AAK Cavite

🥋 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀🥋

Let your child experience karate at Likha Village with 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗶𝗳, a SEA Games Karate Player.

📅 August 7 (Friday) | 🕒 3:00 PM
📅 August 8 (Saturday) | 🕙 10:00 AM

👧🧒 Ages 5–12 | FREE | Beginner-friendly

Build confidence, discipline, focus, respect, and fitness in a fun and safe environment.

For more details, kindly follow the link below.
https://tinyurl.com/FREEKarateLV

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World Karate Federation officially announces the Karate One Youth League Manila 2027.

Get ready Philippines for another exciting event!

Finalize your entries for the 7th Manuel Veguillas Philippine International Open Karate Championships 2026!

Only 10 days remain before the entry deadline. Make sure to complete and submit your entries on time to secure your participation in one of the Philippines' premier international karate events.

Don't miss the deadline register now!

A vision. A bow. A legacy.

In this quiet moment on the mat is the man who changed the course of Philippine martial arts.
The late Kaiso Shihan Manuel “Pocholo” Veguillas III, the Father of Modern Karate in the Philippines, founded the Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) in 1964 with a singular goal: to introduce and cultivate Karatedo as a discipline that shapes character—not just athletes.

From modest beginnings—wooden floors, borrowed spaces, and a handful of students—AAK has grown into a national and international institution. What began as one man’s mission has become a movement—a family—spanning decades and impacting lives far beyond the dojo.

From wooden floors and borrowed spaces...
To world-class dojos and global champions.

For 61 years, AAK has produced world-class athletes, developed grassroots and school-based programs, empowered youth and women, and—most importantly—built generations of disciplined, respectful, and principled individuals.

Our athletes have brought pride to the Philippines in the SEA Games, Asian Championships, and World Karate Federation events, while staying rooted in humility and honor.

As we celebrate 61 years of AAK, we honor our founder, our roots, and every member of the AAK Family who continues to carry the torch.

This is more than history.
This is legacy.
AAK: Breaking through barriers since 1964.
Ossu, Kaiso Shihan Pocholo. Your legacy lives on.

Congratulations to our AAK Family representing the Philippines in the 2026 Southeast Asian Karate Federation Championships last week in Vietnam!

SILVER MEDALISTS
🥈 Seniors Individual Kata Female - Ricca Torres-Foronda
🥈 Seniors -75KG Kumite Male - Alwyn Batican

BRONZE MEDALISTS
🥉 Seniors Individual Kata Female - Sakura Alforte
🥉 Juniors -48KG Kumite Female - Jasmine Pagaduan
🥉 Juniors -68KG Kumite Male - Sebastien Mañalac
🥉 U21 -55KG Kumite Female - Joan Lumbao
🥉 U21 -60KG Kumite Male - Joaquin Tomacruz
🥉 Seniors -55KG Kumite Female - Joan Lumbao
🥉 Seniors -55KG Kumite Male - Kirk Zamayla
🥉 Seniors -67KG Kumite Male - Kyle Tabilog
🥉 Juniors Male Team Kata - Vincent Thomas Añonuevo / Nestero Andrei Tupaz / Raymond Akira Sanvictores
🥉Seniors Female Team Kata - Ricca Torres-Foronda / Samantha Veguillas / Ysabielle Arogante

Keep up the good work, your AAK Family is proud of you!

The AAK family extends its warmest congratulations to Alwyn Batican for his outstanding achievement of winning the Silver Medal 🥈 in the Men’s Senior Kumite -75kg division at the 13th South East Asian Karate Federation (SEAKF) Championships 2026 held in Vietnam. 🇻🇳🇵🇭🥋

Your remarkable performance on the international stage is a reflection of countless hours of training, sacrifice, perseverance, and dedication to the art and discipline of karate. Competing among Southeast Asia’s finest athletes and earning a place on the podium is an achievement that deserves great recognition and admiration.

Your journey serves as an inspiration to young karatekas who aspire to follow in your footsteps and reminds us all that success is built through discipline, resilience, and passion for excellence. Today, we celebrate not only your medal but also the character, sportsmanship, and dedication that define you as an athlete and as a person.

Congratulations once again, Alwyn Batican! Thank you for proudly carrying our colors and for raising the Philippine flag high on the international stage. Your achievement inspires us all and reminds us that with determination and hard work, anything is possible.

Congratulations to our proud medalists for their outstanding performance on Day 3 of the South East Asian Karate Federation Championships (SEAKF) 2026 held in Vietnam!

🥉 Joan Denise Lumbao – Bronze Medalist, Female -55kg Category
🥉 Kyle Tabilog – Bronze Medalist, -67kg Category
🥉 Kirk Zamayla – Bronze Medalist, Male -55kg Category

Your hard work, discipline, and dedication have brought honor and pride to your team, community, and to our country. May this achievement inspire you to continue striving for excellence both on and off the tatami.

Congratulations once again on your remarkable accomplishment. The AAK Family is proud of you and looks forward to seeing even greater success in your future competitions!

CONGRATULATIONS, Sebastian Bashy Mañalac! 🇵🇭🥉

The entire AAK family proudly celebrates your outstanding achievement in securing the Bronze Medal in the -68kg Junior Male Kumite Division at the South East Asian Karate Federation (SEAKF) Championships 2026 held in Vietnam. Your dedication, discipline, hard work, and fighting spirit have brought to the Philippines. You have shown the true heart of a warrior and inspired the next generation of karate athletes to dream big and work harder. We are incredibly proud of your achievement and excited for the many successes still ahead of you.
Congratulations, Bashy 🥋

AAK ALL THE WAY! 💪❤️🖤🤍