Gregory Manalo was in the midst of a personal renaissance in the late 1990s when he discovered Filipino martial arts (FMA). “I didn’t find eskrima,” he told NBC Asian America, referring to a style of ...

FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — Don’t be fooled by Remigio “Rey” Cabacar’s age. At 96 years old, the World War II veteran still has the spirit to fight for his fellow Filipino comrades. Cabacar, a Fort ...

DALY CITY – Filipino martial arts has a long tradition of combining culture, history, and language but has remained relatively unknown, even in the Philippines. A Bay Area martial arts master and his ...

Manila is one of the world's most densely populated cities, busy day and night, with a majority working from paycheck to paycheck. Rey Ravago, 64, is one of them who takes on many forms to survive.

Inside a defunct Daly City elementary school-turned-studio space, a roomful of adult pupils was getting a lesson in how to fend off a knife attack, courtesy of one of the legendary practitioners of ...