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Maestro Ray Biagtan
Maestro Ray Biagtan was born in Malabago, Mangaldan Pangasinan, Philippines. He started his training in martial arts at the early age, train with his uncle Master Rodolfo Biagtan of Maharlika Kuntaw ng Pilipinas Dagupan City Chapter Philippines. Maestro Biagtan also trained with Grandmaster Trovador Ramos, and Master Johnny Llames the second in command of Grandmaster Ramos. Of Asian consolidated Martial Arts International Organization.
At the age of 19 Maestro Biagtan genesis in Kickboxing fighting career, where he earned his first National Championship Trophy in Philippine Kick Boxing Organization (PKBO) with his superb accomplishment of twenty fight with out no losses (undefeated). At the age of twenty five he join the Muay Thai Kickboxing Association of the Philippines, recognized by the welknown organization around the globe, the International Muay Thai Association of Thailand, International Kick Boxing Organization of Germany and England. Maestro Ray Biagtan was undefeated Champion, and hold the MTKAP Featherweight and Super featherweight title. He was also a World MuayThai Championship finalist that was held in Thailand, a silver medalist in IKBO World Championship and NO. 8 rated in World ranking in 1996.
In 1997 Maestro Biagtan travel to Korea to study and expand his experience in Korean martial arts like Kyuk Too Ki, Jong Tong Hapkido, and Taekwondo. During his stay in the country he had compete in Kyuk Too Ki and Kwon Kyook Do tournament a Korean art of Kickboxing a resemblance of Muay Thai kickboxing. He work and trained hard to accomplish his achievement and tried several times until he achieved his goal, and won the International Kickboxing Championship in Kyuk Too Ki and Asian Championship in Kwon Kyook Do. In 2002 he joined Karate for Christ International in Alabama, USA.
At the age of thirty two years he earned his 6th degree in Filipino Martial Arts and formed his own system in Filipino Fighting Arts that incorporate with various fighting styles in Filipino Martial arts, such as Kali, Escrima, Arnis, Sikaran, Dumog (Filipino grappling), Panantukan-Pananjakman (the art of boxing and kickboxing) and unarmed combat that based from knife fighting.
Accomplishments:
1990 – TRACMA Best Fighter
1989 – 1995 – Philippine Kickboxing Organization – Undisputed Champion
1996 – 1997 – Muay Thai Kickboxing Association of the Philippine – National Champion.
1996 – International Kickboxing Federation World Championship – Silver Medalist
1997 – International Muay Thai Federation World Championship – Runner up out of 56 countries.
2001 – International Kickboxing tournament Champion (Muay Thai Rules).
2002 – Asian Kickboxing Champion
2003 – Honorary Lifetime Membership into SFMA International Canada
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