5th Annual Honoring the Legends of FMA Tournament

5th Annual Honoring the Legends of FMA Tournament - San Diego, CA Premiere Filipino Martial Arts Tournament in Southern California. In the San Diego Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) community, there’s nothing more important than fostering the teachings of our heritage, our traditions and diverse arts. The following groups have come together to promote FMA and to honor the “Legends” that have paved the way for our systems to thrive. Triple 7 Eskrima - Texas L.L.C under Master Erik Buenaflor; Intrepid Arnis-Eskrima under Master Romeo De Los Reyes; Pulahan-Derobio Eskrima under Senior Master Chaz Siangco, Inayan Martial Arts Association under Guro Norm Malonzo, and 12Pares Eskrima Orihinal under Grandmaster Steve Del Castillo will be hosting the 5th Annual “Honoring the Legends of FMA” Tournament, now a 1-Day event, to be held on Sunday October 11 , 2026 at the Otay Recreation Center in the City of Chula Vista, CA. These hosts are honoring their Legends of FMA! Great Grandmaster Braulio Pedoy and Batikan Eduardo Pedoy of Derobio Eskrima. Grandmaster Narrie Babao of Babao Arnis. Supreme Grandmaster Laberto B. Labitan of Siete Pares Eskrima, Mangisursuro Mike Inay of Inayan Martial Arts Association and Sigung Richard Bustillo of the International Martial arts & Boxing Academy. READ FIRST...IMPORTANT NOTICE! When registering, please choose your MAIN event as a primary ticket. Single Stick events are listed as a primary event; however, any event can be used as your main event if you plan not to do Single Stick. Once you have registered a MAIN Event to compete in, any additional events, at the cost of ONLY $10, should be registered as "Division as an Additional Event". *To ensure competitive adult events, a minimum of 4 competitors is required. Events not meeting this threshold will be combined with the next highest weight class. For fairness, byes within events will be given to the EARLIEST registered competitors. Pre-Registration Active from 07/25/2026 to 09/23/2026 Cost: $55 General Admission Registration Active Month of Event 09/24/2026 to 10/11/2026 Cost: $60 Division as an Additional Event Cost: $10 Spectator Fee - Ages 6 and Up Cost: $10 *Additional taxes and fees apply. Tournament Schedule: *Tentative Schedule, subject to change dependent on registrations. Tournament Divisions: SAYAW / KATA / FORMS Divisions HOSTED By Grandmaster Steve Del Castillo and Founder of Bunal Brand FMA Equipment. GROUP 1 KIDS - 10 and UNDER GROUP 2 YOUTH - 11 to 14 GROUP 3 TEENS - 15 to 17 GROUP 4 YOUNG ADULTS- 18 to 24 GROUP 5 ADULTS - 25 to 34 GROUP 6 VETERANS - 35+ YOUTH Divisions Youth CO-ED - Single Stick - 5 to 7 yrs old Youth CO-ED - Single Stick - 8 to 10 yrs old Youth Girls - Single Stick - 11 to 13 yrs old Youth Boys - Single Stick - 11 to 13 yrs old Youth Girls - Single Stick - 14 to 17 yrs old Youth Girls - Double Stick - 14 to 17 yrs old Youth Boys - Single Stick - 14 to 17 yrs old Youth Boys - Double Stick - 14 to 17 yrs old NEW Veteran Divisions - Ages 35 and up: VETERAN WOMEN'S Divisions Veteran Women's - Single Stick - Flyweight < 125lbs Veteran Women's - Single Stick – Featherweight – 126 -150lbs Veteran Women's - Single Stick - Bantamweight > 150lbs Veteran Women's - Double Stick - Flyweight < 125lbs Veteran Women's - Double Stick - Featherweight – 126 -150lbs Veteran Women's - Double Stick - Bantamweight > 150lbs Veteran Women's - Knife - Flyweight < 125lbs Veteran Women's - Knife - Featherweight 126 -150lbs Veteran Women's - Knife - Bantamweight > 150lbs VETERAN MEN'S Divisions Veteran Men's - Single Stick - Lightweight < 150lbs Veteran Men's - Single Stick - Middleweight - 151-175lbs Veteran Men's - Single Stick - Light Heavyweight - 176-209lbs Veteran Men's - Single Stick - Heavyweight > 210lbs Veteran Men's - Double Stick - Lightweight < 150lbs Veteran Men's - Double Stick - Middleweight - 151-175lbs Veteran Men's - Double Stick - Light Heavyweight - 176-209lbs Veteran Men's - Double Stick - Heavyweight > 210lbs Veteran Men's - Knife - Lightweight < 150lbs Veteran Men's - Knife - Middleweight - 151-175lbs Veteran Men's - Knife - Light Heavyweight 176-209 Veteran Men's - Knife - Heavyweight > 210lbs WOMEN'S Divisions Women’s – Single Stick – Flyweight < 125lbs Women's - Single Stick - Featherweight - 126-150lbs Women's - Single Stick - Bantamweight - >150lbs Women's - Double Stick - Flyweight < 125lbs Women's - Double Stick - Featherweight 126 - 150lbs Women's - Double Stick - Bantamweight > 150lbs Women's - Knife - Flyweight < 125lbs Women's - Knife - Featherweight 126 - 150lbs Women's - Knife - Bantamweight > 150lbs MEN'S Divisions Men’s – Single Stick – Lightweight < 150lbs Men’s – Single Stick – Middleweight – 151 – 175lbs Men’s – Single Stick – Light Heavy – 176 – 209lbs Men’s – Single Stick – Heavyweight > 210lbs Men’s – Double Stick – Lightweight < 150lbs Men’s – Double Stick – Middleweight – 151 – 175lbs Men’s – Double Stick – Light Heavy – 176 – 209lbs Men’s – Double Stick – Heavyweight > 210lbs Men’s – Knife – Lightweight < 150lbs Men’s – Knife – Middleweight – 151 – 175lbs Men’s – Knife – Light Heavy – 176 – 209lbs Men’s – Knife – Heavyweight > 210lbs Stick / Double Stick Fighting RulesI The Ring: measures approximately 20’x20’. II The Ring Officials: (1) Referee and (3) Judges, (1) Timer and (1) Score Keeper. III To Win: A. Points B. Disqualification C. Surrender D. Referee Stoppage IV Weapons Allowed: A. Padded Single or Double Sticks 28” long. V Time Limit: A. Three (3) continuous minutes per match. [Two (2) continuous minutes for Youth matches]. When the time has ended, the timekeeper will yell “TIME”! The timekeeper well also throw a taped rolled up towel into the ring so the fighters and center Ref can see the match is over. B. If the “Clock” needs to be stopped during the match for a safety concern or a judging issue, the center Referee will be the one to stop the match by yelling “Time Out”! The Referee will make sure that the timer visually acknowledges the “Time Out” command. C. To continue the match, the referee will then yell “Continue” or Blow a whistle. The timekeeper will then start the clock. D. A referee’s command to “Break” or Blowing of the whistle to have the fighters to stop fighting. This is so points can be collected from the Ring Judges. The time does not stop while collecting point UNLESS there is a Point issue. E. A Ring Judge can ONLY stop to fight in the event they see a safety issue VI Scoring of the Points: A. The fighters will be separated, when the referee has seen a total of (3) strikes from the fighters. (3 Strikes TOTAL, NOT 3 Strikes from each Fighter) The referee will ask the judges to score the Hits. The referee will ALWAYS call the points in this order to the Ring Judges, no matter where the fighter was struck: Hit to the Legs Hit to the Body Hit to the Arms (includes the weapon hand) Hit to the Head B. If the 1st or 2nd strike is to the fighter’s head the referee will separate the fighters so the judges can score the strikes. C. To verify a point, the judges will raise either a blue or red stick. D. None of the judges will be able to initiate the point called. E. For one point the scorekeeper will write “1”. For two points the scorekeeper will write “2”. Head – 2 Points Weapon Hand, Torso, Legs and Arms – 1 Point F. If the fighter had scored multiple hits to the same target (except the head) before the whistle is blown, the Judges should count each of those hits as points. Example: When the Center Ref calls, hit to the ARM and the Judges saw 2 Hits to RED’s Arm, the Judges will Raise their BLUE Stick and TWO fingers indicating 2 points for the ARM. Two out of the Three Judges must agree for the 2 points to stand. If only One of the Judges calls 2 points to the Arm and the Second Judge calls 1 point to the Arm, the Fighter will just get 1 point. If at the end of the three minutes and the score is tie, the fighters will fight for an additional (30) seconds.