I was saddened to hear of Mike Lozansky’s passing as I kept in touch with him for a time, and he was only 35 years of age. Mike came to New Zealand for Steve Rickard in 1990 and was on Steve’s TV3 program “Main Event”. The Canadian wrestler, also known as Mike Anthony and Tigre […]
Dick Hutton held the N.W.A. World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 50’s and before that was possibly the greatest heavyweight wrestler America ever produced. Dick passed away 24th November in Tulsa Oklahoma at the age of 80. Dick held the title for 421 days, losing it to the talented New Zealander Pat O’Connor in […]
Don Haggerty (real name Don Stansauk), known worldwide as Hard Boiled Haggerty died peacefully in his home in Malibu California on 27th January. HB suffered a broken neck in June 2003 and that, coupled with a series of small strokes caused a rapid decline in his health. He was 78 years of age. HB had […]
This is an old story that Dave wrote in the 1970’s – Around the World Steve Rickard is rapidly becoming known as the greatest globetrotter in wrestling. In recent years he has made numerous trips to Australia, several to Singapore, and has wrestled in Canada, U.S.A., Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and […]
The wrestling reunion at Petone on 24.1.04 was an outstanding success. It was a first and it seems likely it will now be a yearly event. The idea was first hatched over a cup of tea when Bryan and Bev Ashby, Bob and Rose Crozier and Al and Joan Hobman got together and decided it […]
Plate 45 Leg Trip with Ankle Dive: If you fail to bring your man down with the arm hold and leg trip (Plate No. 43) you will often find that his right ankle is within reach of your left hand. Release his right wrist and dive for his right ankle with your left hand as […]
Elsewhere in this month’s Fight Times you will be able to read of Dave Cameron’s impressions from the “Wrestler’s and Referee’s Reunion” held in Lower Hutt this past January. The event attracted 66 of the major contributors to wrestling over a period well in excess of five decades. Being the modest individual that he is, […]
For the last four years Kyoshi Patrick McCarthy has held an international gasshuku specifically for those of us who are learning the old school Okinawan karate training methods known as Koryu Uchinadi (KU) from him. This annual event is a very special one for the KU group as it provides very precise instruction for the […]
The academy as it is situated 1058 Cameron Rd Tauranga and has now been running continuously for almost 2 years at its current location. Looking back to the beginning, C.Z.D’s founder Brian Twomey stopped teaching in school halls and then leased a building (Devonport Rd) Tauranga in 1993. Although this was not the first Honbu […]
First up, credit where credit is due. Big congratulations to Geoff (Tank) & Trish Todd and the rest of the Team at Fight Times Magazine. I remember when Fight Times started, then called New Zealand Martial Arts Magazine. I also recall some people thought it was the end of the magazine being a martial arts […]