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00:00PTV Sports is back with us via Zoom.

00:06Lorenza Piza is the trainer of Arnis and Arnisador, Isaac Buenavente,

00:12who is competing in the WEKAF International World Championship in Romania.

00:17Good morning, gentlemen.

00:19Good morning.

00:20Good morning.

00:23First of all, Isaac, tell us how you competed in the world of Arnis.

00:31I went to play Arnis because my parents forced me to do so

00:37so that I could exercise because I was always on my phone.

00:42After the summer clinic, I wanted to play Arnis.

00:50Coach Redentor Volpani brought me to play.

00:58I won a bronze medal in Lucena.

01:01We continued playing Arnis.

01:07Isaac, you mentioned earlier that you played Arnis because your parents

01:13felt that you were too weak in video games.

01:16What made you happy?

01:19What made me happy was playing Arnis.

01:25Is it more rewarding to play Arnis than playing video games?

01:34Of course, it's not bad to play video games once in a while

01:39but is it more rewarding to play Arnis?

01:46Yes, because we feel like we're playing a real game.

01:55We're the ones moving.

01:58That's right, partner.

02:00With sports, you're actually training your whole body.

02:04It's very productive because you join tournaments.

02:07In video games, you're wasting time.

02:10That's true, partner.

02:11You don't feel like you're wasting your time when you play video games.

02:16It's good for people like Isaac who are looking for an outlet

02:21to spend their time.

02:25They chose sports.

02:27Lawrence, you're a regional gold medalist,

02:31a two-time national champion, and an international world champion.

02:34What was the biggest challenge you faced in your career in Arnis?

02:40The biggest challenge I faced in my life was

02:45while I was playing, I got sick.

02:52My parents were against me playing video games.

02:58I forced myself to play because I was enjoying what I was doing.

03:04That's when I realized that it's not a bad thing to exercise

03:11and play video games.

03:14What's important is that you're enjoying every game we're playing.

03:21Let's go back to Isaac.

03:23Isaac, your 2024 was beautiful.

03:25You won a triple gold at the WEKAF Championship.

03:30You also won a double gold at the Miguel Zubiri Arnis Cup.

03:34How does it feel to achieve such things at such a young age?

03:39How old are you again?

03:41I'm 10 years old.

03:43He's 12.

03:44He won a lot of medals.

03:47Isaac, tell us how you feel.

03:52First of all, I'm thankful for the people who helped me,

03:55especially Lord.

03:57I'm thankful for my parents, my trainer, my coaches,

04:02and the people who support me.

04:04I'm so happy because even if I don't win,

04:08there are people who still believe and support me in every game I play.

04:15What about you, Lawrence?

04:17How did you prepare mentally and physically for your competitions,

04:21especially here at the WEKAF International World Championship?

04:25At that time, when I joined the WEKAF World Championship in 2022,

04:32at first, I really lost confidence in myself

04:38because the competition was really close.

04:41I really thought that once I compete there and win,

04:48it's worth it for me.

04:51And then, when I played there,

04:55I really trained hard.

04:57Really, from morning to afternoon,

05:01or sometimes, when it was late at night,

05:03I would just use a stick.

05:07I only used a stick at that time

05:09so that my arms would really be strong

05:11because you really need it in armwrestling.

05:14Because when you use a stick,

05:19it's just a little light.

05:21But if you use a metal stick,

05:24you can really push yourself to improve.

05:30Then, I thought that I need to be disciplined in what I do.

05:36I need to be consistent.

05:38So, I think that was the reason why I won the medal that time.

05:47Lorenz, aside from being an armwrestling competitor,

05:51you're also a trainer, right?

05:53Yes.

05:54Can you tell us how you started as a trainer

05:58and why you decided to teach the next generation of armwrestling players?

06:07Actually,

06:10teaching the kids here in Los Banos

06:15is really fun because

06:17for me, I'm already done with the generation that I'm playing with.

06:22But when I share my talent with the kids,

06:25it's a different feeling.

06:29When I receive this medal,

06:31what will I feel?

06:32I'm really happy.

06:33I'm really proud of myself

06:35that I'm able to do my part as a trainer.

06:39Because you can really see the talent of the kids

06:44when we're playing.

06:46Just like Zack,

06:47before he joined us,

06:50he trained with us in Puspusan.

06:52You can really see the dedication of each kid

06:56who competes in competitions.

06:59And it's really fun to see that

07:02at such a young age,

07:07our athletes here in Laguna are very competitive.

07:12That's it.

07:13Lawrence, what's your approach in teaching the kids?

07:16Because, of course,

07:18you have to get to know them

07:20because they have different personalities.

07:22They receive different lessons.

07:25So, what's the best approach that you think is effective

07:29in teaching young armwrestling players?

07:33In armwrestling,

07:36you really need discipline

07:38because it's a martial art.

07:40It's really painful.

07:42It's not a total pain

07:44because we're wearing different gears.

07:47But once you approach a kid

07:51who joined a competition like this,

07:54an event like this,

07:56the kid will immediately think,

07:58I'll just get hurt here and there.

08:01So, when we approach kids

08:04while we're teaching them at a young age,

08:07how old are we here?

08:08Six years old?

08:09Seven years old?

08:10Even older?

08:13We approach them

08:15with the need,

08:18or if you can't do it,

08:21just stick to the basics

08:23so that once you master the basics,

08:27we can adjust to the latest.

08:30Because we can't force the kid

08:34because, of course,

08:36it's not like the older players

08:40or senior players

08:42that you can really fight.

08:45Right?

08:46Because, of course,

08:47as you can see in the video,

08:49in the competition,

08:51the punches are really hard.

08:55It really hurts.

08:57So, we really need to teach the kids

09:00that we need to be disciplined

09:03when it comes to playing Arnis.

09:05Not just in being violent

09:07or not just because we're doing martial arts.

09:11We're not there just to get hurt.

09:15So, we need to teach them

09:17how to use what we've learned

09:19in a good way.

09:21That's it.

09:23Actually, Lawrence,

09:24I really agree with you

09:25because Arnis is very wide.

09:28Definitely, discipline and hard work

09:30is important

09:31because first of all,

09:32precision is important.

09:34Second, there are a lot of weapons

09:36that you need to learn in Arnis.

09:38Yes.

09:39So, back to Isaac,

09:42how did you prepare for the 17th

09:45WEKAF Championship in Mandawa City

09:48and how did you handle the competition?

09:50Like I said earlier,

09:52there are a lot of weapons here

09:54aside from fighting.

09:56You participated in three events.

10:02We trained every day,

10:05every morning and evening.

10:07I prepared physically and mentally.

10:11I told myself that I will play here

10:14and I will win.

10:16This is my dream.

10:17I told myself that I can win

10:20because in my mind,

10:21I can really win.

10:27We were always in the heat

10:29because it was summer.

10:31My trainer, Koy Lawrence, told me

10:34that we shouldn't wait for the pain.

10:38We should always think of our dreams

10:40so that we can win.

10:41Yes.

10:42I told myself that I will be like Koy Lawrence

10:48and become a world champion.

10:50I told myself that in the year 2023

10:52and in the year 2024,

10:54my dream came true.

10:57Koy Lawrence became an inspiration

10:59because of his trainer.

11:02Since you mentioned, Isaac,

11:04that your trainer is an inspiration to you,

11:08what is his role in your competition?

11:12How much help does Koy Lawrence give

11:14whenever you prepare for competitions?

11:20Even though he does a lot of things,

11:25even though he has a class,

11:27he still teaches us.

11:29Even though he has an online class,

11:32he still teaches us when he has time.

11:34Even though he doesn't have time,

11:36he still teaches us in our training venue.

11:42You can see that your coach loves you

11:45even though he is a busy partner.

11:46But is it hard, Lawrence,

11:48to balance your work outside Arnis

11:50and then, of course,

11:51training the kids with Arnis?

11:55Yes.

11:56What I do is proper time management.

12:00On Saturdays and Sundays,

12:02I teach here in Melos Banyos.

12:04Then, Monday to Friday,

12:08I go home.

12:10I finish all my assignments,

12:14homework projects.

12:16Then, when I have time,

12:19like holidays,

12:21when there is no class,

12:23I go here to train with them.

12:29Now, Coach Lawrence,

12:31the 2026 WEKAF World Championships

12:36is approaching in Romania.

12:37How do you prepare?

12:39And what are your realistic goals

12:42in joining the competition?

12:45In the competition that we will join

12:49in Romania,

12:51actually, we don't have an invitation yet.

12:56We are just waiting for it.

12:58But our athletes are prepared

13:01to play there

13:03if we have enough budget

13:07for our competition.

13:09And then, if we can compete there,

13:13even if we cannot win,

13:20at least, we will try

13:24to find a way.

13:26Our problem here in Melos Banyos

13:30is only about budget.

13:32We cannot handle

13:34such a big budget.

13:37Because it is out of country.

13:40It is not like here in the Philippines

13:47where we can play anywhere

13:49in the Philippines.

13:51But if it is out of country

13:53and we are the only ones playing,

13:55we will have a hard time.

13:57So, when it comes to training,

14:01our athletes are very competitive

14:05when it comes to games.

14:07And here in Romania,

14:13if we can continue,

14:15Isaac Benavente

14:17is a triple world champion.

14:19He will defend his title

14:23for the triple world title.

14:27It is very important

14:31that Isaac will play

14:33in the world championship

14:35because he has to defend his title.

14:37How many events

14:39is our target here in Romania?

14:43Actually,

14:45Isaac Benavente

14:47has three titles

14:49that he will defend.

14:51So, when we compete,

14:53we will play three events

14:55in each category.

14:57At this point, coach,

14:59how ready are you for the competition?

15:01And I would like to hear

15:03how ready you are

15:05if you will be able

15:07to continue your competition

15:09in Romania.

15:11Now,

15:13in my opinion,

15:15because of the power

15:17that they are showing

15:19in their energy

15:21while they are training,

15:23we can do it.

15:25We can compete

15:27with the players.

15:29Actually,

15:31they also have a game this May

15:33in the Governor's Cup.

15:35We are also preparing for that.

15:37Our competition is coming,

15:39so we are ready for training.

15:43Now, Isaac Benavente.

15:45I would like to hear

15:47from Isaac Benavente

15:49that you will encourage

15:51our countrymen to try

15:53the Arnis because it is our national sport.

15:55Yes, that's true.

15:57It would be great if more people will try it.

15:59As a practitioner,

16:01you should encourage

16:03our teammates to try it.

16:09I would like to tell our teammates

16:11that if they don't want to train,

16:13I will tell them

16:15that if you really want to win,

16:17you can train.

16:19You won't win if you don't do anything.

16:21You still need to work hard

16:23even if you don't have many opponents.

16:25I told them that if they really want to win,

16:27they should join the ones

16:29who want to win

16:31because our teammates

16:33are lazy to train.

16:35They only train

16:37so that they can do something.

16:39They only train so that they can have friends.

16:41I told them

16:43to join the ones who want to win

16:45like you.

16:47He said that

16:49he will join us

16:51when we train.

16:53In UPLB, we train

16:55every weekdays

16:57after class.

16:59Finally,

17:01Lawrence and Isaac, do you have

17:03any messages, shoutouts,

17:05or greetings? The floor is yours.

17:09I would like to greet

17:11our coach.

17:13I am just a trainer

17:15of Los Baños.

17:17I am the one who monitors them.

17:19Our coach

17:21is

17:23Coach

17:25Roan Calatin,

17:27our coach.

17:29And Coach Redentor Volpani

17:31who is always

17:33there to

17:35help us in our competitions.

17:37They are not

17:39lacking.

17:41We are thankful

17:43that we got to know them here.

17:45For aspiring

17:47athletes who really

17:49want to join

17:51the armwrestling

17:53or strength games

17:55like us,

17:57our advice to you is

17:59not to judge

18:01the events

18:03like martial arts

18:05where you will get hurt.

18:07Don't think

18:09like that.

18:11The more we think

18:13that it's just a pain,

18:15we won't experience it.

18:17Why not try it first?

18:19If you judge

18:21a game without

18:23experiencing it,

18:25what will other

18:27athletes think?

18:29Because

18:31it's a part of the athletes' life.

18:33Especially those who play

18:35like me.

18:37I joined

18:39armwrestling because I need to

18:41protect myself.

18:43I don't want to

18:45have a violent

18:47attitude or

18:49hurt other people.

18:51I just want to protect myself

18:53because we need to

18:55remember that we need to

18:57protect ourselves.

18:59Let's not judge

19:01the competitions

19:03or the martial arts.

19:05Let's try it first

19:07for the athletes.

19:09Alright.

19:11Thank you so much to our

19:13armwrestlers, Lorenz

19:15and Isaac.

19:17Good luck to their upcoming

19:19world championships.

19:21I hope they continue their trip to Romania.

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