Filipino martial arts are the traditional fighting arts of the Philippines. They did not become organised beyond their village styles until the 1920s when organisations such as Doce Pares started. From then onwards more and more groups have been publicised with their own blend of fighting styles and each generation have developed the styles and been influenced by Japanese, Chinese and western styles of fighting.
Most Filipino styles focus on training weapons first rather than empty hands. Weapons especially in the Philippines are regarded as the most likely combat tool and thus it was and still is considered vitally important. The plus side of this is that your physical skills improve much quicker with weapons and the defensive aspect is essential for modern self defence scenarios.
You will learn practical empty hands striking & locking, footwork, power generation, single stick, double stick and knife as the core system but we will expand into more advanced weapons such as stick and dagger when the student is ready.
Doce Pares Eskrima
Doce Pares Eskirma club was founded & organised by the leading masters in Cebu in 1932. From then onwards the Canete family have been leading teachers and fighters for this group and the system is taught world wide with a common syllabus and unique elements depending on who your instructor is. Doce Pares Style is known for it’s close quarter fighting, stick and dagger techniques and Locks and throws (Eskrido).
From the original Doce Pares club in Cebu, several leading groups have been created such as Guba Doce Pares, Cacoy Cantete Doce Pares, Original Doce Pares, San Miguel Doce Pares etc. All groups have similar material with unique aspects added by their teachers.
Guba Doce Pares
Guba Doce Pares is the system taught by Supreme Grandmaster Danny Guba. Based in London since the early 1990s he learnt Filipino Martial Arts from the leading teachers in the Doce Pares school in Cebu. A complete system from empty hand to weapons with real world practical experience and not just theory.
Newcastle has long been one of SGM Guba’s main locations in the UK holding yearly seminars for all students since 1997. If you want to learn FMA (Kali-Eskrima-Arnis) then we provide a complete training system from beginner to black belt and beyond.
Open Class Times
Under timetable you can find open class times by style and by weekday