Tournaments - FMA Informative

Manoy Cacoy finally let go of my shoulders where
his right hand rested during the entire duration of our
chat. Despite the ambush interview and lack of
preparations, I never felt such a surge of
accomplishment and finally the void that has been
haunting me like a perennial gas pain was finally filled. I
have at last fulfilled my promise to Tio Hinying to see
the legendary Manoy Cacoy Canete. I will probably
never trade sticks with the revered Grandmaster but the
short 20-minute conversation was an immeasurable
learning experience.
Cacoy Doce Pares
World Federation Headquarters
81-A C. Padilla Street Cebu City, Philippines 6000 I
Tel # (032) 261-1352 or (032) 261-5387
www.docepares.com
The author Tinni Macachor
with Ciriaco "Cacoy" Canete.
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Master Vince Palumbo
Receives an Award from the Prestigious Cebu Eskrima Society
When Master Vince Palumbo went to Cebu City in the Philippines, so as to go
coach and compete with the Australian Full Contact Stickfighting Team at the 3rd
Annual Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima World Federation’s 2006 International Full Contact
Stickfighting Championships which were held over the 24th, 25th and 26th.of November
in 2006.
He certainly did not expect to receive such an honorable presentation from the
members on the committee of the Cebu Eskrima Society, which is an elite organization
that only allows full membership to Filipino Teachers, Guros, Masters and Grandmasters
that teach the Filipino martial arts of Cebu.
Master Vince Palumbo was invited as the first westerner to be included into the
group as a Life Time Member of this Filipino Martial Arts Organization.
The members of the Cebu Eskrima Society committee came down to the Cebu
Sports Coliseum where Master Vince was competing at the 2006 Cacoy Doce Pares
Eskrima World Federation Stickfighting Championships, so as to present him with a
‘Life Time Membership Award’ and also to congratulate him for all of his fine efforts
to promote the Filipino Martial Arts all over the world!
Master Vince has taught the Filipino Martial Arts in the following countries -
Poland, England, USA, New Zealand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and also
in the Philippines!
So, not only did Master Vince Palumbo attain this prestigious award at the 2006
World Stickfighting Championships, but he also went on to win two World Titles in the
Full Contact Stickfighting for single and double stickfighting divisions as well.