Dafydd Sanders was a finalist at the recent Sport Auckland awards, after a year in which he won the TUNZ national heavyweight title, the South Island and North Island titles and two other titles on the circuit. He mingled with some of New Zealand's sporting elite including Hamish Carter and aerobics Aitken triplets. The swanky […]
Nearly 400 TUNZ competitors gathered in Palmerston North for the national championships, which were superbly hosted for the first time by the Manawatu club. Four mats were used in unison at the Arena Manawatu to smoothly stage around 250 bouts plus forms competitions. There were divisions catering for all taekwondo competitors from juniors to veterans […]
Former Australian heavyweight champion, Big Bob Mirovic, stole the show on the undercard of the Shane Cameron-Shane Wijohn NZ heavyweight title promotion at Auckland's Sky City Casino on Saturday, December 4. The Aussie used his height and reach advantage superbly to knock out K-1 fighter, Hiriwa Te Rangi, in the third round. Bob also tossed […]
Exciting stuff, the first issue of Fight Times the e-Mag! Ten years as New Zealand's leader of martial arts magazines and first down under to go to a totally free online e-Mag. The good news is that we have taken all our writers, advertisers and advisors with us. We have also gained experts from around […]
Caution:The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. In a perfect CQB execution the rule of takeout and not take on would apply. However we all know that 'O Shit' […]
Bob Gabersek was born in 1959 in the former Yugoslavia. His father was an Army captain first class. The young Bob attended college, where he studied sports and physical fitness, yet even before he began those studies, he had started his training in martial arts. He studied both Shoto Kan Karate and Wing Chun Kung […]
Referee Logan Bragg was put in a quandary at the Auckland Boxing Association's October 28 tournament at their stadium in Eden Terrace when Lava Savelio accidentally thumbed opponent Junior Patti in the eye during the first round. Patti (101.1kg) immediately turned away clutching his injured optic and referee Bragg was forced to call the doctor […]
I am saddened to report the passing of one of our great boxers Barry Brown, who died last week aged 73. The following story was written a few years back. Whatever happened to Barry Brown, golden boy of the 1950's in New Zealand boxing? I am able to report that Barry is fit and well […]
One of New Zealand's greatest success stories overseas, Tony Garea, five times world tag team champion, spent a couple of weeks back in his homeland last month. And he still looks great – Still has that great head of hair, and obviously still looks after himself. Tony was practically unknown in his own country, because […]
Vai Toavia, Fili Mailata, and Richard Tutaki Richard Tutaki and John Glozier Tony Renata, Vai Toavai, Fili Mailata, Richard Tutaki, and John Glozier Daniel Codling, Shane Cameron, and Ken Reinsfield Gerhard Zohs and Monty Bhana Earl Opetaia, Chris Rehu, and Ralph Opetaia Lava Savilio and Grant Arkell at right Junior Patti and handlers Roger Earp, […]