GURO JOHN SORIANO, BALINTAWAK SEATTLE
GM Taboada with Guro John
John Soriano established and serves as the chief instructor for the Balintawak Seattle organization. He is a Full Qualified Instructor (Level 7) in the Taboada Balintawak Arnis/Eskrima Cuentada System, having been personally trained and certified by system founder Grandmaster Bobby Taboada.
Guro John is the Pacific Northwest Liaison to the International Taboada Balintawak Cuentada Organization, in 2010 was appointed as an Ambassador for the World Eskrima Balintawak Arnis Federation. He states, "My focus is to continue to learn this art at a deep level of understanding, continue to refine my skills as a practitioner and instructor. The Taboada System has a lot to offer, whether the student wants to use this as their primary martial art or as an enhancement to another art, it's not just training with the stick but developing transferable skills and attributes."
Email: balintawakseattle@gmail.com
Guro John is the Pacific Northwest Liaison to the International Taboada Balintawak Cuentada Organization, in 2010 was appointed as an Ambassador for the World Eskrima Balintawak Arnis Federation. He states, "My focus is to continue to learn this art at a deep level of understanding, continue to refine my skills as a practitioner and instructor. The Taboada System has a lot to offer, whether the student wants to use this as their primary martial art or as an enhancement to another art, it's not just training with the stick but developing transferable skills and attributes."
Email: balintawakseattle@gmail.com