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Arnis Association International Inc |
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About Us |
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Senior Master RODILLO “Rodel” B. DAGOOC Lakan Walo (8th Degree Black Belt – Modern Arnis)
· International Chief Instructor – Instructor – Arnis Association International, Inc. (AAII)
· 1997 World Head of Family Sokeship Council International Hall of Fame Awardee as Master Instructor of the year
· 18th Annual Parangal ng Bayan Awardee for Sports for the year 2003
· Founding Member of Philippine Council of Kali Escrima Arnis Masters
Address : 108 – Balayong, Bauan, Batangas, Philippines 4201 Contact Nos. : Tel. No. (043) 727-8502 / CP No. 09195072916 E-mail Address: rodeldagooc@yahoo.com
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Master Rodel was introduced into Arnis at the young age of 14. Both his parents and his brothers would summon him every afternoon to teach him a technique or two. By sundown his arms would be tainted with bruises, making him hate the sticks at first. Training then was quite informal and the system was not known. They merely called it “baston”, referring to the sticks being used. Such was the scenario for Master Rodel every afternoon. Naturally, as a boy, he did not appreciate it at all. That’s why he enrolled in a gym in his hometown Ilo–ilo to study Shotokan Karate, where he earned a greenbelt rank in 1968.
When he moved in Manila in 1970, he continued to practice Karate at the National Amateur Karate Organization (NAKO) and there he earned his blackbelt ahead of Arnis (at present he holds the rank of 5th Degree Blackbelt in Shotokan). NAKO happens to share the same office with the Modern Arnis Federation of the Philippines (MAFP). There an eternal friendship between a genuine Arnis Grandmaster and a loyal disciple was born. Master Rodel came to know the late Grand Master Remy Amador Presas and was convinced by the latter to focus on Arnis instead. They happened to come from two different provinces that speak one common dialect; “Ilonggo, magkababayan, ika nga”. Master Rodel was even encouraged to stay at the gym and serve as a utility boy in exchange for studying Arnis, which he did! After two years of practice he earned his blackbelt (Lakan) in Arnis in 1972 and went on to become one of the Grandmaster’s top students and was even designated to assist in the teaching of Modern Arnis.
When Grandmaster Remy Presas left for US in 1985, Master Rodel was among those given the authority to propagate Modern Arnis, but he was the only one who did! Most of his contemporaries had already declared autonomy. “What I do to my teacher could be done by my students as well, so I prefer to stick it out with Ninong Remy. After all, loyalty begets loyalty”, he would explain to his students from time to time. In 1978 when he first left to exhibit Arnis in Osaka, Japan, he had no idea he would be starting a career as an International Modern Arnis Instructor. He started traveling country to country from then on.
When Grand Master Remy returned to Manila in 1994 the rank of Master or Lakan Anim (6th Degree Blackbelt) was conferred unto Master Rodel and was witnessed by the late Grandmaster Edgar Sulite. Grandmaster Sulite once kidded him “if you go teach Arnis abroad, why propagate Modern Arnis? You’re not making yourself famous with that? You’re only helping the already established Grandmaster Remy Presas even more.” luckily his patience, perseverance and faith in God all paid off and various invitations and citations poured out into his mail box, especially when he earned the moniker “small hand grenade” in Australia.
In 1997 he was named Master Instructor of the Year by the world head of Family Spokeship Council International Hall of Fame in Florida, USA. To date he has visited countries such as Australia, Israel, Italy, Brunei, Spain, South America Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Germany, and the various states of the USA. In 1999 the late Grandmaster Remy Presas promoted him to Lakan Walo (8th Degree Blackbelt ), perhaps the most given to any of his loyal students. It was witnessed by a huge crowd of Martial Arts aficionados in a big gathering in Rizal Park, Manila. In the year 2003 he was awarded in the 18th Parangal ng Bayan Awards for his contributions in Sports in Makati, Philippines.
Aside from being the Chairman of the Board of Arnis Association International Inc., he is also one of the Senior Master Guro of Modern Arnis Remy P. Presas International Organization (MARPPIO), an international Arnis organization created to continue the work and spirit of the late Grandmaster Remy Presas. |
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MARTIAL ARTS EXPERIENCES
1972-1985 : Arnis Instructor Modern Arnis Federation of the Philippines Manila
: Karate Instructor National Amateur Karate Organization In Association with Shotokan Philippines Manila
: Arnis CoachModern Arnis federation of the Philippines (MAFP) National Amateur Karate Organization (NAKO) Ilo-Ilo Chapter
1973 : Arnis Coach 1974 Philippine Air Force Rifle Batallion
1976 : Arnis / Karate Instructor in Private Sector Composite Military Police Brigade (MP) Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City
1976 : Arnis Instructor (DECS) · Ifugao Agricultural And Technical Institute Mountain Province
· Angeles Technical School Angeles City
· Castillejos High School Zambales
· Central Luzon State University Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
1977 : Arnis / Karate Instructor in Private Sector Philippine Coast Guard Parola, Manila
1978 : Offical Delegate of the Philippines Osaka International Trade Fair Osaka, Japan
1981 : Arnis Coach Philippine Navy Military Police Sangley Point, Cavite City
1981 : Arnis Coach Philippine Marine provost marshal Fort Bonifacio, Makati City
1981 : Arnis / Karate Instructor King Cobra Fighting Society Darwin, N.T., Australia
1981 : Arnis Instructor Nolonbhoy Police Force Nolonbhoy Gove, Australia
1981 : Arnis instructor Kormelda College Darwin Australia 1981 : Arnis P.E. Instructor Darwin High School Darwin, Australia
1981-1995 : Arnis Intructor Martial Arts Training Center of the Philippines Manila
1982 : Arnis instructor Rusty Santos and Roland Dantes fitness Center Manila
1982-1990 : Karate Instructor World Korean Karate Jut-su Federation Manila Chapter
1983-1985 : Arnis Instructor Young Women Christian association (YWMCA) Manila
1985 : Arnis Instructor Western Police District Station Mobile Patrol Western Police District (WPD) Manila
1986 : Arnis Instructor Far Eastern University Security Department Manila
1987 : Instructor / Arnis Seminar Brisbane University Australia
1987 : Instructor / Arnis Seminar Townsville, Australia
1990 : Arnis Instructor / Arnis Seminar Department of Education Culture and Sports (DECS) Teacher’s Camp, Baguio City Echo Tech, Cebu City General Santos High School, General Santos City Pagadian High School, Pagadian City
1991 : Instructor / Arnis Seminar Brunei Darussalam
1991 : International Judge / Referee South East Asian Games (SEA Games) Manila
1992 : Instructor / Arnis Seminar International Goju Karatedo Melbourne, Australia
1994 : Instructor / Arnis Seminar Okinawati Satellite Mexico City
1994 : Instructor / Arnis Seminar Madrid Police Force Madrid, Spain
1994 : Instructor / Arnis Seminar Tasmania, Australia
1994- present: Arnis Chief Instructor Arnis Association International, Inc. Manila
1995 : Instructor / Arnis Seminar Jerusalem, Israel
1997 : Sokeship Hall of Fame Awardee As Master Instructor of the Year 1997 Universal Studios Florida, U.S.A.
1997 : Instructor / Arnis Seminar Sunshine Coast Brisbane, Australia
1998 : Arnis Instructor Department of Health (DOH) Manila
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