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Grand Master Arthur Gonzalez leads the Gonzalez Martial Arts Academy in Stockton California in the  Decuerdas Original Eskrima System. His Instructors was the late Grandmaster and Professor Gilbert Tenio, along with the late Chief Master Instructor and Associate Professor John Eliab. Arthur Gonzalez trained directly under the late Grand Master Gilbert Tenio for 22 years until his passing. The system has relatively little exposure previously as it was always in the shadows.

Grand Master Gonzalez has taught the Border Patrol, Police, Security Guads and Correctional Officers and various military organizations. He has also taught the Mexican Military and established an Assistant Instructor to instruct in the following programs: a range of varied weapons programs including Knife to Knife Combat, Hand to Knife Combat, Hand to Hand Comat encompassing Dumog and Buno using our six key words: Striking, Choking, Locking, Throwing, Sweeping and Grabbing arts.

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He also teaches Sentry Removal, PR-24 and Baton training for basic arrest and prisoner control tactics along with Long Gun, Short Gun disarms, Gun Retention and other subjects. GM Tenio also stressed heavily the Hilot healing art as part of his martial art.