Arjarn Nick Hewitson is from the Petchyindee Muay Thai Boxing Camp International One of the most distinctive features of a Muay Thai fight, yet one of the most unappreciated, is the clinch. As in Thai boxing the clinch is an art in itself. Generally people think of the clinch as being the same as in […]
This month sees the New Zealand launch of a new range of Martial Arts instructional DVDs produced by Summersdale Productions, exclusive to Fight Times, featuring some of the finest martial artists the UK has to offer. Offering world class instruction in a variety of styles from traditional karate – Shotokan, Wado and Goju-Ryu to Street […]
"I saw you beat him like no other man's been beat before… and the man kept on coming after you. We don't want any part of a man like that" – Rocky II (1978) In the epic medieval poem Le Morte D'Arthur, King Arthur battles his treacherous son, Mordred, who has tried to usurp his […]
Arjarn Nick Hewitson is from the Petchyindee Muay Thai Boxing Camp International I recently had several hours to kill while waiting at an airport for a connecting flight, and as I sat there I started to note down some training programs for my students. In so doing I realized that martial arts aren't what they […]
History of Clubs Competing BROWNS BAY Club was started in 2001. The idea of the club is for people to wrestle after they leave school. KELSTON Recently formed this year, doesn't bear much resemblance to the old Kelston Club of the 1980-1990's. It is very much based in the school but, does endeavour to encourage […]
"Kiai is often thought of as merely being a shout, but this is not correct. Kiai is the convergence of all your energies at a single instant that ensures your goal is attained." Iain Abernethy "Bunkai-Jutsu" Perhaps one of the most neglected natural martial arts weapon is the voice. It appears to be little more […]
In an earlier issue, Fight Times had a brief inclusion on Maselino Masoe, his dedication to boxing and his rise to the big time in the professional arena. We were surprised at some of the negatives that followed his success and these are our thoughts on the matter and Maselino's story of hard earned success. […]
PrimeTime Management group Ltd, who are responsible for the publicity of Mania Women's Sport Fighting, are looking to expand. Next year PrimeTime will be holding six shows, all of which will be televised. The shows will be a version of females (modified) Mixed Martial Arts. For the events we need to build a team of […]
When I'm taking a class on self defence I usually start with asking them 'what's the 1st rule of self defence' and get some blank stares from my new students and the answer of 'don't be there' from my more experienced people. I then ask for the 2nd rule, which results in more blank stares […]
PrimeTime are presenting a once only seminar with Australian women's MMA champion, Mandy Stewart. Mandy fights submission fighting and Muay Thai, and will be bringing a team of Australian women to fight here in March next year. Amongst her titles she is the 2004 HookNShoot u60 kg MMA champion 2004 Queensland BJJ open Division Winner […]