DYNAMIC DeCUERDAS ESKRIMA
“Based on the teachingsof the late Grandmaster Tenio”
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Anthony Bachman and Andrew Bresciani Reach Level 4 Black Belt!! Congrats
Congratulations also go to Sherry Hope-Kennedy, Tim Steele and Patrick Barber on Level 3. Robert Hinrichs for obtaining Level 1S and Antonio Arias for reaching Level 2 Green Belt. We look forward to their progress in the arts and for you to get to the next level.
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.
Level 7 · Red-Gold Belt with Gold tassels
Richard Van Donk
GrandMaster · Guro 1984 / Professorship about 1991
Level 6S · Red Belt with Gold tassels
Linda Van Donk
Tuhon Master · Professor (Retired)
Level 6 · Red Belt
Roman Marquez
Professor Master · 3-24-15
Level 5S · Black and Red Belt with Stripe
Michael Aalto
Advanced Guro · 3-15-15
Level 5S · Black and Red Belt with Stripe
Ron Elges
Advanced Guro · 3-28-17
Level 5 · Black and Red Belt
Ken Balanon
Guro · 2001
Level 5 · Black and Red Belt
Rebbeca Norton
Guro Professor · 10-19-08
Level 4S Guro (Instructor) · Black and Red Belt
- Andy Rasor Guro10-23-21
- Charles Bertrand Guro10-23-21
- Jared Miklich Guro10-23-21
- Matt Schober Guro10-23-21
Level 4 Black Belt
- Andrew Bresciani10.02.25
- Anthony Bachman5-18-25
- Brent Patterson10-19-08
- Ephraim Cheever10-25-20
- Hannes Harkonen12-19-16
- Jamie Daiken10-19-08
- Jan Martensen9-21-19
- Jannie Queller10-06-12
- Jeffrey Johnsen11-30-15
- Justin Williams11-30-15
- Kit Kuittinen (deceased)2-16-05
- Liisa Aalto11-27-11
- Mac Finney10-19-08
- Michael Sheldrew3-28-17
- Michael Tapscott11-30-22
- Mike Goldwater11-06-13
- Mike Piazza10-19-08
- Nate Almedia11-06-13
- Quentin Dunford6-12-21
- Qwina West10-22-21
- Ryan Young11-30-15
- Scott Allen4-7-18
- Timothy Dailey10-06-12
- Tyler Jones8-17-17
- Wes Shreve1-11-08
Level 3 Brown Belt
- Chaitanya Foux5-05
- Corrie McIlveen7-8-15
- Daniel Culp7-8-15
- Hermanni Pitkanen9-2-14
- Judy Shreve10-19-08
- Kelvin Campbell7-8-15
- Patrick Barber9.18.25
- Roope Aalto11-14-18
- Sherry Hope-Kennedy5-15-25
- Tim Steele5-13-25
Level 2 Green Belt
- Antonio Arias8.18.26
- Blaine Poe4-8-19
- Brian Jacinto1-17-18
- Harris Lowenthal9-30-09
- Jaakko Sarantaus7-4-12
- James Cameron Rossi11-23-11
- Jeff McQueen9-29-01
- John Chamberlain3-30-10
- John Preston5-20-19
- Kevin “Troll” Murray10-08-06
- Lorie Chamberlain3-30-10
- Matt Sigrist12-28-17
- Scott Broomfield9-10-10
- Susanna Keskitalo4-10-15
Level 1S Yellow Belt with Stripe
- Robert Hinrichs5.18.25
Level 1 Yellow Belt
- Ahlea (Mia Babineau)7-02-03
- Alyn Waller11-12-17
- Anthony Field3-07-11
- Antonio De La Cruz12-30-07
- Ashley Norton8-13-03
- Ben Schmitz4-8-19
- Bill Stoughton3-20-05
- Blake Taylor9-16-10
- Bob Neal3-20-05
- Brian Sumpter7-18-08
- Charles Benham10-19-08
- Cheryl Fanson8-7-12
- Christopher Adams6-02-16
- Colleen McKinstrie12-28-19
- Daniel Hammel10-19-08
- Darrell Davis4-24-22
- David Edick11-5-05
- Dena Johnson2-17-19
- Elizabeth Bowden5-02-19
- Gabriel Allen12-15-17
- Gary Christie II6-02-16
- Gary Phillips10-30-05
- Grant Vaughn12-28-19
- Ian Greenlee12-15-17
- Jack Leske3-25-19
- Jacob Adsit7-13-19
- Jacob Cheever11-2-21
- James Bailey10-30-05
- James Clum10-30-05
- Jason Donnelly6-02-16
- Jason Mayfield10-19-08
- Joe Meyers2-2-17
- John Berry10-30-05
- John Lenz10-1-13
- John Owsiak4-16-16
- Katherine Marucha12-28-19
- Leigh Dumbleton10-19-08
- Loren Schneider10-19-05
- Matias Helle2-4-14
- Megan Bachmann3-5-13
- Michael Gamino04-21-21
- Michael Gray10-21-20
- Michael Weingartz10-20-17
- Miroslav Ptacek11-23-11
- Natalie Chubala11-2-21
- Pattanadech Kwanphichetsakun8.04.21
- Peter Sandholm4-16-12
- Ray Jackson10-30-05
- Ray Kribel3-20-05
- Richard Pettay3-25-06
- Rick Murphy10-24-20
- Ricky Roberts10-7-12
- Robert Brennan4-24-22
- Robin Johnson3-24-18
- Ron Galloway9-2-14
- Ryan Payne12-2-16
- Sara Benham10-19-08
- Scott Martin1-17-18
- Sierra Leske3-25-19
- Stephen Hip Jr.10-7-12
- Steven Black10-30-05
- Tania Loya4-8-19
- Terry Bopp10-08-06
- Thomas Cowden10-08-06
- Tina Eisenbrandt5-18-22
- Tony Lepri12-23-05
- Uki Okazaki1-12-10
- Vince Paladino4-7-13
- Wade Rudio2004
- Zachery Bernard1-08-11
In the art of Tenio DeCuerdas Eskrima
Master Level Students of the Late Great GrandMaster Gilbert Tenio
In the art of TENIO DeCuerdas Eskrima we recognize and support the following Master Level students of the late great GrandMaster Gilbert Tenio.
- Juan Eliab – A great Master Eskrimador that passed away while teaching Eskrima at a Hawaii Seminar. He was originally chosen to be the inheritor of the Tenio DeCuerdas system.
- Richard Tenio – GrandMaster Tenio’s son and also an inheriting Grandmaster.
- Dentoy Revilar – Master (GrandMaster of his own combination system LSD Eskrima which stands for Largo Mano, Serrada and DeCuerdas).
- James Muro – Master at many arts including certification from Grandmaster Tenio from his early days of training with GM Tenio. But did not train with Tenio after I started in 1981.
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