1 NZSAS Gp proudly celebrated their 50th Jubilee from 3-12 June 2005. The celebrations included a gathering of the Originals, Association members, former members and current unit members from Waiouru to Palmerston North then finally in Papakura, Auckland. Since its formation in 1955, the NZSAS has over the past 50 years established a reputation of […]
The knee joint is the largest, most complicated and most commonly injured joint in the human body. It is also the leading cause of long-term disability in athletes. Fortunately many advances have been made in understanding the mechanisms of injury, biomechanics diagnosis and treatment of knee injuries. Unfortunately however, little progress has been made in […]
The end of the last century saw the birth of a new era in the Martial Arts world. With the advent of events known variously as 'Ultimate fighting', 'No holds-barred' matches and 'Mixed Martial Arts', martial artists across the world learned the value of learning more than one art, and becoming complete in what does […]
The proud TUNZ team with their medals and trophies. The Taekwondo Union of New Zealand's national development squad had a successful outing at the Tan's Open International held in Surfers Paradise during May 2005. The Host is Michael Tan, 6th Dan Black Belt and Internationals Referee who holds this as an annual event for the […]
(translated by Chen Bi) A rich monk and a poor monk were good friends. One day, the poor monk told the rich one, “I want to roam all over the world.” The rich one had wanted to do that for many years, but he wasn’t mature enough to be ready yet. Hearing the poor monk’s […]
The 2005 TUNZ North Island Taekwondo Championships were held on the 18th April at the Ron Hardie Recreation Centre in Kawerau. Attended by over 335 competitors from six different Taekwondo organisations, it showed that the unification of Taekwondo in New Zealand was moving forward and gaining valuable momentum. The TUNZ ran a very professional and […]
"Smokin" Joe Frazier, one of the great World Heavyweight Champions, came to New Zealand on a short visit in July. He was here as a guest commentator and celebrity for the "Fight For Life" show, and he also belted out a song. Colonel Bob Sheridan made his yearly appearance at Dean Lonergan's spectacular show. People […]
TUNZ President Matt Ransom attended the 17th World Taekwondo Federation's General Assembly during the World Championships in Madrid, Spain during April as an official representative for New Zealand under the auspices of the Unification Steering Committee, which is endorsed by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. Matt is also the Secretary General for the Unification Steering […]