Grandmaster Vicente "Vic" R. Sanchez was a Filipino martial artist and the founder of Kali Arnis International.
[1] In his practice of Filipino martial arts for over 60 years, Sanchez mastered four major arnis systems:[2][3] Vic Sanchez had been a long-time student and friend of Remy Presas and Benjamin Luna Lema.
Sanchez and Presas met through Roland Dantes on the film set of "Pacific Connection" (alternate title: "The Stickfighter").
Sanchez was one of a handful of Modern Arnis practitioners worldwide to be promoted to Lakan Walo (8th degree black belt).
Sanchez remained deeply loyal to his late friend and teacher, and continued to promote Modern Arnis making it the first step in his training progression.