World/International Champion – 8x
European Champion – 5x
British Champion – 36x
Known to many as Alex, he is one of the leading figures in Sport Stickfighting both in the UK and worldwide. He is an 8 time World Champion, International Champion, and multiple British title holder.
Born in Cebu, Philippines, Alex holds a 6th Degree Black Belt in Doce Pares Eskrima. He runs the only club in the UK dedicated to both Eskrima and Yaw Yan, training directly under Supreme Grandmaster Dionisio Cañete of Doce Pares International.
Alex’s martial arts background spans Tang Soo Do, Traditional Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Muay Thai, JKD, Boxing, Yaw Yan ArDigma, and Doce Pares Eskrima. Since opening his first class in Chatham, Kent in March 2007, he has trained British, European, and World Champions, organised UK tournaments, and delivered seminars across Europe and the Philippines.
He is a certified Instructor/Trainer of Eskrima Kali Arnis, having completed the Philippine Government’s TESDA Instructor Programme, and continues to teach under the supervision and blessing of Supreme Grandmaster Dionisio “Diony” A. Cañete ODL. On 27 January 2014, he was promoted to 6th Degree Black Belt at the Doce Pares International Headquarters in Cebu by Supreme Grandmaster Dionisio Cañete and the Doce Pares Grandmasters.
Beyond competition, Alex has worked in film as an actor and stunt performer, with credits including Hobbs and Shaw, Artemis Fowl, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and The Anomaly. He also teaches fight choreography, works with actors and stunt professionals, and delivers tactical Eskrima training to military and security forces across Europe.
Master Alex’s showreel
2017 WEKAF European Championships (Apr)
Luton, UK
Single Padded Stick – Gold
Team Padded Stick – Gold
2016 GSBA European Championships (Jul)
Krakow, Poland
Gold
Silver
Bronze
2016 Poland Tournament (Oct)
2x Gold
2015 GSBA European Championship (July)
Sayaw (Forms) – Silver
Single Stick – Silver
Double Stick – Silver
Padded Single Stick – Bronze
Team Sparring – Bronze
2015 GSBA British Championships (Mar)
Single Stick – Silver
Padded Single Stick – Silver
2014 GSBA British Championships (Nov)
Single Stick – Gold
Padded Stick – Gold
Fighter of the Day
2014 GSBA World Championships (Jul)
Traditional Forms – Silver
Team Forms – Silver
Single Stick – Gold
Double Stick – Silver
Team Sparring – Silver
Padding Stick Open Weapon – Gold
2014 BCKEAI Southern Area Padded Stick British Championships (May)
Single Stick – Gold
2014 GSBA British Championships (Mar)
Single Stick – Silver
Padding Stick – Silver
2013 GSBA British Championships (Mar)
Single Stick – Gold
Open Weapon – Gold
2013 BCKEAI British Open Eskrima Championships (Feb)
Single Stick – Gold
Open Weapon – Gold
2011 British Arnis Alliance Championship (May)
Single stick – Bronze
2011 WEKAF at the Martial Art Show Championship (May)
Double stick – Gold
2011 WEKAF British Championship (April)
Double stick – Gold
2010 British Low Armour (November)
Single stick – Silver
2010 WEKAF British Championship (November)
Single stick – Gold
Double stick – Silver
2010 British Arnis Alliance: GM Roland Dantes Cup (May)
Single stick – Gold
2009 British Low Armour Championship (November)
Single stick – Silver
2009 Doce Pares British Championship (March)
Single stick – Gold
Double stick – Gold
Sayaw (Forms) – Gold
Best Male Fighter of the Day
2008 2nd Doce Pares World Championship (July)
Single stick – Gold
Sayaw (Forms) – Silver
2008 British Low Armour Championship (April)
Single stick – Gold
2008 WEKAF British Open Championship (March)
Single stick – Gold
2007 WEKAF British Championship (November)
Single stick – Silver
2007 AKEA Open International Championship (July)
Single stick – Gold
2007 WEKAF European Championship (July)
Single stick – Gold
Double Stick – Gold
2007 WEKAF British Open Championship (March)
Double stick – Gold
Sayaw (Forms) – Gold
2006 British Open Championship Knife Fighting (November)
Single Knife – Gold
2006 British Low Armour Championship (November)
Single stick – Gold
2006 WEKAF British Championship (November)
Single stick – Gold
Double stick – Gold
Sayaw (Forms) – Gold
Best Male Fighter of the Day
2006 WEKAF World Championship (July)
Single stick – Gold
Double stick – Gold
Sayaw (Forms) – Bronze
2005 British Low Armour (November)
Single stick – Gold
2005 WEKAF British Championship (November)
Single stick – Gold
Sayaw (Forms) – Gold
Best Male Fighter of the Day
2005 Doce Pares World Championship (August)
Single stick – Gold
Single stick – Silver (Champion of Champions open weight)
2005 WEKAF Open Championship (March)
Single stick – Gold
Sayaw (Forms) – Gold
2004 British Low Armour Championship (November)
Single stick – Gold
2004 WEKAF British Championship (November)
Single Stick – Gold
Sayaw (Forms) – Silver
2004 WEKAF World Championship (July)
Double stick – Gold
Sayaw (Forms) – Bronze
2004 WEKAF Open Championship (March)
Single stick – Gold
Double stick – Gold
2002 WEKAF British Championship (November)
Double stick – Silver
Sayaw (Forms) – Gold
2002 WEKAF Open Championship (March)
Double stick – Bronze
2001 BEF Open Championship (September)
Single stick – Silver
2000 BEF (British Eskrima Federation) Open Championship
Team Sparring – Gold
Non-Stick Fighting Accomplishments
1994 British Tang Soo Do British National Championship
Sparring – Gold
1993 British Tang Soo Do British National Championship
Sparring – Gold
Kata – Silver