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Trovador Raguine Ramos Sr. (born October 14, 1935) is a Filipino martial artist, stuntman, former actor, and the founder of TRACMA (Trovador Ramos Asian Consolidated Martial Arts). He is renowned for his significant contributions to the martial arts community in the Philippines and for his efforts in promoting Filipino martial arts both locally and internationally. Ramos Sr. has had a long and distinguished career in martial arts, training in various disciplines and developing his own martial arts system, TRACMA, which blends traditional Filipino martial arts with other combat techniques. He has also appeared in films, showcasing his martial arts skills and promoting Filipino martial arts heritage.
Early Life
[edit]Trovador Ramos was born on October 14, 1935 in San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines.
He was raised by his parents named Herminio Ramos and Jacinta Raguine. Herminio was a music conductor, composer, music teacher and musician while Jacinta was a housewife but knows how to play the violin.
He is the third child among 12 siblings, but 2 of his siblings died when one of them was sick while the other one died during childbirth.
Occupation and Martial Arts
[edit]Ramos worked with several actors including, Paquito Diaz, Ramon Zamora, Charlie Davao, Max Alvarado, Pilar Pilapil, Romy Diaz, Gina Pareño and Rey Malonzo.[1]
In 1957, he founded the IRCJK (International Real Combat Judo Karate), but on 1968, it was renamed to TRACMA (Trovador Ramos Asian Consolidated Martial Arts)[2] and was registered in Singapore during Trovador's visit.
In 1973, he traveled to Hong Kong with the help of his brother, Fred, who was Asia's Best Trumpet Player during that time and Ramos teached martial arts at the morning, while working as a musician during the night. During his time there, he meet Benny Liao, the friend of Bruce Lee, and heard Ramos was a martial artist, Liao invited Ramos to have a sparring with him, but Ramos refused, which Liao was mad, and Ramos finally accepted Liao's invitation. After Liao lost to Ramos in their sparring, he told his friend, Bruce Lee, that there is a filipino martial artist who is good at martial arts. And that is how Ramos met Lee. Ramos and Lee met in a restaurant along with Lee's friends, and one of them, Unicorn Chan, informed Lee about Ramos's martial arts background. Lee invited Ramos to a friendly sparring at Diamond Hill, which Ramos initially refused out of respect for Lee. However, Lee insisted, and Ramos agreed.
When the sparring began, Ramos used TRACMA, while Lee used Jeet Kune-Do, Kung Fu, and Wing Chun. Minutes later, Ramos defeated Lee[3], and the sparring was stopped. Following this event, Lee and Ramos became friends.[4]
Lee later invited Ramos to participate in his movie "Enter the Dragon," but Ramos declined upon learning he would be cast as a villain and would be killed by Lee's character. Upon Ramos declining the offer, Chuck Norris was casted instead of Ramos. A few months later, Lee offered him a main role in a new movie titled "The Rhythm Man and the Dragon." which would be filmed in Italy. Unfortunately, Lee passed away on July 20, 1973, before the project could be filmed.[5]
Ramos has trained extensively in Filipino martial arts and has contributed to its promotion both in the Philippines and internationally. He has served as an instructor, sharing his knowledge and skills with students and helping to preserve traditional techniques. Beyond martial arts, Ramos is also involved in promoting Filipino culture and heritage, often emphasizing the importance of martial arts as a part of that heritage.
Personal Life
[edit]He married Eufemia Agaton, who is also from San Antonio, Zambales and they had 6 kids (including Trovador Ramos Jr. who is also an former actor and former director). Ramos is a member of Iglesia ni Cristo and has been an active member since he was 13 years old.
Career
[edit]Ramos has trained in various disciplines and developed his own martial arts system, TRACMA, which blends traditional Filipino martial arts with other combat techniques. He has also appeared in films, showcasing his martial arts skills and promoting the Filipino martial arts heritage.
He is known for his roles in Red Belt Master (1974) and Big Fist (1976)
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Film company |
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| 1973 | A Tooth for a Tooth | Goldig Flims (H.K) Ltd.
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| Kung-Fu King | Flimline Enterprises
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| Deadly China Doll | Panasia Flim
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| 1974 | The Chinese Mack | The Stormy Man | Black Cat Flim Co
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| Red Belt Master | RBM | Gerald Productions
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| 1975 | Sandugo | Dynasty Flims
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| Gambling for Head | Third Brother | Alpha Motion Picture Company
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| 1976 | Shaolin Master | Luis San Juan Productions
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| Big Fist | Bigfist | Bairan Flim Productions
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| 1979 | Showdown of Martial Arts | Melros Productions
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| Suspect No. 1 | RJT Flims
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| 1980 | Marahas...Maganda...matatag...! | Macam Flims
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| 2000 | Burador (Ang Babaeng Sugo) | Master | Manoli Flims
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References
[edit]- ^ Lo, Ricky. "The case of the 'missing' 34 films". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ So, Jannelle. "Gangs of Manila". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ David, Mikee (October 15, 2023). "TROVADOR RAMOS: ANG PINOY NA TUMALO KAY BRUCE LEE". NET25. Archived from the original on 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ Mate, Lanie B. "Robin at Mariel kakaiba ang trip noong Valentine's Day!". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ "Bruce Lee Lives! Tribute Forum-Trovador Ramos". Bruce Lee Lives! Tribute Forum. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2025-10-16.