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What's Doce Pares Eskrima?

The Doce Pares Eskrima Multistyle system is a modern Filipino martial art in which many different techniques and tactical elements have been combined into one style with and without weapons. Doce Pares is spreading rapidly and is now very popular worldwide.
In 1932, the Doce Pares Club was founded in Cebu by several Filipino martial arts masters under the leadership of Grandmaster Eulogio “Yoling” Cañete, and was continued and spread by his son, Dionisio “Diony” Cañete, who also put an end to the then customary death matches with the full-contact stick fighting system he developed.

Training

A Doce Pares training session usually lasts 90 minutes. A special training suit is usually worn during training, as in other martial arts disciplines. However, the wearing of this suit is not strictly regulated, so that, especially at the lower grades, training can also take place in loose training clothing.

In contrast to many other martial arts disciplines, where a white suit is usually worn, in Doce Pares we wear black suits with red stripes, consisting of trousers and a jacket. A Doce Pares T-shirt can also be worn instead of the jacket.
Although there is a belt system similar to karate, no color belts are worn as such in Doce Pares. The belt, like the suit, is black, although the beginner is officially wearing a “white belt”. The belt color is only indicated by a small colored patch on the belt.
The black suit is worn by the student grades, for master grades (from 1st Dan) there are red suits.
Special protective equipment is not required, as normal training does not involve full contact. Special protective equipment is available for competition training. Such equipment consists of head protection with a face guard, a padded vest, arm protection and gloves.

Eskrima training usually begins with a single stick. The dominant hand holds the rattan stick, which is about 75 centimeters long and 2 centimeters thick, and serves as the primary offensive weapon. The empty hand is mainly used for defense and to control the opponent's weapon hand. Most of these techniques are similar to Espada (sword) techniques. Whirling techniques (amarra) are taught to strengthen the wrists and coordination. This in turn strengthens the striking power and enables quick wrist movements at close range.

Solo Olisi (single stick) techniques are used in distance fighting (Largo), as well as in half-distance (Media) and close combat (Corto). The Largo range (also known as Largo Mano) is characterized by evasive footwork and quick series of strikes to the opponent's weapon hand. The media area (also called sumbrada) uses control techniques of the opponent's weapon hand with a simultaneous counterattack. Tapi Tapi, the highly developed trapping and control system, is taught to train these skills. The corto area emphasizes circular attacks and the constant change of attack angle around the opponent's defense. One of the most basic single stick exercises is the ABCdario, a comprehensive system of exercises whose seven levels are designed to develop agility from all angles, control of the opponent and counterattacks at all three distances.

Both hands each hold a stick. The sticks are used for both attack and defense. There is often a long distance between the opponents in this type of fighting, which results from the various control techniques available at this distance. A wide range of striking and spinning techniques are taught to develop striking power and coordination. These skills are also enhanced through several partner exercises known as Sinawali. The skills acquired through double stick training are also used in other forms of combat, such as unarmed combat (Mano Mano) or in combinations of single stick and hand control, as well as in simultaneous stick and knife fighting (Espada y Daga).

Espada y Daga, is one of the most complicated and developed parts of Eskrima. The dominant hand holds a stick or a long bladed weapon and has the primary attacking function. The other hand holds the knife and is used for both attack (thrust and cut) and defense (defense, hand control, leverage). Training begins with exercises that teach the coordination of the two weapons in striking and control techniques. Later, footwork and the correct use of the body are added. Exercises with multiple attacks (usually an attack with the long weapon followed by the short weapon) are added later on. Simple defense techniques are followed by immediate evasion to avoid getting caught between the opponent's two weapons. Finally, the complicated Espada y Daga arm locks and throws are added.

Many techniques remain practically the same regardless of whether they are performed with or without a weapon. Many unarmed techniques come from Espada y Daga or knife fighting. Almost all parts of the body can be used as a weapon and therefore unarmed combat includes punches and kicks, elbows and knees, headbutts etc. Arm locks and throws are also used. The Doce Pares „Mano Mano“ includes a special Tapi Tapi exercise called Kaw-it. This means that the opponent's attacking hand is controlled with just a few fingers or even just one finger, while you attack yourself at the same time. These control techniques are used in both armed and unarmed combat and are also used to interrupt the opponent's rhythm.

Dumog, also called filipino wrestling, is also an important part of Eskrima training. A variety of arm locks, throws and forced holds, which can be used both with and without a weapon, are taught. In traditional Filipino martial arts, wrestling was not as well developed as it is today because knives were often used in the past. In these cases, ground fighting did occur only rarely. Today, things are different and the dumog is a more developed and sophisticated part of eskrima training.

Knife fighting is strongly represented in Filipino martial arts. There is a logical explanation for this. The Philippines have or at least had a strong knife culture, meaning almost everybody was armed with knives. This is also the reason for the highly developed knife fighting, because after all, it is always better to defend yourself with a weapon if you are attacked unexpectedly. The training begins with defense techniques against various knife attacks. Many block and defense techniques are trained in four ways: single, double and multiple stabbing and cutting. The counter-attacks are always carried out simultaneously. More sophisticated defense techniques also include locks, disarms and hand control as well as deflecting the opponent's weapon. Advanced training consists of a variety of defense, attack and counter-attack techniques in different combinations and with constant hand control and redirection of the opponent's attacking hand, with both opponents armed with the knife.

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The Doce Pares group of TV Cannstatt is part of the German umbrella organization Doce Pares Eskrima Organisation e.V., which is directly affiliated to the Doce Pares Multistyle in the Philippines, founded by Dionisio “Diony” Cañete.

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