Siete Pares Escrima

The fighting arts of Siete Pares Escrima can be traced to a certain town in Iloilo Philippines, as practiced by seven brothers, each one fights with a different style from each other. They were the defending champions in their town for so many years, unbeatable and undefeated. Until one day a young man named Sozimo Labor or Sossing as known by his townmate of Janiway came into the picture. A prodigy of Carlos Jaranella, an adventurer and fighter who earned his skills from Cebu who travelled back to Iloilo as guerilla, a soldier of World War II and also a tournment of death fighter.

When  the town fiesta was a few weeks away and the Americans, Filipino soldiers and guerillas were fighting with the Japanese Imperial Army in the surrounding cities, towns and islands, Sossing Labor was also honing his skill on the upcoming tournament.

The big day arrived and the tournament was bloody. Sosing Labor fought and defeated the seven brothers, thus becoming the youngest tournament of death champion in their town.

The war was over, the oldest of the seven brothers died and Sosing Labor was asked to take the leadership of the 7 Pares Escrima system. Sosing Labor then incorporated his sytle of fighting, the De Campo, Disalon and Orabis system.

Starting in the middle part of 1977, Grandmaster Labor and Grandmaster Bert Labitan forumulated what needed to be included in the Siete Pares Escrima Labor Labitan system.

In September 1979, Siete Pares Escrima Labor Labitan system was forged by Maestro Sosing Labor and Grandmaster Bert Labitan to include the Labitan system.  In November 1994, the Siete Pares Escrima Labor Labitan system was born and stewardship and leadership of Siete Pares Escrima Labor Labitan system was turned over to Grandmaster Bert Labitan and continued the legacy of Siete Pares Escrima under Grandmaster Bert Labitan.

Seven Pares Escrima is composed of the following styles: 40 Sinawali, Di Campo, Tinulisan, Figura 8, Orabis, Disalon, Binukidnon, Kapakapa or Pupog, Pabilog, Combate Heneral, Cruzada, At Iba Pa.