Eskrimadors

Eskrimadors is a 2010 Philippine documentary film about the Filipino martial arts eskrima, written and directed by Kerwin Go, a Los Angeles trained cinematographer.

The film documents the development of the martial arts of eskrima, tracing its origins from the tribal warfares of the Philippines to its practice among international martial artists. It include interviews with grandmasters Ciriaco Cacoy Canete, Dionisio Canete, and Undo Caburnay, and participation of groups such as Doce Pares, Lapunti Arnis de Abanico, Teovels Balintawak, Nickelstick Balintawak, and Liborio Heyrosa Decuerdas, in reenactments.Eskrimadors had a sneak preview at the University of San Carlos on January 6, 2010 and then had its official premier on January 30, 2010 in Cebu, Philippines at the Metro Manila Film Festival, followed by the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival on June 16, 2010 and Cinemanila International Film Festival on December 2, 2010. The film was already in postproduction by late 2009 and set for release for by the end of the year, but the premiere was moved to January 2010 to meet the schedule of the Metro Manila Film Festival. The film was released just in time the bill proposing Eskrima as a national martial arts of the Philippines passed. ........

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