🇵🇭 Balintawak | Advanced Snake Disarms & Counters | Great Grandmaster Atillo

From the Grandmaster himself.

Born in 1938 in Mambaling, Cebu City, Philippines, GGM Atillo is the oldest and last remaining member of the Original Balintawak Self Defense Club, established in 1952. Raised in Cebu — the heartland of Eskrima — he trained under some of the greatest eskrimadors in Filipino martial arts history and has spent 76 years honing and evolving his remarkable style.
His father, Vincent Atillo, was a champion wrestler, eskrimador, and a well-known guerrilla fighter during World War II who served with the United States Armed Forces in the Far East, as part of the 85th Infantry Combat Division.

His godfather, Delphine Lopez, was also a WWII guerrilla and champion boxer — a feared and respected eskrimador throughout the Philippines.
GGM Atillo’s upbringing — forged in war and shaped by the finest warriors of Cebu — created a ruthlessly efficient system of close-quarters combat. His teachings emphasize subtle manipulations: a tap, a feint, a shift in rhythm or eye-line to redirect the opponent’s focus. That brief distraction becomes the window for the clean, controlled, and decisive disarm.
Over the decades, GGM Atillo has trained the Philippine Military, U.S. Special Forces, and countless martial artists from around the world.
Today, for the first time here, we proudly present the Master Work & Master Class of Atillo Balintawak — World Arnis-Eskrima Original (Saavedra Style).
Mabuhay!
Long Live Atillo Balintawak!!