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Stafffighters Gathering 2025

All-Styles Open Tournament for Impact Weapon Martial Arts

With the support and sponsorship of Stafffighters Martial Arts and the Carcavelos and Parede Parish Union

19€ until June 30 / 25€ until July 12

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Hourly Schedule

Saturday - Technical Development and Progression

10h - 11h
Registration
Participant registration and welcome
11h - 13h
Training
Training for Stafffighters athletes
Speakers:
Ricardo Moura
13h - 14h
Lunch
Lunch break
14h - 17h
Training
Training for Stafffighters athletes
Speakers:
Ricardo Moura
16h - 17h
Introduction
Introductory workshop on the practice of Jogo do Pau
Speakers:
António Garcia
17h - 18:30h
Free training
Speakers:
António Garcia, Ricardo Moura

Sunday - Open Tournament

9h - 10h
Warmup
10h - 13h
Tournament
13h - 14h
Closing
Closing ceremony and awards ceremony
Ricardo Moura
Ricardo Moura
President of the Jogo do Pau Association of Cascais
Ricardo Moura is the Founder, President and Main Teacher at the Jogo do Pau Cascais Association / Staff Fighters. Martial Art: Jogo do Pau Português Cinta Preta (Black Belt) in Jogo do Pau Português, 5º degree in Combat Baton and Self Defense. Started is practice as athlete in Judo where he developed is skills for 14 years, at the Lisbon’s Club C.A.C.O. Achieving the teacher status as Monitor Level 1 while supporting Master Luis Corrula in teaching younger classes. Devoted the last +10 year learning and teaching the Portuguese martial art, a path that started in Ginásio Clube Português, under de direction of Master Nuno Russo, and developed into a supporting teacher role to the main Master in charge of the initiated and intermediate classes. Started the Cascais Club in 2013 as main teacher, in witch would become the Jogo do Pau Cascais Association in 2017 (at the time using the name Esgrima Lusitana Cascais). Since 2013, this club has entered virtual all Jogo do Pau Open Competitions, getting medals and titles in every one, and taking a leading part in developing the competition/ sport aspects of this martial art, by organizing some of the major national competitions. In 2019 was a Founding member of Stafffighters Martial Arts Group and Gathering. Today, manages the Cascais Association that as grown into 3 different training locations.
António Garcia
Coach

Date

Jul 26 - 27 2025

Time

All Day

Cost

€19,00
Escola Secundária Fernando Lopes Graça

Location

Escola Secundária Fernando Lopes Graça
Av. Cmte. Gilberto Duarte e Duarte 470, 2775-200 São Domingos de Rana

Organizer

Stafffighters
Phone
+351962404516
Email
the.staff.fighters@gmail.com

Other Organizers

Jogo do Pau Cascais
Jogo do Pau Cascais
Email
grupo@jogodopaucascais.com
Website
https://jogodopaucascais.com/

Speakers

  • António Garcia
    Coach
  • Ricardo Moura
    Ricardo Moura
    President of the Jogo do Pau Association of Cascais

    Ricardo Moura is the Founder, President and Main Teacher at the Jogo do Pau Cascais Association / Staff Fighters.
    Martial Art: Jogo do Pau Português

    Cinta Preta (Black Belt) in Jogo do Pau Português, 5º degree in Combat Baton and Self Defense.

    Started is practice as athlete in Judo where he developed is skills for 14 years, at the Lisbon’s Club C.A.C.O. Achieving the teacher status as Monitor Level 1 while supporting Master Luis Corrula in teaching younger classes.

    Devoted the last +10 year learning and teaching the Portuguese martial art, a path that started in Ginásio Clube Português, under de direction of Master Nuno Russo, and developed into a supporting teacher role to the main Master in charge of the initiated and intermediate classes.

    Started the Cascais Club in 2013 as main teacher, in witch would become the Jogo do Pau Cascais Association in 2017 (at the time using the name Esgrima Lusitana Cascais).

    Since 2013, this club has entered virtual all Jogo do Pau Open Competitions, getting medals and titles in every one, and taking a leading part in developing the competition/ sport aspects of this martial art, by organizing some of the major national competitions.

    In 2019 was a Founding member of Stafffighters Martial Arts Group and Gathering.

    Today, manages the Cascais Association that as grown into 3 different training locations.