Grand Master Anthony Kleeman (Eskrima, Eskrido, Pangamot, Kilat, Sikaran, Dumog) -->
Rick Metzler (Hawaiian Kempo, Eskrima, Eskrido)
Ciriaco Canete Biography:
The legendary Ciriaco "Cacoy" Canete of Cebu Philippines is a prominent, internationally known martial artist who travels the globe to share, teach and demonstrate his martial art skills to others. Currently the Grandmaster promotes his art for self-defense, sport and personal well-being. "Cacoy" Canete is the last surviving member and the only 12th degree black belt and the highest ranking member of the fame Doce Pares Eskrima Club. He started Eskrima at age 7 under the oldest of eight, brothers "Momoy". Now close to 90 years old, Grandmaster Canete's list of achievements is unparralleled.
Doce Pares was founded on January 11, 1932 by a small group of Eskrima Masters. For more information on the historyof “Eskrima”, “Arnis” or “Kali”, please go to the “History Of “Eskrima”, “Arnis” or “Kali” page. The name Doce Pares was adopted in reference to the famous twelve bodyguards of Emperor Charlemagne of France (AD 768-814). these twelve people all top swordsmen were known to have fought and killed hundreds of enemies in battles. Doce Pares which means "Twelve pairs" in Spanish, was meant also to honor the twelve people who originally planned to form the organization, and when the membership rose to twenty four at the time of the inauguration, it indeed became more significantly fitting. Ciriaco "Cacoy" Canete was born in San Fernando, Cebu, in August of 1919 approximately 30 kilometers south of Cebu City, on Cebu Island, in the Visayas region of The Philippines.He was born into a family for whom Eskrima was already a tradition.He was the youngest of twelve children. At the early age of seven he was initiated into Eskrima, learning from his brother Filemon or "Momoy" who had in turn learned Eskrima from his father Gregorio and uncles Gavino, Pedro (from his fathers family) and Juancho (from his mothers family).In his youth, Cacoy trained in boxing, wrestling and the Asian martial arts. In the 1920's his brothers were already involved in teaching stick fighting. Interest in Filipino martial arts led to the formation by Visayan martial arts practitioners of the Doce Pares Association in Cebu. In 1939, Cacoy's elder brother, Eulogio "Yoling" Canete became president of Doce Pares, the oldest and longest standing martial arts organization in the Philippines and a driving force behind the popularization of Filipino martial arts. Yoling was president of Doce Pares until his death in 1988. Because of his open mindedness and desire for knowledge, he has trained in many different styles of Martial Arts. Some of the styles he has learnt include Ju Jitsu, Boxing, Kodokan Judo, free style wrestling, Shorin Karate and Aikido. With his acknowledged spectrum of skills through his lifetime of training, he has gained a deep insight and a broad understanding, with mastery of the concepts of self defence and combat. The culmination of years of learning fused into the style that he teaches which is called 'Eskrido'. This style combines the refined essential elements of every martial art he has learned through his life. Cacoy served with the USAFFE in the war years and stayed in the army service until 1947. He studied at the University of Southern Philippines and taught martial arts in various Cebu schools. In 1979 he was champion in both the First Open Arnis Tournament in Cebu City and the First National Invitational Arnis Tournament in Manila, both events sponsored by the National Arnis Association of the Philippines (Naraphil).
Ciriaco Cañete's Eskrido Doce Pares syllabus: Single, double stick, and stick/dagger single person patterns or katas. Ammara/ Pinki Pinki double stick training routines (drills sometimes called Sinawali in the northern regions of the Philippines), breakfalls and throws. Stick and dagger defence, locks and throws. Semi free sparring in close, medium and long range with single stick and stick and dagger. Disarms are one of Cacoy's main emphasis. Cacoy's Twelve Basic strikes: #1 top of head #2 right temple #3 left temple #4 right ribs #5 left ribs #6 right waist #7 left waist #8 right knee #9 left knee #10 right cheek thrust #11 left cheek thrust #12 stomach thrust Doce Pares:
'Doce Pares' is an Eskrima/Arnis Martial Arts Club that was founded in Cebu City in January 12, 1932. Originally it was a breakaway group of students and instructors from the 'Labangon Fencing Club' of the 1920's which was influenced heavily by the Saavedra and Cañete families. The original instructors of the Doce Pares taught their own particular families, islands or regions styles of Eskrima and their particular interpretation of their own styles. The Doce Pares was made famous in the international scene during the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's by the Cañete family, especially Ciriaco 'Cacoy' Cañete. The term 'Doce Pares' is a Spanish term translated into English to mean 'Twelve Pairs'. This term the 'Twelve Pairs' has been given several meanings to it. One refers to the twelve basic strikes that are common to most Eskrima styles and schools and their twelve basic block and counters to these strikes. Another more romantic explanation is of the reference to the twelve pairs of 'Compadres', the bodyguards for the King Charlemagne and how the club should emulate the friendship of these warriors. The final explanation is that supposedly there were twelve original master members of the Club. There are no Grandmasters alive from the original founding members of the Doce Pares. However there are several senior instructors or Grandmasters of the second generation of Eskrimadors/Arnisadors still alive that teach their own interpretation or styles of Eskrima/Arnis within the club the Doce Pares.
Doce Pares Organizations: Doce Pares is the worlds leading organization for the promotion and development of the traditional Philippine martial art known as Eskrima - stick fighting. Magellan's sword-wielding conquistadores fell to Maharaja Lapulapu who used Eskrima to defeat the Spanish at the battle of Mactan. Doce Pares traces its history to Lapulapu and today is the home of the most renown expert of this art, Ciriaco "Cacoy" Canete.
Introduction: Because the martial arts field is basically unregulated and depends greatly upon the integrity of instructors and practitioners to honestly represent their backgrounds and training, it is quite difficult for students to be assured of the quality of their teachers. This problem has become more severe as Eskrima and other martial arts have grown into popular and successful business enterprises. Unfortunately, along with the growth of the martial arts industry, there have been numerous examples of individuals taking advantage of the lack of regulation and organization to try to obtain commercial advantage by "self-promoting" themselves as Doce Pares "Masters" or even Doce Pares "Grand Masters". To bring some clarification and validation to the Eskrima ranking system, the Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation has developed a listing of all the Grand Masters and Masters it has officially recognized. The titles of Doce Pares Grand Master and Master are highly regarded throughout the world and the individuals who have achieved these ranks through official recognition should be given great respect for their achievement. The Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation seeks to preserve the integrity and reputation of its official rankings through presentation of this accreditation list.
The qualifications for these respected and advanced titles are based on the judgments of past and previous Grand Masters and include the following: Tournament and combat records Defense of titles Actual combat bouts Demonstrated skill - For Masters, this includes total mastery of all existing Eskrima skills at the highest level of ability -For Grand Masters, it requires going beyond the total mastery of all known Eskrima skills to evolve and contribute new skills, styles, techniques and advances to the art Contributions to the art of Eskrima that promotes and advances its recognition as a unique martial ART throughout the world.
Doce Pares does not consider purely commercial or business promotion as meeting this goal. The present and past Grand Masters and Masters have been recognized for the quality of the students whom they have produced to spread the art of Eskrima throughout the world and for their personal good-will ambassadorships achieved through world travels, seminars and so on. Particularly for Grand Masters, a lifetime history of continued dedication to the art of Eskrima. For both Grand Masters and Masters, character and personality worthy of this high recognition as well as concern for students and skill in their martial arts training and education. Students should be wary of anyone claiming the title of Doce Pares Grand Master or Master whose name is not recorded here. In such cases, documentation of the title (signed, dated certification from Doce Pares Federation, Cebu City) should be requested. Final verification can be obtained directly from Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation by an e-mail inquiry. Verification of lower rankings should be traceable back to Doce Pares World Federation and/or an officially recognized Grand Master or Master or Doce Pares Certified training facility. To ensure they are "getting what they pay for" students should ask for validation of this Doce Pares "ancestry" record before undertaking study of Doce Pares Eskrima from a particular individual or school. Here are some of the highlights during the Grandmaster's life: Founding member of the fame Doce Pares Eskrima Club in 1932 Amateur Boxer, Cebu City 1937-1939 US Armed Force Guerilla 1942 Retired Lieutenant, Military Police, Philippine Army 1947 Teacher, St. Francis Academy, Balamban, Cebu 1948 Bachelor of Science Ed., University of Southern Philippines, Cebu 1950 Teacher, University of Visasays 1951 Wrestler, Philippine National Wrestling Association 1957 Teacher, University of San Carlos 1962-1968 President, Labor Union, Pepsi Cola Company, Cebu 1963-1973 University of Visayas, 1964-1991 Black Belts: Shorin Ryu Karate 1964, Kodokan Judo 1957, Aikido 1972 Retired Captain, Reserve Armed Forces of the Philippines 1970 Cebu City Colleges (now University of Cebu) 1971 - 1984 President Champion Trophy, 1st National Arnis Masters Open 3/24/79 Champion, 1st National Arnis Invitational, 8/19/79 Cebu Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, Philippines 1997 Sports Commissioner of Eskrima, Cebu City - Current Commissioner on Sports Cebu City, 1998 - 2002 Teacher: University of San Carlos 1962 - 1968 University of the Visayas 1964 - 1991 Cebu City Colleges (now University of Cebu) 1971 - 1984 Commissioner on Sports Cebu City 1998 - 2002 A religious man, who has never challenged anyone, Cacoy never refused a good fight to protect his family's Doce Pares Club and good name. He is undefeated in no-holds-barred weapon fights. His goal in martial arts is to offer confidence to those with low self-esteem, courage to the intimidated, and nurture responsibility among citizens. 2003 USMA International Hall of Fame Inductees PHILIPPINES Ciriaco Canete Most Distinguished Grand Master of the Year Cacoy Canete is today the best-known of the Canete brothers (Filemon, Eulogio, Tirso, Ciriaco, Rufino and Silvestre) and we are so very lucky to have this treasure of a human being to learn from with relatively great frequency.
GrandMaster Guro Anthony Kleeman
Guro Anthony is originally from Alice Springs Australia and started Martial Arts in 1976.
Anthony holds a Black Belt Ranking in the arts of:
Tang Soo Do Modern Arnis Eskrima Eskrido Pangamot Kilat Arjukampo Martial Arts Wrestling Sikaran
Anthony is a charter member of W.E.K.A.F and C.D.P.W.F. as well as holding the title of World Full Contact Eskrima Champion for 1989, 1992, 1993, 2006 and 2007.
Anthony was promoted to Grand Master by Supreme Great Grand Master "Cacoy" Canete in July of 2007 and was inducted into the "Doce Pares Hall Of Fame" in 2008.
Rick Metzler
Kumu Rick Metzler is a 5th Degree Blackbelt in Hawaiian Kempo under the world-renowned fighter & mixed martial arts trainer, Grandmaster John Hackleman. Kumu Rick is also a Blackbelt in Doce Pares Eskrima (Filipino stick & knife fighting) & a Blackbelt in Doce Pares Eskrido (Filipino stick submissions) under the Current & 5 Time World Champion Full-Contact stick fighter & Grandmaster Guro Anthony Kleeman.
In 2008, Kumu Rick was nominated & inducted into the 21st Annual U.S.A. International Blackbelt Hall Of Fame for Martial Arts Dedication” & “Outstanding & Extraordinarily Inspirational Martial Arts Leadership. In 2009, Kumu Rick was nominated and inducted into the United States Martial Artist Association Hall Of Fame as its Humanitarian Of The Year. This recognition for Kumu Rick's success and personal achievements in martial arts has recorded another milestone in his career with these Hall Of Fame organizations being respected in over 55 countries across the world for their standards of integrity and professionalism. Kumu Rick began his martial arts training by taking a Shotokon Karate class at the local community center in 1978 at 9 years old and trained and sampled several different systems and different instructors such as Tang Soo Do & Kung Fu San Soo before finding a home with John Hackleman in 1987. At that time, in meeting John, it was not known that he was playing an instrumental role in the history of martial arts and more specifically, the Hawaiian Kempo lineage as we know it today.
Rick spent 9 years training and fighting for The Pit with an undefeated kickboxing record before earning his Blackbelt in 1996. Since then he has also gone back to his KaJuKenBo roots in earning a Blackbelt in Doce Pares Eskrima & Eskridoas well as becoming proficient in the other arts that were part of the KaJuKenBo creation that Fathers his cherished Hawaiian Kempo. Hawaiian Kempo has been instrumental in making the martial arts world what it is today. Since it's inception back in "the old days", it has continued to seamlessly fuse together traditional martial arts and MMA, to create an effectively disciplined workout that holds onto the hard-core philosophies of traditional training while removing extraneous material that has been revealed as impractical and ineffective. OurHawaiian Kempoworkout introduces “state of the art” training concepts and incorporates a style of fitness that is tested and proven in modern MMA as well as the always-unpredictable situations that arise in our day-to-day lives. In short, we have created a fitness and fighting system that is unequaled in the Martial Arts of the 21st Century. Rick has taken his 23+ years of training and fighting for The Pit and combined this with the Filipino fighting concepts and weapon awareness that his Blackbelt ranking in Eskrima & Eskrido brings to the table. Our KaJuKenBo roots were established under the same principles as today’s MMA sport by adapting and using what works, while leaving the ineffective stuff out.We’ve boiled down and reduced old school systems into a simple philosophy of, “use what works and discard what doesn’t.” Whether you are training for a martial arts competition or cross training for any other sport in the world, the workouts and overall philosophy you'll find here at The Pit-Malibu will get you closer to your goals of ultimate fitness and conditioning and get you there while making friends and having fun.
Having fun & staying healthy is key to longevity in the martial arts and if you can do that while "filling your toolbox" with tools that will actually work in real life situations, then you have yourself a system that is worth your time and effort to learn. The Pit's Hawaiian Kempo combined with the Doce Pares Eskrima & Eskridoweapons system and Brazilian JiuJitsu creates a blend in concepts and techniques that result in a training method that assures you that there is no wasted effort. Over the past 18 years, Rick has worked extensively with the children of Malibu California, both as a preschool teacher working with the little ones for several years and as a therapist working with teenagers in a group home for an additional couple of years. Rick's years and years spent working with the children here in Malibu also includes teaching swimming, surfing & working as a lifeguard & instructor for Rob Lemond since 1994.
The Pit Malibu brings it back to Southern California where it all began. As the only teaching Pit Blackbelt to come out of the of the Original Pit and in a community that has played such an influential role in Rick's life, The Pit-Malibu is THE place to be training for children and adults alike.
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