Grandmaster Crispulo “Ising” Atillo

     Grandmaster Crispulo “Ising” Atillo was born on June 10, 1938 in Mambaling, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. He’s married to wife, Beatrize Enriquez Atillo and they have four children - three boys (Rene, Nathaniel and Crispulo Jr.) and one girl (Marietta). Ising has 13 grandchildren, four granddaughters and nine grandsons.
In 1983 Professor Max Pallen went to Cebu to study more arnis under Vicente and Ising Atillo. He came and studied every year staying at Atillo’s home and eventually mastered the art. On January 26, 2001 Grandmaster Diony Canete and Professor Max Pallen sponsored Atillo to the U.S. to spread his art and conduct seminars in different States.

- Instructor of Military PC Region 7 from 1976 - 1993.
- Instructor of Pre-licensing Training Course for PC Security Guard from 1973 Ð 1993 with total of 19,000 students trained.
- Awarded and conducted to Hall of Fame as Most Distinguished Grandmaster at Norwalk, Connecticut on May 15, 1999.
- Hall of Fame Icon awarded at Baltimore, Maryland in June 2001.
- Appeared in Black Belt Magazine Dec. 1998.
- Organized first affiliate arnis group (New Arnis Confederation of Visayas and Mindanao) under NARAPHIL, headed by General Ver.
- 1998 - conducted seminar at WEKAF Tournament with attendees from 18 countries.
- 2000 - conducted seminar at WEKAF.
- In 2004 Mayor of Los Angeles, California awarded Atillo Certificate of Appreciation as Great Grandmaster

Grandmaster Crispulo “Ising” Atillo's Philippine Arnis Confederation Club with 2 students from Germany.
The one on Atillo's right (yellow tank top) is Dieter Roser, Atillo's German representative.

     Since his arrival Grandmaster Atillo has conducted seminars in San Leandro, Los Angeles, Maine, Philadelphia, Texas, and New York. He’s met and trained with notable martial artists and appreciates their arts and skills. Presently, Grandmaster Atillo is teaching out of Cherry Valley, CA and will continue to travel and conduct seminars and share his art with those who are interested. He can be contacted at (909) 363-6435.

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