SANYA, China—Team Philippines glittered like gold on the first day of jiu-jitsu action with Alexandria Enriquez clinching the country’s first gold medal of the...
DEFTAC Philippines celebrated a banner year in 2025, reaping multiple accolades that underscored the strength and growth of its jiu-jitsu programs.
The organization secured at...
BANGKOK—Filipino jiu-jitsu artists Kimberly Custodio and Dean Roxas lit up the Ronnaphakat Building at the Navaminda Kasatiryahiraj Air Force Academy on Thursday, delivering performances...
Multi-titled Filipino jiu-jitsu star Annie Ramirez is back in the gold-medal hunt at the Southeast Asian Games.
With her trademark quiet confidence, Ramirez will compete...
MORE international meets are in store for Charlie Ratcliff and her brother Travis, two young Filipino-Australian mixed martial arts (MMA) and jiu-jitsu athletes.
The two...
FOR finishing 12th at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in Manama, Bahrain, Filipino athletes will receive a total incentive of P7.6-million from the government.
The...
SAKHIR, Bahrain—The Philippines capped its 2025 Asian Youth Games campaign on a high as Isabella Joseline Butler claimed gold in the jiujitsu girls’ -63kg...
BAHRAIN—Filipina jiu-jitsu icon Meggie Ochoa has found a new calling in the sport she once dominated as part of the national team.
The 35-year-old now...
MANAMA, Bahrain — Filipina mixed martial arts prodigy Charlie Ratcliffe delivered another golden moment for Team Philippines after a dominant first-round submission victory over Thailand’s Nakanantaphon Khaihong in the...
A FAST-RISING, young Filipino jiu-jitsu artist achieved a milestone in her budding career as she bagged a gold medal in the world’s biggest jiu-jitsu...
MULTI-MEDALIST and former world jiu-jitsu champion Margarita “Meggie” Ochoa, now a dedicated coach, dreams of seeing not only her students but all female athletes...
MORE world jiu-jitsu titleholders will come from DEFTAC in years to come after producing five new elite world champions in the just-concluded 2024 World...
