DeCuerdas Eskrima
DeCuerdas Eskrima is one of the deadliest close-in blade-fighting systems in the world. The true system was kept secret and handed down family to family. The late Grandmaster Gilbert Tenio openly taught a mixture of 19 Eskrima systems, keeping the core of the teachings secret. GM Tenio passed down the true teachings of the system to Grandmaster Richard Van Donk and Grandmaster Richard Tenio.
There are 7 Levels in the Dynamic DeCuerdas Eskrima system: Yellow, Green, Brown, Black, Black / Red, Red, Red w/ Gold Tassels. For more information visit: http://www.decuerdaseskrima.com/ or contact Sifu Marquez: sifumarquez@aol.com.
Roman Marquez was promoted to Professor by Grandmaster Richard Van Donk in March of 2015. Ron Elges was promoted to Guro by Grandmaster Richard Van Donk also in March 2015.
Practitioners
Level 7 : Red Belt with Gold Tassels (Professor)
Richard Van Donk
Level 6.5 : Senior Level 6 (Master / Professor)
Roman A. Marquez
Level 6 : Red Belt (Guro / Assistant Professor)
Linda Van Donk
Level 5 : Black / Red Belt (Guro)
Ron Elges
Level 4 :Black Belt (Instructor)
Brent Patterson
Mike Piazza
Janine Queller
Tim Dailey
Jared Miklich
Charles E. Bertrand
Nate Almeida
Mike Goldwater
Justin H. Williams
Jeffrey Johnsen
Ryan Young
Level 3 :Brown Belt
Michael A. Sheldrew
Matthew Schober
Level 2: Green Belt
Kevin “Troll” Murray
Benjamin “Baron Von Handan” Hagen
Stephen Hipp
James Cameron Rossi
Level 1: Yellow Belt
Richard “KIP” Pettay
Jason Mayfield
Dan Hamel
Yuki Okazaki
Blake Taylor
Anthony Field
Anthony Bachman
Miroslav Ptacek
Megan A Harrill
Andy Rasor
Scott Allen
Ron Galloway
Last Updated by Sifu: 9/14/15
NOTE: Several of the Warrior Guild practitioners have chosen NOT to have their name and ranks displayed on our webpage. We honor their decision and allow them to remain an enigma.
DeCuerdas Eskrima Photos
Last Updated by Sifu: 3/4/13