Judo and Ju-jitsu

[Yawara]

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Sensei Ken alyas Barcode,

for your info daghan na kaau ug medals ang taga abellana nga mga judokas.

Unsa man kuno ang mga medals nga nakuha sa taga USC?

Ayaw pataka ug yawit nganha! Nag halhal ka lang!

Attached are just some of the achievements of judokas practicing in Abellana.

Basaha ug sabta ni before ka magsigi ug panghambog!

Sunstar Issue
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Cebu’s POF triumphs



CEBU ended a 15-year drought in Judo, while a lean team of the city’s best footballers showed that when it comes to youth football, Cebuanos are one of the best in the country.

Joaquin Nicolo Fernandez won Cebu’s first national gold in Judo in the Philippine Youth Games, while brother Vicente and Allan Antigua took home a silver and a bronze in the Philippine Olympic Festival (POF).

Noted youth football coach, Glen Ramos, also added another national title to his cap after his Don Bosco College (DBC)-led squad defeated Iloilo, the country’s acknowledged hotbed of the sport in a climactic final to nail the crown.

Cebu provided the yard stick for youth football in the tournament as it only allowed one goal in all of their games.

Don Bosco got the chance to represent Cebu after topping the local eliminations.

However, for the regional and national matches, Ramos decided to beef his DBC squad with three from Cebu International School, two from Springdale and one each from Sacred Heart School-Jesuit, Abellana National School and Center for International Education.

As is the hall mark of a champion, Ramos drilled teamwork and discipline to the team through extensive training and perfect practices.

And the result in their six wins in the national finals says it all.

They drilled Masbate, 5-1, trampled Paranaque, 8-0, blanked Bukidnon, 2-0, walked over Quezon City, 10-0, and overthrew the defending champion Davao, 3-0, in the semifinals.

The finals against Iloilo epitomize the struggles the team had to overhaul.

Last-minute

Three players, Karl Arcenas (Springdale), Tom Booth, (CIS) and Mikko de Guzman (DBC) played key roles in the final goal, painting the unique setup of the team. And the goal was scored in the final seconds, mirroring the team’s almost last-minute departure for the tournament.

Aside from the three players, the other members of the team are DBC's Leonard Tan, Charles Caballes, Christian Noel,Peter Ricamora, Winrich Baclay, James Nacorda, Angelico Ramirez, Robert Gealon, Miguel Caindec,Springdale's Kenneth Young and Joshua Cruz, CIS' Thomas Booth, Emmanuel and Emilio Cunningham, ANS' Prince Antony SHS-J's Carl Arcenas and CIE's Jules Villahermosa Midfield CIE.

"We are super elated at the team’s victory as national champions. Even in a very short notice, we were able to send a team thanks to the support of Veco who bankrolled the trip," Cebu City Councilor Sylvan Jakosalem said.

The short notice refers to the team’s departure, not their preparation. No ill-prepared team can play, and win, six football matches in a week.

Because of their feat, team will be feted in the Cebu City Charter Day.

The trophy was also another welcome addition to Ramos, a former national team member. Ramos also won the 1996 Coke-Go-For Goal 16-Under championships, with some of the members of that team helping train the kids, and also won the Palarong Pambansa title in 2000.

Meanwhile, the judo team also brought pride to Cebu in the second POF when they won silver and a bronze medal and in the PNYG, where they got Cebu’s first gold in 15 years.

Vicente Fernandez III took home the silver in the 60-kilo and Under weight division and Allan Antigua got the bronze in the same weight class.

Both Fernandez III and Antigua are students of lawyer Vicente Fernandez in the Cebu City Judo Club, which practices at the in Cebu City Sports Center. Enting is also the the coach and teacher of the UC judo club and teaches judo in Doce Pares.

The team, which was also backed by Veco, also took a gold medal in the PNYG after Joaquin Niccolo Fernandez ruled the 55-kilo and Under Class.

This is the first time they won in a national competition since 1992. Antigua also added a silver medal in that same tournament.

Financial constraints limited the Cebu Judo Club to send only four players for the event, but the lean squad still managed to deliver. (EKA)

For Bisaya stories from Cebu. Click here.
(December 22, 2007 issue)
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Sensei Ken alyas barcode,


Please read, another achievement from judokas of Abellana.

Kay basin wa ka kahibalo ani. U have to be informed para di ka magsigi ug paghambog nga WALA kay angay nga ipangpangbog gyuud!
Cebu Daily News / Sports http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-msgr&p=atty.%20vicente%20fernandez&type=Cebu judoka collars silver in nat’l meet

Cebu Daily News
Posted date: June 06, 2007

Manila, Philippines - Former Batang Pinoy gold medalist Vicente L. Fernandez III of Team Cebu City took the silver medal in the -60 kilograms division of the Philippine National Juniors Judo Championships played in Manila late last month. Fernandez succumbed to a shoulder injury in his championship match against Jibson Siganlay of Region 9. Siganlay, 19 years old, is also a silver medalist in the recent national men’s championships.
The Cebuano is an incoming freshman at the University of the Philippines Diliman where he was accepted into the school’s judo varsity team. He bagged a gold medal in the last Batang Pinoy Championships in Palawan a few years ago.
The five-man team from Cebu was led by Atty. Vicente E. Fernandez II, president of the Cebu Chapter of the Philippine Amateur Judo Association.
Two other players of the team, Masato Fujita and Joaquin Fernandez, both made it to the bronze medal match in the Philippine National Kids Judo Championships, but lost.
Fujita suffered a wrist injury while Fernandez, younger brother of Vicente III, lost to a much heavier Al Rolan Llamas of NCR in the 13 to 15 years old category.
The participation of the team was made possible through the support of the City of Cebu and the Cebu City Sports Commission.
Also supporting the team were Franklin Cuenco of Seguro Mktg., Jun Chan of Calbayog EC Mktg., Tony Yap of Yap Sound Master, Alex Gabriel of Frontrunner Trading, Alexander Choachuy, Sr., Luigi Quisumbing, Jonkie Ouano, and Mark Yu.
The other backers were Jake Yu, Carlo Fortuna, Mike Jude Logarta, Captain Isidro Estrera, Domingo Lopez, Wenceslao Gakit, Paul Alcazaren, Oriental and Motolite Mktg. Corp., and Byron Piramide. /PR


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[normster25]

@faithfulnina:

Yep i ehard he got a bronze too! props to him! from the panams pa jud!!!! hey is your hubby coming by cebu anytime? let him dropby our gym if he does! itll be great to have someone share and all!

Our main gym is at loft and baseline! citigym is more like a satellite thing

[faithfulnina]

@faithfulnina:

Yep i ehard he got a bronze too! props to him! from the panams pa jud!!!! hey is your hubby coming by cebu anytime? let him dropby our gym if he does! itll be great to have someone share and all!

Our main gym is at loft and baseline! citigym is more like a satellite thing

He is coming as soon as his work unshackles him. He says Gully also dropped by so I'm gonna drag him over when he's here.

[normster25]

@faithfulnina!

yep gully and francis were here before, tell your hubby not to worry everyone is very much welcome in cebu. its a bit diffrent from manila! haha... thanks!

[Jay Uy]

hi faith my brother trains in VPF.. hehehe i know carlo pena too, and pons as wells through normster25 lng.. he is my sensei..

[faithfulnina]

hi faith my brother trains in VPF.. hehehe i know carlo pena too, and pons as wells through normster25 lng.. he is my sensei..

Hi Jay! Who's your brother? It's nice to know you guys know them too. They're a team made up of champions afterall.

[faithfulnina]

@faithfulnina!

yep gully and francis were here before, tell your hubby not to worry everyone is very much welcome in cebu. its a bit diffrent from manila! haha... thanks!

Great! I'll relay the message. How is it different from Manila, btw?

[cardwell164]

hala? grabeha ka hot na ba ani na thread. nawala ra gane ko for holyweek hehe.

[cardwell164]

peace ta tanan ^_^