Sikaran Master Crisanto Cuevas, 10X Martial Arts Hall of Famer in the Philippines ,United States of America, Canada and India

Martial Arts Hall of Famer Master Crisanto Cuevas is a native of Tanay,Rizal in the Philippines,now based in USA promoting the genuine Pinoy sport along with Global Sikaran Federation( GSF) Grandmaster Hari Osias Catolos Banaag.

According to Master Cuevas, Sikaran is a martial arts sports which mostly involves fighting with ones feet than with hands. This style originated in the Philippines and is known to be practiced as early as the 16th century. There are several variations of Sikaran based on what part of the country the sport is practiced in, and some of them involves fighting exclusively with someones legs. Sikaran is practiced all over the Philippines specially in the Rizal Province.

Master Cuevas is an 8th Degree Blackbelt, Spokesperson,Secretary General and Member of The Board of Trustees of the Global Sikaran federation where in the GSF was accredited by the Province of Rizal.

Master Cuevas,son of proud parents Mr. and Mrs. Aris Cuevas, got married to Maria Theresa and blessed with 3 children,is a licensed and Professional Martial Arts Instructor. He received 10 prestigious Martial Arts Hall of Fame awards in 4 countries such as United States of America, Canada, and India and from his hometown in the Phlippines.

Presently, he is the owner of Tanay Sikaran Martial Arts School with Business License, DTI Permit and IPO permit and located in Damaso Reyes St. Brgy. San Isidro Tanay,Rizal.

In 1991, Master Cuevas Started teaching Martial Arts his Advocacy is to share his talents and knowledge in Martial Arts to all young people of Tanay and learn how to defend themselves in any criminal activity, to have discipline, respect and focus in Martial Arts so that the youth might not be engaged or involved in any illegal activities and other vices. One of the visions of Master Cuevas is to include Sikaran Martial Arts in the sports program of the Local Government in the Philippines like Palarong Pambayan to Palarong Pambansa. So as to promote the sports and tourism/investment of the Municipality of Tanay.

Master Crisanto Cuevas' love and Patriotism did not stop when he migrated to the USA. He is a truly Tanayan heart and continues to promote Tanay through Sports.He invested in a business in Tanay, the Tanay Sikaran Martial Arts School not only for profit, but for the benefit of the young people of Tanay to make a trustworthy, law abiding citizen and God-fearing individual.

He believes that becoming a student of martial arts helps with many issues such as bullying, bringing confidence to oneself, and encourages children to be great members of the community as they are spending time meaningful. Although some parents are having their reservation with including their child in combative sports ,Master Cuevas thinks that the Martial Arts actually help bring self discipline and self-confidence.

According to him ,some key factors in building fundamentals of Sikaran are to keep the mind and body continuously moving so that the students can learn and apply the lessons in their everyday lives. They also focus more on self-defense and realism and the use of real life situations and how through the art of Sikaran anyone can protect themselves.DAS