grandmasters
SUPREME GRANDMASTER
ARNULFO “DONG” CUESTA
Anulfo Cuesta is a veteran Eskrimador with over 52 years of experience in the Filipino Martial Arts. He began training in Karate and Eskrima in 1970 and later became an Assistant Instructor at the Doce Pares Headquarters in Cebu City, where he trained under Grandmaster Dionisio "Diony" Cañete and the legendary Cañete brothers, Filemon "Momoy" Cañete and Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete.
In 1981, he was selected by the National Arnis Association of the Philippines (NARAPHIL) as a member of the Philippine Eskrima Delegation to promote Filipino Martial Arts in the United States. That same year, he founded the Philippine Integrated Martial Arts (PIMA) Academy in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he continues to serve as Founder, Chief Instructor, and President.
Cuesta has also shared his expertise as an Adjunct Professor at New York University, teaching Eskrima Movement, and has served as an International Technical Official (ITO) for Arnis, including during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He was inducted into the Order of Datu Lapu-Lapu in 2008 and ordained as a Roman Catholic Permanent Deacon in 2011. On December 30, 2021, he was elected President of the Doce Pares Multi-Style System, continuing his lifelong commitment to preserving and promoting Filipino Martial Arts worldwide.
GRANDMASTERS
GM STEVE WOLK
Grandmaster Steve Wolk is a 10th Degree Grandmaster of the Doce Pares Multi-style System with over four decades of martial arts experience. He is a six-time World Sparring Champion and has served as President of WEKAF International, dedicating his career to the teaching, development, and global promotion of Filipino martial arts. In 2013, he became the first non-Filipino to achieve the rank of 9th Degree Grandmaster in the Doce Pares Multi-style System. He has also served as an international official for Arnis at the 2019 and 2023 SEA Games.
GM DON EDWARDS
With experience in bloody matches in Judo and boxing competitions, served well in writing guides that formulated the tournament rules that civilized or formalized the competitions involving the FIlipino Martial Arts. Organized Cebu Eskrima Association (CEA) in 1974, in which all fourteen (14) eskrima groups joined as members which brought all the rival clubs into one organization and also brought reconciliation among the masters of the rival clubs. Which then led to the convince them to civilize the sparring competitions through adoption of governing rules. To adapt to the rules, he also designed protective gear such as headguard, body jackets, and hand gloves. Which led to the first historic staging of the National Arnis Championships held in Cebu City on March 24, 1979 and the first National Invitational Tournament in Manila on August 19, 1979.
GM JOHN MARQUEZ
With experience in bloody matches in Judo and boxing competitions, served well in writing guides that formulated the tournament rules that civilized or formalized the competitions involving the FIlipino Martial Arts. Organized Cebu Eskrima Association (CEA) in 1974, in which all fourteen (14) eskrima groups joined as members which brought all the rival clubs into one organization and also brought reconciliation among the masters of the rival clubs. Which then led to the convince them to civilize the sparring competitions through adoption of governing rules. To adapt to the rules, he also designed protective gear such as headguard, body jackets, and hand gloves. Which led to the first historic staging of the National Arnis Championships held in Cebu City on March 24, 1979 and the first National Invitational Tournament in Manila on August 19, 1979.
GM NEON ARCILLA
With experience in bloody matches in Judo and boxing competitions, served well in writing guides that formulated the tournament rules that civilized or formalized the competitions involving the FIlipino Martial Arts. Organized Cebu Eskrima Association (CEA) in 1974, in which all fourteen (14) eskrima groups joined as members which brought all the rival clubs into one organization and also brought reconciliation among the masters of the rival clubs. Which then led to the convince them to civilize the sparring competitions through adoption of governing rules. To adapt to the rules, he also designed protective gear such as headguard, body jackets, and hand gloves. Which led to the first historic staging of the National Arnis Championships held in Cebu City on March 24, 1979 and the first National Invitational Tournament in Manila on August 19, 1979.
GM VICTOR FERREROS
With experience in bloody matches in Judo and boxing competitions, served well in writing guides that formulated the tournament rules that civilized or formalized the competitions involving the FIlipino Martial Arts. Organized Cebu Eskrima Association (CEA) in 1974, in which all fourteen (14) eskrima groups joined as members which brought all the rival clubs into one organization and also brought reconciliation among the masters of the rival clubs. Which then led to the convince them to civilize the sparring competitions through adoption of governing rules. To adapt to the rules, he also designed protective gear such as headguard, body jackets, and hand gloves. Which led to the first historic staging of the National Arnis Championships held in Cebu City on March 24, 1979 and the first National Invitational Tournament in Manila on August 19, 1979.