Maktan-FMA AZ•CA

1 day is great. 2 days is better with GM Bobby Taboada. This time at the Chow-Hoon Ohana in Monterey, CA.

And that’s a wrap to a successful weekend with GM Bobby Taboada of Taboada Balintawak in Daly City, CA.

MAKTAN-FMA CaliforniaTaboada Balintawak Level Test announcement.

Foremost, thank you Grand Master Bobby Taboada for sharing your wealth of knowledge to everyone.

On August 2026 the following practitioners successfully level tested and progressed in Taboada Balintawak International led by FQI G**o Jessie Santiago with Instructor CoA Jobu Cordoba, Instructor CoA Camille Sibucao, and Instructor CoA Douglas Albert of Maktan-FMA AZ•CA -> Bay Area Balintawak.

Level 1 and Level 2
Jojo Trinidad
David Jung

->Welcome to Taboada Balintawak Family!!!

Level 3
Francis Garcia
Johndel Jennings

Level 4
Johndel Jennings
Shirley Deutsch
Tony Quadra
Ben Villao
Ray Concepcion
Angelique Huerta
John Chiu

Extended thank you to FQI G**o Kathy Zen, Instructor CoA Ingrid McCluer, Instructor CoA Anthony Stafford, Instructor CoATerry Chu, and Instructor CoA Pierre Tacoma for their attendance and support in the seminar and level test.

It is our hope that all of the MAKTAN-FMA Taboada Balintawak practitioners and Instructors continue their journey to progress in the Taboada Balintawak Arnis Cuentada International System.

Further thanks to Master Joseph Bautista of Legacy Filipino Martial Arts for hosting this successful venue for both the level test and seminar location....

I would also like to thank the continued support of MAKTAN-FMA Regional Instructors in their training and promotion of the Taboada Balintawak Arnis Cuentada System:

Kuya Alan McGee - Fairfield
Kuya David Huffstutler - Hamilton
Kuya Michael Lard - Boulder
Kuya Alejandro Neri - Blue Ash
Kuya Faleh Odeh - Blue Ash
Kuya Michael Craig - Indiana
Kuya Dustin Dehm - Colorado
Kuya Andres Bernal - Argentina
Kuya Camilo Carreño Soto - Chile
Kuya Tyler Beatty - Cincinnati
Kuya Andrew Lai - Illinois
Kuya Denish Khristi - Kentucky
Ate Junessa Lañada - Kentucky
Kuya Jobu Cordoba - San Francisco
Ate Camille Sibucao - San Francisco
Kuya Douglas Albert - San Francisco

From our hearts, you are welcome, and with respect...

Nagagalang,

G**o Michael-Vincent Malanyaon - Cincinnati
G**o Daniel Hutchinson - Fairfield
G**o Paulus Reyes Santos - Hamilton
G**o Adam Greenspan - Navarre
G**o Kelly Miller - Dayton
G**o Robert Grossman - Chicago
G**o Jessie J.s. Santiago - Arizona
G**o Alex Catalan - Centerville
G**o Agusto "Goose" Catalan - West Chester
G**o Edmund Cortez - Kettering
G**o Austin Hensley - Monroe
G**o Chanel Thyson - Blue Ash
G**o Kathy Zen - Doylestown
G**o Phillip Fernandez - Illinois
G**o Jarhal Duncan - Texas

GM Bobby Taboada FQI's Cincinnati Balintawak Chapter Lineage

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