Grant Boath

My name is Grant Boath 35 years of age, Married with two young children.I live in Invercargill and currently teach Doce Pares Multi style Eskrima. I have been involved with the Philippines martial art of Eskrima ,arnis for the last 7 to 8 years and am currently the New Zealand director for Doce Pares and WEKAF (World Eskrima, Kali, Arnis Federation). I took over this position after my teacher Gordon Carnie passed away last year after a long fight with cancer. I am also in the middle of trying to organise a team to go over and compete in the next world championships to be held in Cebu City Philippines 2008 to represent New Zealand.

WEKAF Overview — Competiton Side of Arnis

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WEKAF or to give the organization its correct name the World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation exists to promote the Filipino martial art of stick fighting and is the parent body behind the tournaments conducted in many countries. Its predecessor was the National Arnis Association of the Philippines who first began the conducting of stick fighting tournaments. […]