Upcoming PDE Events:
Featured Event: 4th Annual Honoring the Legends of FMA Tournament
In the San Diego Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) community, there’s nothing more important than fostering the teachings of our heritage, our traditions and diverse arts.
The following groups have come together to promote FMA and to honor the “Legends” that have paved the way for our systems to thrive. Triple 7 Eskrima - Texas L.L.C under Master Erik Buenaflor; Intrepid Arnis-Eskrima under Master Romeo De Los Reyes; Pulahan-Derobio Eskrima under Senior Master Chaz Siangco, Inayan Martial Arts Association under Guro Norm Malonzo, and 12Pares Eskrima Orihinal under Grandmaster Steve Del Castillo will be hosting the 4th Annual “Honoring the Legends of FMA” Tournament to be held on October 18-19, 2025 at the Otay Recreation Center in the City of Chula Vista, CA.
Triple Threat: Masters’ Intensive Seminar Series Vol. 1
Ready to take your martial arts skills to the next level? Come to Rōnin Martial Arts Academy SD on September 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM (Pacific Time) for an action-packed day of learning and training.
This seminar series is designed for serious practitioners looking to deepen their knowledge and hone their techniques. Get ready to sweat, learn, and grow alongside fellow martial artists!
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the best in the industry and elevate your martial arts game. See you there!
We will also be celebrating Sifu Mark "Doc" Cheng and Chief Chaz Siangco's birthdays as they share the day!
FMA Hawaii Legacies Seminar
Join us for an immersive Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) seminar led by two distinguished legacy instructors carrying forward generations of tradition, skill, and cultural heritage. This hands-on event will explore authentic techniques in weaponry, empty-hand combat, and tactical flow rooted in the ancestral systems of the Philippines. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned practitioner, this seminar offers a rare opportunity to train under respected masters who preserve and innovate within their family lineages. Discover the depth, discipline, and warrior spirit of FMA Hawaii through personalized instruction, historical insights, and dynamic training.
This is an open gathering at NO CHARGE to the participants. Please bring your ALOHA! Be open minded and have an open heart to share in our love for the Filipino Martial Arts and the legacies the Pedoy and Tobosa lineages have made in Hawaii and abroad. September 27, 2025 at Patsy T. Mink Central Oʻahu Regional Park
Classes For All!
Lil’ Eskrimadors (Ages 3 to 7)
Monday and Wednesday Nights 6pm to 6:30pm
Saturday Morning Breakfast Club (All Ages) 9:30am-10:00am
Classes are structured to develop cognitive learning skills, gross motor movement and discipline. Providing a safe environment for students to become acclimated to structured martial arts instructions.
Youth Classes (Ages 8 to 12)
Monday and Wednesday Nights 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Saturday Morning Breakfast Club (All Ages) 8:00am to 9:30am
Classes are structured to build confidence in the students’ movement, body mechanics, self-awareness and self-esteem. Providing an overall foundation in the Filipino and Hawaiian Martial Arts.
Adult / JR’s Classes (Ages 13 and Up)
Monday and Wednesday Nights 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Saturday Morning Breakfast Club (All Ages) 8:00am to 9:30am
Classes are structured on our traditional fundamentals of Filipino and Hawaiian Martial Arts that transcend to tactical combative readiness to address modern day threats.
Ohana
The PDE Ohana is exactly that, FAMILY! Class environment nurtures growth, solidarity, and loyalty. We train and we truly care for each other. As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17
Tradition & Progression
Chief Instructor, Master Chaz Siangco, has methodically blended and molded his traditional background of Pedoy’s Derobio Eskrima to a seamless progression of his foundation with his many years of cross-training with other styles and his law enforcement background. Chief’s A.R.M Program (Accelerated Response Movement) is a culmination of this progression. Deconstructing the traditional to meet today’s dynamic threats and needs of his students in law enforcement, the military, or the everyday civilian.
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Our Logo, What does it mean?
The two horses represent the literal meaning of Derobio, “Rhythm of the Horse.” They also symbolize the duality of a warrior: the Right Horse - the aggressive nature of combat, to overcome your adversary at all costs to SURVIVE…Left Horse – the compassion of ones heart to COUNTER ego or hatred, to not let them dictate the outcome of an encounter and lead one back to the virtues of the Eskrimador Creed.
The two crescent-shaped blades known as the Garab or Talibong, the very tools of combat used by the Pulahan Warriors of Leyte, guide the two horses to a balanced mindset of a true warrior. The blades meet at the center in which anchors the triangles depicting the Philippine National Flag.
The flag is represented as 4 blended triangles that display the basic foundation of the combative footwork of Pulahan-Derobio Eskrima: Footwork Diagram. The triangles also hold the Baybayin script of Pulahan (Blue Triangle) Derobio (Red Triangle) Eskrima (White Triangle). In the center yellow triangle, a silhouette of Master Chaz Siangco is saluting our 4 main influences: GGM Braulio PEDOY, Batikan Eduardo PEDOY, GM Julian GENERALAO and Grandpa Elias “BATTLING BOLO”Cantere.
The flag also symbolizes the Siangco Collective:
The stars represent the Mentor; GM Christoper Siangco , the Beacon; Senior Master Chaz Siangco and the Compass; Master Christian Siangco of the Siangco Collective.
The sun represents the teachers, the mentors, and masters that influenced the Collective.
The open "circle" outlined by our motto symbolizes the open mind and adaptive nature of the Siangco Collective and their belief to blend and adapt to all forms of combat through the guiding philosophy of Pulahan-Derobio Eskrima.
Our Motto: Never Submit - Always Adapt - Counter - Survive!
