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GRANDMASTER
Dionisio "Diony"
Cañete |
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Dionisio belongs to the second
generation of the famous Martial Art advocates, the
Cañete brothers of Cebu City, Philippines. He is the youngest
son of GM Eulogio (Ylong) Cañete, the principal organizer of Doce
Pares, who headed the organization since its founding in
1932 until his death in June 1988. |
Dionisio began his
lessons in the Filipino Art in 1946 at the age of eight from his
father and brother Iluminado, the eldest of the five children (4
sons and a daughter) of Eulogio and Irenea Aventurado.
He
studied under GM Felimon "Momoy" Cañete and later
with GM Ciriaco
"Cacoy" Cañete, both brother of his father. He also trained with
GM Vicenter Carin and Maximo Cañete.
In 1950, during the
Golden age of Boxing in Cebu, he was attracted to the sport and
for five years regularly sparred and trained with several good
amateur and professional boxers at that time.
In 1957,
together with his brothers, Diony was introduced to Kodokan
Judo.
In 1960, immediately upon his election as one of
the officers of Doce Pares, rules on the acceptance of
students and membership were liberalized. They started to
promote and develop Arnis to a wholesome spectator's sporting
event
In 1975, He initiated the formation of the Cebu
Eskrima (Arnis) Association. All major Arnis clubs in Cebu
banded together for the first time. In succeeding to organize
and band together all the top Arnisadors, Diony, in
effect, sort of "Civilized" the fighting-oriented Masters
and curbed them to learn to co-exist for the sake of
the Filipino Art.
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Events
he helped organize/Events he participated:
March 6-7,1976
First National Arnis Festival
University of San Carlos Gym
Cebu City, Philippines
by National Arnis Association of the Philippines
NARAPHIL
March 24, 1979
First National Arnis Open Championship
Cebu Coliseum
Cebu City, Philippines
August 19, 1979
First National Invitational Tournament
Philippine National College Gymnasium
Manila, Philippines
October 15, 1988
First National USA Eskrima Kali Arnis Championships
San Jose, California
First Eastern USA Arnis Championships
Jersey City, NJ
Note:
The two tournaments were made possible through the
all-out assistance & initiative of Arnulfo Cuesta, Fred
Bandalan, Edward Abinsay, and Leo Fernandez
August 11-13, 1989
First World Eskrima Kali Arnis Championships
Cebu City, Philippines
It was during this tournament that the World Eskrima Kali
Arnis Federation (WEKAF) was organized. He was elected Charter
President
January 25-27, 1992
2nd World Championships & Congress
Manila, Philippines |
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In 1989 He was selected as
Sportsman of the Year
by the Sportswriters Association of
Cebu (SAC)
During these tournaments he prepared
the tournament rules and designed the appropriate protective
gear.
In 1969 at the age of 22, he passed the
Bar Examinations and became a
fully-fledged Lawyer.
Diony has pruned down his active
participation in various activities related to Arnis.
His private gym in Cebu, however, remains a popular training
place for students and instructors, especially those coming
from other countries. He sees to it that the visitors are well
attended to and are assured of learning what they want to know
about the art. He still makes himself always available to render
service to WEKAF and NARAPHIL.
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