Typhoon halts nearly half of SEA Games events, but not PH gold rush

Musong R. Castillo - Reporter / @MusongINQ 12/04/2019

Typhoon “Tisoy” (international name: Kammuri) not only pounded a huge part of central Philippines on Tuesday but also forced organizers of the 30th Southeast Asian Games to suspend almost half of the events scheduled for the day.…

Cebuano athletes’ medal haul on Day 1 of SEA Games: 6 gold, 3 silver medals

Mars G. Alison 12/02/2019

  CLARK CITY, Philippines — The Cebuano athletes contributed six gold medals and three silver medals to the overall medal tally of the Philippine Team on the official first day of hostilities of the 30th Southeast Asian…

SEA Games: Bolambao of Cebu wins gold in arnis competition

Mars G. Alison 12/01/2019

PAMPANGA, Philippines — Cebu-based Dexler Bolambao handed Cebu its first gold medal via the arnis competition of the 30th Southeast Asian Games held Sunday, December 1, 2019 at the Angeles University Foundation in Angeles City.  Bolambao, a…

Vietnam team in town to prepare for Southeast Asian Games stint

Mars G. Alison 10/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With the aim of further promoting the Filipino martial arts of arnis and making it a regular sport in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and Asian Games, Doce Pares and the Cebu City…

Cebu’s Cañetes spread arnis/eskrima as sport in Europe

Mars G. Alison 07/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines―Supreme Grand Master (SGM) Dionisio Cañete and his son, Master Gerald Cañete, are currently on a European Tour to conduct a series of Doce Pares seminars in the hopes of spreading the Filipino martial arts of…

220 arnisadors in 11 countries compete in 1st Pekaf world tourney

Mars G. Alison 04/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Some 220 stickfighters coming from 11 countries including the Philippines gathered at the Sky Park of the SM Seaside City Cebu to compete in the 1st Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (PEKAF) World…

Some of Cebu City Olympics events to be held at SM Seaside City Cebu

Mars G. Alison 10/03/2018

THIS YEAR’S Cebu City Olympics will return to holding some of its sporting events at the SM Seaside City Cebu. This was revealed by Francis Ramirez, the sports coordinator of the Department of Education Cebu City Division.…

Zubiri to resign if PH arnis team can’t deliver in SEAG

Glendale G. Rosal 08/16/2018

Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (Pekaf) President Juan Miguel Zubiri is confident that the Philippine arnis team competing in next year’s Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) will achieve its goals. In fact, Zubiri, who is in Cebu for…

Arnis may be used to develop a new martial art in Korea

Glendale G. Rosal 02/06/2018

FOLLOWING a demonstration in Korea last year, the Filipino martial art of arnis may be used to develop a new martial art that also includes taekwondo. Arnis became a hit in South Korea after Supreme Grandmaster (SGM)…

EMBRACING CHANGE

John Carlo A. Villaruel 07/16/2017

Adopting a fresh approach in arnis can sometimes discourage an athlete’s will to continue playing since it takes a lot of time to adjust and learn a new system of play. But it was the opposite for…

Phil. Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation eyeing grassroots development

John Carlo A. Villaruel 06/28/2017

IN THE hopes of finding the next world champion, the Philippine Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (PEKAF), in cooperation with the Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC), is setting its sights on the grassroots level. Yesterday, supreme grandmaster (SGM)…

Summer grassroots program set

Calvin D. Cordova 03/30/2017

ASPIRING athletes will get a chance to hone their skills for free as the Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) will once again spearhead the staging of the Summer Grassroots Sports Training Program on April 17-May 12 in…

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