WAKO New Zealand recently run two major international tournaments to end their 2006 tournament run. The first was a Semi-Contact & Light Continuous competition, followed one week later by the Full Contact tournament which not only included a national title but three World titles organised by the WFKKO (World Freestyle, Karate & Kickboxing Organisations) Master […]
You are a young Canadian girl and you are offered a Ford Modeling contract. You kindly decline. Say what. Why? Your heart chooses a path of bruises and hard knocks as a professional fighter. I would like to introduce you to Tina Francesca Zappitelli. Hello. I go by my middle name to stay authentic to […]
Leading North Canterbury wrestler Stephen Hill is living, eating and breathing wrestling in a remote Russian village in his bid for a place in the New Zealand's 2008 Olympic wrestling team. A national champion from New Zealand's top wrestling club at Rangiora, Hill describes his experiences. Vladikavkaz is the best area in the world for […]
Kukkiwon TaeKwonDo Academy conducted the 12th (1st, 2nd, 3rd) Class Foreign Instructor Training Course from 17 July to 22 July 2006. I arrived in South Korea ahead of schedule and spent a few weeks touring around the country. My instructors, Master Mark Biddlecombe, Master Brian Hussey and Master Gerry Reilly arrived from England on 16 July. […]
Worshipped by his fans for years, Isaac Florentine has build up his excellent reputation within movie business, but is still waiting for his big breakthrough. One reason for this surely is the fact that even his most successful films, “US Seals II” and “Special Forces”, only attract a certain audience – the B action community. […]
Martial Arts is not about learning techniques. It is about reacting adequately to unexpected combat situations without thinking. If you think, you are slower, your focus is too narrow and your movements lack creativity. European Champion Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Joris Merks explains in his book “Instinctive Groundfighting” how to train yourself to stop thinking and start […]
National competitions of Bokator Khmer, the Ancient Cambodian Martial Art, to be held in Cambodia, first time in nearly 1,000 years. During an expedition into China’s Taklamakan Desert, explorer, Sven Hedin, uncovered a piece of parchment, later discovered to be nearly two thousand years old, and counted as one of the world’s oldest documents. China […]
Back in the 1970's, when I began kickboxing, I had to explain to people what that sport was. They couldn't grasp the concept of boxing which included kicks. I remember my father's friend telling me, "You can't kick in a boxing match! They are going to disqualify you." Chuck Norris was being hailed as an […]
The paternal grand-daughter of one of the greatest amateur wrestlers New Zealand has ever seen has self-published a book on his incredible and inspiring life and the book will go into all good book stores next month (September 2006). Against the odds Frederick William Adams, who was also known as ‘Bill’ and ‘Googa’, became one […]
Q. Professor Moclair, when did your book become available? A. The “official launch” was at my book signing ceremony on the twenty sixth of September at my Dojo building in Dudley, West Midlands, England. I also did a prepress release to the martial arts community by sending out three hundred and thirty email poster’s to […]