PhilMaHoF Executive Director Garitony Nicolas (center) poses with some foreign and local delegates to the event. To his right are Denny Jenni and Grandmaster Criz Vasquez. To his left are Jeff Panes, Marco Zeller and Joanna Gabriel. Contributed photo
The second Philippine Martial Arts Hall of Fame (PhilMaHoF) unfolds today at the Manila Hotel. Aiming to give recognition to exemplary martial arts teachers and practitioners in the Philippines and around the world, the first edition of the PhilMaHoF was held on April 21 to 22, 2012 at the Diamond Hotel in Roxas Boulevard, Manila through the effort of Modern Arnis Mano-Mano Filipino Martial Arts under the leadership of Punong Lakan Garitony Nicolas.