1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (523+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Combat sports have always been about the elite. The champions. The bright lights of professional arenas. But across Southeast Asia, in countless local gyms, thousands of passionate amateur fighters train every day with no stage, no spotlight, and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (281+ words) MANILA, Philippines " In its effort to identify future members of the national team, the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) will hold the 2025 Smart/MVP Sports Foundation National Age Group Poomsae Taekwondo Championships on Sunday, November 9, at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (220+ words) A total of 2,500 elite fighters from all over the country will slug it out in the 2025 Smart/MVP Sports Foundation Best of the Best Taekwondo Championships this weekend at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila. Elite fighters compete in…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (153+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Sixty-one members of the Smart/MPVSF Philippine team leave for Khan Hoa, Vietnam today to compete in the tough 17th ASEAN Taekwondo Federation Championships. Asian Games veteran Baby Jessica Canabal spearheads a good mix of battle-tested fighters and rising…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (266+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The search for a new batch of stars continues as the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) stages the SMART/MVPSF National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships on July 5 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Out to replicate the success of its athletes…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (161+ words) Filipino national champion AZ Pamaybay overwhelmed Vietnamese Phe Ngoc Thanh, 9-3, to deliver the country's lone gold medal in the 12th'Southeast Asian Karate Federation Championships in Brunei Darussalam Thursday. Pinoy karateka strikes in Brunei MANILA, Philippines " Filipino national champion AZ Pamaybay…...