Archive for the ‘Martial Arts’ Category
By Philstar
MANILA, Philippines – Members of the Philippine team and other outstanding jins will show their wares in the 2010 Smart MVP Best of the Best taekwondo championships tomorrow at the Music Hall of the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay. Read the rest of this entry »
By Dennis “dSource” Guillermo | Examiner.com
Mark ‘The Filipino Wrecking Machine’ Munoz (9-1) has been on a warpath in the UFC in 2010 after two impressive victories against top opponents like Kendall Grove and Ryan Jensen. His most recent victory against Grove earned him Fight of the Night honors at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi in front of several adoring Filipino fans. Read the rest of this entry »
By Philstar
MANILA, Philippines – Roy “The Punisher” Docyogen will stake his title and unbeaten card against a tough competitor from Saipan to headline a heavy 10-fight bill in the Colt 45 URCC XVII “Havoc” this Saturday at the A. Venue Events Hall in Makati. Read the rest of this entry »
MANILA, Philippines – Taekwondo athletes numbering around 1,200 are expected to vie for honors in the 2010 Smart National New Face of the Year championships on May 8-9 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Read the rest of this entry »
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz was arrested this morning on suspicion of domestic abuse, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. Read the rest of this entry »
The Philippines will host the 1st ASEAN Muay Championship in October, said Muay Association of the Philippines (MAP) officer-in-charge Red Dumuk.
Dumuk said that the tournament, which will be played during even years, will be a chance for ASEAN countries to hone their skills in between the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Read the rest of this entry »
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino-American Vince Soberano has arrived here on Wednesday to help promote “Muay Thai” in the Philippines.
Soberano, who has already won 8 world Muay Thai titles, is the biggest proponent of the sport in China.
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino-American mixed martial artists Brandon “The Truth” Vera and Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Muñoz are set to slug it out at The Octagon in the coming months in separate Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events.
The 32-year-old Vera headlines UFC Live: Vera vs Jones on March 21 at the 1STBANK Center (formerly Odeum Colorado) in Broomfield, Colorado. He will face 22-year-old Jon “Bones” Jones.
MANILA, Philippines – The long wait is over for arnis, the traditional Filipino martial art, to become the national sport.
And it took a senator and an arnis expert as well, to give the sport, being practiced around the world the recognition it deserves.
“We’ve done it. Now we have the law,” said Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri who, along with Representatives Henry Teves and George Arnaiz, authored the law making arnis the country’s national martial art and sport.
Republic Act 9850 was signed by President Arroyo on Dec. 11, a move that was welcomed by Zubiri and the countless arnis practitioners in the country, from the grandmasters to those who’ve just taken up the sport. Read the rest of this entry »
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