Pares to demonstrate and promote Filipino Martial Arts at the 24th Annual Philippine Barrio Fiesta. The dates of the fiesta has been rescheduled from 19-20 July to 13-14 September. This change actually came as a blessing for us because we couldn't have been able to attend the most important weekend of our calendar as we were in the Philippines for the WEKAF and Doce Pares World Championships.
On 13-14 September, DG Doce Pares will see you in Lampton Park, Hounslow (TW3 4DN). We will showcase the best of Filipino Martial Arts, and we will also demonstrate the sporting aspect of eskrima in WEKAF-regulated style.
This weekend will be buzzing with thousands of Filipinos and guests as it is now becoming a multi-cultural event where people from other nationalities, come and visit and learn more about the Philippine culture, food and phenomenon! About 70,000 visitors are expected over the weekend.
Norwich Promotions
Congratulations to Jenny Taylor who has been promoted to 3rd degree and Mark Coumbe who has been promoted to 1st degree last 13 July 2008. Jenny and Mark are from Danny Guba Doce Pares Norwich and they now have a new website at www.norwichjkdandkali.co.uk. They can be emailed at madderdoit@btinternet.com. Congratulations JENNY AND MARK!
Kids classes
Ermar Alexander teaches kids at all venues except Gymbox (Covent Garden). No other qualified instructors are teaching Doce Pares at the following venues apart from Ermar Alexander: Fitness First Shepherd's Bush, Central Foundation Girls' School, Fitness First Leyton Mills and Fitness First Chatham. Instructor Ermar Alexander is CRB checked!
Upcoming events
17 August (Sun) - London classes resume with Alex.
07 September (Sun) - British WEKAF Novice and Invitational, Northampton. [More info...]
13-14 September (Sun) - 24th Annual Barrio Fiesta, Lampton Park, Hounslow (West London).
12 October (Sun) - Doce Pares Championships, London. [More info...]
25 October (Sat) - Doce Pares Seminar by Ermar Alexander in Budapest, Hungary.
26 October (Sun) - Hungarian Doce Pares Eskrima Championship, Budapest (Chief referee: Ermar Alexander). [More info...]
02 November (Sun) - British WEKAF Championships, Luton. [More info...]
2010 - 11th WEKAF World Championships, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. [More info...]
Please see the website for any updates on events and activities.
Daghang salamat!
Danny Guba Doce Pares
Original Multi Style System
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