Well, as far as fighting skill, Cacoy's top guys in the U.S. it would be:
Junior Cataverio (San Jose, CA) (lived in Cebu and trained for years at DP)
Ted Cetello (San Jose) (45+ pro boxing fights & powerlifter & Muay Thai coach)
Ron Lew (San Jose) (great technician and teacher, not a head banger though)
Anthony Klemens (L.A.) (Australian Muay Thai, good fight record too. And the guy's like 6'5", yikes!)
Chris Petrilli (Arizona somewhere) (former special forces and roomate w/ Burt Richardson. He's one of the only people that garner the difference between Eskrido and Eskrilat. (shhhh, don't tell the children.))
I don't know much about the ranking stuff. I worry about what it feels like then they hit up upside the head. Whack!!! (Cacoy gives out ranks these days, but he is also in his mid-80s--perhaps at the end of his life--and would like the art to survive him. I do not fault the man for it.) And these guys are awesome.
Terry
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