His father hired two of his friends who were close-combat instructors for the Philippine Army, Pete Rado and Tony Navarro, to train him. Pete Rado began teaching Advincula Escrima knife fighting and Tony Navarro began teaching him knife fighting with a K-Bar.
Advincula's father enlisted the help of two close-combat instructors from the Philippine Army: Pete Rado and Tony Navarro. Rado focused on Escrima knife fighting, while Navarro specialized in K-Bar combat training for Advincula.