Itsa Shash is the primary instructor of Balintawak Olympia. He is a Completion of the Art (Level 6) Balintawak practitioner and direct student of Fully Qualified Instructor (Level 7) Guro John Soriano. He has been certified directly under Grandmaster Bobby Taboada. For Itsa, teaching the art is a way to honor his Filipino and Cebuano heritage, promote friendship and family, and empower community.
