BECOMING AN INSTRUCTOR
IN DeCUERDAS ESKRIMA
We are looking for 7 dedicated students to teach and pass on this art to. Grandmaster Richard Van Donk promised his teacher that he would not let his Filipino art die. As silly as it may seem, the true Filipino arts are actually rarer in the Philippines than they are in the United States. They mostly have been phased out by Judo, Tae Kwon do and Karate except for a few clubs.
We are now being asked by high level people to come to the Philippines and teach what we know. The late Grandmaster Gilbert Tenio taught parts of his system to the public but like many masters kept his deeper, more effective teachings mostly to himself. The more dedicated the student, the deeper the teachings will be released to them. It is a great and truly exciting and effective system.
The following people are Officially Certified in Dynamic DeCuerdas Eskrima by Grandmaster Richard Van Donk. http://decuerdaseskrima.com/ranki.php#up
If they are not on this list then they are not official. If you read this and you think there is an error then please contact us. If you haven’t already started training, get started now and work your way to the top. You may be that one student the art is looking for.
http://decuerdaseskrima.com/ranki.php#up
LEVEL 7
RED-GOLD Belt
with Gold tassels
GRANDMASTER
Richard Van Donk - GrandMaster
Guro 1984 / Professorship about 1991
LEVEL 6S
RED Belt
with Gold tassels
Tuhon Master
Linda Van Donk - Professor (Retired)
Master Professor
LEVEL 6
RED Belt
Professor Master
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Roman Marquez (3-24-15) - Professor
LEVEL 5
BLACK AND RED Belt
Professor Master
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Rebbeca Norton (10-19-08) - GURO Professor
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MICHAEL AALTO 7-4-12 Level 5 - (3-15-15) Level 5S
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RON ELGES (3-25-15)
LEVEL 4
BLACK BELT
- BECKY NORTON 2-16-05
- KIT KUITTINEN 2-16-05
- WES SHREVE 1-11-08
- JAMIE DAIKEN 10-19-08
- MAC FINNEY 10-19-08
- BRENT PATTERSON 10-19-08
- RON ELGES 10-19-08
- MIKE PIAZZA 10-19-08
- MICHAEL AALTO 10-19-08
- LIISA ALTO 11-27-11
- JANNIE QUELLER 10-06-12
- TIM DAILEY 10-06-12
- NATE ALEMEDIA 11-06-13
- MIKE GOLDWATER 11-06-13
- CHARLES BERTRAND 11-06-13
- JARED MIKLICH 11-06-13
- JUSTIN WILLIAMS 11-30-15
- JEFFREY JOHNSEN 11-30-15
- RYAN YOUNG 11-30-15
- MATT SCHOBER 6-02-16
- HANNES HARKONEN 12-19-16
- MICHAEL SHELDREW 3-28-17
- TYLER JONES 8-17-17
- SCOTT ALLEN 4-7-18
- ANDY RAZOR 4-7-19
- JAN MARTENSEN 9-21-19
- EPHRAIM CHEEVER 10-25-20
- QUENTIN DUNFORD 6-12-21
- QWINA WEST 10-22-21
- MICHAEL TAPSCOTT 11-30-22
- ANDREW BRESCIANI 10.02.25
- ANTHONY BACHMAN 5-18-25
We are doing our best to carry on the arts of DeCuerdas Eskrima as taught directly to GrandMaster Richard Van Donk by the late great
GrandMaster Gilbert Tenio