A message from #TeamLADP's Guro Dexter Tidalgo, 🥉Bronze - Double-Stick Continuous Sparring at this year's #WEKAF World Championships! " In April 2012, I was looking for a Filipino martial arts school to join that was near me. Los Angeles Doce Pares (LADP) was the number one result on Google search. I called Grandmaster Erwin Mosqueda, and I started the following weekend. Since then I have not looked back. I joined LADP to study my culture’s form of martial arts. Through my training, I gained knowledge, confidence, strength, endurancewhile effectively losing weight the healthy way. I have earned national titles, and most recently, my first world title as a bronze medalist. I still have a long way to go, but I know I'll get there. To be honest, I had no idea that Doce Pares was such a highly-respected, worldwideorganization. Being a part of this team/family makes me proud to be a black belt. I truly want to thank GM Erwin Mosqueda for all the guidance and faith that he has given me. To SGM Diony Cañete, the other GMs, Masters and peers I have trained with, thank you for sharing your knowledge and friendship. To my family and friends, thanks for being there with me for all my special moments. And last but certainly not least, to my beautiful and supportive wife, Cecil, you have had my back since the beginning. You truly are my #1 cheerleader, and I love you for that. Thank you! To end in my usual way... "Where are we eating?" " #Mabuhay Team LADP Congratulations, #TeamUSA🇺🇸 Get to know authentic traditional #Filipino #MartialArts. Get to know #DocePares #Eskrima / #Kali / #Arnis
