The WORLD ASSOCIATION of KICKBOXING ORGANISATIONS (WAKO) held its 15th World championships in Szeged Hungary from 28/11 to 04/12. New Zealands WAKO National Kickboxing team attended this competition for the first time, it was also the first time WAKO had members from all Five continents present for the World Championships. World President Ennio Falsoni was […]
Two of my instructors, a senior student and myself attended the Lameco Escrima & Knife Combat Workshop run by Damian Halforty and Rahneer Fabi of Bakbakan Int. at Damian’s gym in Howick Auckland. The seminar was run over the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of December with the Knife Combat phase being run on […]
In part one of this series I discussed some tips to keep your strength and muscle, or even gain some during the wrestling season. In part two of this series I will give you ten sure-fire tips for improving your “wrestling strength” and therefore your wrestling performances. These tips apply to both in-season and off-season […]
Wrestling Today Present Thoughts by Kevan Mclaughlan NZ Wrestling is to make a determined effort to upskill its wrestlers to be competitive internationally. 2002 saw the re emergence of a Junior programme, a small team visited USA, the UK & Switzerland for training & competition. It was extremely successful & provided a template for further […]
(Suspect armed with a homemade shank attacks an officer) Knives and other objects capable of being used as edged and impact weapons are ubiquitous in daily life. All manner of such weapons are frequently found on the persons of those run afoul of the law. Indeed within certain subsets of the criminal world their presence […]
New Zealand Olympic Committee recommends Taekwondo New Zealand as the national sports organisation for Taekwondo in New Zealand – 26th October 2005 At the most recent meeting of the New Zealand Olympic Committee Board, two applications for recognition as the national sports organisation for Taekwondo in New Zealand were considered. One was from Taekwondo New […]
Real Life Stories highlights the experiences of operators and civilians who have had to use the skills they've learnt in self defence or combat. If you have had to defend yourself as a civilian or in the execution of your duties as a service person, then don't hesitate to forward your story. These stories will […]
New Zealand is a country that has done well on the International kickboxing stage producing many world champions. The Godfather of Thai Boxing in New Zealand Sifu Phillip Lam recently celebrated thirty years of service to Kickboxing and Thai boxing in New Zealand and one of his early champions Wayne Vaega is now promoting the […]
Lameco Eskrima is a combination of many different fighting systems in the Philippines. Lameco means long range; medium range and short range. It combines the very best of styles in the warrior arts of the Philippines to make a very effective and practical self defense system. Founded by the late Master Edgar Sulite, the fire […]
Wrestling is a sport that requires above average strength levels. In order to be a Champion, you need to keep the strength that you’ve built up in the off-season and keep it through a full season of dual meets, tournaments, and constant “cutting weight.” This isn’t easy to do… unless you know how to do […]