Jordan Brand’s First Filipino Athlete

Kiefer Ravena is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Ravena played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP during his college days. He plays point guard position.

In this article written by Gerald Flores on Yahoo!, Kiefer is idenfitied as the brand’s first Filipino athlete: Team Jordan.


Finding Big Country

17 years after controversial Vancouver Grizzlies NBA star Bryant ‘Big Country’ Reeves leaves town, super-fan Kat Jayme goes on a mission to find her childhood hero and tell the story of this forgotten legend.


Raymond Townsend

Raymond Townsend played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors and the Indiana Pacers.

In this interview with Franco Finn, the Golden State Warriors Hype Man, Raymond Townsend reflects on being the first Filipino American NBA player.


Jalen Green

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News, reports on Jalen Green.

In July, 2021, Nineteen-year old Filipino-American hoops star Jalen Puruganan Green was chosen No. 2 overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2021 NBA Draft in New York on Thursday (US time).

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Filipino/a Sports Talk: We Love Basketball!

This panel talk explores how Filipinos love basketball, with topics like how basketball has changed in the Philippines, and the opportunities for Filipinos in Basketball

With Ceej Tantengco, creator-host of @_gohardgirls,

Constancio Arnaldo, Jr. Ph. D., Asian American Studies at UNLV and co-editor of Asian American Sporting Cultures, Rafe Bartholemew, author of Pacific Rims, Two and Two, Basketball: A Love Story, Reno Ursal, author and 2021 WeScreenPlay Diverse Voices QF.

 

Highlights from Pistahan 2020

 

Mandala Mandirigma Derobio Escrima

Mandala Mandirigma is a balanced, three-dimensional martial art inspired from the fighting traditions of the Philippines and Indonesia and conceptualized in the United States. Mandala Mandirigma covers weapons, stand-up fighting, ground grappling, healing arts and much more.

Alvin Albano

Guru Alvin Albano currently holds the rank of 4th Dan. Albano's path in the Filipino Martial Arts began in 1996 when he started training in Eskrima Serrada with Grandmaster Sultan Uddin and attained the rank of Senior Advanced Guro. At this time he met longtime training partner, Bobby Manalo. Like Manalo, Albano furthered his Serrada skills under GM Tacosa, then trained with Tuhon Jordan of Mandala Mandirigma. 

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Summer Fenton

Summer Fenton has been competing since she was a 6 years old.  Her accomplishments include top ten rankings on the U.S. Revolution Tour, two 5th place finishes at the USASA National Championships (2012, 2013) and she qualified first in the Burton U.S. Open Qualifiers.


Kultura Ng Balisong

The balisong, also known as a fan knife, butterfly knife or Batangas knife, is a folding pocketknife from the Philippines. Its distinct features are two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.


Feature: UJAM with SOMCAN
World of Dance: U-Jam Fitness

South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN)

The South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN) is a multi-racial, community-based organization, serving low-income immigrant youth and families in SOMA, Excelsior, and greater San Francisco since 2000.

Go to the SOMCAN UJAM Facebook Page to be added to their virtual classes.


Eskabo Daan Filipino Martial Arts

Based in San Francisco,  California, Eskabo Daan is a Filipino Martial Art. The name, Eskabo, is an acronym for the fighting styles Eskrima [E], Serrada [S], Kali [K], Arnis [A], Boxing [B] and Jeet Kune Do [O]. Daan means "the way".