Swimming is Great

The sport of swimming has been recorded since prehistoric times; the earliest references to swimming include the Gilgamesh, Iliad, the Odyssey, The Bible, Beowulf, Quran and others. Swimming emerged as a competitive sport in the 1830s in England and competitive swimming became popular in the nineteenth century. the goal of competitive swimming is to beat the competitors in any given event. In my experience swimming is hard but fun. And I love it when I'm underwater.

- Michael Pagtanac

Basketball

Before I start with my explanation about basketball I must tell you, that basketball is "not" an easy sport. You need dedication to continue in every exhausting fast paced and snappy practices on the court. When game starts you don't just get the ball from the opponent "however" you want. You need to guard and get the ball without harming a.k.a foul/fouling them. That also applies when it's your turn to hold and move the ball. You don't just run away with it, you need to be able to dribble it down the court and be able to shoot. Basketball is a physical game too actually, it is very physical. That is why you need to train to it, to master it just like any other physical sport. Because training, is the key to success.

-Dave

Arnis: The Nation's Sport

HEY GUYS! Do you know our Philippine sport is Arnis? Well its a contact sport of course, it doesn't mean you can't enter and win a championship if your body is weak. The only thing that made me win is my mind by using tactics such as blocking or dodging the strikes of your opponents. During my practices I fell a lot of times but it doesn't you should give up, it only means we have to try harder and harder that's why I won. By disarming my opponent I won the game, we had a tie score in round three. I saw Chris and Dave outside the ring cheering me up. I might not win if I didn't have inspirations. While waiting to page my name, I was scared. The referee matched me with an opponent three times bigger than me. Well the bad thing about this sport you'll get hurt a lot even if you're wearing armor. My right arm got numb for 2 days.The good thing is you will meet a lot of friends after that tournament, we went to Camp Regulus in Ajuy, to celebrate and practice.

Author: Karl Saul

Badminton: First Impression

     Okay I'm going to give a simple background about Badminton. It was founded in the mid-1800 in British India by British military officers who were stationed there (I'm guessing they created the sport to pass the time or when no one tried to kill them yet). 

     
     First of all I thought Badminton was an easy game, but it wasn't. Like all sports it was very competitive. I joined my school's team when I was in the 7th Grade, thinking it was going to be fun and easy, but it wasn't, and I learned that the hard way. I was playing the sport without any proper training and only realized how serious the game is when I played my first match with my teammate Dereck Fernandez. That is when I realized that this game was difficult to the max without proper training. I became serious in the game now, determined to win the next time. 

     So the past summer I trained hard, I improved my footwork and strokes. Learning new ways to score points in the game by smashing and the use of drop shots. During Saturday afternoons when the new school year began, I continued my training, thinking I would get better. I did eventually but not good enough. I'm still training hard, determined to win my first game. So I learned my lesson and I'll do my best the next time.


Author: Dan Alcudia

Wushu Xanda

Wushu Xanda otherwise known as Chinese kickboxing is a sport very similar to Muay Thai (Thai martial arts) the difference is Wushu has a bit of Judo and no knees or elbows, therefore making it safer and friendlier to beginners.
I experienced Wushu this summer and to tell you, despite the bruises and the aching muscles and the breathless hours of training, it was fun. I was able to train with Angelo Bermejo and we met more friends that we trained blood and sweat with.

Well you don't train Martial Arts for nothing, Wushu taught me the art of self-defense and a way to protect others too. Wushu was very fun and I'm looking forward to training again at Iloilo Tinagan School of Martial Arts.

Author: James Masilongan