Danny Guba Doce Pares Newsletter
January 2008
Danny Guba Doce Pares
Original Multi Style System
Mabuhay!
Mabungahong Bag-ong Tuig kaninyong tanan!
(Happy New Year!)
Eskrima and Doce Pares
News
Upcoming events and SENI 2008!
Corporate event testimonial
Eskrima and Doce Pares
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
We would just like to extend our CONGRATULATIONS once again to our newly promoted members!!
2 December 2007
NIMESH DESAI who passed his 6th degree black belt Master-level grading.
16 December 2007
MICHAEL CATINDIG - White
PAUL WIFFIN - White
ALFRED - White
CIELITO CANEJA - White
PETER HUYNH - White
ROEL CANEJA - Yellow (3rd honour)
YUSEF SANTOS - Yellow
SARAH CHARLES - Yellow
NORMAN CHARLES - Red (2nd honour)
DIANA FAUNER - Orange (1st honour)
Everyone was tested and graded by Grand Master Danny Guba.
9 December 2007 (Sun) - GM Benjamin Culanag, who passed away on 29 November 2007, was put to his final rest on 9th December. GM Ben was 82 years old and is one of the 8 Grandmasters of Doce Pares.
26-27 January 2008 (Sat-Sun) - DG Doce Pares once again went to Orbec in France and held a seminar with Bothoan L'Academie. It was a success and we are looking forward to see our French team in around June 2008.
Upcoming Events
23 Feb (Sat) - A Refereeing and Judging Workshop will be conducted by Doce Pares Grandmaster Danny Guba in Mile End, London where he will be teaching how to judge WEKAF competitions. This is FREE to anyone who would like to attend the workshop. Time to be confirmed. Please check website regularly. To those interested and would like to attend, please email info@dgdocepares.co.uk to book. There are a limited slots for this workshop. First come first serve basis. Certificates will be handed out at the end of the workshop. This event is sponsored by DG Doce Pares.
2 March 2008 (Sun) - A WEKAF Invitational Championship is to be hosted by DG Doce Pares for the first time! This will be held at Central Foundation Girls' School, Harley Grove, Mile End, London E3 2AT 10am to 5pm. Weigh in time is from 8.30am to 9.30am. Everyone is invited to spectate or join the tournament. Contact info@dgdocepares.co.uk if you have any queries.
30 March 2008 (Sun) - WEKAF British Open Championships (last qualifying for World Championships) to be held in Bristol.
13 April 2008 (Sun) - British Low Armour Championships to be held in Luton.
26 - 27 April 2008 (Sat - Sun) - Doce Pares will be at the Seni Show 2008 to be held in Excel, London. We will be performing an exhibition on the Classical stage on both days, and will be having two mats on the Saturday where we will be running two tournaments! "Seni Eskrima Open Championship 2008" will run a WEKAF-style competition which will take up most of the day on both mats. After this, there will be a Limited Armour competition. Number of participants are limited due to time constraint. This is on a first come, first serve basis. Please book early. GM Danny will also be there to meet everyone! Our stall number is C1177. We hope to see you there!!
15 June (Sun) - A "Quest for the Best" Doce Pares Championship will be held in Mile End, London. All Doce Pares practitioners around the world are invited to join. If you are interested or would like to join, please contact GM Danny Guba or email info@dgdocepares.co.uk
22 - 25 July 2008 (Mon - Thu) - WEKAF World Championships to be held in SM City in Cebu, Philippines.
26 July 2008 (Sat) - Doce Pares World Championships to be held in SM City in Cebu, Philippines.
27 July (Sun) - Island Hopping Bohol-Cebu
28 July (Mon) to 1 August - Doce Pares Camp at Kawasan Waterfalls and Southern Beach Resort in Cebu, Philippines.
Summer 2008 - GM Danny Guba, the highest authority on Doce Pares in Europe and the UK, has arranged Master Val Pableo to come to the UK and have some workshops which will be open to anyone interested to learn the Doce Pares system. If you would like to book a seminar with him, please contact us at info@dgdocepares.co.uk. Further details will be added here soon!
12 October (Sun) - A British Doce Pares Championship will be held in Mile End, London. This is open to all Doce Pares practitioners based in the UK (including Scotland and Ireland). This is the first qualifying for the European Doce Pares Championship 2009. If you are interested or would like to join, please contact GM Danny Guba or email info@dgdocepares.co.uk
2 November (Sun) - WEKAF British Championships (1st qualifying for European Championships in 2009) to be held in Luton.
Please see the website for any updates on events and activities.
Corporate Event Testimonial
This is old news but we recently came across the blog of The Gentlemen's Ale Sampling Society which was the very first corporate event that we have done. Have a read through their exciting experience with us on their website. http://www.gass.org.uk/november.htm
Daghang salamat!
Danny Guba Doce Pares
Original Multi Style System
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