Nickelstick Balintawak was established on the 27th of April 2003 by GM Nick Elizar after representing Teovels Balintawak White Chapter for more than 20 years. “NICKEL” is from Nick Elizar's name. “STICK” signifies the single stick style of Balintawak. The teaching methods of Nickelstick Balintawak are still very much the same employed by Jose Villasin and Teofilo Velez.

Nickelstick Balintawak USA is a small group of Balintawak players with a mission to propagate and teach the art here in the United States.