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IPW brings New Zealand pro-wrestling back to television!

Auckland based Impact Entertainment Ltd. announced today that Impact Pro Wrestling will debut a weekly series entitled “IPW Ignition” this Saturday February 10 at midnight (Friday night) on Alt TV (Sky TV Channel 36 and terrestrially available in Auckland). Impact Pro Wrestling have been running monthly events throughout Auckland for over five years and have, […]

The Role of Controlled Versus Automatic Processing in Self Defense

“You can’t hit and think at the same time”, Yogi Berra. In self defense we talk of ingrained and automatic fighting skills, or simply put “Don’t think, just fight.” While not thinking in a fight is certainly an exaggeration, ingrained and almost automatic fighting skills requiring very little conscious effort has a long history in […]

European World Champion Stickfighters Visit New Zealand

Well on November 29th 2006 Tuhon Pat O’Malley and his wife Lucy O’Malley and there two children Olisi & Rees O’Malley arrived on our shores for the very first time ever. I should tell you about who Pat & Lucy O’Malley are and why they were visiting our shores. Pat O'Malley and John Harvey founded […]

Wanted: FMA Instructors in New Zealand

With the growing popularity of the Filipino martial arts on a world wide scale and especially in Great Britain, it was felt that their was a need for a body to be organized that could inform the general public of what the real Filipino martial arts are all about. A need for an organization ,to […]

Female Fight League Gets The Green Light

PrimeTime Management group LTD can now confirm it will be going ahead with the first ever International fight league. While we still need some sponsors with the coverage confirmed on Sky1 and their financial support we know we are within reach of the goal. Debi Purcell well known American MMA fighter will be here to […]

Indonesian Novices Wows Them at the World Titles

The 3rd Annual Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation 2006 World Titles were held in Cebu, Philippines late November. Athletes representing teams from six countries participated in the event.  This year Indonesia fielded a team for the first time. The team consisted of seven athletes who won a total of ten medals including two Gold, five […]

2006 Cebu World Stickfighting Championships a Hit

The 3rd Annual Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation 2006 World Titles were held in Cebu, Philippines from 24th November to 26th November.  Athletes representing teams from six countries participated in the event to include players from the USA, Poland, England, Australia, the Philippines, and for the first time Indonesia.  Participants had the opportunity to compete […]

Training and Nutrition For Muscle Size — An Interview with Dr John M Berardi, CSCS

Whenever Dr Berardi gives an interview, you’re bound to learn a thing or two. Here are a few choice questions and answers Dr Berardi provided for an interview with Craig Ballentyne of www.cbathletics.com. CB: John, you’ve truly advanced the science of “getting big” without getting fat. Can you give a synopsis of your philosophy? JB: […]

Cardiovascular Training for Wrestlers Part 3

It's the end of regulation time and you have ended the match in a tie. You've left everything you had on the mat in the 3rd period and now only have 30 seconds to get ready for overtime. Your body is tired and your muscles are shaking from fatigue but you need to reach down […]