Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete

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Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete (also Cacoy Cañete) was born in August 1919 in San Fernando, on Cebu Island, in the Visayas region of The Philippines. When he was seven he began training in Eskrima, learning from his brother Filemon or "Momoy" who had in turn learned Eskrima from his father Gregorio and uncles Gavino, Pedro and Juancho. He has trained in many different styles of Martial Arts, which include Ju Jitsu, Boxing, Kodokan Judo, free style wrestling, Shorin Ryu Karate and Aikido.

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[edit] History and experience

Being the youngest of twelve children, he was born into a family for whom eskrima was already a tradition. Interest in the Filipino martial arts led to the formation of the Doce Pares Association in Cebu by Visayan martial arts practitioners in the area he was living. In 1939, Cacoy's elder brother, Eulogio "Yoling" Cañete became president of Doce Pares, the oldest and longest standing martial arts organization in the Philippines and a key contributor behind the popularization of Filipino martial arts. Yoling was president of Doce Pares until his death in 1988. Cacoy served with the US Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFE) during World War II 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).

Cacoy's nephew, Dionisio, served as president of both Naraphil and the World Kali-Eskrima Arnis Federation (WEKAF), an organization founded much later in the history of Doce Pares (1987).

[edit] Today

"Cacoy" Cañete is a Grandmaster of Doce Pares Eskrima. He is the last surviving member and the only 12th degree black belt and highest ranking member of the Doce Pares Eskrima Club.

[edit] Rank / experience

  • 3rd Dan Shorin Ryu Karate (awarded 1969)
  • 3rd Dan Kodokan Judo (awarded 1984)
  • 3rd Dan Aikido (awarded 1988)
  • 12th Dan Eskrima-Eskrido (awarded 1995)
  • 10th Dan Pangamot (awarded 1995)
  • Ju Jitsu practitioner (not officially ranked) since 1933
  • Competition Boxer and Wrestler since 1937/1940

[edit] Notoriety

  • 1997 - Inducted into Cebu City Sports Commission, Hall of Fame.
  • 1999 - Appointed Sports Commissioner for Eskrima, Eskrido and Pangamot, by Mayor A. Garcia, Cebu City.
  • 2000 - January, chosen as one of the "Most Outstanding Cebuanos of the Century" by the Cebuano Studies and Historical Association.
  • 2000 - February, picked by the Cebu Historical Center as as one of the "Four Outstanding Individual of Cebu City".
  • 2000 - July, Filipino Martial Arts Hall of Fame in El Paso, Texas, USA.
  • 2000 - December, Blackbelt Hall of Fame ("Weapons Instructor of the Year") in Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • 2002 - Authored the "Pangamot" Book (Bare-handed Defense System).
  • 2003 - US Martial Arts Association Hall of Fame ("Most Distinguished Grandmaster of the Year").
  • 2004 - US Martial Arts Association Hall of Fame ("Philippine Martial Arts Legend").
  • 2005 - Mayor Tomas Osmeña's Special Awardee, Cebu City, Philippines

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