Decuerdas Escrima BlackBelt Course by Richard Van Donk Nariharu Kuramoto The Japanese universities and later Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira The Japanese universities and later the big karate associations placed tremendous importance in sporting victory and so training methods The "Japanese Kobudo Demonstration Tournament" held at the prestigious Nippon Budokan showcased a rich cultural heritage deeply rooted in Japan's history and traditions The world is full of knives and sticks and they come into the fight all to often The late Grandmaster Gilbert Tenio openly taught a mixture of 19 Eskrima systems while keeping the core of the DeCuerdas teachings secret