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13 Feb

Disco Balls and Fokai

Reflecting Light, Sharing Portions, Spreading The Force If you’ve ever walked into a FOKAI space and spotted a disco ball hanging overhead, it might look like just a fun decoration—something for good vibes, good music, and dancing. But for The Force, that shiny ball is actually a whole philosophy. A disco ball doesn’t make its own light.It receives light… then throws it everywhere. That’s exactly what Fokai is trying...

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12 Feb

Mes CHamoru 2026, Slinging, and Why This All Matters for Guam & the Marianas

Every March, Guam turns up the volume on its roots. Mes CHamoru (CHamoru Heritage Month) is a whole month dedicated to celebrating our language, history, and culture—through food, festivals, school programs, art shows, and village events. It’s when places like Umatac host the CHamoru Heritage Day Festival, with reenactments, traditional performances, and cultural competitions that honor thousands of years of Chamorro life. Mes CHamoru sits on top...

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12 Feb

Copa de Marianas 2026

If you walked into the UOG Calvo Field House on January 31, 2026, it didn’t feel like “just” a tournament. It felt like a giant island family party… with a lot of arm bars. 😄 This year’s Copa de Marianas 2026 was a huge success. Many adult and kid jiu-jitsu athletes stepped onto the mats, while supporters packed the stands—parents, aunties, uncles, cousins, neighbors—all yelling, clapping, and sometimes...

00:07 / BJJ Stuff

30 Dec

2025: The Year the Fokai Familia Kept the Culture Moving Forward

Massive Si Yu’us Ma’åse’ — from all of us to all of you. If you had to sum up 2025 in one sentence, it would be this: Fokai wasn’t just something you wore this year — it was something you lived. In a world that moves fast and forgets even faster, 2025 reminded us why Fokai exists in the first place: to stay rooted, to keep showing up,...

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13 Aug

Famagu’on Yiyupåktu: Slinging the Spirit of the Mariana Islands Forward

In a time where the threads of identity often feel stretched thin across oceans, timelines, and technology—a sacred call has emerged, echoing from Guåhan to Luta, Sa'ipan to Tinian: Famagu'on Yiyupåktu 2025. It is more than a gathering. It is a revival. A spark reignited in the hearts of our youth to sling not just stones—but culture, honor, and legacy. From Martial Arts to Slinging Stones:...

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06 Aug

BROGAN WALKER STEPS BACK INTO THE OCTAGON AT UFC 320: THE BEAR RETURNS AT ONE OF MMA’S GREATEST STAGES

An Iconic Stage: T‑Mobile Arena in Las Vegas On October 4, 2025, T‑Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada—nicknamed “The Fortress”—will house UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira II, an iconic event that stands among MMA’s most memorable cards. Since its opening in April 2016, this venue has hosted record-breaking UFC events like UFC 229 (Khabib vs. McGregor), drawing over 20,000 fans and setting PPV records. It’s where legends are...

22:56 / Latest Post

06 Aug

Brushstrokes of a Fokai Femme ACHIEVER: Michelle Pier Opens Creative Indeed in Tumon

Bold, visionary, and deeply rooted in her roots, Michelle Pier is making waves with the grand opening of her vibrant Creative Indeed Art Studio at Acanta Mall in Tumon. Launched on August 1, 2025, the studio welcomed the community with live music from Pacific Cool, local vendor pop-ups, refreshments, and painting giveaways in a festive celebration of art and island pride. 🌺 An Achiever in Full...

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09 Aug

What is Fokai FSHARP? | Good Vibrations. Resonate.

Fokai FSHARP | Good Vibrations. Resonate. All throughout history from stories of the famous and fabled Atlantis to the Great Pyramid of Giza, and with places ancient civilizations in between, FSharp has been noted as a frequency and vibration that would send positive and productive energy throughout the land and to the cosmos. Cultivating elements of the oldest island chain of the Pacific. F Sharp is the...

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25 Jul

The 1st Annual 2021 Sling League Season Finale at Sagan Kotturan Chamoru Cultural Center Guam

The 1st Annual 2021 Sling League Season Finale at Sagan Kotturan Chamoru Cultural Center Guam The 1st Annual 2021 Sling League Season has come to a close after 12 weeks of stone slinging with over 60 participants from Guam & Ireland, along with many guest slingers from Rota, Tinian, & Menorca, Spain. The format is 4 rounds of 5 stones per event. The adult males range...

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04 Jul

Professor Stephen Roberto Retirement Speech July 3rd 2021

Professor Stephen Roberto Retirement Speech July 3rd 2021 | Purebred Jiujitsu Guam ...

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