Level & Rank Certification

Below is a description of the Level & Rank progressions of the
Salinas Traditional Arnis * Estrella System.
Levels and ranks are awarded by certified Sinkatan Arnis Instructors only.

Certification of:

Practitioners Level

Instructors Level
Blackbelts level
Master’s Level
Grandmaster Level

Practitioner’s Category

Level I – Level VIII

Instructor’s Categories

Level IV - Primary Instructor
Level V – Secondary Instructor
Level VI – Advanced Instructor I
Level VII – Advanced Instructor II
Level VIII – Probationary Instructor

Blackbelt & Fully Qualified Instructors Category

Primero Grado (1st degree)– Decimo Grado (10th degree)

Guro – Instructor 1st degree - 3rd degree
Punong Guro – Chief or Head Instructor - 4th degree - 5th degree
Maestro – Master Instructor 6th degree - 7th degree
Gran Maestro – Grandmaster – 8th degree - 9th degree
Ama Maestro – Grandmaster 10th degree

Ama Maestro Grandmaster (Successor) – 11th degree