It takes a village to raise a champion.

It takes the bayan to raise each bayani.

Bayanihan Boxing is a sports and martial arts program with a holistic method to training in the sweet science. This program is a great way to empower one's cardiovascular health, physical strength, presence of mind, management of anxiety, communication skills, assertiveness and self-defense skills.

Participants will practice lessons that apply to both the sport and martial art of boxing, as well as their daily lives. They will learn the fundamentals of footwork, defense and offense. With elements of community-building, technical drills and calisthenics, they will excel as boxers while learning how to coach others. They will acquire a set of low-impact exercises they could use for effective workouts while avoiding injuries throughout their long-term fitness journeys.

The Tagalog word “bayanihan” (bah-yah-nee-hahn) is a portmanteau of these words:

“bayan” meaning “people” or “nation”

“bayani” meaning “hero” or “a person for the people”

“ani” meaning "crop" or “harvest”

“anihan” meaning “harvest season” or “an occurrence of harvesting”

“Bayanihan” can be translated to “communal spirit.” It is the collective effort of a people to achieve a greater goal or purpose. It is a culture of solidarity – a harvest of heroic acts – a spirit of collective action.

Email Jean (JT) Teodoro at jxtheo@gmail.com for questions and inquiries

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In the Spirit of…

Through this program, we honor the spirit of Reynaldo Timosa “Mister REY” Novicio Jr, who through Filipinx Mental Health Initiative, started a partnership with jxtheo to begin Bayanihan Boxing in 2018 at the Bayanihan Community Center. We honor Amado Khaya Canham Rodriguez, Melvin Factor, Celestino “Tino” Illustrisimo, Coltrane, Vincent Kukua, Kali Diwa “Ube” Redondiez, AJ Ibañez, Zoe Nika Reidy-Watts “Nika Killa Watts”, Arthur Scott, Luis Manuel Arguello-Inglis, Linda Steele II, Victor Chen, Mark Stephen Aquino, Láwû Makuriye’nte (Mango), Mohammed Al-Najjar, our martyrs in Falasteen, and the many more loved ones who live on with us in spirit. We are committed to bayanihan, to healthy relationships, to holistic wellness, to mental health, to femme’s & LGBTQ+ self-defense, and to the fight for a just & liberated world. We are committed in the spirit of our new ancestors, and to our generations ahead.