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Atillo Balintawak Eskrima

by Crispulo Ising Atillo

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A firsthand history of Balintawak Eskrima and its Cebuano roots

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A firsthand history of Balintawak Eskrima and its Cebuano roots

Crispulo “Ising” Atillo combines personal history with an account of the development of Atillo Balintawak Eskrima–Original Saavedra Style. The book traces his upbringing in the Philippines alongside prominent eskrimadors, placing Cebuano martial-arts history against wartime Japanese occupation, postwar hardship, and local political conflict. It also documents figures central to this lineage, including Teodoro “Doring” Saavedra and Vicente “Inting” Atillo, and recounts the 1952 formation of the Balintawak Self Defense Club and its rivalry with Doce Pares. The emphasis is on martial-arts inheritance, historical memory, and the circumstances that shaped a specific Filipino fighting tradition.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Practitioners interested in Balintawak Eskrima and Filipino martial-arts lineages
  • Readers seeking firsthand accounts of Cebuano martial-arts history
  • Those interested in Philippine wartime and postwar history as it intersects with martial arts

Themes

Filipino martial artsBalintawak EskrimaCebuano historyWartime and postwar PhilippinesLineage and martial-arts tradition

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Book overview

Atillo Balintawak Eskrima-Original Saavedra Style is an in-depth account of the history of Crispulo "Ising" Atillo and the Atillo Balintawak Eskrima-Original Saavedra Style. In an extraordinary tale of perseverance and courage, Atillo chronicles Balintawak eskrima's little-known history and provides a first-hand account of the historical events that forged one of the greatest Filipino Martial Arts in the world. Atillo describes his childhood growing up in the Philippines under the watchful eyes of some of the most famous eskrimadors in history and recounts the atrocities of war under Japanese occupation during WWII. Atillo describes the post-war hardships and corruption that plagued the Philippines and explains the local and national level politics that forever changed the history of Cebuano eskrima. He recounts the remarkable exploits of the legendary fighter Teodoro "Doring" Saavedra, his father, Vicente "Inting" Atillo, and his godfather, the infamous and feared Cebu gangster, Delfin Lopez. Atillo describes the events that lead to the formation of the Balintawak Self Defense Club in 1952 and the legendary rivalry with the famed Doce Pares Club. Additionally, he describes his illustrious fights with Venancio "Anciong" Bacon and Ciriaco "Cacoy" Ca
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