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MAESTRO RICO ACOSTA Maestro Rico founded Kuntaw Kali Kruzada in 1993. He has
studied the martial arts continually since the age of five and has been
teaching for more than 30 years. He is a recognized Master of several
styles of Filipino martial arts. In the year 2000 he received an award
for "Best Maestro/Guro" from PIGSSAI at the DIGMAAN competition in the
Luneta Park grandstand, Manila. In 2001 he produced a video on
Lightning Scientific Arnis with Paladin Press. He was officially
appointed as the IMAFP coordinator for New York in 2005. Maestro Rico
was one of the featured instructors at the 3rd FMA Festival and the
2006 Remy Presas Memorial Camp in the Philippines. He was inducted into the
UFMA Hall of Fame and recognized as Mataw Guro in 2010. He was one of
the founding members of the Mataw Guro Association International. Maestro Rico has lived in the Philippines until recent years and is now focused on propagating the Filipino martial arts Internationally. He returns to the Philippines regularly to continue his study of the Filipino martial arts, continually developing and improving his system. It is his hope that through the propagation of the Filipino martial arts, his system can be an impetus towards a deeper understanding of the cultural heritage of the Philippines.
Maestro Rico Acosta has received extensive personal
instruction in the Philippines under many notable Masters and
Grandmasters such as GM Benjamin Luna Lema (LSAI), GM Vicente Sanchez
(KAI), GM Roberto Presas (Modern Arnis), GM Samuel Dulay (IMAFP Modern
Arnis), GM Jose Mena (Doblete Rapelon), GM Florendo Picate (Picate
Style Crossada Espada y Daga), GM Charlie Villanueva (Lao Lan - Doce
Generales), GM Jesus Pallorina (WEDOCA), Senior Master Frank Sobrino
(WEDOCA) and GM Ric Esteban (Kuntaw Combat Escrima). His experience in
Judo, Jujutsu, Karate and Aikido has complemented his knowledge of the
Filipino martial arts.
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