Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete (August 8, 1919 – February 5, 2016) was a Filipino martial artist of the Doce Pares Eskrima Club.
The martial art Eskrima was a tradition in his family, and he began training at age seven under his brother Filemon "Momoy" Cañete.
Ciriaco Cañete was also trained in other martial arts, including ju-jitsu, boxing, judo, free style wrestling, Shorin-ryu karate, and aikido.
In 1945, he was transferred to the 38th Military Police Company, where he served as Chief Instructor in Defense Tactics and trained the 38th & 39th MP companies stationed in Dumanjug, Cebu; after training was completed, Ciriaco Cañete was Military Police Detachment Commander and was stationed in Balamban and Tuburan, Cebu until his discharge in 1947.
Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete was senior single Olisi (stick) instructor, at the Doce Pares club.
The single stick is a training weapon used to represent a short sword, machete (bolo, pinute) or knife.
"Eskrido" or 'way of eskrima" was the name Cacoy Cañete gave to this revolutionary system of single stick combat.