Philippine Kutsilyo Cebu Federation, Inc. - Filipino Knife Defense System

Teachers of Kutsilyo Cebu

The both teachers in Kutsilyo Cebu are directly the students of Ingko Gorio (Gregorio Ceniza); they are Cronnie Cabatingan and Venson Villamala. They both have known Ingko Gorio and Manong Okit. In fact, Manong Okit gave the admittance to both students to study the art from Ingko Gorio. The present bearer for the art after the two elders is Cronnie Cabatingan. And he is now the Grandmaster of Kutsilyo Cebu.

Kutsilyo Cebu

This art or knife fighting system has always been known by the early students of Gregorio Ceniza as kutsilyo. Kutsilyo is the Cebuano word for knife. The word can be spelled kuchilyo, kutselyo, or any other spelling as long as it may sound similar; and it would mean the same thing - that is knife.

So during those days, students will just say: "toun ta ug kutsilyo." Meaning let us study knife (knife fighting)". Simply it is a local term for knife. It was not a name of their group actually. They don't need to. Their knife fighting system is known by the name of the person teaching them - the masters' name. This is why Grandmaster Cronnie Cabatingan with friends decide to call the system Kutsilyo Cebu - and its official name is Philippine Kutsilyo Cebu Federation, Inc.

For the sake of branding - they decide to stick with one Cebuano spelling of the word for knife; and that is kutsilyo. Then they add Cebu, to remember those masters who originally were from Cebu, Philippines. Hence - comes the name Kutsilyo Cebu.

Kutsilyo Cebu offers the following knife defense courses:

• Basic Training
• Intermediate Training
• Advance Training

Philippine Kutsilyo Cebu Federation, Inc. - Filipino Escrima or Eskrima

Philippine Kutsilyo Cebu Federation, Inc. is duly registered under the Security and Exchange Commission of the Philippines with the company registration number CN200928532.