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Guro Terry Joven

...was born in Santa Maria, California.
Raised in Oceano/Pismo Beach and Stockton, California. Guro Terry is a third generation son of Philippine Visayan and Tagalog immigrants.

Philippine Martial Arts Experience:

1992 Trained directly under Grand Master Vincent Cabales in the Cabales Serrada Style.

1994 Started training in the Original Giron System under various instructors and graduates, but owes his competence and expertise to Grand Master Leo Giron, Master Dexter Labonog, Maestro June Gotico and the rest of the 1st Generation Graduates that "Train For Truth" and emphasize the theory of the big #1 "Pressure Makes Diamonds"

1996 Trained directly under Master Arthur Gonzales in the Tenio Decurdas Style.


Footage of Guro Terry Joven, instructor at the Bahala Na Multi-Style Club in Stockton, CA.
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A lifelong Martial Artist, with extensive knowledge of various styles of Martial Arts including, Karate, Kick-Boxing, Jeet Kune Do and of course Filipino Martial Arts. Guro Joven continues the strong tradition of Bahala Na Multi-Style Instructors, who preserve and pass down the traditional Escrima / Arnis styles for Grandmaster Leo Giron and Maestro Dentoy Revillar.


Other notable instructors that have influenced training:
Guro Dentoy Revallar
Guro Carlito Bonjoc
Guro Bobby Atuna
Guro Danny Inosanto
Guro Burton Richardson
Guro Larry Hartsell

Guro Terry is a certified and authorized instructor of Bahala Na Multi-Style Escrima under Maestro June Gotico. Teaching the Original Giron Style curriculum off of the 1978 worksheet, the Revallar-SLD System and Combat "Come What May" core system. Guro Terry is based in Stockton, California

Rank Certificates and Awards:
Guro Instructor: Bahala Na Multi-Style
Guro Instructor: Bahala Na Arnis Escrima
Graduate: Bahala Na Arnis Escrima
Guro Instructor: Tenio Decuerdas Eskrima
Shodan: Renbukai Karate
Shodan: Goshin Jit-Su Kai
2nd Phase Instructor Candidate JKD Concept
Certified Cardio-Kickboxing Instructor AAPMA

Guro Terry has trained and participated successfully in many types of martial arts systems and tournaments. Both empty hands as well as weapon styles. He knows that applying your technique in a non-cooperative environment will only increase your effectiveness. Having had his training put to test while working as a bouncer for a local establishment. He has confirmed the effectiveness of the weapons based training methods of the Bahala Na Multi-Style Eskrima in real life threatening situations against multiple combatants.

"It is better to sweat in peace, so you don't bleed in war"
Leovigildo "Leo" Miguel Giron

"Are you ready? Are you sure you're ready....I guess you werent' ready"
June Gotico

For more information, please contact:
Guro Terry Joven at (209) 981-8084
Email: stkn_martialarts@hotmail.com or terry@stocktonautoglass.com
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