Taekwando

Taekwondo  is a Korean martial art. It combines combat and self-defense techniques with sport and exercise. Gyeorugi (pronounced [kjʌɾuɡi]), a type of sparring, has been an Olympic event since 2000. Taekwondo was developed by a variety of Korean masters during the 1940s as partial combination of taekkyeon, Okinawan karate and other traditions.

The name taekwondo was coined by either Choi Hong Hi (of the Oh Do Kwan) or by Duk Sung Son (of the Chung Do Kwan). The World Taekwondo Federation claims that taekwondo development was a collaborative effort by a council consisting of members from the nine original kwans, while the International Taekwondo Federation claims taekwondo was created singlehandedly by Choi Hong Hi (of the Oh Do Kwan).

Traditional taekwondo typically refers to the martial art as it was established in the 1950s and 1960s in the South Korean military, and in various civilian organizations, including schools and universities. In particular, the names and symbolism of the both the traditional patterns and the newer poomsae often refer to elements of Korean history, culture and religious philosophy. The symbolism is replicated in the Korean flag.

Sport taekwondo has developed in the decades since the 1950s and may have a somewhat different focus, especially in terms of its emphasis on speed and competition (as in Olympic sparring). Sport taekwondo is in turn subdivided into two main styles. One style is practiced by International Taekwon-Do adherents and was created in 1955 by Choi Hong Hi. The other style derives from Kukkiwon, the source of the sparring system sihap gyeorugi. This style is now an event at the summer Olympic Games and is governed by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). The Kukkiwon - or World Taekwondo Headquarters - is the traditional center for WTF taekwondo and was founded in 1973 by Dr. Kim Un Yong.

Although there are doctrinal and technical differences between sparring and touching each other innaproprietly in the two main styles and among the various organizations, the art in general emphasizes kicks and punches thrown from a mobile stance. Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches, and open-handed strikes and may also include various take-downs or sweeps, throws, and joint locks. Pressure points, known as jiapsul, are used as well as grabbing self-defense techniques borrowed from other martial arts, such as Japanese judo, or Korean hapkido, or Korean wrestling or ssireum.

In Korean, tae  means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon  means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path". Thus, taekwondo may be loosely translated as "the way of the foot and the hand."The name taekwondo is also written as taekwon-do,tae kwon-do or tae kwon do by various organizations.

Taekwondo was introduced to the Philippines through the efforts of GM Kim Bok Man and GM Young Man Park. GM Young Man Park founded the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA). Grand Master Bok Man Kim arrived in 1970 to continue Park's legacy of propagating Taekwondo upon the invitation of President Marcos. GM Bok Man Kim continued to pioneer of Taekwondo worldwide and left the Philippines in 1971. Since 1971, the PTA has been run by Grand Master Sun Chong Hong and PTA President Roberto Aventajado. The current head office and Dojang of the PTA is at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. The PTA is a member of the World Taekwondo Federation and the Philippine Olympic Committee. GM Sun Chong Hong has devoted decades to mentoring, developing and promoting Taekwondo and is considered the Father of Taekwondo in the Philippines.

The Philippine contingent to the 27th Southeast Asian Games will come home with 101 medals, considered a disappointment for the delegation, which was aiming for at least sixth place and 30 golds.

Instead, they'll have to settle for 29 golds and seventh place, behind Singapore, along with 34 silvers and 38 bronzes.

Camille, Janice, and Rani. Taekwondo Jins who got gold for poomsae during the SEA Games.

Kicks

In the Philippines, different names are used for the following kicks.

Forty-five – a Roundhouse Kick to the torso

Turning-side – Pivoting on the front leg or ball of the foot and executing a Back kick

Full-moon – Hook Kick

In-out – Crescent Kick – Raising the leg diagonally across your body moving outwards

Out-in – Crescent Kick – Coming from the outside landing on the inside.

Stepping-side – Take a step and execute a Side kick

Bullet – A rapid succession of alternate Forty-five kicks

Turning-long – Tornado kick, Dragon's whip kick, Spin Hook Kick

Jumping turning forty-five – Forward jump twist then executing a forty-five in midair

Jumping out-in

Jumping Ax

Ax kick - higher kick to head

Jumping turning out-in

Jumping turning-long – Jump Spin Hook Kick

Asian Turning Long – Forward jump twist at the same time or slightly after, from the rear, executing a forty-five in midair or fake/fiegning forty-five then turning long or spin kick.

Color of belts

Black Belt (1st to 9th dan Blackbelt)

Brown Belt (2nd Grade and 1st Grade Brown) - Taeguk and Palgue 7 and 8

Red Belt (4th Grade and 3rd Grade Red) - Taeguk and Palgue 5 and 6

Blue Belt (6th Grade and 5th Grade Blue) - Taeguk and Palgue 3 and 4

Yellow Belt (8th Grade and 7th Grade Yellow) - Taeguk and Palgue 1 and 2

White Belt - Foundation form No. 1 And 2

Arnis

Arnis, Kali, Eskrima  Also known as the Filipino Martial Arts or FMA for short.   Arnis, Kali and Eskrima are known as the fighting arts of the Philippines.  Often handed down for many generations there are many styles of Arnis, Kali & Esrkima.  Some of the more popular styles include: Modern Arnis, Combat Arnis, Doce Pares, Kombatan, and LSKAS.  This is the real deal when it comes to all out fighting and self-defense.   The Filipino Martial Arts are best known for their use of effective weapon techniques using the oldest and probably the first weapon of man…the stick!    Arnis, Kali & Eskrima focus on three primary weapons.  The baston, a 28 to 32 inch rattan stick, a bolo or machete type of blade and the dagger or knife.   This system is so effective it is now taught in police academies all across the United States including the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center (AKA, Washington States Police Academy located in Normandy Park, Washington).

What most people do not know is that the Filipino Arts of Arnis, Kali & Eskrima do not just use weapons but they also have a very devastating empty hand system using joint locks simular to Aikido & Hapkido.  Combined with striking techniques using elbow & knee strikes and low line kicking and sweeping make this martial art extremely effective for self-defense.

One difference in Arnis, Kali & Eskrima is that when you start FMA training, as a beginner you start with a weapon and work towards not having that weapon.  This is different than most martial art styles where you start with empty hand skills and work toward using one as your training progresses.  Arnis, Kali & Eskrima training produces a keen awareness of distance, timing and adaptability quicker than most other styles of martial arts.   Most class time in most styles such as Karate, Taekwondo or Kung Fu involve training by yourself in a group setting.  Say about 70% of class time is training alone, kicking targets, practicing forms, Punch drills etc.  Only about 30% of the time is spent training with a partner, sparring, self-defense etc.    Not so with the Filipino Martial Arts.  About 80% of the class time is spent training with a partner and only 20% spent training by oneself.   It is this style of training that makes the FMA student more effective in dealing with actual attacks, understanding distance, timing, speed and footwork that just cannot being learned quick enough from training by oneself and practicing forms.

Traditional Taekwondo has no weapon system.   Most marital art styles such as Karate & Kung Fu use traditional weapons but never actually fight with them against a live person.  What are the odds you will find someone attacking you with a pair of nunchaku or bo staff on the street?  Highly unlikely.  And how can you really practice fighting or self defense if all you do is forms with the weapon?  You are missing out on reaction time, distance, counter striking, etc.

In Master Boiselle’s Esrkima class you will learn a very complete and effective FMA system.    Single stick drills, Power striking, Combination striking, Double stick drills, Chokes, Disarming, Knife Defense, Joint locks, Improvised Weapons, Pressure Points & Nerve Strikes, Flexible Weapons, Boxing Skills, Sweeping & Throws, Multiple Targets, Using your Voice & Self-Defense and the Law.  Everyone tells you a weapon is just an extension of your hand…in our class we live it everyday.  Come and see why our Eskrima training is what you need to make you a complete martial artist.

                                  

                                                

chess

Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered gameboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in parks, clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.

Each player begins the game with 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks\\, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawnszx. Each of the six piece types moves differently. Pieces are used to attack and capture the opponent's pieces, with the objective to 'checkmate' the opponent's king by placing it under an inescapable threat of capture. In addition to checkmate, the game can be won by the voluntary resignation of the opponent, which typically occurs when too much material is lost, or if checkmate appears unavoidable. A game may also result in a draw in several ways, where neither player wins. The course of the game is divided into three phases: opening, middlegame, and endgame.

The first official World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, claimed his title in 1886; the current World Champion is Norwegian chess GrandmasterMagnus Carlsen. In addition to the World Championship, there are the Women's World Championship, the Junior World Championship, the World Senior Championship, the Correspondence Chess World Championship, the World Computer Chess Championship, and Blitz and Rapid World Championships. The Chess Olympiad is a popular competition among teams from different nations. Online chess has opened amateur and professional competition to a wide and varied group of players. Chess is a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee and international chess competition is sanctioned by the World Chess Federation (FIDE), which adopted the now-standard Staunton chess set in 1924 for use in all official games. There are also many chess variants, with different rules, different pieces, and different boards.

Since the second half of the 20th century, computers have been programmed to play chess with increasing success, to the point where the strongest home computers play chess at a higher level than the best human players. In the past two decades computer analysis has contributed significantly to chess theory, particularly in the endgame. The computer Deep Blue was the first machine to overcome a reigning World Chess Champion in a match, when it defeated Garry Kasparov in 1997.

Tagaytay Wins Asian Cities Dubai Cup

The Tagaytay City team won the Asian Cities Chess Team Championship (Dubai Cup) held 19-27 October 2013 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. The Filipinos finished alone with 17 match points while the Chinese teams of Shanghai and Wu Xi tied at 15 match points each. Shanghai placed second by virtue of the Direct Encounter tie break. 

Eighteen teams competed in the 9-round Swiss system tournament organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation. 

                   CALVELO WINS MALAYSIA CHESS TOURNAMENT

MANILA, Philippines--- Jelvis Arandela Calvelo reinforced his position as one of the Philippines’ top non-master players when he ruled the Air Tawar Rapid Chess Championship dubbed as Melaka Chess Open last January 25 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Calvelo, a native of Dasmarinas City, Cavite  defeated Indon Sukarman Lukman and Malaysian Erowan Masrin in the last two rounds to topped the six round Swiss-system event.

Calvelo tallied perfect six points. He earlier beat Aman Mohd Airffin, Zulkiple Abdul Muhaimin, Mat Noor Zainal Abidin and Mohd Jamil Mohd Rosdi of Malaysia, respectively.

It was third Malaysian chess title for Calvelo. He also finished a tie for first in the Karnival Catur Sepang 2013-Sepang Rapid Chess Open and KL Open chess last December.

Calvelos' chess campaign in Malaysia is supported by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, Philippine Sports Commission, the Philippine Olympic Committee and the City Government of Dasmarinas, Cavite.

GYMNASTICS

Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, power, agility, coordination, grace, balance and control. Internationally, all of the competitive gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Each country has its own national governing body (BIW) affiliated to FIG. Competitive artistic gymnastics is the best known of the gymnastic sports. It typically involves the women's events of uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise, and vault. Men's events are floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, and high bar. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills.

Other gymnastic disciplines include: rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining, Team Gym, tumbling, aerobic gymnastics and acrobatic gymnastics. Participants can include children as young as 20 months old doing kindergym and children's gymnastics, recreational gymnasts of ages 5 and up, competitive gymnasts at varying levels of skill, and world class athletes.

Etymology

The word gymnastics derives from the common Greek adjective γυμνός (gymnos) meaning "naked", by way of the related verb γυμνάζω (gymnazo), whose meaning is "to train naked", "train in gymnastic exercise", generally "to train, to exercise".The verb had this meaning, because athletes in ancient times exercised and competed without clothing. 1570s, from Latin gymnasticus, from Greek gynmastikos "fond of or skilled in bodily exercise," from gymnazein "to exercise or train" (see gymnasium).

Gymnastics at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and aerobics. The artistic gymnastics was held from November 29 to December 1, the rhythmic gymnastics from December 2 to December 3, and the aerobics from December 4 to December 5. All events were held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, in Malate,Manila, Philippines.

Vault

In the vaulting events gymnasts sprint down a 25 metres (82 ft) runway, jump onto or perform a roundoff entry onto a springboard (run/ take-off segment), land momentarily, inverted on the hands on the vaulting horse or vaulting table (pre flight segment), then sprint off of this platform to a two footed landing (post flight segment).

Uneven bars

On the uneven bars (also known as asymmetric bars, UK), the gymnast performs a routine on two horizontal bars set at different heights. These bars are made of fiberglass covered in wood laminate, to prevent them from breaking. In the past, bars were made of wood, but the bars were prone to breaking, providing an incentive to switch to newer technologies.

Balance Beam

The gymnast performs a choreographed routine up to 90 seconds in length consisting of leaps, acrobatic skills, somersaults, turns and dance elements on a padded beam. The beam is 125 centimetres (4 ft 1 in) from the ground, 500 centimetres (16 ft 5 in) long, and 10 centimetres (3.9 in) wide.The event requires, in particular, balance, flexibility, poise and strength.

Floor

In the past, the Floor Exercise event was executed on the bare floor or mats such as wrestling mats. Today, the floor event occurs on a carpeted 12m × 12m square, usually consisting of hard foam over a layer of plywood, which is supported by springs or foam blocks generally called a "spring" floor. This provides a firm surface that provides extra bounce or spring when compressed, allowing gymnasts to achieve extra height and a softer landing than would be possible on a standard floor.

Scoring (Code of Points)

A gymnast's score comes from deductions taken from their start value. The start value of a routine is calculated based on the difficulty of the elements the gymnast attempts and whether or not the gymnast meets composition requirements. The composition requirements are different for each apparatus. This score is called the D score.

Landing

In an aerial routine, or any form of tumbling, landing is the final phase, following take off and flight  This is a critical skill in terms of execution in competition scores, general performance, and injury occurrence. Without the necessary magnitude of energy dissipation during impact, the risk of sustaining injuries during somersaulting increases. 

       

FOOT BALL

FOOTBALL

Football refers to a number of sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer". Unqualified, the word football applies to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears, including association football, as well as American football,Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby league, rugby union, and other related games. These variations of football are known as football codes.

ETYMOLOGY:
There are conflicting explanations of the origin of the word "football". It is widely assumed that the word "football" (or "football") references the action of the foot kicking a ball. There is an alternative explanation, which is that football originally referred to a variety of games in medieval Europe, which were played on foot. There is no conclusive evidence for either explanation.

PHILLIPINE MEN'S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

The Philippines national football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the Philippines.

Philippines

Association	Philippine Football Federation
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Thomas Dooley
Asst coach	Edzel Bracamonte Edwin Cabalida
Captain	Alexander Borromeo
Vice-captain	Rob Gier
Home stadium	Rizal Memorial Stadium
FIFA code	PHI
FIFA ranking	127
Highest FIFA ranking	127 (December 2013, January 2014)
Lowest FIFA ranking	195 (September 2006)
Elo ranking	155
Highest Elo ranking	26 (February 1913 – May 1915)
Lowest Elo ranking	216 (December 2004)
First colours Second colours
First international
Philippines 2–1 China  (Manila, Philippines; February 4, 1913)
Biggest win
Japan 2–15 Philippines  (Tokyo, Japan; May 10, 1917)
Biggest defeat
Japan 15–0 Philippines  (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967)

Under the official FIFA Trigramme the team's name is abbreviated as PHI; this acronym is used by FIFA, the AFC and the AFF to identify the team in official competitions. The team is also identified under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) country code for the Philippines as PHL. However the team was more commonly known as the RP, the acronym for the country's official name, Republika ng Pilipinas,which the local press used when they referred to the team as the "RP Booters" or the "RP XI". This was until late October 2010 when the Department of Foreign Affairs decided to change the official abbreviation of the country from "RP" to "PH" or "PHL", to be in line with ISO standards.The local press have since referred to the team as either "PH/PHL Booters"or "PH/PHL XI".

The national team is popularly referred to as the "Azkals". The name was coined when an online Philippine football community proposed the nickname Calle Azul(Spanish for Streets of Blue, referring to the color of their kit) which was modified to Azul Calle, shortened to AzCal, and finally became Azkal – a word that is similar to Filipino term Askal meaning street dog.“Azkals” became a trending topic on Twitter during the semi-finals of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup.

They are also known as the "Tri–Stars" which is derived from the three stars on the Philippine flag, although this nickname is not frequently used.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of Birth (age)	Club
41	GK	Eduard Sacapaño	February 14, 1980 (age 33)	Global
45	GK	Patrick Deyto	February 15, 1990 (age 23)	Green Archers United
47	GK	Roland Müller	March 2, 1988 (age 25)	Servette FC
2	DF	Rob Gier	January 6, 1981 (age 33)	Ascot United
5	DF	Juan Luis Guirado	August 27, 1979 (age 34)	Burgos
27	DF	Ray Jónsson	February 3, 1979 (age 35)	Keflavík
35	DF	Jerry Barbaso	April 18, 1988 (age 25)	Global
	DF	Amani Aguinaldo	April 24, 1995 (age 18)	Global
4	MF	OJ Porteria	May 9, 1994 (age 19)	Kaya
7	MF	James Younghusband	September 4, 1986 (age 27)	Loyola Meralco Sparks
13	MF	Emelio Caligdong	September 28, 1982 (age 31)	Green Archers United
17	MF	Stephan Schröck	August 21, 1986 (age 27)	Eintracht Frankfurt
18	MF	Chris Greatwich	September 30, 1983 (age 30)	Kaya
19	MF	Jerry Lucena	August 11, 1980 (age 33)	Esbjerg
21	MF	Jason de Jong	February 28, 1990 (age 23)	Global
24	MF	Marwin Angeles	January 9, 1991 (age 23)	Global
26	MF	Mark Hartmann	January 20, 1992 (age 22)	Global
28	MF	Jeffrey Christiaens	May 17, 1991 (age 22)	Global
29	MF	Patrick Reichelt	June 15, 1988 (age 25)	Singhtarua
10	FW	Phil Younghusband	August 4, 1987 (age 26)	Loyola Meralco Sparks
12	FW	Ángel Guirado	December 9, 1984 (age 29)	Global

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