The whistle has blown marking the end of the first period of your match. Your heart is racing and you can hardly breathe. You have been running 2 miles everyday just like your coach and dad told you to. So why are you tired after only 2 minutes? Running long distance conditioning works the body's […]
Wrestling is a high intensity sport. Thus, conditioning for wrestling calls for high intensity training. In addition wrestling not only requires high intensity power output but an ability to sustain this output for up 6 minutes. Cardiovascular conditioning is one of the most important aspects of a wrestler's training but many times we see wrestlers […]
Two top Finalists of the K-1 World Grand Prix, Ray Sefo (NZ) and Glaube Feitosa (Brazil) are trained by Jayson Vemoa from New Zealand who is more commonly known throughout the martial arts world as Supercharge. As Head Kickboxing Instructor at the Ichigeki Academy in Japan, Supercharge gives us steps of the road taken to […]
Primetime are in the process of developing a female fight league, with the hope it will begin in April 2007. NZ is a great place to build a league for women as there is already a base of female fighters. For the last two years I have been running events and a good number of […]
In this great interview with Dr Berardi, he and Craig Ballentyne (of www.cbathletics.com) cover the basics of practical nutrition. Prepare to learn a few practical nutrition and lifestyle tips from the master himself. CB: John, what are some of the latest practical tips you have come across that can help the everyday, pressed-for-time men and […]
Renowned karate grandmaster and martial arts historian Sid Campbell recently completed his latest work titled the Warrior Arts and Weapons of Ancient Hawai’i. This long awaited work was literally ten years in the making with extensive research that took the author to the islands over twenty times over that expanse of time. Published by Blue […]
Master Vince Palumbo, 8th Degree Black Belt, visited Christchurch based NZ Doce Pares Eskrima over the weekend of the 14th October 2006. Sifu Jenkins, founder of NZ Doce Pares Eskrima, has been travelling overseas and training under the guidance of Master Palumbo for over 10 years and currently holds the rank of 2nd Degree Black […]
November 13th 1990 – While the date may not be as clear in everyone’s minds in New Zealand as September 11th the tragedy of the events are. Dunedin people of the time will never forget this tragedy and most knew someone involved or affected by the events. I personally like many were closely tuned to […]
Robert C. Kasper, 55, of Clarks Summit, died Friday at home after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Pat. Born in Peckville, son of Charles Kasper and the late Irene Wyszinski Kasper, he was a former officer in the Marine Corps Military Police and was an […]
The 1st Junior World Wushu Championships, held in Malaysia from August 20-25th 2006 marked an important step in the development of Wushu internationally. 44 countries, including New Zealand, competed in Taolu (forms) and Sanshou (free sparring). Youngsters aged between 13 and 17 years took their first step to gain experience with the best in the […]