Showing posts with label Rommel Tan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rommel Tan. Show all posts

Friday, September 17, 2010

Conquering athletes ready for another battle

FRESH from their sterling performance in Singapore, the seven-member Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) Davao-bannered Team Philippines will resume training for the Asian Koi Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Dec. 9-11.

"The same players who competed in the 30th Gojukai Asia Pacific Karatedo Open Championships will also see action in Malaysia. The Singapore event served as qualifying event," AAK Davao chief and head coach Rommel Tan said during the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn Thursday.

The karatekas are Jhon Albert Albarico of the Assumption College of Davao, Carmela Marie Estarija of Stella Maris Academy of Davao, Claudia Rose Villaluna of the University of the Immaculate Conception, Arthur Lao III of Holy Cross of Davao College, Kassandra Danielle Barnes of Davao Christian High School, Jose Sebastian Regis of Brainworks and Michelle Castillo of UIC.

With only seven members, the team captured three gold medals, five silvers and three bronze medals in the Gojukai tournament.

Albarico took the 11-13 years old kumite gold while Estarija also won the gold of the same event in the girls division. Villaluna bagged the girls cadets kata gold while Estarija added a bronze in kata. Villaluna likewise had a bronze in kumite.

Lao III copped the boys cadets kata silver and kumite bronze while Barnes clinched the girls 11-13 kata and kumite silvers. Regis and Castillo came home with the girls 9-10 kumite silver and girls cadets kata silver, respectively.
Tan cited Estarija for winning the gold at last having settled for silver last year.

"She bounced back by beating the opponent who defeated her last year," Tan said.

The AAK Davao head added they will review the players' performances in Singapore on tape to evaluate areas where they can improve. (MLSA)


Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on September 17, 2010.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Karatedo, judo main topics at DSA Forum

KARATEDO and judo are main topics when the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum resumes at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Tower Inn.

Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) Davao head Rommel Tan and judo's Paolo Tancontian are guests in the weekly forum co-sponsored by Tower Inn, Growee and Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management Inc. (Easmi).

Tan and Tancontian will talk about their upcoming tournaments in line with the celebration of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival.

Joining them as guests are Holiday Gym & Spa chief operations officer Ivy Fernandez and Athletes in Action (AIA) conditioning seminar coordinator Rael Diaz.

Fernandez will give her assessment on the just-concluded HGS Anniversary Run for Healthy Living while Diaz will brief DSA members on the seminar to be handled by an expert from the USA. (MLSA)


Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 5, 2010.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Davao out to defend crown

THE highly touted Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) Davao Team is ready to defend its overall title in the All-Mindanao Championship, which kicks off Sunday at the Malaybalay National High School in Bukidnon.

AAK Davao chief Rommel Tan, gracing the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn yesterday, said they will field five players in the seniors 18-above players and 15 karatekas in the kids 15-below category.

"Most of them will see action in kumite and kata events of their respective age-groups. We are confident of topping this year's competition but I can't really predict how many gold medals we will be bringing home this time," Tan said.

Tan said they have the edge over other teams considering the experience of his players in regional, national and international meets.

His five-member TKS Petron-AAK Davao team hauled a total of four golds, two silvers and abronze in the just-concluded AAK Super Karate Kids Age-Group Championships at the SM City North Edsa, Quezon City.

"I wouldn't have wanted those Super Karate Kid medalists to play in Bukidnon because I want them to focus on the Karate-do Gojukai Singapore 30th Anniversary Asia-Pacific Open Championship on Sept. 11. My fear was that they might get injured in the Mindanao championships. But the kids are just too eager to compete in every tournament so I gave in thinking that it will also do them good to have more exposures," Tan said.

Tan was referring to boys 12-above twin gold medalist Jhon Albert Albarico, boys 8-9 gold medalist Sebastian Regis, girls 8-9 kumite gold medalist OOna Ysabelle Barnes, girls 12-above double silver medalist Danielle Barnes and boys 8-9 kumite bronze medalist Christian Gil Ternate.

Completing the roster are Alena Yasie Regis, Jeofrey Albarico, Pretie Joy Goc-Ong, Chary Grace Labog, Homer and Herma Panal, Kassandra Barnes, Michelle Castillo, Abe Janica Moratin, Noemi Gella, Claudia and Carl Villaluna, Al Stephen Magalao, Arthur Lao III, Marymnel Papa and Craig Tarnate.

Teams from Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, Pagadian, General Santos City, Iligan and Maraw are also expected to see action in the one-day annual karatefest.

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on July 16, 2010.

Friday, August 29, 2008

DSA Forum on Aug.28

PhilCycling regional director Jun Paholio announces the holding of the Mayor Rody and Vice Mayor Sara Duterte Lumba Bisikleta on August 30, 8 a.m., starting at City Hall Drive (beside Jaltan Foods Centrum). Also shown are Vince Umayan, chief arbiter of the RRD-Inday Sara Kadayawan Chess Tournament on Aug.30 to 31 at the Holy Cross of Davao College and Federico Garcia Jr. (extreme right), chairman of the PRISAAD Games that will start on October 1, 8 a.m., at the Dona Pilar Learning Center.

Philippine Karatedo Federation Davao City coordinator Rommel Tan (with microphone) presents the outstanding karatekas (left-right) Pretie Joy Goc-ong, Arthur Y. Lao III, Jhon Albert C. Albarico and Christine Juvin Alba.