JOHN VILLASIN

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THE NEXT GENERATION John Villasin was born on the Feast of St. John the Baptist on June 24, 1964. He started practicing Balintawak Eskrima under the watchful eye of his Daddy while still in grade school. Because nobody could stand up to him in a fight, John became the school bully of Tejero Elementary School just a walking distance from their house. In high school he lead a gang called the L4G that figured in running battles with rival gangs from other schools. Aside from Eskrima, he also trained in Judo and boxing. He finally outgrew his bullying when he studied Criminology at the University of the Visayas. John emulated the corridas bull-charging fighting style of his father who inspite of his height and stocky built was very strong fast and agile. The Villasin style is unique from the other Balintawak derivatives with it's "busy" alive hand or checking hand, parrying, shoving and punching. Today he teaches the same curriculum that his late father systematized. The lessons start with the fundamental block and strike routine for beginners with a lot of emphasis on correct angles and footwork. Later as the novice progresses, he is given a set of drills that are arranged into five groupings. Watching John do the Hubad-Lubod drill from one student to another, you can distinguish the beginner from the advance with the level of intensity and speed of the strikes. Like Drigo Maranga, Ondo Caburnay and Mawe Caballero that inherited and actively propagated their father's systems, John Villasin is one of the few dedicated Eskrimadors that is carrying on the legacy to the next generation of Cebuano Eskrima enthusiasts.
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