Interview conducted by Arjarn Nick Hewitson Of The Petchyindee Muay Thai Boxing Camp International Q1. What initially got you to take up martial arts? Jean-Yves: I was curious as to how I would react if I were assaulted, particularly when you see fights at school or on the street, and being a little shy I […]
I would like to on behalf of myself and all Todd Group members convey our most sincere condolences on the passing of Charles Nelson to Mrs Nelson, Carol, Bryan and family. I write this final tribute to my instructor, mentor and close friend knowing it must be my best and most complete effort as Charlie […]
A decorated fighter pilot in World War One, Sir Keith Park was Commander of the RAF during the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk (France) in the early part of World War Two, and in charge of defending London and southern England from German bombing raids during the Battle of Britain. "If any one man won the […]
The stick was probably the first weapon used for self-defence by the human race, the other, arguably would have been the rock. Over the centuries the stick as a weapon has taken on many guises and personalities, these were generally the result of Socio-geographical influences, ranging from how one race liked to thump each other, […]
I received in my email box this week a message from some Shaolin based Martial Art system telling about some amazing video clips that I should see. The video clips were about a US based 'Martial Artist' who had just given a workshop in the UK. So, tentatively, I spent some money to wait for […]
Part 1 At first sight of the above title I am sure that a lot of Aikidoist's will be angry, they will assume that this is yet another attack on the credibility of Aikido by other martial artist's. On this occasion they are totally wrong, I have been a student of Aikido since 1957, In […]
I have been the Chief Instructor for the Todd Group in Australia for approximately 10 years now and I still can’t believe it took me so long to find out about what real combat training was like. Lets back track for a while. I was the normal kid growing up I enjoyed playing contact sport […]
The Kegel has a long and diverse history as a game, religious and superstitious practice and a means of gambling. Its origins can be traced to prehistoric ages where it played a part in the skills for hunting and warfare. Egypt provided one of the earliest artefacts of the Kegel discovered in a child's tomb […]
Geoff Thompson – I was recently invited to teach a self-defence seminar for Mr Chuck Norris in Las Vegas Nevada. Whilst there he was gracious enough to do an interview with me for Front Magazine and pose with his Front Hero medal. When I offered him the medal and informed him of his cult status […]
From a little Taranaki town called Puniho lives a struggling international artist who's absolutely fanatic about Taekwon-Do. Dale Copeland, aged 60, started learning International Taekwon-Do in a little scout hall in Oakura under the instruction of Mr Murray Smith. At yellow belt Dale and her daughter Toby, started to travel to New Plymouth (approximately ½ […]