Rolando de la Cruz is a Philippine Martial arts expert.
Rolando was a former infantryman with the Philippine Army. He started his Japanese Budo journey with the Shorin-Ryu Karatedo; (Okinawate) school in Manila in the early 1960s. After receiving his nidan rank he moved on to join the Manila Aikido Club which was later renamed Manila Aikikai and now the Philippine Aikikai. This is the first aikido dojo in the Philippines that was commissioned by Morihei Ueshiba (the originator of aikido). Rolando-sensei, as he is known, is one of the earliest students of Manuel "Omar" Camar and one of the senior aikidoka in the Philippines. He taught in the Manila Aikikai for more than a decade.
In 1992, he left his teaching position with the Manila Aikikai and founded the DKAMAA (Defender Karater Aikido Martial Arts Association). De la Cruz also is also a highly skilled kobudo weaponry practitioner.
Rolando was a former infantryman with the Philippine Army. He started his Japanese Budo journey with the Shorin-Ryu Karatedo; (Okinawate) school in Manila in the early 1960s. After receiving his nidan rank he moved on to join the Manila Aikido Club which was later renamed Manila Aikikai and now the Philippine Aikikai. This is the first aikido dojo in the Philippines that was commissioned by Morihei Ueshiba (the originator of aikido). Rolando-sensei, as he is known, is one of the earliest students of Manuel "Omar" Camar and one of the senior aikidoka in the Philippines. He taught in the Manila Aikikai for more than a decade.
In 1992, he left his teaching position with the Manila Aikikai and founded the DKAMAA (Defender Karater Aikido Martial Arts Association). De la Cruz also is also a highly skilled kobudo weaponry practitioner.
Father Richard Costigan is the Associate professor of Theology at Loyola University in Chicago.
Books
*The Consensus Of The Church And Papal Infallibility: A Study In The Background Of Vatican I (Catholic University Press of America, 2005) ISBN 0-8132-1413-0
*Rohrbacher and the Ecclesiology of Ultramontanism (Gregorian University Press, 1980)
Books
*The Consensus Of The Church And Papal Infallibility: A Study In The Background Of Vatican I (Catholic University Press of America, 2005) ISBN 0-8132-1413-0
*Rohrbacher and the Ecclesiology of Ultramontanism (Gregorian University Press, 1980)
Ryu Sei Ken (�星剣), meaning "Dragon Star Sword", is a modern school of Kenjutsu. Ryu Sei Ken is taught all over the world in several different countries. Primarily schools are found in Japan, Korea and the United States. Ryu Sei Ken is part of the International Batto-do Shizan Association.
Wendy Chioji is an American news anchor/reporter for NBC-TV affiliate WESH-TV, Channel 2 in Orlando, Florida.
Biography
Wendy was born in Oxnard, California, but grew up primarily in Silver Spring, Maryland. She went to college at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Miss Chioji has been with the station since 1988 as a reporter and an anchor.
Some of her best work was covering the pope's visit to Cuba in 1998, the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002, 12 hours of live reporting of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003, and continuous coverage of the hurricanes in 2006.
Wendy won an Emmy award as part of a team that put together a WESH 2 News special report titled "A Heroin Emergency."
Personal life and interests
Wendy is active in many community causes. She's an officer of the board of Canine Companions for Independence, an agency that trains and provides service dogs for the disabled.
She is also on the advisory boards of the Hope and Help Center, a Central Florida AIDS service organization, and the Ripple Effect, an agency that helps homeless people.
She also does a lot of fundraising and volunteer work for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Tour of Hope. Two of her three cats (Spalding and Smudge) are from the Orange County SPCA. The third (Pee Wee) wandered into her backyard and refused to leave, so Wendy gave up and invited her in the house.
An avid runner who has competed in numerous run events, including the Boston Marathon and Disney Marathon, Wendy is also a survivor of Stage II breast cancer. She was diagnosed and treated in 2001. Her life goal now is to make the most of her second chance by conquering challenges and living strong.
Biography
Wendy was born in Oxnard, California, but grew up primarily in Silver Spring, Maryland. She went to college at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Miss Chioji has been with the station since 1988 as a reporter and an anchor.
Some of her best work was covering the pope's visit to Cuba in 1998, the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002, 12 hours of live reporting of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003, and continuous coverage of the hurricanes in 2006.
Wendy won an Emmy award as part of a team that put together a WESH 2 News special report titled "A Heroin Emergency."
Personal life and interests
Wendy is active in many community causes. She's an officer of the board of Canine Companions for Independence, an agency that trains and provides service dogs for the disabled.
She is also on the advisory boards of the Hope and Help Center, a Central Florida AIDS service organization, and the Ripple Effect, an agency that helps homeless people.
She also does a lot of fundraising and volunteer work for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Tour of Hope. Two of her three cats (Spalding and Smudge) are from the Orange County SPCA. The third (Pee Wee) wandered into her backyard and refused to leave, so Wendy gave up and invited her in the house.
An avid runner who has competed in numerous run events, including the Boston Marathon and Disney Marathon, Wendy is also a survivor of Stage II breast cancer. She was diagnosed and treated in 2001. Her life goal now is to make the most of her second chance by conquering challenges and living strong.