For the first time, New Zealand Doce Pares sent a team to participate in the Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation Sport Stickfighting Championships. This year the Championships were held in Jakarta in early September with participants from all around the world, including Australia, Philippines, USA, Poland, England and Indonesia; a total of approximately 150 international competitors.

Fights were held over a three-day period with fighters competing in various divisions and having multiple fights each day. With a diverse range of competitors, a variety of styles and different applications of combative eskrima were displayed.

Three New Zealand team members participated in both the single and double stick events. Two New Zealand team members, David Ferris and David Inglewood, won silver and bronze in the double stick, respectively. This was a great achievement given that Sport Stickfighting is very young within New Zealand. All team members improved their skill level and their appreciation of the sport as a result of participating and fighting under intense combat pressure.

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During the Championships, Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Canete gave a demonstration of his skill in Doce Pares. At the age of 88 he effortlessly disarmed and struck his opponent at will. It was an inspiration to watch a legend perform at such an incomparable level. All New Zealand team members had the opportunity to meet and talk with Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Canete. Not only was this a pleasure and an honour, but a highlight of the tournament.

Also participating at the Championships was Master Vince Palumbo. Master Vince trains Sifu Leigh Jenkins (New Zealand Doce Pares Head Instructor) and visits New Zealand to teach and grade New Zealand Doce Pares students. Master Vince and his Australian team claimed a total of 47 medals at the tournament making them the most successful team at the Championships. Normally this acalade is saved for the Filipino team, so it is a huge achievement and credit to Master Vince and his team. At the presentation evening, Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Canete awarded Master Vince the title of “Grandmaster.” We look forward to Grandmaster Vince visiting New Zealand in 2008.

The 2007 Cacoy Doce Pares World Sport Stickfighting Championships were a success for all involved. Everyone’s knowledge improved and many friends were made from around the world. We all wait in anticipation for the 2008 Cacoy Doce Pares World Sport Stickfighting Championships.

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For further information on Cacoy Doce Pares and Sport Stickfighting contact:
Sifu Leigh Jenkins
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 03 338 9032 or 027 226 4045
Web: www.nzwingchun.com

2007 Results Table

	Division	Gold		Silver		Bronze		Bronze
		Name	Country	Name	Country	Name	Country	Name	Country
1	Master's 18+ Open Weight Kulata DS	John John Mac	PH	Vincent Palumbo	AUS	Craig Hayward	AUS
2	Master's 18+ Open Weight SS	Marcial Chavez	PH	Vincent Palumbo	AUS	Craig Hayward	AUS	John John Mac	PH
3	Master's 18+ Open Weight DS	Vincent Palumbo	AUS	Craig Hayward	AUS	John John Mac	PH
4	Master's 18+ Open Weight Kulata SS	Anthony Kleeman	US	Andrew Garcia	PH	John John Mac	PH
5	Men's 18 years + Single Stick Kulata	Vincent Palumbo	AUS	John Moore	AUS	John John Mac	PH
6	Men's 18 years + Double Stick Kulata	Drew Lambert	IND	Gary Hogan	IND	Rizal Djohan	IND	Michael Harris	AUS
7	Men's 18-39 Year 50-60Kg SS	Danilo Serundo	PH	Dedy Putra	IND	Agung Budiono	IND
8	Men's 18-39 Year 60-70Kg SS	Seweryn Nowak	POL	Michael Escario	PH	Hapez Munandar	IND
9	Men's 18-39 Year 70-80Kg SS	Mariusz Banaszak	POL	Andrew Garcia	PH	Alexander Komarowski	POL
10	Men's 18-39 Year 80-90Kg SS	Marcial Chavez	PH	Drew Lambert	IND	John John Mac	PH
11	Men's 18-39 Year Over 90Kg SS	John Moore	AUS	Michael Harris	AUS	Michak Szmanda	POL
12	Men's 18-39 Year 50-60Kg DS	Danilo Serundo	PH	Joseph Scali	AUS	Agung Budiono	IND	Dedi Putra	IND
13	Men's 18-39 Year 60-70Kg DS	Adinur Budiono	IND	Idi Tindianto	IND	Seweryn Nowak	POL	Aksel Tomte	IND
14	Men's 18-39 Year 70-80Kg DS	Mikolaj Tkaczyk	POL	David Ferris	NZ	David Inglewood	NZ
15	Men's 18-39 Year 80-90Kg DS	John John Mac	PH	Alex Sua	AUS	Marcial Chavez	PH
16	Men's 18-39 Year Over 90Kg DS	John Moore	AUS	Garry Smith	AUS	Michael Harris	AUS
17	Men's Sr Div I 40-49 Year < 70Kg SS	Tony Soeharto	IND	Benito Baquiran	PH
18	Men's Sr Div I 40-49 Year 70-80Kg SS	Vincent Palumbo	AUS	Jan Nycek	POL	Aulicio Blancas	PH
19	Men's Sr Div I 40-49 Year Over 90Kg SS	Dino Haynes	US	Jacek Zacrewski	POL
20	Men's Sr Div I 40-49 Year Under 70Kg DS	Tony Soeharto	IND
21	Men's Sr Div I 40-49 Year 70-80Kg DS	Vincent Palumbo	AUS
22	Men's Sr Div I 40-49 Year Over 90Kg DS	Jacek Zackrewski	POL
23	Men's Sr Div II 50+ Open Weight SS	David Leach	IND	Barry Jamieson	AUS	Ron Collins	IND	Melchor Delasala	PH
24	Men's Sr Div II 50+ Open Weight DS	David Leach	IND	Vladimir Mihal	AUS	Barry Jamieson	AUS
25	Boys' < 12 Years < 60 Kg SS	Kieran Lambert	IND	Are Tuft	IND	Kurt McNally	IND
26	Boys' 13-17 Years < 60 Kg SS	Rojek P	POL	Jacob Kimmons	IND	Runar Tuft	IND	Jan Kiryk	POL
27	Boys' 13-17 Years > 60 Kg SS	Joseph Scali	AUS	Ryan Vernall	IND	Kowalski	POL
28	Boys' 13-17 Years Open Weight Kulata SS	Joseph Scali	AUS	Ryan Vernall	IND
29	Boys' < 12 Years < 60 Kg DS	Kurt McNally	IND	Kieran Lambert	IND	Are Tuft	IND
30	Boys' 13-17 Years < 60 Kg DS	Jacob Kimmons	IND	Rojek P	POL	Kiryk Jan	POL	Runer Tuft	IND
31	Boys' 13-17 Years > 60 Kg DS	Joseph Scali	AUS	Ryan Vernall	IND	Traczyk Mikolaj	POL
32	Women's 16+ Years < 50Kg SS	Rani	IND
33	Women's 16+ Years 50-60Kg SS	Andrea Wheatley	AUS	Vickie Simos	AUS	Eva Tuft	IND	Mary Barnes	US
34	Women's 16+ Years 60-70Kg SS	Melissa Lopresti	AUS	Piorek	POL	Nicole Miller	US	Dorota Skibinski	AUS
35	Women's 16+ Years < 50Kg DS	Rani	IND
36	Women's 16+ Years 50-60Kg DS	Melissa Lopresti	AUS	Gemska	POL	Vickie Simos	AUS
37	Women's 16+ Years 60-70Kg DS	Piorek	POL	Dorota Skibinski	AUS
38	Women's 16+ Years Open Weight Kulata SS	Melissa Lopresti	AUS	Andrea Wheatley	AUS	Dorota Skibinski	AUS	Mary Barnes	US
39	Women's 16+ Years Open Weight Kulata DS	Andrea Wheatley	AUS	Vickie Simos	AUS	Dorota Skibinski	AUS	Melissa Lopresti	AUS
40	Adult Team Single Stick Kulata	Vince's	AUS		IND	Cebu	PH
41	Adult Team Double Stick Kulata	Vince's	AUS		IND	Cebu	PH
42	Team Forms Open Filipino Weapon	Nat'l Police	PH		US	Vince's Team	AUS
43	Boys'  < 17 Years Open Weight DS	Joseph Scali	AUS
44	Men's > 18 Years SS Open Forms	Vincent Palumbo	AUS	Chuck Canete	PH	Dino Haynes	US
45	Men's > 18 Years DS Open Forms	Chuck Canete	PH	Vince Palumbo	AUS
46	Men's  > 18 Years Open Weight Any Single Filipino Weapon	Vincent Palumbo	AUS	Anthony Kleeman	US	John John Mac	PH
47	Men's  > 18 Years Open Weight Any Double Filipino Weapon	Chuck Canete	PH	Marcial Chavez	PH	Vincent Palumbo	AUS
48	Women's > 16 Years Open Weight SS	Mary Barnes	US
49	Women's > 16 Years Open Weight Any Single Filipino Weapon	Nicole Miller	US	Mary Barnes	US
50	Women's > 16 Years Open Weight Any Double Filipino Weapon	Andrea Wheatley	AUS	Nicole Miller	US	Lohre Dominquez	PH
		AUS	20	AUS	15	AUS	9	AUS	3
		IND	11	IND	12	IND	9	IND	3
		PH	9	PH	6	PH	10	PH	2
		US	4	US	4	US	2	US	2
		POL	6	POL	5	POL	6	POL	1
		NZ	0	NZ	1	NZ	1	NZ	0
		UK	0	UK	0	UK	0	UK	0
			50		43		37		11
	Totals	AUS	47
		IND	35
		PH	27
		US	12
		POL	18
		NZ	2
		UK	0
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