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Team Lakay, is a martial arts

Martial arts

Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....

group based in Baguio, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. Officially named Lakay MMA Tap Team, it is also known as Lakay Wushu or Lakay MMA. The group was founded in 2003 by MMA fighter Marquez Sangiao. Sangiao was also head coach of the Cordillera chapter in Baguio for Wushu, and a seasoned martial artist with past experience in kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do, and Jiu-Jitsu as well as a martial arts instructor at the Philippine Military Academy

Philippine Military Academy

The Philippine Military Academy or PMA, is the Philippine military school for the Armed Forces of the Philippines . PMA was established on December 21, 1936 by the virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 1 . PMA is located in Baguio, Benguet province...

(PMA) and a coach for Wushu at the University of the Cordilleras

University of the Cordilleras

The University of the Cordilleras, formerly known as Baguio Colleges Foundation , is a private university in Baguio City, Philippines...

in Baguio City.

Team Lakay fighters use a distinctive style which has its roots in Wushu

Wushu

Wushu may refer to:* Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China* Wushu , a modern exhibition and full-contact sport based on traditional Chinese martial arts, created in the People's Republic of China...

Sanshou. The success of fighters such as Eduard Folayang

Eduard Folayang

and SEA GamesEduard Folayang is a Filipino mixed martial artist and wushu practitioner. He is the reigning welterweight champion of the Universal Reality Combat Championship , the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the Philippines and also a participant in Martial Combat in Singapore.Folayang...

, Honorio Banario

Honorio Banario

Honorio Banario is a Filipino mixed martial artist. He is a Wushu fighter and the reigning lightweight champion of the URCC, the biggest MMA promotion in the Philippines...

, Kevin Belingon

Kevin Belingon

Kevin Belingon is a Filipino mixed martial artist from Kiangan, Ifugao. He is a Wushu expert and the reigning flyweight champion of the URCC, the biggest MMA promotion in the Philippines...

and Roy Docyogen

Roy Docyogen

Roy Docyogen is a Filipino mixed martial artist. He is a Wushu fighter and the reigning pinweight champion of the URCC, the biggest MMA promotion in the Philippines. . He has a perfect record of 9-0 and is one of the top pinweight fighters in Asia. As of September 15th 2011 he was ranked the number...

has helped the Team establish a reputation as being the top MMA team in the Philippines.
On October 26, 2011 it was announced that Team Lakay Wushu was a part of the One FC Network.

It is currently recognized by the Provincial Government of Benguet and Wushu Federation of the Philippines.

Mixed martial artists

Mark Sangiao

Mark Sangiao is a Filipino mixed martial artist and the head coach and founder of Team Lakay Wushu. He is head coach of the Cordillera chapter in Baguio for Wushu and a seasoned martial artist with past experience in kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do, and Jiu-Jitsu...