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Combative sports to bring laurels
Wushu Sanda of Panabo City Banana Magnates succored its intensity to hit its target. The team planned to stir the opponents and crawl outside the mat in all bouts for the coming 2019 DAVRAA meet on January 27- February 2, 2019.
The famous Chinese Kung Fu Wushu is a hard and complete martial arts established in 1958 by all China Wushu Association as an umbrella organization to regulate martial arts training.
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Arcel Wines Gacasan, in an interview, emphasized that good practice, self-discipline, and dedication are the key factors in sustaining their most coveted slot in the meet. Eric John A. Salas, who was once a gold medalist, now their trainer demonstrated positive stance and extended his expertise as he helped in the training. Mario G. Bautista and Jeirson Jake P. Marquez,Palarong Pambansa qualifiers and DAVRAA gold medalists, shared the same mantra of self-discipline and dedication to the event.
Fahad Mohammad, the grimly-looking Wushu player and silver medalist in the Palarong Pambansa 2018 smilingly shared his journey in the field of combative sports. “We wanted to claim more golds this year,” he exclaimed. Other neophyte members of the team, Andrew C. Oblianda and Jake M. Tabanao manifested the same endurance. The Wushu girls with Coach Senate Stefane A.
Toning, once a taekwondo player in her younger years explained that they followed the same game plan and training matrix of the wushu boys. Erica Celocia, and Allysandra Nichole Lungay from FALI, Janele Shane Pontillas of PNHS and Patricia Marie Vicente of NDC comprised the team. “Kayanon namo maka gold sa DAVRAA,” echoed the girls.
Sparring sessions were set for today and Wednesday. The collaborative efforts of both teams in throwing punches and kicks were evident in the Inhouse training for 20 days were all paid off. #JeanneBajao
NO PAIN, NO GAIN: “The more you sweat in training, the lesser you bleed in battle.” Mario Bautista 2018 Palarong Pambansa qualifier exhibits flexibility during a sparring with trainer Basa.
Captioned by Jeanne Bajao & Photo credits Ken Harvey Famor
