The Philippines’ Simeon Victor Adame (red belt, right) unleashes a kick to Indonesia’s Nathaniel Abimanyu at the start of the Southeast Asian Karate Championships 2023 at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila on Friday (March 17, 2023). The three-day event is participated in by most of the region’s entries to the Cambodia Southeast Asian Games slated May 5 to 17. (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc)