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De Campo 1-2-3 International
A devastating combat system of arnis in the Philippines founded in 1925 by Professor Jose Caballero.
Teaching De Campo 1-2-3 Original to a Child
This seven-minute video is actually a shortened version of more than 30 minutes of training with Hugo, showing how De Campo 1-2-3 Original is introduced to a young student.
Hugo is being taught by Maestro Paolo Pagaling and Richard, using essentially the same teaching process used with adult students. The difference is simply in keeping the instructions clear and easy enough for a child to understand and follow.
One of the first things Hugo learned was the De Campo configuration.
Before worrying about complicated combinations, the student first learns how to position the body, how to move the feet, where the body weight should be, and where the weapon should finish in relation to that weight.
In simple terms, where the body weight goes, the weapon follows.
If the weight settles toward one side, the weapon must also finish properly on that side. This relationship between body position, weight transfer, footwork, and weapon position is one of the things that gives De Campo its structure.
Hugo first practiced this through footwork and body positioning, learning how to step, slide forward and backward, change the lead leg, and coordinate his movement.
Once he understood the basic configuration, the three fundamental types of strikes were introduced and assigned simple numerical commands:
1 = Half Strike
The corresponding footwork is a slide, either forward or backward.
2 = Redonda, or what we call the Device
This also uses sliding footwork.
3 = Full Strike
The weapon transfers to the opposite side while the student changes the lead leg, either by stepping forward or stepping backward.
This is where the simplicity of the 1-2-3 method becomes very useful.
Once Hugo knows what each number represents, there is no need to give him a long explanation every time. A command such as 2-3, 3-2, 1-3, 1-2, or 1-2-3 already tells him what strikes to perform, what footwork goes with them, and how his body and weapon should finish.
The instructor can then begin feeding targets and gradually introduce attacks, allowing Hugo to apply the same movements as counters rather than simply performing them in the air.
Toward the end of the training, Hugo was also allowed to experience very light and controlled sparring with Richard using a padded stick, with no strikes to the head. Richard was, of course, giving him opportunities to work, but this allows a young student to begin understanding something very important: an opponent will not always stand still and cooperate.
This is one of the fastest ways to begin understanding De Campo.
Learn the configuration.
Learn the footwork.
Understand the three types of strikes.
Then understand 1-2-3.
From there, combinations that initially appear complicated become much easier to understand.
For those who would like to study the complete De Campo 1-2-3 Original curriculum, the entire system is available through the De Campo Master Class:
decampo123.org/master-class
Master Class members have access to the complete online curriculum and downloadable training materials, plus more than five live Zoom training sessions every week conducted by different instructors around the world.
The sessions cater to different time zones, giving students from different countries several opportunities each week to train live, ask questions, and receive instruction.
The goal is not simply to memorize techniques, but to understand the system well enough that eventually, even a simple command like 1-2-3 already tells the student exactly what to do.
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Happy Birthday to Magtutudlo Ludwig van Ditten, our De Campo 1-2-3 instructor in the Netherlands!
If you’re in Dordrecht or nearby, get in touch with Sir Ludwig directly and experience De Campo 1-2-3 Original through hands-on training.
Can’t train with him in person? You can still learn with us online through the De Campo 1-2-3 Original Master Class:
decampo123.org/masterclass
Use code JDC707 for the special discount. The code is still valid, but only until the end of August!
Happy Birthday, Sir Ludwig! Keep representing and sharing De Campo in the Netherlands. 👊
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This photograph was taken on the day Grandmaster Jose D. Caballero was laid to rest.
On August 24, 1987, Grandmaster Caballero passed away at the age of 80. Today, August 24, marks 39 years since his passing.
Looking at the faces gathered around his coffin, this photograph is more than a record of a family's loss. It captures a moment when the future of De Campo 1-2-3 Original was left in the hands of those who would continue to practice it, preserve it, and pass it on.
Grandmaster Caballero may have been laid to rest that day, but the art he created was not.
Nearly four decades later, De Campo continues to reach practitioners around the world. The De Campo 1-2-3 Original Master Class is part of that continuing effort to preserve the system and make its curriculum, methods, principles, and fighting concepts available to another generation of practitioners.
In remembrance of Grandmaster Jose D. Caballero, JDC707 will remain active for one more week, giving 47% OFF the De Campo 1-2-3 Original Master Class.
decampo123.org/masterclass
A great teacher eventually leaves this world.
What he teaches can continue for generations.
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🙏🏼🍀🙏🏼
Pugay
Rest in peace Manong Jose 🙏
The Huwarang Mandirigma FMA Summit 2027 will be held in Marinduque, Philippines, from February 1–7, 2027.
The summit will feature six full training days covering four Filipino Martial Arts traditions: De Campo 1-2-3 Original, Baraw Sugbo, Ilustrisimo, and Lameco.
Participants will rotate through all four systems each day for a true FMA immersion experience.
Slots will be very limited.
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Sounds like a great opportunity!
Passing Filipino Martial Arts to the next generation. 🇵🇭
A little De Campo 1-2-3 Original training—working on movement, timing, coordination, and the fundamentals that everything else is built upon.
The art continues, one lesson at a time.
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Enjoy lang
awesome,Sir!!
De Campo 1-2-3 Original training in Marinduque. 🇵🇭
Every Saturday morning, we train at Laylay Port in Boac, Marinduque, working on the fundamentals of De Campo 1-2-3 Original.
My nephew Hugo is currently learning the basic footwork and striking and has progressed to Full Strike and Redonda.
These Saturday sessions are open to anyone interested in learning Filipino Martial Arts. Whether you're completely new or already have experience, you're welcome to come and train with us.
📍 Laylay Port, Boac, Marinduque
🗓️ Every Saturday
⏰ Around 8:00 AM
And if you want to learn this beautiful but highly functional Filipino Martial Art wherever you are in the world, check out the De Campo 1-2-3 Original Master Class:
decampo123.org/masterclass
Discount code JDC707 is still active.
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From the Philippines to Germany. 🇵🇭🇩🇪
Magtutudlo Lukas Leix has been part of De Campo 1-2-3 Original for many years, earning his Magtutudlo rank in 2021 after completing the Elementary, High School, and College curriculum.
His training did not stop with becoming an instructor. Sir Lukas has continued training consistently week after week, while also helping guide other practitioners through our regular De Campo group sessions.
Today, he continues to represent and share De Campo 1-2-3 Original in Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
If you’re in Rastatt or anywhere nearby in southwestern Germany and interested in learning De Campo 1-2-3 Original, check out Sir Lukas Leix and train with him directly in person.
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🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭god bless you sir 🙏
Why do you keep tapping your leg?
Same, i also practice de ocampo 1-2-3.salute to the founder Jose Diaz Caballero of de ocampo 1-2-3