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17 April 2021
martial arts
How “Operation Christmas Drop” actor Xavi de Guzman fell in love with acting
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Yong Chavez
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Dec 10, 2020
Pursuing a career in Hollywood came by way of Muay Thai for Xavi de Guzman who is in a couple of high-profile Netflix series. Yong Chavez speaks with the Filipino Canadian star that’s on the rise...
PH martial art sikaran promoted in the U.S. by Filipino fighter
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Steve Angeles
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Oct 7, 2020
One Filipino martial artist in Delano, Calif. is using his time to not only show some fancy footwork, but to promote sikaran, a martial art that originated in Rizal, Philippines. Steve Angeles reports....
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Bay Area instructor offers free virtual capoeira classes to students
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Rommel Conclara
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Apr 14, 2020
DALY CITY, CA — The Afro-Brazilian martial art known as capoeira is famous for its movements and acrobatics. Like all gyms in California, Capoeira Batuque Daly City had to close its doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Filipino...
Kicking’ while distancing: Martial artists maneuver around pandemic to get their black belts
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Steve Angeles
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Apr 3, 2020
SAN DIEGO — From graduations to proms and other school ceremonies, the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed many plans. But for these students, they’ll keep their guards up while fighting their way to fulfill their goals. Practicing...
Pallen’s Martial Arts’ 50-year legacy teaching Senkotiros Arnis, Eskrima, Kajukenbo Tae Kwon Do & other fighting styles
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Rommel Conclara
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Dec 4, 2019
SAN LEANDRO, CA — Bowing before entering or leaving the mat is a tradition at each of the Pallen Martial Arts Schools in the Bay Area. It does not matter if the student is a beginner...
Survival Arts Academy: Teaching Filipino martial arts as self-defense for women
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Rommel Conclara
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Nov 20, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO — These women are learning pekiti tirsia kali — a Filipino fighting system with roots from Negros occidental. Militaries and law enforcement from around the world practice the same martial arts that these women...
American Legion post named after Pinay WWII hero Magdalena Leones
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Rommel Conclara
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Oct 4, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO — These students are learning kombatan — a Filipino martial arts system taught by grandmaster, Alexander Bautista Bayot France. Kombatan is a blend of styles that focuses on hand-to-hand combat and stick fighting. “Whenever...
Fil-Am actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos plays a formidable villain in “John Wick 3”
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Yong Chavez
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May 6, 2019
John Wick is considered by fans as one of the deadliest characters in contemporary cinema, and for his latest movie, played by Keanu Reeves, he will face off with a Filipino actor, who is also a...
Daly City’s Filipino community teaches the art of self-defense
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Balitang America
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Feb 9, 2019
DALY CITY — The sign of Ralph Castro’s Kenpo Karate has brought in thousands of students through the years in Daly City. Today, the studio is run by Fil-Am Vince Ronan, an 8th-degree black belt who holds...
Filipino martial arts center opens in SoHo
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Don Tagala
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Oct 22, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — A Filipino-American is attempting to make a name for himself in New York’s world of mixed martial arts by teaching new yorkers the art of Filipino self-defense through Kali and Filipino martial arts....
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