Filipino Sports and Recreation in the United States

Skateboarding school with a private indoor skatepark in Old Irving Park, Chicago, founded by Enrico Hufana. It offers small group classes, camps and private coaching for kids of all skill levels, and is an official Chicago Public Schools after-school provider.

Black and Filipina co-owned martial arts, dance and fitness studio in Auburn Gresham on Chicago's South Side. It teaches kids and adults capoeira, samba, Brazilian jiu-jitsu fundamentals, House dance and strength training.

Movement Lifestyle is a dance studio on North Hollywood Way in Burbank founded by Filipino American dancer and choreographer Shaun Evaristo. It runs drop-in classes from beginner to professional level and rents out rehearsal studios.

BetterBody Pilates is a Pilates and fitness studio on Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas owned by Mari Pratt, a Filipino immigrant who previously worked as a massage therapist and physical therapy office manager.

Pamana Kali teaches Filipino martial arts and culture to kids and adults, founded by Guro Alvin Catacutan after a decade of training at the Inosanto Academy. Its Culver City classes meet at the Veterans Memorial Recreation Center on Overland Avenue, and it also teaches in Long Beach.

Filipino martial arts school headquartered in Daly City, teaching eskrima, kali, arnis, panantukan and dumog to children and adults, with classes in Hercules and Berkeley. Founder Joseph Bautista runs it.

Reggio-inspired indoor playspace for young children in downtown Highwood, founded by Jess Ortega. It offers open play, music classes such as Little Notes and family events.

Laro Tayo is a Filipino-owned indoor play space for children up to age five on Russell Road in Kent, opened by Joysha Fajardo in October 2025. It offers parent-supervised open play, memberships, private playdates and birthday parties, and hosts classes, workshops and pop-up markets with local small businesses.

Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts is the Marina del Rey school of Filipino American martial artist Dan Inosanto, teaching Filipino martial arts, Jeet Kune Do, Silat and Muay Thai. It also runs workshops and seminars.

Orihinal Doce Pares USA teaches the Doce Pares multi-style system of eskrima, the Filipino martial art founded in Cebu City, with classes in National City and Mira Mesa. It runs adult, youth and all-ages classes in stick, knife and empty-hand techniques.

The Gym: Combat Sports & Fitness is a combat sports and fitness gym on West Pioneer Parkway in Pantego, between Arlington and Fort Worth. It is owned by Kristian Serra, who was born in the Philippines and holds a kinesiology degree from UT Arlington.